Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*gmachinz* · 05-06-2016, 10:50 AM

This car hit a dear and tore up the front clip. Before square bodies I was big into Gbodies.....I've got to get back to doing more paint/body.....I love it! I put this car together a few years back but since I'm starting to build these trucks locally now, I thought I'd share a couple pics....

*gmachinz* · 05-06-2016, 10:51 AM

Just beginning to cut and buff....trying out my new Makita polisher at the time....

*gmachinz* · 05-06-2016, 10:53 AM

Got the paint all cut and buffed....this is all done prior to adding external trim....car was a complete repaint/front end repair but did not need jambed-car only had 56K original miles...

*gmachinz* · 05-06-2016, 10:54 AM

All done....restored factory wheels, new rubber, new decal kit, detailed interior....Yada Yada.....car was finished in PPG Onyx Black which is the darkest black they have.

**Dieselwrencher** · 05-06-2016, 04:44 PM

That is a very nice car! You did a great job!

*gmachinz* · 05-07-2016, 01:30 PM

It was fun....I supplied a lot of the NOS parts for it...as well as a clean parts car for various hardware pieces and fasteners. The decal kit was Phoenix Graphix and it was about a half day on those alone. I had about 125 hours in it all together....this included some engine mechanical and a complete vehicle detail inside as well.

**Boog** · 05-10-2016, 11:17 AM

Thats a great looking car and the low miles wow. I used to want one of these real bad but needed a truck more so i never bought one. You keeping it?

*gmachinz* · 05-10-2016, 10:37 PM

This was a customers' car I put back together. It was in body shop prison for over a year without being touched. Guy got in touch with me asking if I'd take it on-and since I have a weak spot for Monte SS cars anyway, I made arrangements to bring it to my shop and I got it done for him. I did a lot more work than most body shops would ever do....I know these cars inside and out better than most.

*gmachinz* · 05-10-2016, 10:40 PM

Here's a pic of one of the 79 Montes I built and sold. It was a pro-touring type build before pro-touring was main stream. And yes those are 17x9 Impala SS rims....brand new at the time.

DBLSPRT68 · 05-12-2016, 12:49 PM

Nice job on those Monte's! When those were new (83-87), my dad and I would go down to the local Chevy dealer and drive one. We actually drove an 86 Areocoupe (only 200 made). They were awesome cars, but dad didn't want to spend the money on one. I have a soft spot for G bodies as well. Hurst/Olds, Monte SS, Grand Prix or GN.

**Ironhorse** · 05-16-2016, 04:27 PM

Nice lookin' Monte, my youngest son has a '86 Monte Carlo LS with the Euro front end. Had the body and paint done on it a few years ago after he had a slight fender bender. Was bench seat but he found a set of buckets for it in the same interior color for $50. A real quick R & R and set to go. Found a console and shifter for it but have not installed it yet.

*gmachinz* · 05-16-2016, 04:46 PM

Looks clean....if it ever comes up for sale.....lol

**Ironhorse** · 05-16-2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gmachinz

Looks clean....if it ever comes up for sale.....lol

Not very likely, he worked part time while going to local Junior College while wanting to make some $$ to buy a car. Wife and I told him we would "help" but if he wanted a car he had to work for it, thinking he would appreciate it more if he had some skin in the game so to speak. He was born in '86 and found this '86 LS on line, bought it and paid for it him self. Drove it while going to K-State and then bought a truck and got married. Now it is sitting in my retirement "playhouse" (aka shop) since can't keep his truck, wife's car and the Monte at their apartment.

*gmachinz* · 05-16-2016, 06:58 PM

That's cool! I know the feeling-I remember when I bought my first Monte....my dad may have been cut from the same cloth. He said I had to buy a car that I could work on and he knew several guys who always had "old beaters". He wouldn't let me buy a 74 Nova SS 4/spd that needed engine work for $1500 at the time (this was 1992 I was 17) but he let me buy a 78 Monte with a terrible 350 rear main seal leak and a wore out carb and beat up interior for $400 tho! My very first "car repair" was the leaking valve cover gaskets lol. Ahh....good times!

