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It was my 72 402 Monte Carlo in 1983 that I currently still have 😎

I also use wheel chalks. My straps don't rub on anything on the under body and only may touch each other when crossed but if so I then flip than under the other and it always clears it. I have been hauling my car that way since way back when I used to race it, never moved an inch on the trailer. I have marks on the floor so I know where to put it for the perfect tongue weight. I have had several flat tires over the years (on the trailer) and have had hit bad roads and still never had it move. Well now I don't race it anymore and only trailer it to Carlisle (which I did not make this year sad to say) so I will continue with my method. Here we go with another person (me) having a conversation about securing his Monte 😄

Glad your Monte was not hurt. I use the criss cross method when strapping my car down, front and back for that exact reason as to what could happen. Can't slide left or right. Even on my smaller open trailer for my side by side or ATV, I don't criss cross the straps but they go diagonally on all 4 corners while also pulling down.

Wow, that is bad luck. I have two enclosed trailers and often wondered if something was to hit that flimsy "diamond plate" what would it protect. Apparently nothing. I know it lightweight for the trailer's sake but it is nothing more than a decoration then.

Do those hats have adjustable straps in the back or are they solid material all the way around?

That Chevelle station wagon 4x4 in my opinion does not look right with such large diameter rims and the fact they are sticking out so far.

I like it. I would drive it...I wouldn't take it off roading though.

Yes, grass growing very quick and with all the rain makes cutting grass a pain. I love my zero turn mower but not when the ground is saturated, one tire breaks free and starts leaving a brown patch and even worse I get stuck.

Congrats. Wise choice, best year.

Nothing wrong with wanting to hear a tire chirp or spin when it shifts gears but wouldn't that mean under normal driving conditions every time it shifts you will feel a jerk?

I can't quite figure out those intake runners. Looks like they go into an adapter then it goes into another manifold on the block somehow???

Happy Easter everyone! My Parents, younger sister, brother-in-law, and my girlfriend will celebrate today at my house. Other circumstances kept it from being on Sunday.

Cool that they reopened your track. Dragway 42 is 40 minutes from me and Summit Racing Motorsports track is 72 minutes so I have always been lucky having a track and a choice as to which one I wanted to go to.

I would say Derby caps...granted I only ran them on my Monte for like 2 years before switching to custom wheels. I did run my Rallys on my Impala for many years and I used the derby caps on that car too.

Welcome to the forum and your first old car. You don't have a 4 speed in it do you?