RDean58 Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Finally finished after starting in in June of 1998.
RDean58 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed.
NOBLNG Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Nice! What did you use for the braided rad hose?
Superbird McMonte Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Beautiful job! The First Generation Monte Carlo is near and dear to me. It was my first car in 1985 and I was only without one for two years! (91-92) I got the one I have now in 1998 coincidentally!
bbowser Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 I love it! Great color. Only nit I would pick is the headlights are a little off.
Snake45 Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 14 hours ago, bbowser said: I love it! Great color. Only nit I would pick is the headlights are a little off. Agree on all counts! If you can straighten up the headlights, it'll be darn close to perfect. Model on!
RDean58 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Nice! What did you use for the braided rad hose? Many years ago I got some from Detail Master. This is my leftover. I did not any of the connections left so I just kind of used pressure to hold it in. I had to use that because I lost the original plastic hose. Edited January 19, 2019 by RDean58 Wrong company listed
espo Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 As a former '72 Monte Carlo owner I think you got this done right. I like the color combination, not seen often enough on the 1:1. A thought on your hose mounting issue. I'm working on a modified Corvair and ran into the same issue and using the same hoses as you did. I used some very thin aluminum tubing that the braded hose would just fit into. You could drill out the radiator enough to accept the tubing and then paint as you wish. The braded hose would then fit inside the tubing giving you a solid mounting for the hose.
carl63_99 Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Very nice and clean, excellent paint job. Do you watch "Bitchin Rides?" What they pick on Nick about? The headlights are not mounted correctly, which does stand out on an otherwise awesome job.
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