05-06-2016, 10:50 AM	#1
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... This car hit a dear and tore up the front clip. Before square bodies I was big into Gbodies.....I've got to get back to doing more paint/body.....I love it! I put this car together a few years back but since I'm starting to build these trucks locally now, I thought I'd share a couple pics.... Attached Images

05-06-2016, 10:51 AM	#2
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Just beginning to cut and buff....trying out my new Makita polisher at the time.... Attached Images

05-06-2016, 10:53 AM	#3
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Got the paint all cut and buffed....this is all done prior to adding external trim....car was a complete repaint/front end repair but did not need jambed-car only had 56K original miles... Attached Images

05-06-2016, 10:54 AM	#4
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... All done....restored factory wheels, new rubber, new decal kit, detailed interior....Yada Yada.....car was finished in PPG Onyx Black which is the darkest black they have. Attached Images

05-06-2016, 04:44 PM	#5
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... That is a very nice car! You did a great job! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

05-07-2016, 01:30 PM	#6
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... It was fun....I supplied a lot of the NOS parts for it...as well as a clean parts car for various hardware pieces and fasteners. The decal kit was Phoenix Graphix and it was about a half day on those alone. I had about 125 hours in it all together....this included some engine mechanical and a complete vehicle detail inside as well.

05-10-2016, 11:17 AM	#7
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,534	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Thats a great looking car and the low miles wow. I used to want one of these real bad but needed a truck more so i never bought one. You keeping it? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

05-10-2016, 10:37 PM	#8
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... This was a customers' car I put back together. It was in body shop prison for over a year without being touched. Guy got in touch with me asking if I'd take it on-and since I have a weak spot for Monte SS cars anyway, I made arrangements to bring it to my shop and I got it done for him. I did a lot more work than most body shops would ever do....I know these cars inside and out better than most.

05-10-2016, 10:40 PM	#9
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Here's a pic of one of the 79 Montes I built and sold. It was a pro-touring type build before pro-touring was main stream. And yes those are 17x9 Impala SS rims....brand new at the time. Attached Images

05-12-2016, 12:49 PM	#10
DBLSPRT68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ft. Mill, SC USA Posts: 931	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Nice job on those Monte's! When those were new (83-87), my dad and I would go down to the local Chevy dealer and drive one. We actually drove an 86 Areocoupe (only 200 made). They were awesome cars, but dad didn't want to spend the money on one. I have a soft spot for G bodies as well. Hurst/Olds, Monte SS, Grand Prix or GN. __________________ PROJECT TRUCK: 1985 SWB C10 Silverado Black/Charcoal, 1990 V2500 Suburban, 2018 Suburban, 2005 GMC 2500HD CCSB, 2014 Toyota Camry SE, HAD.....1968 Camaro RS/SS Family owned since new; 350 3 speed SOLD

05-16-2016, 04:27 PM	#11
Ironhorse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wellington, Ks Posts: 10,294	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Nice lookin' Monte, my youngest son has a '86 Monte Carlo LS with the Euro front end. Had the body and paint done on it a few years ago after he had a slight fender bender. Was bench seat but he found a set of buckets for it in the same interior color for $50. A real quick R & R and set to go. Found a console and shifter for it but have not installed it yet. Attached Images __________________ 1971 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 LWB 350 V-8 Was sm465-now 350TH/np205 Tilt, Tach, Towhooks Original Truck AM/FM Wellington, Ks

05-16-2016, 04:46 PM	#12
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... Looks clean....if it ever comes up for sale.....lol

05-16-2016, 06:58 PM	#14
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Couple pics of an 86 SS Monte I put together.... That's cool! I know the feeling-I remember when I bought my first Monte....my dad may have been cut from the same cloth. He said I had to buy a car that I could work on and he knew several guys who always had "old beaters". He wouldn't let me buy a 74 Nova SS 4/spd that needed engine work for $1500 at the time (this was 1992 I was 17) but he let me buy a 78 Monte with a terrible 350 rear main seal leak and a wore out carb and beat up interior for $400 tho! My very first "car repair" was the leaking valve cover gaskets lol. Ahh....good times!



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