Hello all! My name is Anthony and I have been a member on here for quite a while now and I’ve posted a few questions and responded to a couple of other posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever really introduced my Monte Carlos so here goes…

Up first is the newest of the bunch, a 2006 Monte Carlo LT 3.9. I purchased this car in September 2013 with 108K miles on it. It needed a few little repairs here and there but nothing big, except for the typical transmission issues that several other people are having. Eventually I’ll get it rebuilt but it’s not too bad right now and hasn’t seemed to be getting any worse. Here is a list of the mods I’ve made so far...
Exterior
1. 18” Impala LTZ wheels
2. 235/50/18 Dunlop Direzza DZ101 tires
3. Drilled and slotted brake rotors on front and back
4. Ceramic brake pads
5. Red painted calipers and caliper brackets
6. Metallic silver painted front/rear lips and rocker panels
7. Metallic silver pace car style flag decals
8. Chrome trimmed upper and lower grills
9. Eagle eye halo projectors (black)
10. Monte Carlo windshield decal
11. 35% tint all the way around
12. De-badged trunk lid
13. License plate frame with reverse camera and LED lights
14. LED license plate lights
15. LED reverse lights
16. 3.5” stainless steel, double wall exhaust tips
Interior
1. Triple a-pillar gauge pod
2. Vacuum/Boost gauge
3. Oil pressure gauge
4. Oil temperature gauge
5. Digital voltmeter built in to the dash
6. 7.0” touchscreen head unit with DVD player
7. Rocker switch to override the parking brake for DVD feature
8. Replaced factory speakers in front and rear with Boss Audio 3-way speakers
9. Non-fused StreetWires distribution block for ground wires
10. LED dome light
11. LED foot well lights
12. Red painted interior accent pieces
13. Red key and red keyless remote with remote start feature
Trunk
1. Boss Audio 2-channel, 1200 watt amplifier
2. Boss Audio 2 farad capacitor
3. 2 12” Boss Audio 600 watt sub-woofers
4. Vented sub-woofer enclosure
5. Chrome sub-woofer speaker grills
6. Fused StreetWires distribution block
7. 10 circuit Auxiliary fuse box controlled by relay
Engine Bay
1. Red powder coated BMR strut tower brace
2. Red painted diagonal braces
3. Cold Air Inductions intake system
4. Upgraded to 150 amp alternator
5. Red painted engine cover with metallic silver lettering/accents
Future mods include…
1. High flow catalytic converter
2. Electric exhaust cutout
3. Side exit exhaust coming from the cutout
4. LED tail light assembly (black)
5. Smoked reverse light lenses
6. Carbon fiber heated seat inserts
7. Blue LED lights in the gauge cluster
8. Blue LED lights in the door switches
9. Blue LED lights in the steering wheel controls
10. Blue LED lights in the climate control switches
11. Red LED strips under the dash and seats to light the foot wells
12. Radar detector
13. Smoother flowing air intake tube
14. Red painted engine/torque mounts
15. Red powder coated BMR rear strut tower brace

 

Next is my 1998 Monte Carlo LS 3.1. I purchased this car as a salvage title in April 2011 from an insurance company after a total loss accident for 600 dollars. The car had 143K miles at that time. It was mostly body damage so I bought a 1995 Monte Carlo from someone off of Craigslist with a blown engine for 300 bucks as a donor car. Parts needed to repair the crash damage included…
1. Front bumper cover
2. Hood
3. Left and right headlight assembly’s
4. Right front fender
5. Driver side door
6. Driver side mirror
7. Driver side inner and outer tie rods














