Hello from So Cal

[dr.bombay]

Hello - Greetings from Southern California. New to the site and will soon be posting on my first build project: resto-mod 1972 Monte Carlo which I am (re) building with my son. I have been tinkering with cars for a long time but I am an amateur and have never take on a restoration.



By way of introduction, I am a long time gearhead. I love performance and the nostalgia of these cars but I like to tinker, overthink things, and do everything the hard way (engineering school might have been good for something after all) so I can figure out the easier way for next time. This build is intended to be a resto-mod. I want to keep the major cues of the original design but with a huge nod to modern suspension, safety, brakes, tires, engine control, etc and some more subtle custom touches. I want to do as much of the work as possible, partly for $$ reasons, and partly to learn as much as I can which is why I am starting w a garden variety “survivor” and not an SS/Custom or other collector item (more details to follow - stay tuned). With the realities of a small garage, day job, family commitments, and no outdoor workspace, I will be realistic about farming out certain items. From a performance standpoint, I want a modern powertrain, 6-speed manual trans, good handling and brakes, and a platform for 450-500 wheel HP (eventually). It will not be a show car and I am pretty tolerant of body and paint blemishes (read “personality” rather than “patina”).