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08-21-2008 11:53 AM #1
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- Car Year, Make, Model: 1981 Monte Carlo BBC 396
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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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08-21-2008 01:03 PM #2
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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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08-21-2008 01:12 PM #3
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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.
Live everyday like it were your last, someday it will be.
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08-21-2008 07:53 PM #4
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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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08-21-2008 08:06 PM #5
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great job BB. love those montes.
BARB
LET THE FUN BEGIN
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08-22-2008 05:03 AM #6
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Sounds great! You're making me miss my Monte pretty bad.
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08-22-2008 08:01 AM #7
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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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08-22-2008 08:10 AM #8
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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!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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08-22-2008 08:15 PM #9
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
lol thats the plan mansome 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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08-22-2008 08:46 PM #10
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Nice work man... sounds great. Big milestone!
-Chris
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08-23-2008 10:26 AM #11
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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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08-25-2008 09:54 AM #12
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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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08-25-2008 06:32 PM #13
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Good to See that Monte Carlo Rolling
Go Easy on that 7.5" Diff
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08-29-2008 04:27 AM #14
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i would think breaking it would be the fun part! Originally Posted by tango
Good to See that Monte Carlo Rolling Go Easy on that 7.5" Diff
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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