CruizinKev's 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo

[CruizinKev]

they're still on the to-do list :angel4:

 

[CruizinKev]

today I finally finished work on the rolling body dolly.

weather is finally nice over here in Germany.

already started to rip off the old fuel and brake linkes and other parts..

 

[US Soldier(stang 98)]

nice work man, this is going to be a sweet project when its done

 

[CruizinKev]

thx man!

just played around with photoshop what my wheels would look on a monte

 

[Win]

Looks good man i can't wait to see it.

 

[CruizinKev]

thx man :thumbsup:

today's pics..

frame's ready for the blaster

 

[mygreengt]

i cant wait to see it when its done. but why didnt you go for a mid 1980's monte?

 

[CruizinKev]

thx! because you don't see that often a 79 with a LS1 and everything. everywhere I look around its a Buick GN or a Monte SS (mid 80s monte) that is being build...

 

[Mr. Pacific Green]

Any resto is an awesome thing. I love the SS's from the mid-80's:

 

[Dalamar]

Nice progress kev. Seen your thread on pro touring.
The wheels make the car in the chops , and good call on
the dash. Is going to be sweet!

 

[MikeyEl]

mid 80s montes do look badass

 

[CruizinKev]

thx guys! ccasion14:

I think I found my seats: http://www.procarbyscat.com/Products_Rally.asp"]Procar Rally Seats[/URL]
They'll look awesome with the 59/60 Impala dash and steering wheel.

 

[got5.0]

Nice man! looks like your making a very unique vehicle!

 

[cantbuytime]

The curves of the 70's monte are sexy compared to the square 80's monte.. Great choice.. Nice work so far an Beautiful plan u got goin. Hands down, cleanest I have seen..

 

[CruizinKev]

back to work again. today I started scratching all that underbody protection stuff off they put on here in Germany. It helps against rust in winter with all that salt and stuff on streets..

I love it :bs:

took me the whole day to do that sh*t omg and still not finished with that sh*tty underbody protection cr*p. friggin hard chewy stuff! anyways hopefully I can bring the frame next week to the sandblaster where I'll blast that thing..

 

[CruizinKev]

so yesterday I scraped off the rest of the undercoating stuff and found some ugly stuff:

One of the pre owners did some "repairs" and covered with bondo and undercoating. well I think I have to replace that section.

Already found a good site for replacements:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/conradlozier/

Fortunately the rest of the frame is good and only needs to be boxed and some rewelding of the factory welds.

Anyways I'll sandblast the frame this week, finally! Next weekend I'll test fit my rear wheels (18x9.5 with 295/35) and will see how much work need to do on notching rear frame section.

 

[CruizinKev]

today we brought frame to the sandblaster's shop. I'll blast that thing tomorrow! :thumbsup:

 

[Dalamar]

nice framage Kevin!
Love seeing progress on your build.

Haven't seen you on here in a while.

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

That is awesome. I only wish I had time to pull my Monte off the frame and do it all up real nice. Luckily I live in the desert, and its never seen rust. I cant wait until you get to the point that the body is back on the frame, with the wheels mocking up the stance, thats when you reeeaally get to see what its going to look like!

 

[C-Tidda]

Any resto is an awesome thing. I love the SS's from the mid-80's:

Wouldn't mind taking that off the owners hands.