Well wow thanks! You guys are super nice. Spoke with Joe yesterday on the phone and he was a super guy!
The short story is I bought the car in 2019 from a young man that didn't know a lot about its history. He did the primer on the hood and the previous owner did the rest of the primer on the body. Before that it was a barn car, I guess. But the primer has to be done over at this point. The previous owner had rewired it and put the 383 in it to run it at a track in Independence, MO. He had the carb tuned for race fuel which took me a very long time and reading to adjust the carb for regular 91 octane. As I'm sure you folks can imagine there's many details.
Ronald, right now I want to have kind of a balance. I want it to be pretty much stock. It's got 50's in the back and 60's in the front. But I think when I get the funds up to par, I still want it to be quick. I'm not a racer type. But I'd like it to at least be as fast as the Challenger Scat Pack I have. Then I'll sell the Challenger.....LOL,we have an old farm truck we drive so we can get groceries and take the dogs to the vet. The 383 that in it is not impressive and I've been fighting a trans leak. So, it'll all go. Then the body work. The wiring for the dash lights has been my latest battle. I bought a new light switch after reading an article here, which prompted me to join. This place has a ton of onfo!!! My wife loves the Monte. Very fond of it hands down. I taught my late daughter how to drive in that Monte so I won't be getting rid of it. So, I have my work cut out for me.
Thanks for all the kind welcomes!!!
Bob
