The Monte Carlo was Chris’s\u00a0daily driver up until the mid-1990s. Originally white, he ended up having it painted black, then GM Flame Red metallic. He also converted it to a 4-speed and added power windows and locks. After years of daily driving it in\u00a0New England weather,\u00a0he took it apart in November of 2000 to replace a quarter panel and redo the interior. Like many projects it snowballed, and the next thing\u00a0Chris knew, the body was off the frame, and the car was completely disassembled. A major rehab was in progress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kids, other cars he built and life got in the way, but slowly progress was made. In May 2023, after 23+ years Chris finished it, the weekend before he debuted at the NH Musclecar Club season opener in Deerfield, NH. Chris did everything himself this time, including paint. Only took him 3 tries to get the paint right, but that\u2019s another story he says. The car is now painted Medium Charcoal Grey Metallic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Monte Carlo is now powered by a\u00a0NOS 1992 Tuned Port Injected 350 (located in a warehouse in Cleveland), with a\u00a0Muncie M20 4 speed, and a\u00a03:36 posi. It has\u00a0power windows, power locks, AC, tilt, a black cloth bucket seat interior, and even a\u00a0Dakota Digital RTX dash. Chris built his own functional cowl induction hood using a new Chevelle SS hood, plus his original Monte Carlo hood. Drilling out 70+ spot welds on each hood to separate the inner frames from the skins was a long process he says, as this was before the aftermarket started building them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris is proud of the fact that he did everything on this build himself. After all those years he’s working on it for a while. Time to enjoy Chris says…we agree!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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