1972 Monte Carlo - Resto Mod

[jaybee]

I too have always loved the looks of those Gen1 Montes.

[dr.bombay]

The car started out life as a plain ol 350 with a th350 trans and a 2bbl carb and AC in Placer gold (think sweet potato + squash baby food) with a black vinyl top.

Somewhere along the way, someone added an edelbrock dual-plane aluminum manifold and 4bbl carb along with some flowmaster 44s. The AC compressor went MIA at some point as well.

After getting the car home, pulling the carpet and going over its condition in detail, a few things jumped out.

First of all, it *really* a survivor. the basic maintenance has been done but there are a whole lot of original parts here (bushings, springs, etc).

There is serious rust through around the back window (thank you, vinyl roof) and at the bottom of the trailing edge of the front fenders (GM A-body “cowl clog”). After gutting the interior panels, carpet, saggy headliner and seats, there was a rust hole in the rear seat floorpan courtesy of a lone acid-spewing AA battery that probably fell out of someone’s pocket and last saw the light of day during the George W Bush administration. That was about the extent of rust that was found.

First order of business will be dealing with the rear window rust

[Kenova]

............. in Placer gold (think sweet potato + squash baby food) ............

LOL
At least you're not describing what comes out the other end.

Ken

[dr.bombay]

Tacked in the patch panels after some weld through primer. Realize the weld through primer will have to get sanded off or sealed before paint since the zinc/etc in the weld through primer may not play nice with body filler, seam sealer, or regular primer. Next steps are to tack in the passenger side and weld up both sides and grind down flat being careful not to add so much heat from either welding or grinding to create warpage. After that will come the center fill panel

[dr.bombay]

Reconstructive surgery on the pass side. Feel kind of like Dr Nick Riviera...

[SPLATT71MC]

Nice to see another Monte Carlo build. I've been working away at mine little by little for about 7 years now.
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...71-Monte-Carlo

[dr.bombay]

Nice to see another Monte Carlo build. I've been working away at mine little by little for about 7 years now.
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...71-Monte-Carlo

Love it!