Turning a winter beater into a...

Mikey340

2005 LJ
Feb 24, 2008
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man I'm lovin them new wheels on the Monte, very nice

Thanks man!



Well got a few hours of work done in my bro's garage today beats the hell outta working outside in this weather!!

Put the other valve cover on finally lol
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Routed the seatbelts thru the guides.
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And replaced the seal on my sunroof I cut it accidentally when I put the headliner in :(

Also swapped my uncatted mid-pipes for catted mid pipes on the GTO.

These are aftermarket cats supposed to flow better than kooks brand?
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Before:
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After:
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Mikey340

2005 LJ
Feb 24, 2008
256
15
Lake in the hills, IL
Real Name
Mikey
Got a new console lid from Mike's Montes to replace my broken one.
But the gray was too light, contacted him and he sent me a can of medium gray vinyl spray paint. It's a much closer match. Had some leftover a did the rear speaker shelf I got from Bobby Price to replace my original I cut a hole in for a 3rd brake light I'm no longer gonna use lol


This is what I used:
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Before:
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After:
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Quick vid :)
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KnightFan26917

Old Cars, Strong Hearts
Apr 28, 2009
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Elgin IL
Got a new console lid from Mike's Montes to replace my broken one.
But the gray was too light

Wow ... that is a bit lighter than what you have in that MCSS.


Lookin' good, Mikey!



Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker * my radio show.03/13/10 *
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Mikey340

2005 LJ
Feb 24, 2008
256
15
Lake in the hills, IL
Real Name
Mikey
Sorry guys for the lack of updates, trying to get the GTO ready for the upcoming shows and been having problems with the new gauges the speedo and tach work great, the center gauges are not working very well. even when I swap back to the originals.
So pretty sure it's something wrong on the circuit wiring mat on the back of the new doghouse.


Anywho, snapped a couple pics of my babies, sorry both are dirty.


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Ron Vogel

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Yeah, I miss my G-body...all the parts look all to familiar even though I had a '79 Cutlass with a 428 Pontiac in it.

You can plop so many different platform's parts on that thing and they work. Mine was very bastardized for weight, I had stuff like a manual Vega steering box, and aluminum Skylark bumpers on it.
 

KnightFan26917

Old Cars, Strong Hearts
Apr 28, 2009
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Elgin IL
Anywho, snapped a couple pics of my babies

Lookin' good, Mikey!

Hope to see you sometime this year ... and hopefully see the MC in person, too.



Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker * 07/24/2010 = Chitown #3 *
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Mikey340

2005 LJ
Feb 24, 2008
256
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Lake in the hills, IL
Real Name
Mikey
I used Liner X-treeme off e-bay both times. Comes with an undercoating gun.
Use gloves and respirator!!!! Cover floor with plastic, this stuff is heavy to spray so a lot ends up on the floor., scuff sand everything to be sprayed with coarse sand paper.
1st time sprayed without rubber granules added(wiped the car down with mineral spirits big no-no, use lacquer thinner or xylol ONLY!!!!!) very little texture
2nd time added rubber wiped down car with lacquer thinner much better results no aligator skin but adding the rubber gave a very ruff texture!
Let me know if u need more info.
 

KnightFan26917

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Apr 28, 2009
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Elgin IL
NeSStle Crunch FTW!

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LOL! Now I'm hungry for chocolate...!


Lookin' good still, Mikey. :)



Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011?
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Gav'sPurpleZ

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i too just went page by page and picture by picture.

this is awesome, the car looks bad ass !!!

( i know its not flat black, it is a bed liner paint job ) but some cars can really pull off a flat black look and the old monte carlo's are one of em.

black honey comb wheels are a great fit !!!
 

KnightFan26917

Old Cars, Strong Hearts
Apr 28, 2009
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Elgin IL
Hey Cort I'll b a Luke's in Carpentersville tonight with the SS if u wanna check it out?

Arg! Wish you had called me.... I was in Chicago most of that Thursday for my 6-month checkup at Northwestern Memorial. By the time I got home, I was too exhausted to do much of anything, so I didn't go.



Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011?
MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
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DOC-Z

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Oct 13, 2008
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That's a LOT of work on that car. Looks like your Monte wasn't exempt from rust in the 1/4's...but yours didn't look as bad as some os the other daily driven cars I've seen. The frame even looks pretty good.

Props on the radio plate and emblems too!

Just out of curiosity, are you going to keep the 305? If so, I happen to have a set of Edelbrock headers with the pollution control tubes (so they are 50 state legal). If you want to see them, I could send you a link to the pictures. Send me a P.M. if interested or if you want to know what they look like.
 

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