1981 Monte Carlo project

[street sweeper]

Rewired my Taurus/Tbird fan, tried to clean and tuck the wiring as best I could. I need a distribution block and a relay bank to really clean it up. cleaned and installed my coolant reservoir since it’s better than the milk jug that was being utilized.

 

[lilbowtie]

An idea for you - I made a radiator top plate that cleaned things up and kept it rubber mounted.

 

[street sweeper]

An idea for you - I made a radiator top plate that cleaned things up and kept it rubber mounted.

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Looks good! Maybe a project I’ll take on this winter.

 

[sportriderOK]

This has come a long way really fast! Looking great!

 

[street sweeper]

This has come a long way really fast! Looking great!

Thank you sir. Took it out for a drive last night, my first real road test since ive purchased it. Current problem to address is after everything is hot i have 0 oil pressure reading at idle, but as soon as the RPM goes up at all i get pressure back...

 

[street sweeper]

so upon doing some research I am hoping that a cheap oil filter is the culprit for my low oil pressure at warm idle. I will be changing the filter Monday. Also got some info from the previous owner and will update the first post with specifics.

 

[street sweeper]

Installed my exhaust, jegs 2.5" dual exhuast.
Changed the oil and filter

idle clip of the exhaust.

 

[Z48LT1]

Sounds good! How's it sound at cruising speed? Any resonant rpm zones?

 

[Northernregal]

This is a cool project. I’m in to watch.

 

[street sweeper]

Sounds good! How's it sound at cruising speed? Any resonant rpm zones?

i haven't gotten that many miles on it, plus right now i have two holes in my floor and no carpet... so my perception of it so isnt super comparable. Plus my car has 3.43 gears and no OD on a 26" tire, so im turning some rpm above 50 mph. Its just a massive improvement over the no muffler 3" side pipes i had on it...