I thought I would join the forum with other Monte Carlo enthusiast, I have a second generation 1974 Monte and have had the car since 1983 bought it with 140,000 and put another 100,000 miles in the next year. I than pulled the engine and had it rebuilt along with the tranny and then drove it until 2003 and put another 100,000 miles on the car. After coming back from a trip I decided it was to costly to keep on driving it and parked the car and just drove the car on weekends and around the area. i decided in August 2009 i decided to redo the interior well next thing i decide to rebuild the engine, rear end and tranny and the rest you know. I decided on a a frame off restoration and hope to have it back together and running late spring or early summer. The hard part was finding a body shop that did restoration work and good qualility work most body shops will not touch old cars for restoration. I have kept the original engine and had it rebuilt as a 383 stroker, retro-fit 2208 roller cam from Elderbrock and 1969-1970 041 heads had the valves ground out to 2.02/1.60 valves was 1.94/1.50 and was already rated at 300hp. I put these heads on the engine in 1998 what a difference in performance it made. I already had Eldebrock 600cfm carb and noticed one day that i was blowing white smoke coming out the exhaust and removed them had found one of the heads had a cracked they were orginial 882 heads and were know for cracking. Right now the body is in Crocket TX they just finished media blasting the car before I left to go to work and overall the body and door, hood, fenders are in really good shape a few areas around the wheels wells and trunk area have rust, but nothing major. I just got my frame back from power coating before i went back to work and have the suspension and rear end install also upgraded the rear end from 2.73 to 3.42. If the weather does not get in the way i hope to crank up the engine before I go back to work in January the engine has been sitting in my garage since Feb. i hope to post pictures later in the month when I get back home where I am at present in Papua New Guinea the internet is to slow post anything.

 

Welcome to the Forum!
Looking forward to some pics!

 

Welcome. I am a newbie as well with a 76 Landau S . If you get a chance ,would you measure the length and width of the opera window mouldings on your car. I am trying to verify the one size fits all mouldings OPG sells will actually fit before I order them and have them shipped to Canada. Thanks.

 

Welcome and enjoy the forum!

Will be waiting for pictures. I had a 74 from 77-80.

 

Greetings!

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to the Forum

 

Hello and WELCOME were happy to have you here among fellow Monte friends. You are doing a serious restoration, heck powder coating your frame, re-doing your suspension and upgrading your rear end gear ratio. I can't help but think this is going to take more time than your expecting. My build took almost 2 years and it was a newer Monte. Anyway were pulling for you and would love to see you make outstanding progress. be safe over in Papau New Guinea don't let the Tetsi Fly bite you and no get'em Berry Berry.......

 

I would also look at The Parts Place, web site www.thepartsplaceinc.com i saw them on there web site for $149.00 you are looking for the opera window outside trim correct.

 

Welcome from another new guy!