monte70car Posted October 4, 2014 Author Posted October 4, 2014 Well picked up whats supposed to be an A body rear seat but the pattern doesn't match a Monte or Chevelle. When measuring the rear seat in my 70 it checks out to 52" from side to side where this seat checks out to be 51" side to side. Quote
Jared Richey Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Rob, that's a 70 Monte Carlo Rear Seat, atleast the pattern is anyway, identical to my 70. Quote
monte70car Posted October 5, 2014 Author Posted October 5, 2014 Jared even the top stitching is right for a 70? it looked to wide compare to some pictures I have seen. Quote
cudax Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 I know my 70 looked exactly like that when I got it only in awesome green. Mike Quote
monte70car Posted October 5, 2014 Author Posted October 5, 2014 Spent a little time yesterday after getting back from dinner pulling the covers off the seat for a better look at the springs location. No changes need to be done to the seat bottom got it to lock in place. If you zoom in on the back of the seat you can see the tub is hitting three of the metal braces while the rest of the seat back needs to go back. So the game plan is to bend the two outer braces up to the springs the brace on the drivers side will be cut at the bottom and push over to the inside of the tub and move the mounting points to inside of the tubs as well. Quote
monte70car Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 got the seat springs painted this afternoon and even found the bottom arm rest to the rear. Still have the panel to put in that closes off the trunk to the rear seat, ran the rear speaker wire up to the deck the other week and got it running with the power window harness for the quarter windows. Quote
monte70car Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 Been cleaning up the core support for the 72 to see what will need to be done found some rust holes This section needs to be replace on both sides and then this area will need to be patched thinking maybe a 71-72 Chevelle core support will work Fenders back on due to the weather change up here Nice alum elec door handles look good Quote
monte70car Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Finally seeing good weather and am able to get the car back out of the garage to get work done on it plus clean up the garage. still looking for some exhaust tips that will set the rear end of the car off and draw your eyes from the width of the tires.Have a little more work to do with the front end going over the hood to fix some issue it has. Quote
monte70car Posted October 16, 2015 Author Posted October 16, 2015 Its been a while since I updated this post. So we forgo the 73 454 car motor on having it redone due to our work schedule and all the machine shops being close when we get home. Ended up pickup a 427 Tall deck motor which has 30k miles on it when pulled from a roofing companies tanker truck. Got the motor broke down to a complete long block - tins and the degrease the block which cleaned up well. Spent this afternoon and evening mocking up parts that were already on had for the 454 plus some new parts for the tall deck Thinking of throwing the EFI on the motor still have a extra Holley 750 on stand by plus the little Holley 600 that came with the motor. Quote
monte70car Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 Dropped the motor and trans in the 72. The extra weight of the motor got me with in a 1/4" of how low my 70 sites. Quote
monte70car Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 More work done radio in the dash, dash back in. Headers are on and the exhaust hooked up. Need some chrome pipping to go around the radio opening. Quote
monte70car Posted March 6, 2016 Author Posted March 6, 2016 Been almost two years since this project got started and its been a fun project to build, already looking for the finishing line or even a sale price. Yesterday the Hotchiks lowering springs and QA-1 shocks got dropped out in flavor of the Viking coil overs with 450LBS springs which is set at the lowest setting for the springs. Went ahead and bolt the hood back in first time since the 427 tall deck motor has been in the car and found out that the dual snorkel air clearer won't fit. If that is a sign on how the cowl induction air clearer is going to sit the snorkel on it might have to be reworked. Even thought its a work in progress it still looks mean just like that. Quote
Boots Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 Lookin good Rob..keep at'er....I'm back in school now..so I'll follow your lead Quote
monte70car Posted June 12, 2016 Author Posted June 12, 2016 Shot a little color on the side of the car and broke it up with stock top trim. a black primer might make the colors darker but not sure if a darker color is what it needs. 1 Quote
dbreese Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 What an awesome project! Lots of blood, sweat and tears going into it for sure. Looking great! David Quote
monte70car Posted June 12, 2016 Author Posted June 12, 2016 Don't know about the blood but it has been alot of sweat in this project. I'll be glad just to have it done getting tired of pushing it in and out of the garage. Here lately its been adding bondo sand off bondo, lets try those two colors and get a color plan picked out. This is what we came up with Dark toreador red as the main body color and then the center of the cowl induction hood and roof black cherry pearl. The center of the hood looks like it will tie into the roof fine with the top trim and the body line on the hood. Quote
dbreese Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 I like the colors. Cool!!! The compliment each other. David Quote
monte70car Posted June 27, 2016 Author Posted June 27, 2016 Lay some final color on the tail light extension today and must say the color turned out great for just throwing two items together. In the sun you can see all the metal flake and a hint of copper in the dark red paint. Quote
GatorDog72 Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 That color combo is gonna look real nice on that car, can't wait to see it! Quote
monte70car Posted August 7, 2016 Author Posted August 7, 2016 The trunk is getting one step closer on getting done. Went with a stand off bowtie instead cutting out the bowtie. Thinking 1/4" foam on the panels and maybe 3/8" on the bowtie to stand out a little more. Quote
Boots Posted August 9, 2016 Posted August 9, 2016 hey Rob...is that a ford colour?.Dark toreador red....ha ya i spelled it colour..lol Quote
monte70car Posted August 9, 2016 Author Posted August 9, 2016 Bill it's a 2000 Chevy pickup kolor (yes that is with a K). Only Ford parties the rear end and that by name only lol. Quote
monte70car Posted April 10, 2017 Author Posted April 10, 2017 Well did a little plumbing work and run more wires. I don't know which one has more wires in it this one of my 70. Quote
monte70car Posted July 30, 2017 Author Posted July 30, 2017 The paint fairy showed up and did some work. https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20431324_1599244043443896_3995962919658324012_n.jpg?oh=2004d0d2c3fda1359c657ba8d1098f43&oe=59F5D932 https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20476594_1599422330092734_6584630914363664907_n.jpg?oh=1f3df270f23a24cde21247ce38c7a173&oe=59EE4EB7 Sad part is trash got in the paint work https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20431304_1599423933425907_6834463109727719522_n.jpg?oh=f57580313c251d146ca6239cd27c088f&oe=5A330363 Quote
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