rpoz20 Intro

[rpoz20]

Just joining this forum to learn more details about the '68-'70 Road Runners. I've always wanted a '69, so I want to learn what to look for while searching for one. I've always been a Chevy guy at heart and currently have an original, numbers matching '71 Monte Carlo SS454 with 30Kmi and a '69 Camaro that I'm building as a Pro Tourer with an LS3/T56.

 

[69hemibeep]

Welcome lets see some pics.

 

[Ranger]

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[Basketcase]

welcome from Ohio

 

[rpoz20]

Thanks for the welcome, guys. Looking forward to reading through the forums and getting advice from you pros. :smile-new:

Here are a couple pics of my Monte and Camaro. The Monte has had one respray but otherwise it's original. The Camaro started life as a Frost Green base model with a 327 and a Powerglide. It currently has a 350 GM crate engine and a Muncie 4spd, but the LS3/T56/12 bolt are sitting behind it in the garage waiting for me to get time to install them...

 

[mahoney0_00_3]

I had a real nice monte carlo 396 auto dark green on dark green bench air 46000 miles 1200 bucks in 1982-car was a honey and a gas guzzler--7-8 miles to the gal and the car was running good it just sucked up gas--a/c did it---but the a/c was colder that your ex-girlfriends heart LOL

 

[rpoz20]

That sounds like my SS, at least as far as the gas goes. At least gas hadn't gone through the roof yet in 1982. The first car I ever bought was a '71 Monte back in '79. I liked cars but had never worked on them, and I got my first taste of auto mechanics hot rodding that car at the gas station where I worked during college. The nicest part about the Monte is how much room there is under the hood. When a friend and I decided to take on our first major mechanical challenge and swap in a Corvette 327/350 cam we were able to pull the fan and the shroud and literally sit on the front sway bar while we worked. :tennis: It was a great car and I eventually donated it to a high school auto shop class when the rust around the rear fenders was more than I wanted to deal with. Fast forward 20yrs later and I was finally able to find and afford my '71 SS454.