There is still a section of damage on the driver side quarter panel, but it looks nowhere near as bad as it did when I got the car. I removed the side molding, stuck a screwdriver in the clip hole and pried the sheet metal back into semi-normal position. I don’t have much experience in body repair for that kind of damage so it was just a goofy attempt to see what I could do. While I had the spare car I also took the wheels and tires for a spare set, the trunk release latch, and a few other pieces for myself. Then, stripped the rest of the car down selling the parts to make some money back before having the shell sent to the scrap yard. After I finished the body work and aired up the tires I took it for a front end alignment. Other than that, the only other mechanical issue I’ve had was replacing the radiator, radiator hoses, thermostat and replacing the head gasket which was cause by driving the car with no coolant for a while. I didn’t realize at the time, but the coolant level sensor was disconnected and I was a bone head and didn’t check the coolant level on a regular basis. It has been running like a champ ever since. Mods I’ve made so far…
Exterior
1. 16” Impala/Monte Carlo wheels from the 2000-2005 models
2. 1” wheel spacers on all 4 hubs
3. Shorter wheel studs to fit the spacers
4. 205/50/16 tires on the front
5. 235/65/16 tires on the rear
6. Drilled and slotted front brake rotors
7. Ceramic brake pads
8. Red painted calipers and caliper brackets
9. Red painted rear brake drums
10. Electric exhaust cutout
11. Resonator delete
12. Magnaflow glasspack
13. NASCAR style side exit exhaust
14. Monte Carlo windshield decal
15. 35% tint on the front windows
16. 20% tint on the rear windows
17. Monte Carlo spoiler
18. Red painted badges and bowtie
19. Police style push bumper
20. 6 bulb strobe light system (headlight/tail light/reverse light)
21. 10000K HID headlights
The spare set of wheels are the original 16” Monte Carlo wheels painted black with the machined lip unpainted, red painted Chevy bowtie on the center cap and Goodyear Eagle GT painted on the tires in yellow tread paint. I’ve got 225/60/16 tires on the spare set of wheels.
Interior
1. JVC head unit
2. Replaced factory speakers in front and rear with JVC 3-way speakers
3. Leather seats from Z34 model
4. Triple a-pillar gauge pod
5. Voltmeter
6. Oil Pressure gauge
7. Oil temp gauge
8. Replace storage compartment below stereo with switch panel
9. LED toggle switched
10. 12 circuit auxiliary fuse box
11. Police style LED light bar in the back dash area
12. Police style siren system
Trunk
1. Boss Audio 2-channel, 1200 watt amplifier
2. Boss Audio 2 farad capacitor
3. 2 12” Boss Audio 600 watt sub-woofers
4. Vented sub-woofer enclosure
5. Chrome sub-woofer speaker grills
Engine Bay
1. Short ram air intake with red silicon connectors
2. Red painted diagonal braces
3. High performance red spark plug wires
4. Relay to keep low beams illuminated when the high beams are turned on
Future mods include…
1. Clear lens black headlight assembly
2. HID projector retrofit
3. Fog lights
4. LED tail light retrofit
5. Police style LED lights on the push bumper
6. Police style LED lights on the front dash board
7. Red LED strips under the dash and seats to light the foot wells
8. Radar detector
9. Carbon fiber heated seat inserts
10. Red powder coated BMR strut tower braces on the front and rear
11. Heat shield for the short ram air intake
12. Red painted engine/torque mounts




















I also eventually plan on doing an engine swap which will be a ton of work and quite a few new parts will be needed. I’ve got a 1999 Buick LeSabre with a strong running 3800 Series II engine and transmission with less than 100K miles on it. The only reason why I’d pull it out of my wife’s Buick is because the cockpit of the car got squashed by a tree and it is no longer a road worthy car. I’ve wedged myself into it though and drive it around every once in a while to keep the fluids from crapping out as quickly. Hopefully it’s a project I can start sooner than later. I know it will be lots of work, time and parts I’ll need for the job.




By the way, you can probably tell by the pictures of this car that I’m a NASCAR fan. I know he has lots of haters out there and I understand why some people don’t care for him too much, but Kurt Busch is my favorite driver and I change the numbers on the side of my Monte Carlo as often as he does. I kind of hope he settles down in one car for a while because he’s making extra work for me by changing numbers…hahaha! Any other NASCAR fans on here? Who are your favorite drivers?

 

Last is my 1979 Monte Carlo 5.0. This car was a birthday gift from my uncle and it needs to be completely restored. There are not many parts that are still any good on it. The car has been sitting since 1997 and lots of animals have made it home to them. I don’t have too much to say about this car yet since it’s another project I have not had the money to start yet. For now it will continue to be a driveway ornament.








I’ve also got a 2007 Impala LT 3.9 which is my wife’s primary car.


One last one... a 1991 Camaro RS 3.1 for my son when he starts driving. His start to driving is still a few years away though, but it gives me time to get it fixed up for him. I plan on installing a nice stereo, all new speakers, an amplifier, a sub-woofer or two, a fresh paint job, new wheels and tires, maybe some racing seats and a few other things here and there.


I hope you have a good idea of what I’ve got going on with my Monte Carlos. Please feel free to leave comments telling me what you think about my cars so far, what you like or don’t like and what mods you think would be something for me to think about in the future. If you have questions about anything I’ve done or want more info/pictures…don’t hesitate to ask. I hope I can help other Monte Carlo owners about their questions and roadblocks with issues like I have been helped so much from this forum. Thanks everyone for making this such a helpful place to turn to for help.

 

Nice looking rides. You do some good work to your cars.

 

Nice introduction! Very good work!

 

Thanks guys!

 

Welcome to the forum! Nice stuff!