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GearBear74 - where about in Kansas? I'm in Valley Center. We bought a '71 Monte in '73. Still one my favorite cars that we have ever had. Samon metallic with ivory top and interion with rally wheels. Sweet.

Thanks for all the info. The Southside Machine kit looks a lot like what I built for myself, except I used a piece of 1/2"x3" bar and had it cold formed 45* on each side. It was fun learning how to develop a 3"x45* esclispe to notch the ends with. (None of my old drafting templates were that...

When I bought my '84 Monte Carlo it had the OEM 8.5 rear axle with an aftermarket mini-spool. I ended up buying the car without the motor, transmission or rear axle. Since then I have been building the axle brackets and adjustable upper control arms and brackets to install a Ford 8.8 axle out...

Any time you look at a "9" Ford", turn it over and look at the center stud in the housing, thru the third member. It might be worth your time to have a deep 9/16" socket and an extension in your pocket. Try to put the socket on the nut. A 9" has that stud in a recess. You won't be able to put...

I didn't know if it was acceptable to link to cars for sale or not. I see others doing it, so here's something you might want to see: https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/85-monte-carlo-ss-aero-coupe/6542752403.html

Please elaborate on the term "TRUCK CHASSIS KIT". I hadn't heard of that before you mentioned it. Thanks.

You could donate the Pontiac and likely write off enough to make some profit. My wife has always driven the "new car" at our house. My daily driver is a '97 F-150 with the gas hog 5.4 option. Well, "daily driver" until the gas went up so high. The wife told me to go get something else to...

There's a publication called, "Places Rated Almanac". It shows the demographics of most metro areas in the country. Really useful in picking a place to live and in picking places to avoid. Kansas and Oklahoma don't have the scenery of Colorado, but they do have much lower cost of living and...

Well, while the Chevy intake manifold can't be used on your Olds engine, it CAN be used in your Oldsmobile. All you need is a Small block Chevy engine to adapt the manifold to your chassis. It should bolt right in. Now, while that sounds like a smart-azz answer, from a practical viewpoint, if...

Not too much to see right now. But I do appreciate your interest. I just came in from the garage after spending two hours finishing up grinding what was left of the Explorer brackets and spring pads on the 8.8 housing tubes. When I get the upper bushing bracket back from the steel shop and get...

Has someone else installed a Ford 8.8 axle out of an Explorer in their G Body, or am I the genie pig here? The cost of 9" Fords have gone beyond reason. I bought the complete 8.8 axle out of a four wheel drive Explorer, with a 3.74:1 Trac-Loc, disc brakes and 31 spline axles for $250. I used...

Several years ago I would see one of those sitting in the employee parking area at the Sam's Club in West Wichita. Just a daily driver; but not beyond fixing. Only one I've ever seen in person. Interesting rare cars.

It's not often, at my age that I get to be a "new guy". From Kansas. Quit drag racing some years back because I couldn't tolerate all the crap any longer. Got bored and just couldn't get used to having clean fingernails and hands without scrapes and scabs. I picked up some parts to build a...