Epic Thread: Love, Lies & Larceny

[knightfan26917]

This thread started on my birthday in 2007 ... and culminated Father's Day 2009:

http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...4380&page=1

STORYLINE SUMMARY:

The quest of a daughter (Angela) to give her Dad (Jerry) back HIS Monte Carlo.

"BOOK END":

A board member put this together to outline the entire story....

Chapter 1

- The story begins 09/19/07

Chapter 2

- Lies, Finance, & Larceny 09/29/07

Chapter 3

- Got a good home for Monte

- The plot thickens 12/07/07

Chapter 4

- Motor & brakes arrive (pics) 02/09/08

- The Grape Trellis (pics) 06/01/08

- body stripes shaved, engine bay empty (pics)

Chapter 5

- Custom License Plates (pics) 06/15/08

- Headers, carb, + more (pics)

- frame painted, air dam (pics)

- Engine painted (pics)

Chapter 6

- Rad core fix, engine ready (pics)

- bodywork started

- Upholstery ready (pics)

- Dash (pics)

- headliner (pics)

Chapter 7

- Wheels fit the LS 1's 09/09/08

- Dash install (pics)

- New hood (pics)

- Engine has Liftoff !!

Chapter 8

- First Drive, ticket, and Catalytic converter seats (pics) 10/18/08

- Bodywork, blocking (pics)

- Interior parts color-swap (pics)

Chapter 9

- New exhaust & tranny tweaks (pic)

- Brother Wayne is an accomplice

- Sad day: Dads Mom passes

Chapter 10

- Dad & truck (pics)

- Wheel paint (pics)

- Wheels w/12 LS1 brakes (pics)

Chapter 11

- More wheel paint (pics)

- Sand Blast Cabinet & step-bucket steps (pics)

- Tailight extensions surgery (pics)

- Seat frame mods (pics)

Chapter 12

- Black paint, stripes mock-ups (pics)

- Underhood and jambs painted (pics)

- Interior & trunk floor rhino-lined (pics)

- Basecoat (pics)

- Buddy the psycho dog & Steve the doggie toy

Chapter 13

- Paint is DONE, Stripes clearcoated (pics)

- Paint is polished, outside pics (pics)

Chapter 14

- Body parts on, wheels on, first cruise w/paint (pics)

Chapter 15

- Driveway pics, window tint, taillight tint (pics)

Chapter 16

- Brother Wayne's 1st drive

- 7 day countdown, Dads is setup for delivery

- New 'blackaero' smilie for Angela

- Door panels, strap vs no strap (pics)

- Day before delivery!

Chapter 17

- Final to-do list, final polish (pics)

- Wheels caps, engine (pics)

- Angela gets painted again

Chapter 18

- Dad gets a BIG SURPRISE (pics)

- Dad goes for a cruise (pics)

- Poker run (pics, pics, pics)

Chapter 19

- Congrats from all

Chapter 20

- Newspaper article (link)

- Dads first car show (pics)

- Banner for Dad's car

- Cruising by (video) 06/22/2009

ENJOY!!!

Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09

WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort

"A promise you can't take back" ... Shenandoah ... 'I Wanna Be Loved Like That'

[Intrepidation]

:useless:

[knightfan26917]

Uh ... Dodgefan, pics are in the thread that I linked above....

Here are some of the car finished:

http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...380&page=20

Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker ...RT 66 = Sept 5-16, '09

WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort

"I walk away and you won't know" ... Phil Collins ... 'Can't Stop Loving You'

[Blake Noble]

I wonder if they had to use wheel-spacers to use those ZQ8 S-10 rims? I know some of the suspension components on the S-10 and G-Body were shared ...

[Intrepidation]

Uh ... Dodgefan, pics are in the thread that I linked above....

Here are some of the car finished:

http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...380&page=20

It wouldn't hurt to post them here. :wink:

[Dad's SS]

I wonder if they had to use wheel-spacers to use those ZQ8 S-10 rims? I know some of the suspension components on the S-10 and G-Body were shared ...

No spacers. I used 2" drop spindles from Summit Racing. A fellow in Texas makes an adaptor to use Camaro LS1 brake rotors and calipers on the Monte spindles. So that's what I have on the front. At the rear, the car is stock with the factory 3.73 posi rear. The only hitch I ran into is that the ZQ8 wheels would not quite clear the center of the rear axle. Soooo close.... I just lightly clearanced the rears slightly (like about 1/32nd). If you are running stock Monte brakes/spindles, etc., you'll have to clear them also.

I really like the blazer wheels. Needed the 16" to clear the Camaro LS1 brakes.

angela

[Dad's SS]

It wouldn't hurt to post them here. :wink:

Couple of pictures of Mom and Dad with the car on Delivery Day.

and a before picture...

Edited September 14, 2009 by Dad's SS

[Camino LS6]

Nice job!

[knightfan26917]

ANGELA!

So cool to see you here!!!

ADDENDUM

(in case you haven't read the thread since I first posted this)

http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbt...380&page=22

Two years from the date Angela started the "epic" thread (September 19, 2007), Jerry's Monte Carlo returned to the dealership where Jerry bought it new for a car show (September 19, 2009) ... and won BEST 1980s car! Angela thought Jerry was "going to hop in the air and click his heels together" [a Ron Santo impersonation, perhaps?] when he got up to get his award!

Cort | 36swm.IL | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker

WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort

"Don't let your life pass you by" ... Sarah McLachlan ... 'I Will Remember You'

[Blake Noble]

I'll eventually own another one of these before the prices skyrocket ...