Monza is sweet…..but I would have keep the power steering and the AC…… it’s always easier to add more hose power for the little weight…..anyway still love your build keep them coming……you need a tire sponsor cause I like the tire smoke and I see you do to……lol
Tires are cheap, but the axle needs way more beef before it can spin them both. And then it needs a trans since 2.29s are not worth putting back in. And then it needs a torque arm because new trans won't have the mount. And then etc. It's a real rip it all out at one time kinda thing
@@alecweinstein4990 I have the FACTORY 7.5 WELD up the axles Take a S10 Ring pinion Machine the pinion shaft to fit the 7.5 !!!! Add a TRICK FLOW CARRIER RACK DIFF COVER !!! Put 28 SPLINE MOSERS in it with what kind of LOCKER YOU WANT you are good to around 650 HP PERIOD and its all put through a TH 350 BUILT running TRICKFLOW FLUID
@@CORNDODGER That's similar to the plan, it's just with the ring and pinion upgrade it needs (4.10s?) the TH350 would be outmatched on the freeway, which leads to the rest of my comment.
The battery going on the other side in some cars, it depends what engine was in there. Pontiac 2.5 Buick 3.8 Chevy small blocks. It’s been too long, I don’t remember what side the 2.5 or the 3.8 were on.
@@travisblack417 interesting. We’re they factory V8 cars? I wonder is someone was swapping from an engine with a drivers side starter and battery, to a small Block, and just grabbed a long cable. I had picked up a 70 Chevy pickup, the original 350 was trashed and they slapped a Pontiac 350 in there instead. They didn’t even find a long cable, they just clamped two cables together and wrapped it with a half roll of tape, zip tied it away from the fan and called it good. I dropped in a caddy 500… THEN it was all good.
@@Project_Low_Expectations Always wanted to build a 500 but can't afford the good parts lol. IIRC there was a silver monza on slot mags, lots of stagger for sale a bit back with a small block and a passenger battery. Which is weird because isn't an SBC a passenger starter? Wonder if it has to do with where the A/C is.
@@alecweinstein4990 yeah, passenger battery for a passenger side starter. My 500 and the following cad 425 were just junkyard engines. With a good tune and free flowing exhaust and a good carb they are pretty responsive. Just tap the throttle and she’d lunge forward in a twisting motion.
@@travisblack417 My '77 with the 305 and 4 speed has battery on the left, have had the car since new, never ordered it with a/c, ps, pb, has the Spyder equipment package, no smog pump either, easy to wrench. Thanks for this service, motivating me to do overdue upgrades!
The more weight you can get off the front end without butchering it. The better it will Handel s 10 5 lug spindles. And axles in the stock rear for now. Will make a world of difference. They drive beautiful.
Hey Man, did you ever get a set of headers on this? Some of the precious ounces would be better traded for 40 pounds of shity exhaust manifold! and the power gain would be worth all of the effort on the other shit you seem to be focusing on.
We own a set of headers, we just haven’t installed them. You can see them in like part 2 of this series. It will require us to build an entirely new exhaust system from scratch so we haven’t been prioritizing it.
Wow. Completely raped that thing. I’m restoring one as we speak and you are pillaging this thing. Please sell me the car. What you are doing to a monza that is in wonderful shape is crushing to me. Really dude? You are going to gut the fucking thing?? Stick to the Vettes. You don’t know what you have obviously
What's funny is, usually I'm the guy in your position. I originally wanted to keep it loaded, but in video 1 we realized it's just not viable. If it all worked it would have stayed... but it didn't and the car isn't worth spending 5k to completely rebuild the A/C. Breaking it out hurt, not gonna lie, but after seeing what was in there I don't really regret it. Moldy. Also I physically couldn't fit inside with the A/C installed lol. Plus the rust around the window, etc. It looks nicer on camera, the interior plastics are crumbling pretty bad and where do you even find A pillars for these? Tell you what though, there's an identically specced car on Chico CA craigslist for 4500, it's been there for over two years. Why don't you buy it and join us? I'd love to see that car saved. Or just let me know if you want to buy anything off this one.
