78 Monte 4 speed
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Welcome back Geo's!
Nice to see you on here again! Car looks great, looking forward to seeing and hearing all about the progress on it.
Donovan
Nice to see you on here again! Car looks great, looking forward to seeing and hearing all about the progress on it.
Donovan
Ok back w a couple build pics and history- I bought the 78 Monte in October of 2014, original 4 speed(1700 made), from the 3rd owner in south bend, Indiana. The car was mostly original, repainted black from silver outside (burgundy interior). I knew it had some rust in the trunk above the weatherstrip as it was a bondo job. The car ran and looked good from 15 feet. The 305 was, well, a 305- not much power. I planned on just fixing the rust over that winter but once I started on that, I found the rear quarter same side of hole was ALL BONDO- they did a nice job sanding in the lines, but by the time I dealt with that, I had my bro-in-laws heated garage so I thought we could rip it apart, body-off, clean paint and replace a larger engine in about a year- well before the wife would know... Started the process, got everything apart and body on rotisserie, frame apart.... And then, they decided they were selling their house and I had 90 days!!! So, I worked feverishly getting the new floor pan welded in, got the frame cleaned, powder coated and then went ballistic. UMI Stage 11, strange Eng 3:50 posi, Jody's transmissions m23 high strength(more later) 4 speed so we could get a roller and get the body and the roller to Mitch Mumbower at Relic Restomods for the rebuild... More later, thanks...
... Started the process, got everything apart and body on rotisserie, frame apart.... And then, they decided they were selling their house and I had 90 days!!! So, I worked feverishly getting the new floor pan welded in, got the frame cleaned, powder coated and then went ballistic. UMI Stage 11, strange Eng 3:50 posi, Jody's transmissions m23 high strength(more later) 4 speed so we could get a roller and get the body and the roller to Mitch Mumbower at Relic Restomods for the rebuild... More later, thanks...Attachments
Graham Jones @ fast times Motorworks dart block 400 cid, roller cam approx 550hp-
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