Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Killersharq

Location: Lehighton, PA

Vehicle Info

1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Bought: Jan, 2002

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed0mph
  • HP0
  • Weight3800lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • K&N Intake 
  • Eibach Springs 
  • Bilstein Shocks 

Interior

  • Sunpro Gauges 
  • B&M Shift Knob 

Exterior Styling

  • Falken Tires 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

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Chassis & Suspension:


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Ordered an Eibach pro-kit (finally!)  Will be installed the very next moment I have some spare time.  Probably not for a while...

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Actually got some time this weekend to get these things in.  The rears took all of 5 minutes.  The fronts, however, were a different story.  On a side note, DAMN its rusty under there.  I need to fix that, someday...

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Got the Bilsteins installed.  Drop spindles are next.

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Ground Force 2'' drop spindles finally brought the nose down to where it should have been.

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And the result.  SSweet!

Killersharq's 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

  New brake rotors were installed, check out the old ones:
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Apparently, the old brake pads on the inside got wedged in the caliper at an angle which only allowed a small amount of contact with the rotor. This happened on both sides, probably from sitting for so long, but it destroyed the pads and rotors. This would be the cause of the spongy brake problem I've been having.

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Old.

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New.

 

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Besides new rotors, I also got rebuilt calipers, new caliper pins, new brake pads, and new wheel seals.

 

 

Killersharq's 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo


I also recently installed a B&M Quicksilver ratchet shifter for the 200-4R trans. (shift kit not yet installed)

 

The reason I chose this over the mega, or hammer shifter is because I hoped it would fit into the stock console without excessive modding. Turns out, it pretty much fits right in with NO modification to the console (aside from pusing it back a bit). The rear bolts that hold in the center console will still bolt up to the stock location, however, the fronts will not. Those will take a bit of ingenuity, and I haven't yet decided what to do yet :D

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Here it's pictured in the full forward (park) and full rear (ratchet) positions. The quicksilver functions both as a straight line detent and a full blown ratchet shifter for convenience.

I must say, it was worth every penny and hour spent. Banging through the gears makes for a much more fun driving experience. You also don't have to worry about shifting down or up one too many and destroying something. As they say, "shift with confidence." I'd recomend it for any Monte Carlo owner with a floor shifter or, for that matter, anyone who's looking for a bit more fun and control over their 3 or 4 speed slush-omatic.

 

Killersharq's 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo


New polyurethane sway bar bushings (33mm) and end-links from Energy Suspension.

 

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This is what I started with. The sway bar bushings were so bad that they were basically falling apart (one was in 2 pieces) and sticking out of the bracket in every direction. This also bent the beejezus out of the old brackets too.

 

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It's so rusty under there that I couldn't even get the old links off the sway bar without removing it. As it is, both links snapped off at the bottom when I tried to un-bolt them. I had to beat the tar out of them with a BFH and then chop 'em off with a cutoff wheel to get them out of the sway bar.

 

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Afterwards, all went relatively well. After some paint and re-assembly, everything went back together. The difference is incredible. It's like driving a completely different car.
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Switched some tires around and finally put the new Falken Zeix 215/65/R15's on. Used the old ones for the new Fiero wheels.
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94GS3  

Posted by: 94GS3

11/28/2009 07:15PM

Damn. Nice Monte man! 5 stars fasho... Ur brothers camaro is nice too... Check out my 86 mc and let me know what you think! Don't forget to rate my whip and sign the guestbook!

laspiedras  

Posted by: laspiedras

11/26/2009 05:18AM

Sweet Lookin "MONTE" luv all of the upgrades and mods very clean nice job. Def. 5***** for sure.

80sick-MC-SS  

Posted by: 80sick-MC-SS

07/28/2009 01:07PM

SICK MAN 5*s CANT WAIT TO PAINT MINE

XTZTwinTurbo  

Posted by: XTZTwinTurbo

07/21/2009 08:38PM

Nice ride. Check out mine, and give it a rating, if u get a minute. :)

ClassicRider  

Posted by: ClassicRider

05/10/2009 12:32PM

Love the car and the upgrades. 5*. Check my MCs out.

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Member ID: Killersharq

Location: Lehighton, PA