i have one complaint! lol...the stupid supposed cup holder infront of the shifter...lol...its useless!! lol

 

My LTZ has the pull strap in the trunk as well. And until I read about it on here I had no idea the sun visors extended.

If I had a complaint it would be I didn't get the car sooner with less miles on it.

 

I put a 5 because its the truth.

Here are the pros...It was my first car so for the money I couldn't beat it. It looks cool and has a nice interior. Comfortable for 2 people and a HUGE trunk. Good mpg

Cons...performance isn't that good (ya I know I have the 3.4L, but aside from the new 5.3L V8, Montes aren't really "fast"), FWD, handling isn't the best which also goes along with being FWD

If I had bout $40,000 lying around, I would sell my monte tomarrow and get a Dodge Charger SRT-8 for a few reasons...425HP!!, RWD, and 4 doors.

 

i know what you mean if i ever have a soda or drink in there and put it into park i cant get it out and have to shift the car to get it

One thing that i think is the best about my car is the fact that there are so many mods for the 3800 engine and that the engine will never die on you

 

Vehicle: 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau
Current Status: Daily Driver
Owned for how long? 7 years in June
How many owners? I am the third owner. Second was my grandfather
Current Rating: 6
Current Modifications:
Engine/Drivetrain and Exhaust
-Golen Engine Service 350 crate engine originally rated at 350 horsepower and 378 torque foot pounds. Current flywheel horsepower estimate: 320-330.
-Camshaft swap before engine installed. From a Comp Cams 280H (.480/.480-inch lift) to a Comp Cams 260H (.440/.440-inch lift) for better daily drivability.
-Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake manifold
-4-barrel Holley 600 cfm electric choke carburetor
-Air Inlet Systems fiberglass dual snorkel ram-air box with K&N filter
-MSD Ignition Street Fire HEI distributor
-MSD Ignition 8.5mm Superconductor wires
-Powermaster polished 100-amp alternator
-Optima Red Top battery
-Headman painted long-tube headers
-A/C delete
-Edelbrock Victor polished aluminum water pump
-Summit aluminum radiator
-Flex-A-Lite dual electric fans
-Stainless steel heater and radiator hose
-Dual 2.5-inch header-back exhaust with Flowmaster Series 40 two-chamber mufflers
-Rebuilt Turbo-Hydramatic 350 transmission with TCI Saturday Night Special 2000-stall converter, mild shift kit and Summit aluminum finned pan
-GM 10-bolt rear end with OEM 3.73:1 gears and an Eaton posi
Suspension
-PST Polygraphite super front end kit with center drag link and Monroe steering shock absorber
-Ground Zero front coil springs/Stock rear coil springs
-OEM front shocks/Monroe rear air shocks
-1978 Camaro 1.25-inch front sway bar/stock 1-inch rear sway bar
-Stock trailing arms
Brakes:
-Stock OEM replacement calipers, rotors and rear drums
Wheels & Tires:
-Reproduction 15x7 silver-painted Chevy Rally wheel with stainless trim rings and plastic center derby caps
-BF Goodrich Radial T/A white-lettered tires. 235/60-15 and 245/60-15
Interior:
-Front and rear seats re-upholstered: White vinyl
-New white vinyl headliner
-Sun visors recovered in white vinyl
-Clarion in-dash AM/FM/CD/MP3 player with Jensen 6x9 rear speakers
-Factory dummy light gauges replaced with factory rally gauge pack.
-2-inch Autogauge tachometer in place of economy gauge
-2 1/16-inch Equus electric oil pressure gauge in place of factory clock
Body & Paint
-Stock with a half white vinyl "Landau" top
-Paint code 36L: Firethorn metallic
Notes: While the car looks good to the average person, any car guy would be able to see what is wrong with the car. The car was repainted in 1987 when my grandfather had it and a new vinyl top was installed at that time with some rust repair under the top. The current paint job is 6 1/2 years old and looked great at first. As time went by the paint job has shown the "ugly" cheapness the body shop did with it. Rust bubbles have reared their ugly head around several areas of the car, mostly centered around the vinyl top/rear window area. Body panels are slightly out of alignment, the door hinges (which were "repaired" 2 years ago) are already sagging again. The door strikers have seen better days as well as the jambs. The windshield was replaced last year and the rear window was resealed because of a leak at that time as well. It has been discovered at the time of the rear window being resealed that the vinyl top is waterlogged. I was warned if that wasn't taken care of within a year after the window was sealed that it would start to leak again, which it is starting to do again. There are a couple pin hole leaks where water drains into the trunk from the vinyl top trim or quarter windows. The hood has a light crease on the passenger side from when the hinge decide to bind up. Weather stripping has been removed. I have replacement stripping, however I have been

 

i dont know about this...my 3.8 is probably as fast as a lot of the 5.3l engines and i haven't had any problem keeping up or beating anything i've raced so far...beat every mustang i've ever raced...
i'm very happy that my 3.8l supercharged can smoke most v8's out there

 

really?? my 06 SS has the strap... maybe they just forgot to put one on yours... did you go and look on a lot at any others to see if they had the strap??


you let people eat/drink in your car??!!! I don't, and my kids probably hate me for it LOL... no food or drink is allowed past the door handle - you either finish it before you get in the car, or you wait until we get back home.. LOL

 

No food is allowed in my car either, except....

IN 'N' OUT BURGER

If you haven't had one, you haven't had a real burger.

 

No food/drink in my cars either.



If I had bout $40,000 lying around, I would sell my monte tomarrow and get a Dodge Charger SRT-8 for a few reasons...425HP!!, RWD, and 4 doors.

Can I have your yellow Monte? [sm=smiley20.gif]
(my girlfriend loves it)

I think the 3.9 in my LTZ does a decent job. And I have to dis-agree with the 5.3 in the SS not being a good running engine. The one I test drove seemed hot.

If I had the choice of getting a new car tomorrow.................. I'd go right out and buy an '07 SS Monte. Blue if I could find one.

 

Well, I normally tell people no dinner-type food, but I usually don't have a problem withsnack-type stuff. Drinks, I don't have a problem with either because I almost always have a 20oz dewin the cup holders.

That's for adults anyways. Kids... RARELY step foot in my car, because I've never seen a family car back seat in the stock color... they're usually plaid with different sorts of gunk. The one time I did let a kid in my 03 I ended up with half a candy bar melted in the seat crease, which took forever to clean off. The 06 already has some stains from the previous owner, but they'll be easy to remove. Not to mention I usuallyupset parents with my driving, I can't help it if they don't realize that wreckless driving is just that.... Wreck-less!

I think my 06 has the strap as well, but I'm not positive of that. If you look You'll notice lots ofmissing thingson the 06/07 versus the earlier 6th gens. For one the cupholder didn't get the reducer insert (at least mine didn't :-s, The hood is supported by only one strut, and I think the side mirrorglass is actually plastic now. That's what they felt like anyways.

RJ: You're right, the 3.9 is very nice! I'm very excited to see what various mods will gain. I looked, and definitely don't see the U-bend thing that was in earlier models.

2000_BLACK_SS: The cupholders in the 06 and newers aren't much better. They put both in front of the glove compartment, out of the way of the gear selector, but they overlap partially meaning if there's anything oversized in either, it blocks the other one, and you don't get the reducer so if you have something small like a small bottle of water they end up falling out on the floor with minor braking. But they are different sizes, so that helps somewhat.