Packratt Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Stripped more off the frame getting it ready for the move upstairs. Quote
Leghome Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Frankie when you get your new garage done you can come and put one up for my Monte to sit in during the winter. My pickup sat outside this year and I do not care fro scrapping ice and snow although this year has been one of the mildest I can remember. Quote
Canuck Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I'll hopefully get my 72 insured this weekend for daily driving. Goodbye Civic (winter beater), hello Monte! I have to reinstall the quarter window (after replacing broken guide wheel) and rear part of the interior. Quote
amsterdam84 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Aaron where did you get the guide wheel? I have a bad wheel in my driver front window. A lot of play and wasnt sure where to find a replacement. Quote
Canuck Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I got one from another member locally who is parting out a monte. He might have the one you need also. Send a PM to Garrett (Monte72Carlo). He's parting out a whole 72 Monte and has lots of parts. Â Year one carried the one I needed but not sure that they have all types. The one that broke on mine is a common problem as it takes more stress than the others. Quote
72 LS5 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Called Leo and ordered steel inner fenders. Â Hey, let me know how they fit. Â I installed some from Leo over the summer. The passenger side went in like butter! Not so much with the driver side. Not sure if its my car or the fender. Tip: its easier to loosen the bracket from the firewall, bolt in the fender, then tighten the bracket to the firewall. Quote
70mcarlo Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Hey, let me know how they fit. Â Will do - and thanks for the install tip. Â Leo told me these inner fenders have worked well for him (they are made by Dynacorn). Quote
Montecruiser Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Hi All, it's been so long since I've done anything to my Monte (the 71) that I don't think I have posted in this thread but who knows. Im not looking through 51 pages to see. Anyways I finaly did something to my 71. It wasn't much but it was a start. She still don't start so I pushed her outside and gave er a good bath. It's been sitting in my garage over a year now and I need the space so the bad news is.......No! I would never sell her. But I would make her sleep outside. After she was all cleaned up I put on her car cover then over that with the tarp. Is this overkill or is this not a good way to cover her up for a couple months? BEFORE: Â AFTER: Â OVERKILL? Quote
7tonemonte Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Chris, I would avoid the tarp, especially on a gravel driveway, moisture from the ground gets caught up in the tarp and does a number on the body and interior, kinda like a greenhouse. If anything, the cover is enough, they breathe and let the moisture out. Ive seen cars go south fast under a tarp and on either gravel or dirt. On a side note, the car looks awesome, sorry to hear its still not cooperating Quote
monte70car Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Haven't done a thing to my can't fine our flywheel wrench. been hammering on the Nomad for about a week or so now. Quote
FRANKIE T. Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Went shopping for GARAGE DOOR. Garage should be up in 2-3 weeks Sketch of what it should look like. I have very limited space. Â Quote
Leghome Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Frankie T that is not a very big garage but it is better than the present one eh. I have been very lucky to have the room and funds to have one 23 X 24 garage. One 24 X 24 garage/woodshop and the 12 X 16 shed for the tractor and yard tools and I wished I had more garage space as this winter my pick up sat out in the elements. Quote
badddoin Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I have very limited space. In Queens, NY you and your Monte are lucky you have that much space. Very lucky indeed. The new garage is plenty big enough to do the job - enjoy! Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 8x6-6 is the door I had to go with too and I had to get the low headroom kit also that was another 50 bucks and it didnt come with a lock that was another 15 bucks. Mine ended up a little over 400 bucks I put it in myself in a day and a half, its been a long time since I put them in. Quote
RickWillson Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I haven't done anything yet this morning, but that is going to change soon Yesterday I installed the top part of the hood latch that I got off a 1970 monte in the local junk yard. I sandblasted it and painted it and stuck it on! I also installed some of these Quik-Latch Mini Pins in place of the hood pins that were installed by the previous owner. Much nicer, I think! Rick Quote
Montecruiser Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Chris, I would avoid the tarp, especially on a gravel driveway, moisture from the ground gets caught up in the tarp and does a number on the body and interior, kinda like a greenhouse. If anything, the cover is enough, they breathe and let the moisture out. Ive seen cars go south fast under a tarp and on either gravel or dirt. On a side note, the car looks awesome, sorry to hear its still not cooperating  Thanks Tony and Bill. The cover under the tarp is not the best. I just figured that it would help a little not to scratch the car with the tarp. The car itself leaks at the drivers side quarter window and the trunk. i already know about a couple rust issues that the guy in Vegas pretended to fix and pretty much the car is already rotting. I've seen a lot worse fixed here by FGMCC members and I thought the issues were being taken care of on my car but that wasn't the case. It will just get worse quicker so I will probably just push it back into the garage and try and think up plan B. Thanks again guys. Quote
MGD72Monte Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I haven't done anything yet this morning, but that is going to change soon Yesterday I installed the top part of the hood latch that I got off a 1970 monte in the local junk yard. I sandblasted it and painted it and stuck it on! I also installed some of these Quik-Latch Mini Pins in place of the hood pins that were installed by the previous owner. Much nicer, I think! Rick  Agreed! I assume they are being used as hood stabilizers in conjunction with the stock latch. Quote
badddoin Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I haven't done a thing to my Monte in a few weeks. Been on the road trying to make some more Monte-money. On the up-side, though, I haven't broke anything either. Quote
RickWillson Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Yes MG, they are. But according to their website these mini latches can hold up 150lbs! That's a lot of weight! Rick Quote
LostnFound Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Hi Chris, I would just check it every few days and make sure there isn't any moisture collecting under it because of the tarp. The cover is probably made to breath but the tarp could make it "sweat". Quote
Montecruiser Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks Larry but I think I should have listened to Tony and Bill. I had to leave town for a couple days and it was raining and I left the tarp on. I got home and pulled off the tarp and cover and look what I've done. Â Quote
Mo's70MCs Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 WoW! Â I see the shadow of the people mourning over it. It must of been painful. Quote
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