Owner:   S.McRae Year: 1983 Make: Chevrolet Model: Monte Carlo Est.Horsepower: 800 Page Views: 706 Comments: 2 Comments Ratings: 2 votes   Overall: Rating : Exterior: Rating : Interior: Rating : Performance: Rating :

1983 MONTE CARLO LS

MOTOR: 565BBC Merlin Race Block 4.60 bore
Callies 4.25 crankshaft
Eagle 6.535L19 rods
Wiseco 10.9 comp. pistons
Cam Motion custom roller with 4/7 swap
AFR CNC 335 heads with all Manley components
Comp. Cams stainless roller rocker arms
Dart stud girdle
Crower severe duty roller lifters with pressure feed oiling
Trend pushrods
Pete Jackson quiet gear drive
Edelbrock Super victor with rear cooling set up
System 1 adjustable oil pump
Milidon oil pan and windage tray
ATI Super Damper
Meizere billet flexplate
Dual remote oil filters with K&N filters

EXHAUST: Lemons Headers 2-1/4 to 2-3/8 to 4-1/2 exhaust with balance tube and 2 chamber Flowmasters

IGNITION: MSD 7AL-3 with HVC coil, billet distributer,Super conducter wires and NGK plugs

COOLING: Griffen aluminum radiator with 2x1.25 tubes
Dual puller fans and 16" pusher fan
Edelbrock Victor water pump
Moroso pump drive
EMP/Stewart booster pump

FUEL SYSTEM: Triangle Engineering 20 gal. fuel cell with foam and GM sender
Paxton 300 electric fuel pump and filter
BG 4 port regulator
Quickfuel 1150 Dominator carb
Jomar tapered 4 hole phenolic spacer

TRANS: TCI full competition turbo 400 with reverse manual valve body
TCI 4000 stall with anti ballooning plates
Perma-Cool trans cooler with fan
B&M transmission fluid consistency system
External trans filter

REAREND: Moser 9" with nodular case
Detroit Locker with 410 gear
DTS driveshaft 3.5 dia.
Wilwood 4 piston rear disc brakes with proportioning valve
Metco adjustable aluminum upper control arms
Hotckis lower control arms with brace

BODY MODS:Lauren Engineering front nose assembly with 2" extention
Lauren ground effects kit with rear wrap and deck lid spoiler
Hardwood 4" cowl hood
Functional fender vents
88' Monte SS rear bumper,taillights and third brake light
Raised rear floorboards for exhaust clearance
Notched rear frame for tire clearance
Installed roll bar and urethane body mounts

INTERIOR: Removed gray interior with 60/40 seats and installed camel color Currello buckets and then used GM power units in both
Had rear seat and visors reupolstered to match buckets
Ordered extra material to make the headliner,upper door panels and rear inserts
I modified a Camaro console and installed a B&M Megashifter in it
Gutted the dash and installed Autometer gauges
Relocated the Kenwood CD player and installed Pioneer component speakers up front and 6x9 3 ways in the back
Installed 88' SS steering column and Grant steering wheel

MISC: Moroso crankcase vacuum pump
Line lock
Pulley driven vacuum pump for brakes with vacuum canister
Optima battery in the trunk with maintainer
Powermaster XS Volt alternator
Besides the power seats the car still retains power steering,brakes,windows,locks,trunk release,sunroof and rear defrost

Thanks for checking out my ride, Steve

And just for the record there is another set of these pictures from my old account here that appear to be active again