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

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