galeaiii
09-28-2010, 09:50 AM
This is a small list of what I've done in the past 7 years:
Driveline:
383 ci. Small Block
TH350 w/Shift Kit
Stock Rear End w/3.73 Gear
Cooling:
Two Core Aluminum Radiator
Duel Electric Fans
Brakes:
Front-12” F-Body Cross Drilled & Slotted Disc
Rear-10” F-Body Cross Drilled & Slotted Disc
All stainless lines (Brake, Fuel, Trans)
Body:
Goodmark 2” Steel Cowl Hood
Power Antenna Frenched in Rear Quarter Panel
Firebird Rear Deck Spoiler
PST Urethane Body Mounts
Tubular Transmission Crossmember
Exhaust:
Hooker Competition Headers
Pypes 2 ˝” X-Pipe
Flowmaster 40 Series Mufflers
Suspension:
Front:
Hotchkis Tubular Upper A-Arms
Hotchkis 1 3/8” Sway Bar
Hotchkis Coil Springs 1” Lowered 600lb/in
Hotchkis 5/8 Machined Tie Rod Sleeves
Q-A1 12 Way Adjustable Stocker Star AL Shocks
B-Body Spindles
Rear:
Hotchkis Adjustable Upper Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Boxed Lower Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Coil Springs 1” Lowered 135 lb/in
Hotchkis Trailing Arm Mount Braces
Hotchkis 1” Sway Bar
Q-A1 12 Way Adjustable Stocker Star AL Shocks
I purchased this Monte SS in the spring of 2001. It was a total disaster. The first project was the body. Both Quarter Panels, Both Doors, the Trunk Lid one Fender and the Radiator Support were replaced. About a year later I took the body off the frame and went crazy. The frame rails were gone from the rear wheels to the rear bumper and most of the body mounts had rusted through. So with the body already done I decided to rebuild the frame, and since it was apart I couldn’t go back stock so I started collecting parts until I had everything I wanted to put it back together with. From then till now turned out to be about a 7 year project. Future plans for “Christine” (as my wife calls her) are : a larger small block, 6 speed transmission and a 12 bolt rear end for the drive line, a refined update of the interior, 18” wheels & tires, and a fresh paint job.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/MyMonte006-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/MyMonte013-1.jpg
Driveline:
383 ci. Small Block
TH350 w/Shift Kit
Stock Rear End w/3.73 Gear
Cooling:
Two Core Aluminum Radiator
Duel Electric Fans
Brakes:
Front-12” F-Body Cross Drilled & Slotted Disc
Rear-10” F-Body Cross Drilled & Slotted Disc
All stainless lines (Brake, Fuel, Trans)
Body:
Goodmark 2” Steel Cowl Hood
Power Antenna Frenched in Rear Quarter Panel
Firebird Rear Deck Spoiler
PST Urethane Body Mounts
Tubular Transmission Crossmember
Exhaust:
Hooker Competition Headers
Pypes 2 ˝” X-Pipe
Flowmaster 40 Series Mufflers
Suspension:
Front:
Hotchkis Tubular Upper A-Arms
Hotchkis 1 3/8” Sway Bar
Hotchkis Coil Springs 1” Lowered 600lb/in
Hotchkis 5/8 Machined Tie Rod Sleeves
Q-A1 12 Way Adjustable Stocker Star AL Shocks
B-Body Spindles
Rear:
Hotchkis Adjustable Upper Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Boxed Lower Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Coil Springs 1” Lowered 135 lb/in
Hotchkis Trailing Arm Mount Braces
Hotchkis 1” Sway Bar
Q-A1 12 Way Adjustable Stocker Star AL Shocks
I purchased this Monte SS in the spring of 2001. It was a total disaster. The first project was the body. Both Quarter Panels, Both Doors, the Trunk Lid one Fender and the Radiator Support were replaced. About a year later I took the body off the frame and went crazy. The frame rails were gone from the rear wheels to the rear bumper and most of the body mounts had rusted through. So with the body already done I decided to rebuild the frame, and since it was apart I couldn’t go back stock so I started collecting parts until I had everything I wanted to put it back together with. From then till now turned out to be about a 7 year project. Future plans for “Christine” (as my wife calls her) are : a larger small block, 6 speed transmission and a 12 bolt rear end for the drive line, a refined update of the interior, 18” wheels & tires, and a fresh paint job.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/MyMonte006-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/09/MyMonte013-1.jpg