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69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:21 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
More pics....

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080664.jpg

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http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080697.jpg

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http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080699.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080700.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080717.jpg

69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:24 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Yesterday they had a guy come in and letter the passenger side to match the driver's side.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080701.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080709.jpg

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69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:27 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Jerry and Rip will have the Chevelle down to the Bloomington Gold Survivor Show in St. Charles, IL tomorrow having it judged.

Kurt

scuncio 06-23-2012 01:31 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Looks great. Are those Super Comp headers? New or vintage?

69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:37 PM

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They are the original ones that Jerry used back in the day.

Kurt

EDIT: I guess I should say "I believe" they are originals. Jerry kept almost everything for that car.

EDIT: Rip just told me that they are vintage headers.

mockingbird812 06-23-2012 01:42 PM

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Wow, the car is coming together nicely. Engine bay is looking real old school race-ready! What brand and size ar those rear slicks? Wheel offset? I noticed the oversized pulley for the alternator. Is that to reduce draw from the engine?

69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:50 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Here are some pictures of Jerry's car at a dragstrip. It's hooking......that's for sure.

Kurt

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080683.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080685.jpg

69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 01:52 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Sam, I'm not sure what size the tire/rims are. The bigger pulley on the alternator was to keep it from spinning too fast at high RPM's. They don't charge real good at idle from what I've been told though.

Kurt

69 Post Sedan 06-23-2012 02:27 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">looks very nice... what paint did he use? </div></div>

Dan, the paint used on Jerry's motor was Seymour Paint. Rip wasn't real happy with it but it's all he had at the time. He said he usually uses with Bill Hirsch paint.

Kurt

markinnaples 06-23-2012 03:25 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
That thing is just killer, awesome.

69LM1 06-23-2012 03:37 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
That is one really cool car..... Thanks for sharing the pics.

RichP

Bill Pritchard 06-24-2012 12:22 AM

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That thing is just killer, awesome. </div></div>

x2 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

69 Post Sedan 06-24-2012 03:54 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Boomer just sent me these pictures.

They finished the car today and it's ready for Bloomington tomorrow.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080734.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080729.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080731.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080732.jpg



69 Post Sedan 06-24-2012 03:58 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
It's not the best picture but here is Jerry behind the wheel of his Chevelle after sitting in his garage since 1975. He said it felt like a new car.

Kurt

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1080739.jpg

mockingbird812 06-24-2012 05:12 PM

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Wonderful! I think your photo conveys it all! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Postsedan 06-25-2012 03:28 AM

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As does this photo [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...P1010108-1.jpg

Dan

Xplantdad 06-25-2012 03:31 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
&quot;LIKE&quot;

TimG 06-25-2012 01:17 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
So cool, I would have loved to have stayed for the Survivor on Sunday just for this car.

VintageMusclecar 06-25-2012 03:41 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Awesome stuff.

Any details on the engine build and what it made on the dyno?

69 Post Sedan 06-25-2012 04:15 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Eric, the motor was built to stock specs except for the intake. Jerry even had his original camshaft.

They got 410hp on the dyno.

Kurt

mockingbird812 06-25-2012 04:40 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Is that the set up that he raced back in the day (pre-tubbing) and he was able to yank the fronts with that? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]

69 Post Sedan 06-25-2012 05:21 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Sam, I will ask Jerry but AFAIK, he had a different cam, distributor, and taller gears. I posted a picture of the cam specs that he had in the car at one time on a earlier post. I'm at work so I can't see it to tell you what the spec were.

Kurt

P.S. TLC Restorations (Bob Rippberger) along with Jerry will be showing this car at the MCACN show this November.

mockingbird812 06-25-2012 05:51 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Thanks Kurt. Glad to hear it will be at MCACN this fall!

69 Post Sedan 07-09-2012 11:08 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Here are the specs on the cam.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/P1060999.jpg

69 Post Sedan 07-09-2012 11:14 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is that the set up that he raced back in the day (pre-tubbing) and he was able to yank the fronts with that? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] </div></div>

Sam, I was at a car show yesterday with Jerry. He said he the car had a Crane Cam (621/646), Edelbrock TR-2 intake, headers and, here's the kicker, 5.36 gears.


Here are a couple of pictures of our cars at the car show.

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080858.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080889.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080861.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080887.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080888.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080881.jpg

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/P1080882.jpg

brent396 07-09-2012 12:31 PM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Nice Looking Pair [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

lwkitt427 07-13-2012 04:07 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
GREAT STORY I REALLY HAVEENJOYED FOLLWOING IT

CC Rider 07-13-2012 04:55 PM

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

slammed1 06-11-2013 01:38 AM

Re: 1969 Chevelle L78 Monaco Orange
 
Very very nice,15 pages of excellence. Great story,great car,great group of guys.


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