RON T

Registered for Bristol 21 today. The deep clean begins ..

Today I gave her a bath:), took her fer a high octane drink and we took off to out first cruse this year. Beautiful day! Wings and wheel cruise in Cynthiana Ky. The only fg Monte there, fg Monte stands out in any group of classics!

I just want to go to my first, no matter where. Was very ill last year. Or would have been there. Looking forward 👀 to Bristol. Taking off work... long live the Monte ! ♥️

Fantastic! Thank you 👍🏻 I’ll do it . PS kinda looks like my truck... problem solved . Ron...

Hey Thomas, it’s a 2014 GMC Sierra, z71. Tow package. 1500 no HD springs on the back. The trailer is 28 ft enclosed with cabinets up in the nose.. have discarded dolly transport from what drive train tech said and others.

Yes , I have an enclosed trailer, I pull my harley in it, park the 71 inside. It’s quite a load for my truck. It and the Monte seem to weigh more than the truck cares to haul. Even with the load levelers.. your very observant. I may be adding more springs to truck by then.. just considering all options. The car would make the drive but .....

Thought about checking the uhaul prices, sounds like a good idea. monte all metal probably too heavy for a dolly anyway.. more dangerous... but I’ll get it there one way or another...

Thank you 👍🏻

I plan on trailering 1971 454 th400 MC to eastern meet in Bristol . If I use a car dolly instead of An closed trailer, do I need to disconnect drive shaft ?.. it’s about 200 + miles one way from my location.. Or is there something else I can do.. don’t want to pull the car backwards on a dolly, thanks .. Ron T...

Happy 50th Birthday to my favorite girl, born in the second week of March , 1971, in Kansas - Leeds assembly plant ... she’s a keeper!

Thanks guys, that was the only pix I got of the car.. still, a lot of money $$$

A Monte owner friend of mine , Ronnie Johnson, at at Kissimmee last week saw this 71ss sell for 80,000$..wish I had more details but I didn’t get to watch the sale...

Thank you Rob, the first gens are a beautiful design and form to begin with.. so smooth and elegant looking. They stand out in a group of cars.. lots of chevelles at that show.. I know the owner of that particular grey chevelle. We all drove down to that cruise together. Only one other first gen there. A 72. We talked a lot obviously,,,,actually, in one of the pictures you can see the front grill of the 72 sitting across from me.. strange with that many cars “1500”, we were parked so close to one another and I didn’t know him till then.. I think our Monties were part of the main attraction, as they were surrounded by people... Ron....and thank you Dennis for the chevelle stripes info...

Got to go to “one” nice car cruise today, errrrr this year! Was ILL during Carlisle pa show . Hated to miss that one. Everything down this way was cancelled.. anyway- the one cruise was Somernights cruise in Somerset Ky.. great cruise!. Approx 1500 cars plus that many and more people... surprised it wasn’t cancelled. It was in sept.. had a wonderful time. Drove the 71 round trip about 200 miles. She loved it. Made her run even better! Only one 71 SS there. Mine.. seems most people had never seen one so they kept us busy asking questions and checking out the 71.. one gal said she had a 71 SS like mine but it was a 350 cu in. I said Hum.. right! a few shots of the 71 with admirers standing around her... also, looking forward to Bristol Tn meet this year.. and finally getting out of the house!!!

A little radiator soldering performed by me , radiator in good shape but somehow a bolt that evidently too long finally scratched a pinhole in left front facing car . Took solder very well..

Great !👍🏻

Finally had a nice day for a drive. Put on my new FGMCC sticker and proudly displayed it , stopping at the local classic car sales “closed”, then trecking about another 20 miles to a classic car food carry out. It’s been there at same location since I was a youngster.. called “parquette” drive in. In Lexington ky. Was so nice to get out and drive the 71...

Ha!. Don’t forget to wash yer hands tho 👏..

Hi everyone, from ky. First of all, thank you for asking.. my wife and I are doing good. Even tho the virus 🦠 is all around us . Cases are tripled ever 2-3 days.. staying busy. Mowed grass already and the cleavland pear trees and frogs 🐸 making noise say it’s spring. A sign of hope , a new beginning. We will be thru this .. soon I hope. Still looking forward to seeing all you guys and those beautiful Monties in person. Keep the faith. Ron T..

This is car related in a way. Lots of cruise and shows here will be canceled.. I live 6 miles from the epicenter of the start of a virus that has practically shut down the entire state. All schools public and private are closed, universities, ect. First case reported last night in my county, Bourbon..my wife and I are concerned as we are over 60 and she has just recovered from cancer.. we are in hibernation down here.. also hoping it doesn’t affect our trip to Pa In June .. take care, hope to see you guys soon. Ron T . .

Had no bumper jack in the 71, hopefully this is correct one ... 70-72 bumper jack with part number...

Found an original nk4 steering wheel from a club member to put on the 71..horn button cap is nos ... build sheet called for this sport wheel,, why some one took it off and put a camaro SS wheel on it I have no idea... anyway, it’s back to what it should be.... Also replace dinged seal plates.... approximately 136 days till eastern meet... 😎👍🏻

Yal saw that on radar headed your way, was all rain thru here . 54 here yesterday , 21 this morning.. .. My camper is almost as old as my monte ..🤣....drive safe up there

What did I do on a rainy Saturday?. Replaced front disc back dust plates,, can’t really see them but I know there there 👍🏻.. but really you can see them from under front view of car.. sure wish I had a car lift, this was tough on an old man .. but worth it.. chisled away 49 years of dried grease too...

The FGMCC cover is separate from the cover that has 454 in chrome on it.. two pieces...