My 83 Monte Carlo SS carb LS build

[Opie Knievel]

Heater box installed, no rust in the trunk that I managed to get open, and the frame cleaned up and ready for paint.View attachment 57500View attachment 57501View attachment 57502

I'm jealous of your trunk. Mine has some rust issues.

 

[6spdg37s]

I'm jealous of your trunk. Mine has some rust issues.

thanks ! like i had said originally this car literally fell in my lap I didn't want to take on another project at the time but I couldn't pass this car up.

 

[6spdg37s]

some things I need to get once the motor is set are :

-Gauges
-both side window regulators/motors
-both side door lock actuators
-new door lock and window switches
-trunk solenoid (not sure where to find this)

 

[Opie Knievel]

some things I need to get once the motor is set are :

-Gauges
-both side window regulators/motors
-both side door lock actuators
-new door lock and window switches
-trunk solenoid (not sure where to find this)

You have the power trunk popper?

 

[6spdg37s]

You have the power trunk popper?

the button is there... the solenoid was hanging by the wire and is seized up/broken, I tossed it, wouldn't move at all , the previous owner deleted the trunk key hole sooooooo... I am not drilling a hole in the trunk again so I will have to find another solenoid...

I wish it just had the key hole would make my life much easier lol

 

[6spdg37s]

Went by the shop today since it was warm and sunny out to paint the frame: looks like it came out pretty good. well c how it dries

 

[6spdg37s]

nothin new today... waiting for my heads to be finished, then going to finish putting the motor together and should be ready to swap it in soon !

 

[Opie Knievel]

It's looking good so far. I gotta give you plenty of credit for having lots of motivation. You've dove into this project head first and you're really making good progress. Every time you post I say to myself, "You gotta make some progress on your car. The dude on the forum has done more to his car in a month than you've done to yours in a year!" Lol. Thanks for being such a good motivator. Keep us posted. I'm enjoying watching your build.

 

[6spdg37s]

It's looking good so far. I gotta give you plenty of credit for having lots of motivation. You've dove into this project head first and you're really making good progress. Every time you post I say to myself, "You gotta make some progress on your car. The dude on the forum has done more to his car in a month than you've done to yours in a year!" Lol. Thanks for being such a good motivator. Keep us posted. I'm enjoying watching your build.

Thanks man well I'm single and the car is at my shop so when it gets slow I try to get some stuff done ... it's also been unseasonably warm so I'm taking advantage of that plus I would like to have the motor in before it snows.

I hate having stuff lay around.

You gotta c the other Ls swap my boy has I'll post pics in another thread

 

[6spdg37s]

So I am going to get 20' roll of 3/8 rubber fuel line to run from the tank, to 100 micron filter to pump to 40 micron filter to regulator , then from regulator going to run the -6an jegs regulator to carb kit (looks cleaner)