Re: Monte Carlo -75

by Keith Seymore Tue Jun 04, 2024 1:28 pm

Finn Monte wrote:
Keith Seymore wrote:
Finn Monte wrote:I put the sheet metal work on hold and took the hood off.

Just curious as to what that Monte hood weighs?

By way of reference the Chevelle hood is 80 lbs.

K

it weighs a lot and is difficult to handle due to its large size, compared to the second gen camaro.
difficult to weigh.

No pressure - but a suggestion for weighing these heavy bulky parts:

Set one corner on the floor and the other corner on the scale. Double whatever number you get.

Chevelle steel hood was 80 lbs; Chevelle bolt on flat fiberglass hood from US Body Source is 40 lbs; Chevelle lift off fiberglass cowl induction hood is 20 lbs.

Wink

K

by Finn Monte Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:05 am

Keith Seymore wrote:
Finn Monte wrote:
Keith Seymore wrote:
Finn Monte wrote:I put the sheet metal work on hold and took the hood off.

Just curious as to what that Monte hood weighs?

By way of reference the Chevelle hood is 80 lbs.

K

it weighs a lot and is difficult to handle due to its large size, compared to the second gen camaro.
difficult to weigh.

No pressure - but a suggestion for weighing these heavy bulky parts:

Set one corner on the floor and the other corner on the scale. Double whatever number you get.

Chevelle steel hood was 80 lbs; Chevelle bolt on flat fiberglass hood from US Body Source is 40 lbs; Chevelle lift off fiberglass cowl induction hood is 20 lbs.

K

34 kg was shown on a personal scale, i.e. about 75 lbs, not necessarily a very accurate measurement.

by Keith Seymore Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:03 am

Finn Monte wrote:34 kg was shown on a personal scale, i.e. about 75 lbs, not necessarily a very accurate measurement.

I would have thought more.

Thank you for doing that.

K

by Finn Monte Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:13 pm

I sprayed a generous layer of normadur epocoat 21 with a 1.7 nozzle on the hood. I start sanding with 240 paper,
while watching the paint dry, I polished off the biggest gray from the lens of the left taillight, with Biltema paste and a small 50mm eccentric.

by jpowen49 Mon Jul 01, 2024 6:37 pm

your tail lights look new, excellent work.

by Limey SE Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:47 am

jpowen49 wrote: your tail lights look new, excellent work.

I second that the look almost new

by Finn Monte Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:23 am

I added evercoat slick sand to the hood when it wasn't good enough.
side mirrors ready for painting, I bought new mirrors for them from a local glass shop. one was broken and the other scratched.

by Finn Monte Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:05 am

Finn Monte wrote:

where can i find the seal that comes between the mirror and the door?

by Finn Monte Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:13 am

the hood is starting to look good.
i painted some parts, all the shiny ones will be black because some were in poor condition.

by zucchi Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:34 am

Finn Monte wrote:where can i find the seal that comes between the mirror and the door?

Per the parts books, the part number is 9874837 which was superseded by 1726325. The parts book lists the custom mirror gasket for Monte Carlo as different from the gasket for all other A-body cars (#9874835) even though the parts book lists the one part number for the mirror assembly.

Nevertheless, I found two eBay auctions which I hope may be useful:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116026784407?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-o8hYrtKSq-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=bsluYzUmRe-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364617167853?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=tnud04ehqrc&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=bsluYzUmRe-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY[/quote]

by Finn Monte Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:12 am

zucchi wrote:
Finn Monte wrote:where can i find the seal that comes between the mirror and the door?
Per the parts books, the part number is 9874837 which was superseded by 1726325. The parts book lists the custom mirror gasket for Monte Carlo as different from the gasket for all other A-body cars (#9874835) even though the parts book lists the one part number for the mirror assembly.

Nevertheless, I found two eBay auctions which I hope may be useful:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116026784407?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-o8hYrtKSq-&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=bsluYzUmRe-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364617167853?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=tnud04ehqrc&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=bsluYzUmRe-&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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thanks for the tip, but they don't ship to Finland.
3d printing is probably possible. as far as I remember, the second one is one that you can get a model from.

by zucchi Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:02 pm

Finn Monte wrote:thanks for the tip, but they don't ship to Finland.

That's simply maddening. I genuinely feel your pain on this. I live in California and when RockAuto has close-out sales, none of those parts can be shipped to California because we have a clean water act known as Prop. 65. In short, unless there's a Prop. 65 warning on the part, it cannot be shipped to California. As an example, I was in the market for a brake booster for my Monte Carlo which have been discontinued for years. When they can be found, they're $200+. RockAuto had a close-out sale for $60.00 with no core charge Shocked

; even with shipping, it would cost me less than rebuilding one myself. I enlisted the help of a friend who lives in another state and had the part shipped to him. He then shipped it to me. With both shipping charges, it was still less expensive than getting a core and rebuilding it.

