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Thread: YAY!!!! it moves under it own power nowPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:28 am
          
   
   

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    YAY!!!! it moves under it own power nowPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:28 am

     



    Well sort of....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwtMWotrhPg

    i installed new shocks and droped her down

    some times i do feel like i have a crayon in the brain
    1981 Chevy monte carlo + Chevy 396 = crazy FUN!

    like uncle ben says.... "With great power comes great responsibility" drive safe and drive FAST!
    dont be a REV Mechanic damit!!!

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    Sounds naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty!!!!! Won't be long now till you are putting some serious miles on it. Looks good.

    Don

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    congrats , its always a breath of resh air and a sigh of relief, when you put it in gear and it actually moves.


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    yes it is a good fealing. but there is so much i have to do just to get it on the road. like seets, shifter, all the gages, some wiring. there was a lot of stuff that was riped out of this car
    some times i do feel like i have a crayon in the brain
    1981 Chevy monte carlo + Chevy 396 = crazy FUN!

    like uncle ben says.... "With great power comes great responsibility" drive safe and drive FAST!
    dont be a REV Mechanic damit!!!

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    great job BB. love those montes.
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    Sounds great! You're making me miss my Monte pretty bad.

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    Good job....Its ALIVE ,Its ...ALIVE!!!!!!!!!
    Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)

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    Sounds good BB!!!!!! Should be a really fun cruiser... Now make it nice and quiet so you can sneak up on all the sbc's!!!!!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
    Sounds good BB!!!!!! Should be a really fun cruiser... Now make it nice and quiet so you can sneak up on all the sbc's!!!!!!!!!!

    lol thats the plan man
    some times i do feel like i have a crayon in the brain
    1981 Chevy monte carlo + Chevy 396 = crazy FUN!

    like uncle ben says.... "With great power comes great responsibility" drive safe and drive FAST!
    dont be a REV Mechanic damit!!!

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    Nice work man... sounds great. Big milestone!

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    Wicked sound. Takes me back 20 years to the old stang! Nice looking engine under the hood too! I agree with Dave, Always loved the sleepers!
    " "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.

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    thanks guys. now i have to fined out what muffs would sound good.

    there is still a million thing to do.
    The guy that had the car B 4 me was an ass and rigged every thing "and I mean rigged!" now I found out he put 2 different springs in the rear and I have to fined a new set grrr. but i found 2 ppl with cars there gutting out and ill have a lot of parts to throw in to it
    some times i do feel like i have a crayon in the brain
    1981 Chevy monte carlo + Chevy 396 = crazy FUN!

    like uncle ben says.... "With great power comes great responsibility" drive safe and drive FAST!
    dont be a REV Mechanic damit!!!

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    Good to See that Monte Carlo Rolling Go Easy on that 7.5" Diff

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    Quote Originally Posted by tango
    Good to See that Monte Carlo Rolling Go Easy on that 7.5" Diff
    i would think breaking it would be the fun part!
    some times i do feel like i have a crayon in the brain
    1981 Chevy monte carlo + Chevy 396 = crazy FUN!

    like uncle ben says.... "With great power comes great responsibility" drive safe and drive FAST!
    dont be a REV Mechanic damit!!!

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