@@travisblack417 gut it completely, pull the motor, trans and rear end. Tub it for 13 x 31's and buy a 4 link setup from your favorite chassis supply. Tubular a arms and coil overs for the front. Find a good 400 small block and 383 or 421 power glide once thats all done go weigh it and calculate what gears you need for what rpm you wanted to be at the finish line. Box up all that shit you ripped out and send it to Andy cod for shipping cost.
CUT ALL THAT SHIT OUT OF THE HOOD dont need it !!!! 180 plus pounds damn that means my car is way under what I was thinking !!! it must be around 2300 pounds now !!!! Damn man just look at all my VOLG and you will see how to progress good progress man when you get it done BRING THAT SHIT OUT TO COLORADO WE WILL RUN EM HEADS UP for a beer
That’s actually a really good idea. This hood is pretty light and I like how it hinges more like a modern car. Also the paint matches the rest of the car. I could probably cut like 20lbs out of all the structure of the hood.
If I ever visit California I would geek out over all of the old cards still driving around!
I had one in the 80's. Mine was built and had a 350 HP 327ci with a 4 spd.
The 4 cylinder and V6 cars had the battery on the right The V8 was only on the left
Monster carnage. ❤❤ I love it.
Man! I want a Monza!
There’s plenty out there lol
Go for it, they are a bucket of fun to drive!
Sweet back on the Monza giver
travis you will.wish you.had left ac to keep power just take belt off love yall.here from bedford va
That was originally my goal but literally everything on this engine required the A/C to be removed to get to it. CA emissions giveth, taketh, etc.
Monza is sweet…..but I would have keep the power steering and the AC…… it’s always easier to add more hose power for the little weight…..anyway still love your build keep them coming……you need a tire sponsor cause I like the tire smoke and I see you do to……lol
Untrue.
Tires are cheap, but the axle needs way more beef before it can spin them both. And then it needs a trans since 2.29s are not worth putting back in. And then it needs a torque arm because new trans won't have the mount. And then etc. It's a real rip it all out at one time kinda thing
@@alecweinstein4990 I have the FACTORY 7.5 WELD up the axles Take a S10 Ring pinion Machine the pinion shaft to fit the 7.5 !!!! Add a TRICK FLOW CARRIER RACK DIFF COVER !!! Put 28 SPLINE MOSERS in it with what kind of LOCKER YOU WANT you are good to around 650 HP PERIOD and its all put through a TH 350 BUILT running TRICKFLOW FLUID
@@CORNDODGER That's similar to the plan, it's just with the ring and pinion upgrade it needs (4.10s?) the TH350 would be outmatched on the freeway, which leads to the rest of my comment.
@@alecweinstein4990 I have 342 in mine and it is a little lacking in the FREEWAY mode 65 mph is around 3 grand
The battery going on the other side in some cars, it depends what engine was in there.
Pontiac 2.5
Buick 3.8
Chevy small blocks.
It’s been too long, I don’t remember what side the 2.5 or the 3.8 were on.
I’ve seen v8 cars with it on the other side
@@travisblack417 interesting. We’re they factory V8 cars? I wonder is someone was swapping from an engine with a drivers side starter and battery, to a small
Block, and just grabbed a long cable.
I had picked up a 70 Chevy pickup, the original 350 was trashed and they slapped a Pontiac 350 in there instead. They didn’t even find a long cable, they just clamped two cables together and wrapped it with a half roll of tape, zip tied it away from the fan and called it good.
I dropped in a caddy 500… THEN it was all good.
@@Project_Low_Expectations Always wanted to build a 500 but can't afford the good parts lol. IIRC there was a silver monza on slot mags, lots of stagger for sale a bit back with a small block and a passenger battery. Which is weird because isn't an SBC a passenger starter? Wonder if it has to do with where the A/C is.
@@alecweinstein4990 yeah, passenger battery for a passenger side starter.
My 500 and the following cad 425 were just junkyard engines.
With a good tune and free flowing exhaust and a good carb they are pretty responsive. Just tap the throttle and she’d lunge forward in a twisting motion.