You may be able to fabricate them from something like a discarded inner fender splash guard.

If you cannot find another option, I would be willing to help you with this. You could have the gasket shipped to me then I could mail it to you. According to United States Postal Service, it may cost anywhere from $12.50-21.50 which I think is a little expensive.

by S3TPI Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:33 am

zucchi wrote:
Finn Monte wrote:thanks for the tip, but they don't ship to Finland.
That's simply maddening. I genuinely feel your pain on this. I live in California and when RockAuto has close-out sales, none of those parts can be shipped to California because we have a clean water act known as Prop. 65. In short, unless there's a Prop. 65 warning on the part, it cannot be shipped to California. As an example, I was in the market for a brake booster for my Monte Carlo which have been discontinued for years. When they can be found, they're $200+. RockAuto had a close-out sale for $60.00 with no core charge ; even with shipping, it would cost me less than rebuilding one myself. I enlisted the help of a friend who lives in another state and had the part shipped to him. He then shipped it to me. With both shipping charges, it was still less expensive than getting a core and rebuilding it.

You may be able to fabricate them from something like a discarded inner fender splash guard.

If you cannot find another option, I would be willing to help you with this. You could have the gasket shipped to me then I could mail it to you. According to United States Postal Service, it may cost anywhere from $12.50-21.50 which I think is a little expensive.

That's interesting, I bought a Rock Auto closeout booster for my car a few years ago. It was a fantastic deal, I would have bought two but it showed only one available. None in stock right now.

by zucchi Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:16 am

S3TPI wrote:That's interesting, I bought a Rock Auto closeout booster for my car a few years ago. It was a fantastic deal, I would have bought two but it showed only one available. None in stock right now.

I wouldn't count on another one popping up on RockAuto anytime in the foreseeable future. With that knowledge, I sourced another booster core inexpensively so I now have three boosters; one in the car and two on the shelf. There's a rebuilder shop mere minutes from my house that only rebuilds brake parts (boosters, master cylinders, wheel cylinders, calipers, proportioning valves) and steering boxes. It's the kind of place where you have to bring them the part, they don't do any automotive work. They're reasonably priced and have a quick turnaround.

by S3TPI Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:18 pm

zucchi wrote:
S3TPI wrote:That's interesting, I bought a Rock Auto closeout booster for my car a few years ago. It was a fantastic deal, I would have bought two but it showed only one available. None in stock right now.
I wouldn't count on another one popping up on RockAuto anytime in the foreseeable future. With that knowledge, I sourced another booster core inexpensively so I now have three boosters; one in the car and two on the shelf. There's a rebuilder shop mere minutes from my house that only rebuilds brake parts (boosters, master cylinders, wheel cylinders, calipers, proportioning valves) and steering boxes. It's the kind of place where you have to bring them the part, they don't do any automotive work. They're reasonably priced and have a quick turnaround.

You're lucky, I have no access to a place like that. I waited years to buy that booster. None of the local stores could get one. I have two cores on hand.

I was thrilled to get one for 60 bucks with no core. Put it on and it's been working great. Fortunately, they don't seem to fail often.

by zucchi Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:43 pm

S3TPI wrote:You're lucky, I have no access to a place like that.

You should be thankful you don't have to deal with shipping restrictions.

One of the FEW benefits of living in the greater Los Angeles area; specialty shops that only do one thing really well. There's a radiator shop on my way to and from work that ONLY does radiators, no automotive work. Their bread and butter is commercial applications such as earth movers, large diesel generators, etc. You bring your radiator there on one day and it's ready for pick up the next. Their work is far superior to any other radiator shop I've ever been to.

by Finn Monte Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:59 pm

I got the side mirrors painted and new mirror parts for them. the wires of the controller had to be disconnected to get the parts apart.
putting that controller spring back was a tricky job.

by Limey SE Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:02 am

Looking real good Finn Monte

by Finn Monte Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:16 am

I ordered a new gas tank from rock auto a year ago. I tested whether it was painted with proper paint, but the paint dissolved with thinner. I remove the paint and paint the tank with 2k paint.

by Limey SE Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:22 am

what Color did you use ?? I like that better than My Black one I have going in ??

by Finn Monte Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:28 am

Limey SE wrote:what Color did you use ?? I like that better than My Black one I have going in ??

ral 9007 aluminium gray, I have painted the tanks with that tone.
I'll post a picture when I've painted it.

by Limey SE Thu Sep 05, 2024 1:15 am

I appreciate that Finn, the Monte progress is Looking good my friend

by Finn Monte Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:50 am

Limey SE wrote:I appreciate that Finn, the Monte progress is Looking good my friend

this is what it looks like. I have a led light in my hand when I took the picture.

by Limey SE Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:38 am

I like that alot I will have to research a comparable one stateside here

by Finn Monte Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:17 am

new sending unit in place. next to the warehouse to wait for installation, which will take place in 20??.

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