1979 Monza

 

Oh ya, this car was my favorite to drive.  Besides being a fast mode of transportation, it was an eye turner.  This thing was a babe magnet, it definitely was not me in it.  I would even get cops pulling me over just to ask questions about it.

 

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We out an eight point cage in this to make it a little safer.  It was a bear to get in and out of the seats.  That huge 5" tach was not for show.

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Here is a shot of the home made four link suspension, once set up right the car would really hook up,

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Shot of the fuel tank and the tubs.  Notice how close the tubs are together.  I also learned from my Duster to put in steel tubs, forget about the weight.

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This is the little power plant.  This was a 350cu-in engine.  This tiny car had plenty of get up and go even with this mild engine.  The engine had the factory 350-350hp solid lifter cam, the heads were 491's and I forget what intake I used, the carburetor was my favorite Holley 3310 750.

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