Stroker-383 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Hi all, Maybe some of you followed the for sale/ wanted topics , about our member 'yellowmc' selling his 1/2 brown / 1/2 grey , monte to me a couple of months ago. September 20, 2009 , to be precise. Well, the car has been transported and after a couple of small problems if got the car here. ( small problems: 1.flat tire, so roll-on/roll-of system takes more time... 2.The car was out of gas ) But last monday ( 18jan ) the car was finally there!. After fixing the tire with "fix-it" and checking oil etc.etc. and offcourse refilling the gastank with gas. ( paying $6,34/gallon ). I finally got it started up, and drove a couple of times back and fourth. All perfect, runs and drives great, only I saw some white smoke from the exhaust (coolant).(..checking..) Also when I shift gears from Park to Reverse or whatever, it "bangs" in the selected gear. ( I was thinking of the idle rpm is to high ??)( Someone familliar with this?) Also I started pulling the car apart and putting it back together. ( completely primered ). This because of the dutch customs dislike the fact that the car has three colors.( dont ask me why...) Here are some pictures of the car, toring it apart and also putting it back together for a short spin on the "real" road... ... ARRIVAL: Quick Paintjob: More to come ( I was out of primer ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker-383 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Last one! Oh: Small update... ( Robyn, hope you didn't have problems with the car, but saturday i took the car for a little spin and without putting the car or on any stress, i blew the waterpump gasket. And loosed al coolant ( About 1,5 gallons )... Drove home very slowly ( It's about minus 8 here, so the engine was being cooled pretty good ). I got home , tore-off the waterpump ( OOOHH The bolts weren't tightened... i checked the edelbrock air-intake , that wasnt tightened either ...damnit. Hope this engine is okay.... This is it for now.. hope to get an update soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Your making progress fast...excellent!!! Welcome to the board, great group here...... Allen has the right idea....have someone look under the car to see if the u-joints have excessive play in them as you shift it from drive to reverse (with your foot on the brake of course). Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 to the site. Also I started pulling the car apart and putting it back together. ( completely primered ). This because of the dutch customs dislike the fact that the car has three colors .( dont ask me why...) Wow, interesting law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckeng Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Temperature change will cause your bolts to potentially loosen up some, especially the intake. It's not that they weren't tight, it is that expansion and contraction of the engine components can cause bolts to back out sometimes. You will want to check those bolts a couple times every year to make sure they didn't loosen up. The water pump doesn't surprise me either, going to driving in -8 degrees. Both the intake and water pump bolts loosen up on my car too. You'll also want to check the exhaust bolts every now and then. Welcome to the board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker-383 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Well, the problem is that there is going to be color on the legal papers. So two-tone paint job or racing stripes , is going to be : the primary color. ( I know -- weird.. ) @Henkeng : I will do that thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Already tearing into it! Yeah I agree funny law there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 welcome!!! Your skill level seems very good, the car is in good hands. Looks better already and it will be fun to follow your progress. Congrats...Crazy Davey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allchevy Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Your not messing around. At 6 bucks plus a gal of gas someone probable siphoned it out before you got it! Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN454Monte Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Welcome!! Best of luck with the Monte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMAC Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Moving right along, good job! Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 From one newbie to another. WELCOME! Can't wait to see how she comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker-383 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Well , have been doing some work lately... Here's a small/big update Past weeks i've been pretty busy with the car, painting the hood, straightend the bodywork on both sides. Such as right front fender, left front fender, and doors. I also cleaned the windows. Looks much better!! After putting the bodyparts back on, I found a broken rubber on the top of the rightfront ball-joint. ( that keeps the front wheel in alignment. ) So I bought a new ball-joint rubber at the local parts shop and switched it with the old one. The problem of changing the ball-joint is when loosing the ball-joint, the hole suspension is under pressure because of the spring and shockabsorber pressure. So to solve that, I hold them together with a ratchet. It works perfectly . you can see that the chassis has a little bit of ( as we call it "fly rust" ) . I will solve this in a while , tearing it apart, sandblasting it , and powdercoat it. ( I have my own sandblaster ( because i work with Harley restoration work a lot . I have my own 1984 Harley electra, that i painted myself --> ( I have my own painting company )Candy apple red with black on top , seperated by a 23-karat gold flake line . All house of Kolor .. and special painted small skulls in corners ...Can post an image if people ask me about it. ) and i work at a powdercoat company so thats not a problem. ) Yeah i'm a busy man I noticed that the engine was running a bit high on idle .. ( I think this was because of the engine and transmission was rebuilt about 1000mls ago , and it's bad because of when the engine is running low on idle , the crankshaft will get all the blasts and the bearings don't like that very much. )( You know what i'm talking about when your familliar with harley's running low on idle ... ) So i ajusted that, searched on the net for information about how ajusting needs to be done. After about 15 minutes it was running like a charm. It shifts gears a lot better now , so that is solved also. I also checked the lights on the car, fixed the back-up lights, switched the front sealed beams to H4's with a E dot approval.( european standard ). Checked and ajusted the parking brake, just wanted to say thanks to Robyn , I found out that the car is technically 300 %. The rear brakes ( drums ) are completely new... ( As for a lot of parts that are on the car. ) Well after all this was done , i made an appoitment with the dutch government regarding checking the car on technical specs and driveability for yesterday ( monday 8 am ).. Well the car is approved for the dutch road!!. The only thing was a not working seat belt tensioner in the back. Thats not a problem. They will check it in a week. Here some photo's on how progress is going: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 She's making a fine recovery.. Nice progress in such a short time, You've been bitten by the MC bug. keep the pictures coming. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 looking great...thanks for the pictures..keep 'em coming... Davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdrive Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Great job! Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker-383 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Well , it's been a while ... A week ago , I installed my bucket seats ( racing seats ) : I'm not sure what my plans are with the rear seat/bench ,i think im going to buy me some aluminium plates, making sheet metal fabricated plates, with nice "roller" lines. Last saturday ive been busy with the trunkfloor, there were to large holes in the trunk. Transporting aftermarket trunkfloor pieces is to expensive... so bought me some sheet metal. pictures!!: Before: Leaving the gas tank hooks alone.. I am now welding and closing it... so further pictures are on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 72yellowmc,Robyn Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Man I can't believe I missed this post ... .. looking good Bram!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 so your making a custom trunk floor..that will be cool...please keep the pics comming...its looking good so far..looks like your having fun with her..do you wanna fly over the pond and do my trunk floor for me?..congrats on your monte and have fun with her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker-383 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Well, can post a little update again. I've got pictures of the completed trunk floor.. ( i still need to spray some floorprotector on it, but it is nearly completed ). Spotwelded the floor every 0,50 inch. between welds. It's very thick material, but kind a lightwight ( it's lighter but stronger than the original one. ) After spotwelding top and bottom, i sealed it with "technobond". Perfect. I also cut my exhaust , it's now coming out of the side , in front of the rear tires , with magna's, and a balance pipe directly behind the transmission support bracket. ( where transmission is connected with a shaft--> to the diff ) ... ( I dont know how it's called ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nice job of the trunk floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteman1971 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nice neat work....I like it!!! Keep those pictures coming!!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Not factory looking, but I'd say it's probably as strong if not stronger. The craftsmanship looks very good. Don't forget the progress pics..we're hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Very nice work. You are quite the fabricator!!! Looks slick. Keep us up to date with more pic's David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nice job. Your trunk now has the smooooooooth look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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