1985 Monte Carlo SS from the ground up.....

[69bigblock]

When I was trying to clean the frame I said to myself this isn't going to work. Going to take too longand probably not come out how I would like. So I was looking for prices to sandblast, dam there were places really expensive. I'm trying to keep the price of this build lowest as I can.. So I found a place and compared to the rest that I called it was very CHEAP..
So I loaded it up and brought down...

 

[pontiacgp]

I always wanted to a frame off on a car. So I made wooden Dolly so I need to separate body from the frame.. Also couple of friends mention these frame prone to rot at the body mounts.. Which I found a total of 5..

what happened to the Nova?

 

[69bigblock]

I still have my 1969 nova. Year or so ago, I actually had another nova (72) that I was doing for her, which was a project, bought this monte and sold the nova...

 

[69bigblock]

Received the frame loaded it on the trailer and back to its home.. Frame was sandblasted, primed, painted black.. Came out much nicer than if I did it myself... Cost for all that was $250.00... Definitely worth the money and was really surprised when he gave me a quote before I brought down...

 

[69bigblock]

Next on the list was the rear end. Monte came with 3.73 non-posi, which is stupid. You would think that all Monte SS come factory posi rear.. Found a complete 3rd gen camaro posi rear near by. (Cheap) friend of mine recently bought a 91rs camaro so we split the cost I took the posi unit he wanted the housing. Removed the posi..

 

[fleming442]

Get the discs, too?

 

[69bigblock]

the rear did come with disc brakes.. I really did think about using them, but for what I want they would be too small. So I took the rear disc caliper mounts off and set them aside so maybe someone would buy them for cheap..lol

 

[69bigblock]

So I did buy a set of 4th gen 2000 camaro rear disc breaks off eBay. So I broke out the sawzaw and went to town cutting the axle flange, drilling the new holes. Mounted the camaro backing plates making sure everything fits.. Then I removed all the seals and axle bearings from the rear so I can clean it up..

 

[69bigblock]

So I then grab the front control arms and the rear and sent them off to be sandblasted. Threw them and my friends rear in the trunk of my car...

 

[69bigblock]

Paid $140 for all front control arms and both rears to be blasted/primed/painted. Definitely worth it.