My Blue
Monte Of The Month -- July 2009
I'M NOT OLD, I'M JUST WELL MARINATED.
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 6,996
From: Henderson, NV
Welcome to the forum.
Beautiful 2nd Gen. Glad to see her back on the road again. What part of LA are you in? I know a great paint and body man near long beach. He used to work for Massey Cadillac and Penske Motors before he decided to break off on his own. If your interested, PM me and i will give you his number.
Beautiful 2nd Gen. Glad to see her back on the road again. What part of LA are you in? I know a great paint and body man near long beach. He used to work for Massey Cadillac and Penske Motors before he decided to break off on his own. If your interested, PM me and i will give you his number.
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Joined: Sep 2010
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Thank you everyone for the welcome. 
lougreen lol. thanks. Mostly its the available clams that's will determine it's future. I still am getting hiccups with the motor on start up so most investment going to motor working properly.
Thanks KidSpace, hope to learn a lil' bit about cars here.
Sparky-88 It's so cool to hear about peoples' project car processes. Cool to have that know how. my folks didn't know better at the time and believed the shop would do fair and honest work. I am only now even learning what Bondo is. LOL. My journey has just begun.
RickAKATed Thanks!
nascar 43 Will do, Thank you.
SPnEm_90 Thank you. Great to see other gals into cars.
AwesomeSS Thanks!
Chevy Commando Thank you and thank you.
Montelicious Thankyou!
Hi Popcorn King, unable to PM you because of limited privileges on this site????
Can you please tell me a lil bit more about your body guy?
lougreen lol. thanks. Mostly its the available clams that's will determine it's future. I still am getting hiccups with the motor on start up so most investment going to motor working properly.
Thanks KidSpace, hope to learn a lil' bit about cars here.
Sparky-88 It's so cool to hear about peoples' project car processes. Cool to have that know how. my folks didn't know better at the time and believed the shop would do fair and honest work. I am only now even learning what Bondo is. LOL. My journey has just begun.
RickAKATed Thanks!
nascar 43 Will do, Thank you.
SPnEm_90 Thank you. Great to see other gals into cars.
AwesomeSS Thanks!
Chevy Commando Thank you and thank you.
Montelicious Thankyou!
Hi Popcorn King, unable to PM you because of limited privileges on this site????
Can you please tell me a lil bit more about your body guy?
Last edited by MonteAzul; Sep 13, 2010 at 04:52 AM.
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MonteAzul,
Good to see you here, too. I like that blue color of your '76 MC!
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"Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open" ... Switchfoot ... 'Meant To Live'
Good to see you here, too. I like that blue color of your '76 MC!
Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011?
MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open" ... Switchfoot ... 'Meant To Live'
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Joined: Sep 2010
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Hello MC folks,
After a rough financial year, I still am riding in my Monte, no longer blue,
Now I'm sitting at a crossroads. As I need a vehicle to use for daily driving, I am not sure what to do.
Motor/engine runs pretty good now, year ago had to replace tranny and distributor and just recently the starter. I had the rust holes repaired and primered, but was unable to have it painted because of cash scarcity.
As it sits is in the photos.....no longer a blue whale but a 5000 pound canary. :]
Had the car checked out by mechanic and body guy. I"m looking at $7000 to rebuild motor to new condition and possibly put in a fuel injection system and weld new rust patterns out and final paint. I would go FI route, if paint job wasn't so expensive. Only repair is hard top along windows. All else on body is fine.
If I disengage the emotions, final answer is to sell the car to someone who knows or can hook up with friends to do all needed at much lower cost. I"m kinda bummed as I just really shouldn't put money into this machine……..
For that cost I may as well get a newer vehicle I can use long distance.
Any thoughts or interested buyers?
After a rough financial year, I still am riding in my Monte, no longer blue,
Now I'm sitting at a crossroads. As I need a vehicle to use for daily driving, I am not sure what to do.
Motor/engine runs pretty good now, year ago had to replace tranny and distributor and just recently the starter. I had the rust holes repaired and primered, but was unable to have it painted because of cash scarcity.
As it sits is in the photos.....no longer a blue whale but a 5000 pound canary. :]
Had the car checked out by mechanic and body guy. I"m looking at $7000 to rebuild motor to new condition and possibly put in a fuel injection system and weld new rust patterns out and final paint. I would go FI route, if paint job wasn't so expensive. Only repair is hard top along windows. All else on body is fine.
If I disengage the emotions, final answer is to sell the car to someone who knows or can hook up with friends to do all needed at much lower cost. I"m kinda bummed as I just really shouldn't put money into this machine……..
For that cost I may as well get a newer vehicle I can use long distance.
Any thoughts or interested buyers?
