Re: i think its ready to cruise now

by 77mali on Fri May 09, 2014 1:56 pm

Welcome back bud, we've missed ya. The Monte looks fantastic, great shade of blue!

I don't know what was said to keep you away for so long but don't let anybody give you any grief!

I dig the tat's- especially the script.

by thatfnthing on Fri May 09, 2014 2:03 pm

Car looks gorgeous!

by 1973 454 MONTE on Fri May 09, 2014 3:50 pm

thanx guys...

no joe,its the original from day one.

by ant7377 on Fri May 09, 2014 9:25 pm

Hey Chris ,car looks great ! Why didnt you want to keep it black? I bet you are tired of cleaning it as I am. What a pain in the A$$. Anyhow, really came out nice,enjoy it!

Im never buying another big black car.

by Fishgrinder on Sat May 10, 2014 4:27 am

Congratulations! Your car is reborn, ready for another 40 years!

by 1973 454 MONTE on Sat May 10, 2014 3:46 pm

i bought it in june of 2002.

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this is may of 2014

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by orange Juiced on Sat May 10, 2014 10:17 pm

It looks very nice, love the color.

by LSANTI76 on Sun May 11, 2014 10:33 am

Looks Excellent! As if just rolled of the assembly line. I like the stance & your attention to detail / factory look under the hood. Nicely done.

by 1973 454 MONTE on Sun May 11, 2014 8:33 pm

thanx guys. even have the right rad cover decal.

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by ant7377 on Sun May 11, 2014 9:49 pm

Chris,you need the skull and crossbones anti freeze decal on the passenger side of the rad cover. Get it through a Corvette place because its the correct one.

by 1973 454 MONTE on Mon May 12, 2014 7:48 am

ant7377 wrote:Hey Chris ,car looks great ! Why didnt you want to keep it black? I bet you are tired of cleaning it as I am. What a pain in the A$$. Anyhow, really came out nice,enjoy it!

Im never buying another big black car.

with the matching 454/400 gone,i desided to do the car different. out of 23 montes,only 2 were blue.

by 1973 454 MONTE on Mon May 12, 2014 7:50 am

ant7377 wrote:Chris,you need the skull and crossbones anti freeze decal on the passenger side of the rad cover. Get it through a Corvette place because its the correct one.

i did a quik search,could not find that one.....but i did find this,maybe the wife will think its funny to.

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by Limey SE on Mon May 12, 2014 11:43 am

ant7377 wrote:Chris,you need the skull and crossbones anti freeze decal on the passenger side of the rad cover. Get it through a Corvette place because its the correct one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-1975-1976-1977-CHEVROLET-MONTE-CARLO-EL-CAMINO-ENGINE-COOLANT-WARNING-DECAL-/160984375827?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item257b6aa213&vxp=mtr

by Limey SE on Mon May 12, 2014 11:45 am

i think its ready to cruise now - Page 4 $(KGrHqJ,!lwFHDHVGt)bBR)9yk2jgw~~60_57

http://www.ebay.com/itm/73-Monte-Carlo-Tire-Pressure-Decal-GR78x15-GR70x15-Tire-GM-Part-FC-340581-/350863809995?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A1973%7CModel%3AMonte+Carlo&hash=item51b11cddcb&vxp=mtr

by 1973 454 MONTE on Wed May 14, 2014 10:41 am

thanx limey but i saw the anti one.kinda like the skiul and crossbone idea.

i have the tire decal already,just waiting to make my new blue sticker for the door b4 i stick that one.

by JiMi_DRiX on Wed May 14, 2014 8:23 pm

I think when you got this car in 02, was about the same time that I first joined the Yahoo group. She sure has come a long ways!

by ant7377 on Wed May 14, 2014 10:16 pm

Heres the one I was talking about
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050g~Z5Z5Z512459~P3.95~~~~S42G1BJE9L72801920819a~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050G~~~

by Limey SE on Thu May 15, 2014 2:11 am

Dam Anthony I searched for two days trying to find that NEVER thought to look at corvette central ..... DUH

by 1973 454 MONTE on Thu May 15, 2014 7:30 am

thanx mike. i bought it looking like this.

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transformed into this

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now this. I love my monte.

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i too never thought to look outside ebay.-----DUUHHHHHHHH---- thanx anthony

by ant7377 on Fri May 16, 2014 11:36 pm

Surely, my brother in law owns a perfect 68 Corvette and always has/had catalogs around so I find stuff in there.

by 1973 454 MONTE on Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:33 pm

the monte just spent 2 weeks in the exhaust shop. first problem was-
he did not like my BBC shorty headers!!!!!!!!! OWell

than he did not like the fact that i did not want the tails straight out the back!!!!!! tuff $h!+.

than my 10+ year old muffs were to rusty for him.........OMG

but i got what i wanted,2 1/2 mandrel with flowmaster 50 series and it fits like a glove.