87 Monte Carlo LS

[pagrunt]

The heads are unported and I plan to do a bit of porting but not too much for my sanitys sake.

Those are the '68 & older heads, no holes for you accessory brackets or even a trmp switch/sender hole. IMO I'd sell them to someone who is doing a resto or hot rods the older heads & get something simular in a more modern head. It'll be too much of a headache (+$$) have to go retro with a short water pump & matching accessory brackets & getting hoses made to use a older style P/S pump. A good set of 2.02 heads from summit would work & be budget friendly.

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[RabbitHoleSS]

I actually had a set of 186s on my 355. It was a fun driver. I used a comp 280h cam,1.5 roller rockers, guideplates, performer rpm intake,2.02/1.60 valves,and the mods i mentioned above. I ran 93 in it exclusively. Id guess it made around 300rwhp. I used these brackets from ict. They looked and fit great. Just make sure you have the right power steering pump with the removable stud on the back. Heres a pic of the wrong kind of pump to use with these brackets.

Hers the right kind. With the removable stud on the back.

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It sounds like you got most parts to put it back together and drive it.

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For reference on that fender bolt. Heres the fender side. Its slotted.

Heres the body side. As you can see I broke the clip when i removed it. But if you got that bolt spinning the fender should be loose enough to pull out. Just gotta put some *ss in it since its being held in with rust and mud.

Also if you use the ict brackets make sure to torque the bolts down again about a week after install. Or use some threadlocker cuz i lost a nut off mine. Cool car hopefully you get it goin before the white stuff flies.

 

[fleming442]

There's not much point in buying a welder if you want a rat-rod-style floor repair unless you can find a steel sign. Most are aluminum, so just caulk and rivet in place (not that I would know).

 

[Montepit87]

I actually had a set of 186s on my 355. It was a fun driver. I used a comp 280h cam,1.5 roller rockers, guideplates, performer rpm intake,2.02/1.60 valves,and the mods i mentioned above. I ran 93 in it exclusively. Id guess it made around 300rwhp. I used these brackets from ict. They looked and fit great. Just make sure you have the right power steering pump with the removable stud on the back. Heres a pic of the wrong kind of pump to use with these brackets. View attachment 159058
Hers the right kind. With the removable stud on the back.

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It sounds like you got most parts to put it back together and drive it.

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For reference on that fender bolt. Heres the fender side. Its slotted. View attachment 159051
Heres the body side. As you can see I broke the clip when i removed it. But if you got that bolt spinning the fender should be loose enough to pull out. Just gotta put some *ss in it since its being held in with rust and mud. View attachment 159052
Also if you use the ict brackets make sure to torque the bolts down again about a week after install. Or use some threadlocker cuz i lost a nut off mine. Cool car hopefully you get it goin before the white stuff flies.

I got a pile of sand coming out of the same spot I try to hammer the fender on that part because it's currently pinching the bolt. Thanks for the tips!

 

[Montepit87]

Those are the '68 & older heads, no holes for you accessory brackets or even a trmp switch/sender hole. IMO I'd sell them to someone who is doing a resto or hot rods the older heads & get something simular in a more modern head. It'll be too much of a headache (+$$) have to go retro with a short water pump & matching accessory brackets & getting hoses made to use a older style P/S pump. A good set of 2.02 heads from summit would work & be budget friendly.

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I'm sticking with these heads for the time being. I dont want to sell them yet.

 

[Montepit87]

These are the two intakes I currently have. I got the edelbrock for a different project motor and the holley with the heads I got. I could run one of them but I hear that dual planes are better for torque and I dont know which one I'm using quite yet. I might try to trade for a dual plane.

 

[Montepit87]

I got the headliner board out too despite my attempts to do it the right way. I wanted to be cheap and reuse it after recovering it with fabric but that was a no go apparently

 

[Montepit87]

I got some new parts on some good deals. 50 bucks for the mallory and I just couldn't let the intake go so I had to buy it. Decided on the flat taper and I'm buying it next paycheck which will be a minute due to quarantine.

 

[Tony1968]

Good deals 👌

 

[1320John$$$]

View attachment 162903 View attachment 162904 I got some new parts on some good deals. 50 bucks for the mallory and I just couldn't let the intake go so I had to buy it. Decided on the flat taper and I'm buying it next paycheck which will be a minute due to quarantine.

Make sure all the threaded holes aren’t stripped before you go bolting it onto the motor