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Post by peterson11x on Sept 26, 2016 21:37:47 GMT -5
Are the 70s Monte Carlo tough or is there a good year need to know going t o buy some if they are tough!!
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Post by STROMI 121 on Sept 26, 2016 21:48:04 GMT -5
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Post by STROMI 121 on Sept 26, 2016 21:49:57 GMT -5
IMO they are decent stock cars. Certainly not as good as their bigger brothers(impalas, 225s, 98s etc). However the way the sport has evolved, whether or not a car is any good depends greatly on your rules. They are definitely not horrible but need a certain rule set to shine.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Sept 26, 2016 22:04:20 GMT -5
BTW Welcome to Wecrash.
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Post by lincoln on Sept 27, 2016 9:56:33 GMT -5
With DI rules where you get a plate A Arms forward a DP and hump plates, they'd be pretty stout.
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Post by 513monster on Sept 27, 2016 11:11:25 GMT -5
IMO they aren't as hard as some of the big GMs, but I'd feel confident taking one back to back with a chevy of the same years...not so much a buick/olds.
As far as the front goes, anything you can do to them helps, but fix one probem, create another. They really aren't a bad car, but the rules would definitely determine on where it would run.
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Post by w4114c3 on Nov 16, 2016 16:42:10 GMT -5
  Hit square with front. Passenger side front frame rail has a pocket/dent on inside of frame rail for the radiator hose. Maybe if you could get a small portapower down the frame and press it out it would help. I ran a 76 monte limited weld show no frame welding hardnosed bumber after i cut 3in off front rails |
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Post by Heavy Mettle on Nov 19, 2016 14:45:04 GMT -5
The term '70s Monte Carlos covers 3 generations of Montes that are all quite different.... the best would be '74-'77... then '71-'73.... then, IMO '78 and '79 and I wouldn't even derby a first gen '70, but then again, I know nothing about those..
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Post by Luke Wells on Nov 19, 2016 19:30:13 GMT -5
The term '70s Monte Carlos covers 3 generations of Montes that are all quite different.... the best would be '74-'77... then '71-'73.... then, IMO '78 and '79 and I wouldn't even derby a first gen '70, but then again, I know nothing about those.. Umm... 70-72 is 1st Gen, 73-77 is 2nd and 78+ are 3rd. |
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Post by Heavy Mettle on Nov 19, 2016 20:10:19 GMT -5
The term '70s Monte Carlos covers 3 generations of Montes that are all quite different.... the best would be '74-'77... then '71-'73.... then, IMO '78 and '79 and I wouldn't even derby a first gen '70, but then again, I know nothing about those.. Umm... 70-72 is 1st Gen, 73-77 is 2nd and 78+ are 3rd. My bad...... You are correct! I don't know what I was thinking, but I will stand by my original statement saying '74-'77 (preferring '74 and '75) are the best and not knowing anything about first gens (including years of production). |
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