72 Monte Carlo Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I glued the insulation in for the new headliner, and the prepped the headliner for installing its bows in it, and got them installed in the same holes as when I took the old headliner out. I clipped the front and rear edges of the headliner to the roof edges for the moment. Now, I'll watch the headliner installation video again to refresh my memory of the process of installing the front, rear, and then the sides. This will be my first time ever installing a headliner that has bows. 11 Quote
GRAY 70 Monte Carlo Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Looks great congratulations keep up the good work and take your time stretch it several times and you will get it .good luck 2 Quote
72 Monte Carlo Posted June 6 Posted June 6 I didn't work on the headliner this evening, but I did get the new black package tray trim and insulation pad down off the storage rack in prep to install them soon. I did mount the new Cerwin Vega 6x9 speakers to the bottom of the package tray and ran the heavier speaker cables up to the new JVC deck. I powered it on to listen to them and the front Kenwood speakers sounded like crap, so I swapped those out for the better sounding Rockford Fosgate speakers. They have a little bit deeper magnet, so on the left side with the instrument cluster, I'll have to fab up a short extension for one of the factory angle brackets so that the speaker can sit forward a smidge and down in its pocket area. 3 Quote
FrankOC Posted June 6 Posted June 6 First start since September last night. Removed the AC condenser and started installing the parallel flow condenser. Hope to be making ice cubes at the AC vents. 6 Quote
Rob Peters Posted June 6 Posted June 6 9 minutes ago, FrankOC said: First start since September last night. Removed the AC condenser and started installing the parallel flow condenser. Hope to be making ice cubes at the AC vents. Frank, you better git-er-done quickly, it is less than 2 weeks till the Carlisle Meet!! rob 2 Quote
jft69z Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Not work on the Monte per se, but changed the axles on the trailer that tows the car. One of the axles always had a bit of a camber situation, where the wheels were pointed in at the top. It's likely it may have been overloaded in it's prior lifetime at some point. Tires wore fine, just something that bothered me. At any rate, finished it up yesterday and will start loading it up for the trip soon. 5 Quote
Dtret Posted June 6 Posted June 6 All them axles really need some center support bracing. That’s a lot of weight on them tubes. You got your floor dirty. I’m not happy. lol. Well done. That’s one way of getting the brakes done too. 2 3 Quote
jft69z Posted June 6 Posted June 6 6 minutes ago, Dtret said: All them axles really need some center support bracing. That’s a lot of weight on them tubes. You got your floor dirty. I’m not happy. lol. Well done. That’s one way of getting the brakes done too. The axles still had a bit of a 'bow' in them at the middle, but you could see where the U-Bolts had hit the upper steel frame in the past. May have bent them right at the point between the leaf springs and wheel hub. 5 Quote
willie Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Joe, i am not one to tease about waiting for the last minute (as i haven't had a chance to even get in the trailer yet!). Glad you're getting her done as i noticed that on your trailer also and didn't want anything to happen!! I still can't believe how clean your shops are, do you have a cleaning person or something? lol 1 2 Quote
jft69z Posted June 6 Posted June 6 22 minutes ago, willie said: Joe, i am not one to tease about waiting for the last minute (as i haven't had a chance to even get in the trailer yet!). Had to wait for Doug to bring the trailer, he had a lot of other things going on, and his Chevelle was still stored in it. 4 Quote
willie Posted June 6 Posted June 6 4 hours ago, jft69z said: Had to wait for Doug to bring the trailer, he had a lot of other things going on, and his Chevelle was still stored in it. You know i was teasing, and you weren't feeling good also!?!? 4 Quote
Dtret Posted June 6 Posted June 6 2 hours ago, willie said: You know i was teasing, and you weren't feeling good also!?!? It was totally a timing thing. Joe and Doug picked up the axels around 3-4 months ago. 3 1 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted June 11 Posted June 11 I went down to garage to get monte out but it failed to start. The 12 year old battery gave up the ghost so I went out and got a new one and got it put in. Then went to see Bob to get cars annual inspection (thank you Bob) so now all set for the year I guess. Was going to go to cruise in but maybe I'll just go get ice cream. 6 Quote
FrankOC Posted June 12 Posted June 12 Got my AC back together and working. Special thanks to Coors Light and the Joe T hotline. 6 1 Quote
Dtret Posted June 12 Posted June 12 9 hours ago, FrankOC said: Got my AC back together and working. Special thanks to Coors Light and the Joe T hotline. Good for you. I hope you didn’t use the Coors light for the lubricant in the system. 😬 2 2 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted June 12 Posted June 12 18 minutes ago, Dtret said: Good for you. I hope you didn’t use the Coors light for the lubricant in the system. 😬 It lubricated his system a bit 😅 2 2 Quote
714024SPEED Posted June 12 Posted June 12 More like what have you done for your Monte today but dug out the trailer after a long nap over a year, getting ready for carsile.Got all the lights working hooked up the break away kit still have to grease everything ,tire pressure and give it a good bath.still have to dig out the car lol 10 Quote
DragCat Posted June 13 Posted June 13 1 hour ago, 714024SPEED said: More like what have you done for your Monte today but dug out the trailer after a long nap over a year, getting ready for carsile.Got all the lights working hooked up the break away kit still have to grease everything ,tire pressure and give it a good bath.still have to dig out the car lol I remember that Pontiac trailer 🤣 2 Quote
Rob Peters Posted June 13 Posted June 13 It won't be long now Kevin. Looking forward to seeing you guys again. rob 2 1 Quote
Rob Peters Posted June 13 Posted June 13 I visited my Monte in its storage garage. I put some things in the trunk for the trip to Carlisle next Wednesday. I do need to check the tire pressures before I leave on Wednesday. rob 2 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 Got motor all painted yu can see she needed it if pics come through not 100% but alot better. ..the patina dont look good on a motor. Well actually lol 4 Quote
jbird72 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 4 minutes ago, jbird72 said: Got motor all painted yu can see she needed it if pics come through not 100% but alot better. ..the patina dont look good on a motor. Well actually lol Pics aint comn through ugg. 8 Quote
FL 72 Monte Posted June 13 Posted June 13 IMG_9883.mov IMG_9883.mov Every one’s stuff is looking good,happy father’s day to all the dads out there. I got mine cleaned up after my ride last weekend after getting the ac back together and she got dirty,it’s rainy season. Getting ready for Saturday father’s day show, thanks for the window sticker Joe it’s on,everyone have a great time next week at the event wish I was going!!! IMG_9883.mov 8 Quote
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