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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by abajc3 Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:22 am
why did you put that torn bench back in?
tell me something, how is with used g3 parts in norway? i know there are lots of us car junkyards in sweden and they have quite a few g3s too. shipping quotes from usa are just outrageous for bigger or heavier parts.
tell me something, how is with used g3 parts in norway? i know there are lots of us car junkyards in sweden and they have quite a few g3s too. shipping quotes from usa are just outrageous for bigger or heavier parts.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:00 pm
I'm planning to get the bench upholstered. But it won't be cheap, minimum $850.
Parts for my Monte weren't too easy to find. I called the biggest US Car junk yard in the country, and they had never had one in their inventory. The hood and door came from a guy who contacted me on a forum.
Besides that I haven't seen any g3 parts for sale in the biggest classifieds here the last two years. Seems like the g3 A-bodies here are quite rare except the Monte Carlo and El Camino. Can't ever recall seeing a Laguna for sale.
Used Caprice parts are quite easy to find, same with Camaros, Corvettes and old Chevelles. Those are the most popular cars by far.
If I'm on a shopping spree I usually buy from the US, and use a company that ships from New Jersey, either by plane or boat. For instance, the freight rate for 150kg of load on boat is $62.
So there are few cars in Slovenia then?
Parts for my Monte weren't too easy to find. I called the biggest US Car junk yard in the country, and they had never had one in their inventory. The hood and door came from a guy who contacted me on a forum.
Besides that I haven't seen any g3 parts for sale in the biggest classifieds here the last two years. Seems like the g3 A-bodies here are quite rare except the Monte Carlo and El Camino. Can't ever recall seeing a Laguna for sale.
Used Caprice parts are quite easy to find, same with Camaros, Corvettes and old Chevelles. Those are the most popular cars by far.
If I'm on a shopping spree I usually buy from the US, and use a company that ships from New Jersey, either by plane or boat. For instance, the freight rate for 150kg of load on boat is $62.
So there are few cars in Slovenia then?
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Limey SE Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:59 pm
I have some white front covers you could adapt ....... I have here i am not running a bench anymore has top and bottom for front
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by abajc3 Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:41 pm
850? are we talking about genuine leather or vinyl?
which company do you use? that is surprisingly cheap! just for example, a friend needed a pair of "fast burn" mopar heads and the shipping quote was more than 600$!
there are very few american cars on our roads, except here in my neck of the woods lol. same with bikes, my dad has the only harley in our county. and as far as i know, mine is the only g3 A body in the whole country. that puts the rarity on a whole diferent level lol:)
sorry for the OT though, im glad to see your car is coming together nicely! keep up the good work!
which company do you use? that is surprisingly cheap! just for example, a friend needed a pair of "fast burn" mopar heads and the shipping quote was more than 600$!
there are very few american cars on our roads, except here in my neck of the woods lol. same with bikes, my dad has the only harley in our county. and as far as i know, mine is the only g3 A body in the whole country. that puts the rarity on a whole diferent level lol:)
sorry for the OT though, im glad to see your car is coming together nicely! keep up the good work!
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:02 am
Limey wrote:I have some white front covers you could adapt ....... I have here i am not running a bench anymore has top and bottom for front
That's interesting. What condition is it in, and have you got any pictures?
abajc3 wrote:850? are we talking about genuine leather or vinyl?
which company do you use? that is surprisingly cheap! just for example, a friend needed a pair of "fast burn" mopar heads and the shipping quote was more than 600$!
there are very few american cars on our roads, except here in my neck of the woods lol. same with bikes, my dad has the only harley in our county. and as far as i know, mine is the only g3 A body in the whole country. that puts the rarity on a whole diferent level lol:)
sorry for the OT though, im glad to see your car is coming together nicely! keep up the good work!
That was leather, and the price was an estimate.
The name of the company is JetCarrier. They only ship to scandinavia unfortunatly, but I'm surprised if there aren't any similar companies down south in Europe. When you register they give you a mailbox in New Jersey, which you use as shipping adress when you shop online. If the store is to ship heavy items with their international rates, it gets quite expensive like you say.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:17 pm
i love that color............................good job
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Limey SE Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:05 pm
Fishgrinder wrote:Limey wrote:I have some white front covers you could adapt ....... I have here i am not running a bench anymore has top and bottom for front
That's interesting. What condition is it in, and have you got any pictures?
yea let me take some here in next day or so
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:35 pm
Had a very good session in the garage this weekend! For once things didn't work against me. The Monte God must have been in a good mood 
Got hold of Corvette Rallies just when I was about to give up! They'll get an Autosol treatment
New lock cylinder kit
Spent like one hour looking for the small linkage between the lock to the door latch assembly. Turned out it was inside the door, in the bottom hehe
Got the windows in without breaking them. This was much easier than I expected
Put the new wheels on in the rear, since the old ones where leaking
I didn't get nuts with the wheels, so I had to use the old ones, which don't really engage properly. But the car is just
going to stay there anyway until I get correct nuts.
The weather outside these days
I've basically done all that's possible without ordering new parts. So my plan ahead is to order all the stuff I need from the US, get it shipped by boat, and continue work during my Easter vacation in April.
