1montessfan’s 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

This is the stock bumper removed from the car. To remove the bumper, undo the three push-type plastic connectors on top of the bumper, them unscrew the four 7/16" nuts that connect the bumper cover to the front quarter panels. You have to remove the headlight buckets to gain access. The last item is to unbolt the numerous bolts that are under the bumper and in the wheel wells.

This car was sold at the 2009 Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. It went for $135,000. Add 10% buyers commission. GM had it in their "Special Vehicles Collection". GM sold this and a bunch of other vehicles in the collection because they were hard up for money. If you bought this car and depending on which state you lived in, you may or may not have the ability to title it, because concept cars are classified as "experimental" and can not be titled. BUYER BEWARE !! A true garage queen from the factory.

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

This "Limited Edition Modified Pace Car Clone" Monte SS was originality born with the "High Sport Appearance Package". But I wanted to "spice" it up some. I got this idea when I saw a real 2000 Pace Car Edition Monte SS that was made for the street. I didn't know that they were available to the public so I decided to create my own. This car is no "trailer or garage queen". I drive it in all kinds of weather; sunshine, rain or snow. This parts list is the "Aftermarket Hopups" that I have added that's not listed in the CarDomain modification library. Place a comment and I'll answer you back. DON'T FORGET TO RATE ME!! I want to be SOTW some day. By the way. this Monte is not and never will be for sale. Total production for this year Monte Carlo SS was 71,129. This particular name plate also won the 2003 NASCAR Manufactures Championship. Thanks for reading.GM Performance Parts (2005 Catalog): -KONI Adjustable Strut/Lowering Spring Kit (0.9" front, 0.7" rear; see pic below) -Heavy-Duty Front & Rear Stabilizer Bars -Tubular Rear Trailing Arm Kit -Polished Stainless Steel Cat-Back Exhaust System (Aftermarket "Bowtie" Exhaust -Tips, not GMPP) -Silver "Monte Carlo" name plates -Monte Carlo Door Sill PlatesTaylor Cable Products; -8mm Spiro Pro Plug WiresSLP Performance Parts: -Cold Air Intake w/ K&N Conical Air Filter & Tornado Air Booster -Upper "SS" GrillPhoenix Graphix: -Pace Car Graphics KitEbay: -Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Dealer TagsLLoyd Mats: -Custom Embroidered Floor MatsMothers' Polishes and Waxes: -Detailing ProductsState of MN, D.M.V.: -Personalized License PlatesStealth Technologies: -Invisible Signal BulbsRam Air Tech: -Billet Aluminum Engine SupportsMSP Bushings: -Polyurethane Round & Upper Motor MountsCoollights:                                                                                                                                                                         -L.E.D. TaillightsMisc: -Clear & Black Headlight Buckets -Chrome Lugnuts -Painted Engine Cover, Cold Air Intake Box, Strut Tower Brace, Fender Braces, Motor Mounts, and Engine Supports -NASCAR Emblems

"PURE INTIMIDATION" I found a company on the 'net that makes a front bumper facia that is a replica of the one you see here. I'm going to install it on my car this year. Guess I"m still not done tricking out my Monte. I'll have the pics on my fourth page.

This is the license plate window that I cut out from the stock bumper. The air dam didn't have a place for the license plate so I added one. I used the Dremel Multi-Pro to cut it out then glued it to the air dam with SpeedGrip Urethane Structural Adhesive made by Norton. This glue isn't sold to the public so you have to buy it from an automobile collision repair center. It's not cheap. This 7.3 ounce tube, that sets in 5 minutes, sells for $53.00. BOY IT WORKS GOOD!!!

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.

Phase two of customizing. L.E.D. taillights to be added later. Front grill treatments and "blackout" style headlights to be added later. Purchased from Earnhardt Chevy? Maybe,maybe not. Adjustable strut springs, turn blue knob left or right for a soft or stiff ride. These act like "jack bolts" on a NASCAR racer. These are what the struts look like. They lower the car when they are installed. Manufactured by KONI for GMPP. (discontinued in catalog) "Powersliding" at my local dirt track. Looks good in the sunshine. Stand to close, you might get sunburned, Trust me, I did at my first car show in 2003. I was as red as my car.!! Not much ground clearance near the rear tires. Car shows in the area that I have attended. This is what I started with, phase one. (Small pic, I know) Custom embroidered floor mats. Those are not a full set of racing pedals. Just pedal covers. Trying not to fake all of you. montecarloclub.com I'm a member, so join us!! (NMCOA) 5th. generation Monte parts. Montestore.com for more 5th. gen. Monte parts. The window sticker. Standard equipment from the factory. (Oshawa, Canada) Preferred equipment group 1SB and high sport appearance package. Purchased the car in Nov.'02, paid in full Jan.'08. It's worth a "LOT LOT LOT" more now!!! Current milage as of 3/6/2008.(30,840mi.) Still brand new to me!!

Blah looking engine bay, need of some "eye candy". New coil packs w/ Taylor Plug Wires. Engine "eye candy" has been applied. Carried the red and silver theme to the engine bay. All of the paint applied is ceramic engine enamel. Good for 1200*F. I chose this because it can withstand the high heat temperatures in the engine compartment. What was black was sandblasted. primed, painted silver and clear coated. The engine supports were chrome but I sandblasted that off. The engine cover and cold air intake were primed with an adhesion promoter for plastic, painted red and clear coated. The same process was done for the oil fill tube and cap. The plastic trim around the hood latch was done the same way but was painted silver. The Monte Carlo SS and bowtie emblems are OEM and were applied to the engine cover when the clear coat dried. The new front end treatment. "Wicked Sick"!! The new chrome "nuts". "Bling Bling" For car show use only. Shield emblem relocated to the rear deck lid. I used double sided molding tape to attach it. Scroll saw artwork by my uncle. I painted it. Kind of gives you an idea of what the car looked like before I did anything to it. I did a pencil tracing of the Intimidator SS in the 2004 Monte SS sales brochure on tissue paper, then made a copy of that on stronger paper, gave that to my uncle and he cut that out on his scroll saw. Something to hide the bracing under the trunk lid. Leather wrapped steering wheel cover. Not easy to put on. Little Hot Wheels Monte SS on the steering wheel.