Just picked up this '84 Monte the other day. 305/TH250/2.29, runs and drives great, computer equipment still hooked up, 6-seater, California car bought new in '83 at Walt Davis Chevrolet in Elk Grove. The original owner, Jay, died in a car accident in the early 2000's, his father, Johnny, took the car, as well as Jay's '85 Grand Prix T-Top and held onto them until 2016. He's fixing up the GP and I got the Monte. No check engine lights, computer flashes code 12(functioning correctly), it shifts smooth, but a little firmer if you get on it, just the way I like it. Jay and Johnny both took great care of it mechanically. Someone bought it from Johnny and had it for two months, but he lowered it, painted it, and drilled some half-*ss "speed holes" in the air cleaner(I'm assuming to make it louder) before I could get it. Original color was 'Bahama Blue'. I'm not a fan of 81-87 Monte's, but it was too cheap to pass up. I met Johnny when I saw the cars sitting out front of his house, I rolled up in the Cutlass, knocked on the door and we talked cars and told stories for hours. A great guy to talk to and hang out with. On a side note, he told me he once used a bootlace as an emergency fan belt in his '77 Monte Carlo on the side of the highway and it got him home. I'm planning on making it a daily while I give the Cutlass some much needed love. I've already done the plugs and wires; air filter, PCV filter, and oil change were already done when I bought it. I'll probably change the trans filter and fluid soon as well as the fuel filter, I bled the brakes and checked the pads, put some grease on the caliper bolts(kind of rusty and dry as a bone). I'll change or fix anything I can see wrong with it. I'm planning on making it a daily while I give the Gutlass some much needed love. Sorry for the bad pics, I'll add some more later.
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