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09-09-2014 #1
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87' Monte Carlo SS Build
Here I found a 87' Monte Carlo SS for a decent price. The story on this car was the previous owners wife hit a deer with the car. He started to repair it and gave up on it. So it sat in the mud next to the barn for 5 years. My plan is to do some body mods, custom wheels, and install a twin turbo LS drivetrain.
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09-09-2014 #2
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Here we started stripping the car and inspecting the damage. Thats what sitting in the mud will do.
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Here we started doing repairs and more repairs after finding more damage. With T-tops you can be ready to do some repairs at the roof.
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Bought a new cowl hood and fender(of course fender did'nt fit right).
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Pulled body apart and stripped paint.
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Great to see another G body coming back from the dead. How the frame? They are known to rot.
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Frame looked good. We started stripping front of frame and worked our way back.
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Here we installed a Frame Notch Kit, Rear Disc Brakes and other goodies on the suspension. We also stripped the frame and floor boards and repainted.
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More body work and added mini tubs. We coated everthing when finished.
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I came up with a design for my wheels. Showwheels USA built them. Going with a 335/30/ZR18 18x12 in the rear and a 265/35/ZR18 18x10 in the front. Using Toyo Proxes R888 tires.
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Got the tires mounted. Now for a trial fit. By the way, the wheels are Uni directional. The tires stuck out from the wheel well a little. So we have a fix for that.
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Adding some finishing touches.
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Added some more custom touches. We eliminated the side marker lights.
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More sanding on the body. Got everthing arrow straight. And now in primer.
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Sorry double posted.
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Here we are doing major hip surgery to Monte SS.
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I was going to install a billet grille on my Monte SS. But since we did all this custom work to it, why not do a custom made grille?
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What material is that honeycomb made out of?
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x2 and where did you buy it from?
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I believe it's ABS plastic. I found it on Ebay. It comes in a 47x15" sheet. Item# 400763691082
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