i found her -- cars

found her today & bought her.

1985 Monte Carlo project car ima thinking ss trim package (like NASCAR), & a 350 with street blower. cant wait to get those OG wire 14x7 rims & Hankook tires off her.


http://whatboyswant.com/forum_read/5285101/1/10/new_project_car.html

Wow, them are some ugly wheels

I'll expect updated pictures regularly on your progress

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Originally posted by DEMO

Wow, them are some ugly wheels

I'll expect updated pictures regularly on your progress

i hate that low rider crap... kids had her & played with minor body work - shes a southern car.

craigers or centerline rims for this old ride.... besides if i was gonna pimp her low rider- i'd go with reverse spinning hubcaps and raise her 3" -- go ahead and figure that one out... just remember someone called me ANAL

Looks like it has potential.

A '77 Monte is one of my all time faves.

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Originally posted by bustMall

Looks like it has potential.

A '77 Monte is one of my all time faves.

hard to find around here. '85 was my 1st girlfriends mothers car when i had my '69 Lemans.

we still chat daily & this freaked her hard..lol ooopsy

Gonna nick name her "midnight gambler"

looks like a nice project.. the wheels would be the first thing to go for me..

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Originally posted by FATHERTIME

looks like a nice project.. the wheels would be the first thing to go for me..

just gonna get some junkyard 14" rims & rubber so i can move her around.. body first, already lined up a motor & trans from a reliable dude at work.. i forget the exact spec's but it's a buitl 350 with holley 750 double pumper already tuned to motor trans is rebuilt turbo 350 heavy duty clutches, shift kit etc... told him not to sell it "it's mine"...lol. i'm gonna have to reinforce the frame so the windshield doesn't crack from frame twisting..lol sh$t is gonna be big honking bad a$$ memory car for me...

good thing Bithlo raceway not to far from me.. i can get an actual 1/4 mile time on her.. heavy a$$ car so i'm prolly looking at 12 -14 seconds... aint looking to race her.. those days are gone with my '69 LeMans

have a great day

it's always good to have a track nearby so you can see what she'll do...

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it's always good to have a track nearby so you can see what she'll do...

also dyno time nearby lol

here's the 350 motor & trans.. story goes a guy with a 60's era El Camino had this motor & trans PROFESSIONALLY done. He installed it & promptly gave himself dirty underwear, sold it to a dude I know where it's just sitting there... lol specs to come in a few days.... asking price $1000.00

You get'er done, I'd be tempted to drive over east side and take a look'C

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Originally posted by bustMall

You get'er done, I'd be tempted to drive over east side and take a look'C

ima only 3 hr cruise away.. can even put ya up in my house over night so ya dont have to drive 6 hrs in 1 day..lol

funny how i'm just about outta fun money so fast...

that's cars for you... you can never have enough money...

this is what happens when your a dork and gear the rear to high- meh thinks he could go with a 3.07 posi
[youtube]SoQjEYrvjbU[/youtube]



midnight gambler is coming home this friday !

if you got the tire under her to handle the motor, and the right rear you may get down to the 10-11 sec area. My fathers 72 deville with factory 472 hits the high 13s low 14s and those things are about 5800lbs where as that Monte is only about 3400 pounds maybe a tad more. built 350 with a 750 double pump and good cams and crank should give you somewhere between 300-350 horse possible a little more depending on pistons, intake and exhaust ports in heads, and flow through the intake manifold itself which is a lot more then she had in 85 which was around 180 so yeah stiffen the body up. And for God's sake get rid of those ridiculous clown wheels, if you can get the stock wheels for the SS package they were some nice looking wheels or American Racing's Vintage wheels also look great on that body style.

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this is what happens when your a dork and gear the rear to high- meh thinks he could go with a 3.07 posi
[youtube]SoQjEYrvjbU[/youtube]



midnight gambler is coming home this friday !

would say he was using 3.07 rear and in need of a 3.23 or 3.42

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Originally posted by A.B.D.

this is what happens when your a dork and gear the rear to high- meh thinks he could go with a 3.07 posi
[youtube]SoQjEYrvjbU[/youtube]



midnight gambler is coming home this friday !

that car sounds good.. and hell with the 307 highway gears, you need 410 or there about if you want to go fast in the 1/4 mile on h.p. ... if you run a power adder you can get away with not so steep gears... my car has 373's but i have a 540 big block with 2 nos systems...

I would put some where between 3:63 and 3:89 in the rear of the car so you got a car that is fairly decent in the 1/4 and still be a decent day driver.

cool car cant wait to see it finished