@@travisblack417 My '77 with the 305 and 4 speed has battery on the left, have had the car since new, never ordered it with a/c, ps, pb, has the Spyder equipment package, no smog pump either, easy to wrench. Thanks for this service, motivating me to do overdue upgrades!
Bumper shocks and brackets will knock another 100pounds off. If it's like my 79. Monza. Keep up the good work. Needs aluminium heads and headers.
We have headers, it’s just a matter of building the exhaust. We ay take apart the bumpers later and see if there’s a way to lighten them up later
The more weight you can get off the front end without butchering it. The better it will Handel s 10 5 lug spindles. And axles in the stock rear for now. Will make a world of difference. They drive beautiful.
We’re cutting up the stock spindles to run aerospace 5 lug drag brakes. I think I show them in like part 2.
Hey Man, did you ever get a set of headers on this? Some of the precious ounces would be better traded for 40 pounds of shity exhaust manifold! and the power gain would be worth all of the effort on the other shit you seem to be focusing on.
We own a set of headers, we just haven’t installed them. You can see them in like part 2 of this series. It will require us to build an entirely new exhaust system from scratch so we haven’t been prioritizing it.
LS drop would be awesome. ❤ plus a rear spoiler 😅
The choke flap needs to be completely vertical (off) for your application
Somebody needs to take power train out of Buick gran National, and stick it in one of those.
Well looks to me that Monza getting turned into a drag or race car sense the ac and heat most of the interior got destroyed.
Why would You run the Oil gauge line over the Engine to the Passenger side and not just drill a hole under the Drivers side dash?
You answered your own question
@travisblack417 yeah Right! Lol I had a Girl Freind back in the day that had a Monza with a V8. It was fun When new! Lol
My first car was a80 monza. Im 53 and have picked up 77 with no drive train. I cringe watching this guy working... less meth more patience lol
Ain’t got time for that
Wow. Completely raped that thing. I’m restoring one as we speak and you are pillaging this thing. Please sell me the car. What you are doing to a monza that is in wonderful shape is crushing to me. Really dude? You are going to gut the fucking thing?? Stick to the Vettes. You don’t know what you have obviously
All I know is that we got ourselves a racecar.
What's funny is, usually I'm the guy in your position. I originally wanted to keep it loaded, but in video 1 we realized it's just not viable. If it all worked it would have stayed... but it didn't and the car isn't worth spending 5k to completely rebuild the A/C. Breaking it out hurt, not gonna lie, but after seeing what was in there I don't really regret it. Moldy. Also I physically couldn't fit inside with the A/C installed lol. Plus the rust around the window, etc. It looks nicer on camera, the interior plastics are crumbling pretty bad and where do you even find A pillars for these? Tell you what though, there's an identically specced car on Chico CA craigslist for 4500, it's been there for over two years. Why don't you buy it and join us? I'd love to see that car saved. Or just let me know if you want to buy anything off this one.
Somebody’s on the wrong channel 😂
@@travisblack417 gut it completely, pull the motor, trans and rear end. Tub it for 13 x 31's and buy a 4 link setup from your favorite chassis supply. Tubular a arms and coil overs for the front. Find a good 400 small block and 383 or 421 power glide once thats all done go weigh it and calculate what gears you need for what rpm you wanted to be at the finish line. Box up all that shit you ripped out and send it to Andy cod for shipping cost.
You should sell some of the stuff. Some people really need that stuff. 😂
CUT ALL THAT SHIT OUT OF THE HOOD dont need it !!!! 180 plus pounds damn that means my car is way under what I was thinking !!! it must be around 2300 pounds now !!!! Damn man just look at all my VOLG and you will see how to progress good progress man when you get it done BRING THAT SHIT OUT TO COLORADO WE WILL RUN EM HEADS UP for a beer
That’s actually a really good idea. This hood is pretty light and I like how it hinges more like a modern car. Also the paint matches the rest of the car. I could probably cut like 20lbs out of all the structure of the hood.
@@travisblack417 That raised center section will keep it solid it wont bend unless the hinges are fucked up