Just picked up a 2005 Monte Carlo SS for next to nothing. I absolutely LOVE this car. I've been in the market for an L67 Wbody for about 2-2.5 years now, and could never find just the right one. Well, I'm pretty sure I got the deal of the century on this car...and I can't wait to drive the wheels off of it!



It's loaded...leather, power and heated seats, moonroof, XM...the whole kit and kaboodle. So far, I really like the way it drives and handles, although it feel a bit big and heavy to me (I've driven a Saturn for the 4 or 5 years) but it's something that I'll get used to.

Oh, I almost forgot my toy. It's a 2001 Sierra w/ an LS1, 4L80-E tranny swap, and a 150-shot (among other things.) Best I've gotten out of it so far is 11.57 @ 119 in the 1/4, and 7.37 @ 97 in the 1/8th. It's currently waiting for a 408 cid stroker w/ some L92 heads to be put between the fenders...just have to get off of my *** and start ordering parts!
Here's a quick video of the truck in action:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...markscream.flv

 

 

Link to the video is fixed. Here's a couple of older pics of the truck...nothing much has changed really.

 

Welcome! I love your car! If I had to do it all over again I would get your exact car but with the siver ground effects. 05 Supercharged SS in laser blue!

 

 

Thanks for the compliments!

The truck rolls on 20X8.5" Boyd Coddington Spyders w/ 255/35 and 265/35 Nittos on the street, and stock 16" aluminum wheels with skinnies and M&H 275/55-16" drag radials at the track. Right now I've got 4.11 gears out back with an Eaton posi, but I'm most likely going to change them back to 3.42's so I don't have to shift into OD before the end of the 1/4 mile. It's a 4/6 drop.

The current setup was a stock internal LS1...stock heads/pistons/rods, with just a cam, headers, tune and 150 shot that made 517hp/567lb-ft. I'd like for the new motor to make somewhere in the neighborhood of 475-500 on motor, and 600-ish on the bottle. I would expect high 10's out of it; it takes a LOT more power to shave off ET the faster you go.

Thanks again for the compliments on both the MC and the Sierra. I love the Laser Blue color; thinking about respraying the truck LBM someday so they'll match. The color is what sold me on the car to be honest with ya.

 

nice monte buddy! welcome....im really likeing the colour of it!

 

love that color. welcome to the forums. and nice truck!

 

Welcome!

Love the Laser Blue Monte. Very nice color.
Also liking the Sierra. Liking the shaved rear bumper. All the pics are great.



Love it! [sm=smiley20.gif]

 

Welcome Mike from Jacksonville, to the Monte Carlo Forum, from another L67 owner. The blue is my favorite color, also, but I couldn't pass up the deal on my ultra low milage Intimidator SS when I got this, as there were NO blue ones anywhere. Went 600 miles to get this one.
My wife has an LS1 truck, also, a '99 Silverado Z71 Sportside. Got to have the 4WD here in Michigan. Yours is VERY sharp! Any problems with the NOS?