Got hold of Corvette Rallies just when I was about to give up! They'll get an Autosol treatment
New lock cylinder kit
Spent like one hour looking for the small linkage between the lock to the door latch assembly. Turned out it was inside the door, in the bottom hehe
Got the windows in without breaking them. This was much easier than I expected
Put the new wheels on in the rear, since the old ones where leaking
I didn't get nuts with the wheels, so I had to use the old ones, which don't really engage properly. But the car is just
going to stay there anyway until I get correct nuts.
The weather outside these days
I've basically done all that's possible without ordering new parts. So my plan ahead is to order all the stuff I need from the US, get it shipped by boat, and continue work during my Easter vacation in April.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:34 pm
those wheels look like a good idea. might have to get me a set of those 
PLEASE DONT USE THOSE NUTS.PLEASE GET THE RIGHT ONES.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-82-Chevrolet-Corvette-Aluminum-Wheel-Lug-Nut-Set-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ade9610fbQQitemZ390281433339QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
PLEASE DONT USE THOSE NUTS.PLEASE GET THE RIGHT ONES.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-82-Chevrolet-Corvette-Aluminum-Wheel-Lug-Nut-Set-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ade9610fbQQitemZ390281433339QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:44 pm
Absolutely Chris I just didn't have choice, will order as soon as possible.
I just didn't have choice, will order as soon as possible.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:11 pm
Fishgrinder wrote:Absolutely Chris
what size tires are those? they look right at home on that monte.
BTW the other chris' monte has the 350 springs under it as per the conversations weve had.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:20 am
1973 454 MONTE wrote:Fishgrinder wrote:Absolutely Chris
what size tires are those? they look right at home on that monte.
BTW the other chris' monte has the 350 springs under it as per the conversations weve had.
245/60/15 , still going for 275/60 though
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by The Dude Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:21 am
Welcome to the Corvette wheel club! 
Those are a damn fine choice if I do say so myself.
Those are a damn fine choice if I do say so myself.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:41 pm
Rago wrote:Welcome to the Corvette wheel club!
they do look bad a$$ with that blue
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973montec Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:08 pm
Rago wrote:Welcome to the Corvette wheel club!
sorry i went with the rallies you also love sooooo much
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:32 pm
here are some cheap nuts...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619&item=170602721833&viewitem=&category=33749
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619&item=170602721833&viewitem=&category=33749
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:03 am
Placed and order at Summit Racing yesterday.
NAPA wouldn't accept foreign billing adresses, so I had to go with the MOOG springs Summit had Chris.
NAPA wouldn't accept foreign billing adresses, so I had to go with the MOOG springs Summit had Chris.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by The Dude Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:37 am
At least you know it will ride like new. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:23 am
Managed to get some work done during the hollidays last week.
Here is some of the stuff I got from Summit and OPG (not the wood )
Dismantling of front control arms
Took care to document the camber shims. I taped them together after the arms came off.
Got help from my father with pressing out the old bushings and ball joints. Turned out
to be quite time consuming as we had to aim perfectly with the rams to not damage the control
arms
Then I cleaned up the parts and gave them a crude paint job with an anti-rust oil mixed in it
Also put Tectyl in the wheel wells and on the sway bar
Here the new bushings and ball joints are in, also new pivot shafts for the upper arms
Then I started to put it together again, but unfortunately I didn't have the right spring
compressor to install the new coil springs. So I just had to stop here.
I'll clean up the break calipers when I replace the hoses.
Here is some of the stuff I got from Summit and OPG (not the wood
)Dismantling of front control arms
Took care to document the camber shims. I taped them together after the arms came off.
Got help from my father with pressing out the old bushings and ball joints. Turned out
to be quite time consuming as we had to aim perfectly with the rams to not damage the control
arms
Then I cleaned up the parts and gave them a crude paint job with an anti-rust oil mixed in it
Also put Tectyl in the wheel wells and on the sway bar
Here the new bushings and ball joints are in, also new pivot shafts for the upper arms
Then I started to put it together again, but unfortunately I didn't have the right spring
compressor to install the new coil springs. So I just had to stop here.
I'll clean up the break calipers when I replace the hoses.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Limey SE Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:27 am
sweet progress Grinder keep it going buddy its almost there
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:42 am
Thanks Limey! I've actually been quite optimistic ever since the paint job was finished hehe.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by 1973 454 MONTE Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:07 am
good job dude. everything is looking like a pro did the job. dont be so hard on your self. those bfg's will look right at home.
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Re: 1975 Monte Carlo
by Fishgrinder Fri May 20, 2011 4:15 am
This weekend I'll put the springs in, as I've gotten hold of the correct tool.
I didn't mention this last time, but the rotor kit I got from Summit didn't fit. Turned out it was for first generation Monte Carlo. So I also bought new rotors. But I'll sell the old ones, and that will probably zero out the costs.
I was just thinking about a thing: is it stupid to put the support jacks where they are in this picture, for long periods of time? Because most of the engine weight is in front of the rams now, and on the frame.
I didn't mention this last time, but the rotor kit I got from Summit didn't fit. Turned out it was for first generation Monte Carlo. So I also bought new rotors. But I'll sell the old ones, and that will probably zero out the costs.
I was just thinking about a thing: is it stupid to put the support jacks where they are in this picture, for long periods of time? Because most of the engine weight is in front of the rams now, and on the frame.
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