Slaman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Lots of parts for our Montes aren't repop'd or are hard to get/expensive... Post some pics of pieces you have fabricated for your Monte. Here is my current project:(Metal inner fender under battery tray) Granted they sale this piece repop'd for about $90, but you can buy it with the rest of the inner fender for about $125. (I paid $50 for the pair and this is the only real problem spot) So, I made my own since I had the metal laying around. Not perfect and still not completed but this won't be a nut and bolt restore, more of a resto-mod.... What I had: What I made: Granted I haven't welded it to the inner fender yet in this pic and have a few more holes to drill but it will work I think. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That looks a whole lot better than anything I could have done. Looks pretty good to me, nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGD72Monte Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It will work, it looks great and once you get a coat of paint on there it will be as good as the original. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Nice work, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaman Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Thanks everyone. I am far from being good at fab'ing panels but I am learning and trying. Here is how I set up my last modification to recess the side markers. Got the round rod welded to the patch and the patch about 90% welded in but ran out of wire. Only have the one pic right now, but it gives the general idea of how I did it. I like this way much better than the other way I did the other side marker opening. Post some pics of the panels you have fab'd up. I know there is some serious talent in this group. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I havent made any panels but I did have to repar the lip where the weatherstrip goes around the trunk. It was rotted out a bit. It came out good and I did take pictures but I cant find them right now. I will post them when I find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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