Re: Monte Carlo -75

by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:21 pm

More eye candy, nice!

by Finn Monte Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:22 pm

on the second attempt I got the balls in place, it spins well with the power of my fingers.
the truth will come out when I get the car started.
paint on and in storage to wait.

by zucchi Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:30 pm

Crossing my fingers that it's keyed correctly, not that it's off by 90° or something like that.

by Finn Monte Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:38 pm

zucchi wrote:Crossing my fingers that it's keyed correctly, not that it's off by 90° or something like that.

I made the marks before disassembling, it should have been assembled the same way.

by Finn Monte Thu Feb 16, 2023 9:59 am

paint the brake calipers and the repair kit, at the same time I painted the steering gear. and a few other parts in the same aluminum color.
brake pads will be power stop ceramic and slotted and drilled discs.

by g3chevy / Mr Pontiac Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:15 pm

Looks great!

by Finn Monte Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:52 pm

I screwed the new fuel pump in place,
Carter M4891, with that Holley 1-804 regulator.
new fuel line to carburetor, all lines will come in time with an8 ptfe steel braid hoses and an connectors.

by zucchi Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:30 am

It looks like you've got a 10SI alternator installed on your engine. Have you considered upgrading to a 12SI? It's an easy direct bolt-on upgrade with no changes to the brackets or wiring.

by ant7377 Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:46 am

Everything looks great ! Where will you be mounting the regulator?

by Finn Monte Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:03 pm

zucchi wrote:It looks like you've got a 10SI alternator installed on your engine. Have you considered upgrading to a 12SI? It's an easy direct bolt-on upgrade with no changes to the brackets or wiring.

I have used 63 amps chargers without problems, if you mean the adequacy of the current output?

by Finn Monte Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:06 pm

ant7377 wrote:Everything looks great ! Where will you be mounting the regulator?

I haven't decided that place yet, maybe it won't be clear until the engine is in place.

by Finn Monte Sat Feb 25, 2023 7:52 am

I ordered led headlights last year. today I blew the mounting buckets of the lights and fitted new lights to them. fit directly without any modifications. these also have daylight and turn lights. the purpose is to cover the place of the original turn lights.

by Finn Monte Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:12 am

passenger side of the corner has sometimes taken a hit. holes are from the old repair. I blew both corner pieces on both sides and the broken one has to be repaired. Those are some casting material, so Mig welding cannot be successful.

by Finn Monte Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:10 am

I made a backing plate out of sheet metal. I fixed it with chemical metal and put aluminum putty on top.
still needs putty and sanding.

by Limey SE Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:38 am

way to get creative my friend

by Finn Monte Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:14 am

a little more sanding for these

by Finn Monte Sat May 13, 2023 7:56 am

I got the rear bumper to the right height. the ends need to be narrowed, a filler piece below the license plate and steel filler pieces for the rear corners.
the old plastic filling pieces are left out.

by Finn Monte Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:59 am

for fixing the bumper I made four threaded pieces which I welded on. I put 8mm stud bolts on them, which I welded to the threaded piece from the outside.
I filled the old mounting holes.
the lower part to the bumper must be completely renewed.

by Finn Monte Sun Jun 18, 2023 1:32 pm

in addition to other work, I opened rear cover. no lock, fortunately the locking pin opened without breaking.
axle ratio should be standard 2.73, have to look when I lift the car up.
I bought a new carburetor, edelbrock 1906 avs2 650cfm.

by Finn Monte Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:05 am

The upper plastics of the door trim are in pieces. I sanded off the adhesives and wiped with brake cleaner.
I screwed the pieces to the iron beam, the connector pieces with fiberglass. when they stay together, I put fiberglass all the way.

by Finn Monte Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:48 pm

I screwed the an connectors to the fuel sender.
I bought an aluminum radiator, it came with the two fans in the picture, but I think I'll leave the original one in place.

by Finn Monte Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:01 am

the project is waiting for inspiration.
I ordered a gas tank from Rock on Monday at 04:01 pm,
on Wednesday, at 05:16 pm the driver acknowledged the package as delivered.
it came in record time.
dhl shipment.

by Finn Monte Sun Sep 10, 2023 3:48 am

a couple of questions,
I need a new back seat upholstery. Does anyone know who sells upholstery for the back seat only?
where can I find an ac delete box, or do I have to do it myself?

by 76Chevelle2Tone Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:48 am

Since these upholstery sets are made to order I would just inquire if they are willing to make and sell only the rear seat. Otherwise my guess is you will need to use material by the yard. Hope you find something.
https://www.opgi.com/interior-accessories/seat-upholstery/1975-77-monte-carlo-seat-upholstery/m240330.html

I have only heard of an AC delete cover of which there are several. Is there a box too?

by Finn Monte Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:24 pm

76Chevelle2Tone wrote:Since these upholstery sets are made to order I would just inquire if they are willing to make and sell only the rear seat. Otherwise my guess is you will need to use material by the yard. Hope you find something.
https://www.opgi.com/interior-accessories/seat-upholstery/1975-77-monte-carlo-seat-upholstery/m240330.html

I have only heard of an AC delete cover of which there are several. Is there a box too?

I asked carupholsteryguys about the upholstery, and you can't get rear upholstery separately from them, and I haven't seen anywhere that only has rear upholstery.

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