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Did anyone here ever feed their automotive obsession with "H bodies"? Check this... by Raydar
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Report this Post11-04-2017 10:33 AM Click Here to See the Profile for olejoedadSend a Private Message to olejoedadEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
One of our local Fiero friends has a Monza IMSA bodied car with a 350 and a 4 speed.
It's got all the swoops, scoops, flares, vents, splitters and panel paint you could ever want.
It's really pretty cool!
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I had a Monza WAAAAY back in the day with a 305/auto. It ran well (for what it was) but the drivers door got stuck. Since it had a console, I couldn't get in through the passenger door very well so I had to do the Dukes of Hazzard thing. The detent on the floor shifter keeping it in Drive broke so I accidentally shifted into 1st at highway speeds once. Once was all it took. Broke all of the motor mounts and pushed the motor/fan into the radiator. Destroyed the radiator, fan and most of the accessories on the front of the motor. I think I paid $300 for the car so I sold it for about that and bought something else. Probably should have kept the car and fixed things.
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That car is beautiful, I'd love to own one.
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I had a 1980 sunbird hatch.. iron duke/auto.. nice car for what it was.. upgraded to the larger brother when They came out in 1982 As the 3rd gen f body is nothing but this car made bigger
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Traded my 1979 Sunbird for a Fiero. I put a 3.8 liter in it. First car was a '76 Astre. Even owned an 80 Monza , 78 Starfire, and a '78 Sunbird. And then there was the '77 odd fire 3.8 liter, just to throw a weird one in there.

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We had 2 monzas here in the yard, took 16 years to sell them @ $300 for a pair, really no one wants them.
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We had 2 monzas here in the yard, took 16 years to sell them @ $300 for a pair, really no one wants them.


Find that odd as drag racers love them.
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Find that odd as drag racers love them.


You would think so, but what I found out everyone outgrew them.

Alot of "I used to have one of those" but no one wanted another one.
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You would think so, but what I found out everyone outgrew them.

Alot of "I used to have one of those" but no one wanted another one.


A lot of people used to race, now they just talk about it..
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Back in the day, I seriously considered building such a monster. Had a couple of friends that built them. One was a Vega, the other was a Monza. Ultimately, both vehicles required strengthening of the frame and structural components. Let's face it, they simply weren't designed or built for major horsepower/torque applications. But, they did provide a kick ass ride while they held up. Actually glad I didn't pull the trigger on such a project. Would have been wasted money. Never really been a huge drag racing fan anyway. Loved auto crossing but, that's another type of build and story.

But then, I can't tell you how much money I've thrown at Fieros.

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I think the early Vegas were a very good looking car. Kind of like a miniature Camaro from the same time period.

I'd love to have one that's all-original with the original engine, although by this late date I am not sure many are still running. I roll my eyes at cruise nights in my Fiero when people come out of the woodwork and suggest it needs a V8 swap... It would probably be worse with the Vega. "Man you need to tub this thing and drop in a big block!!!"
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I was driving a '79 Chev Monza Spyder 350 V8 4-speed when I bought my '87 GT in 1990.
It looked exactly like this...



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Originally posted by css9450:

I think the early Vegas were a very good looking car. Kind of like a miniature Camaro from the same time period.

I'd love to have one that's all-original with the original engine, although by this late date I am not sure many are still running. I roll my eyes at cruise nights in my Fiero when people come out of the woodwork and suggest it needs a V8 swap... It would probably be worse with the Vega. "Man you need to tub this thing and drop in a big block!!!"


LOL, the hazards of getting old. There was a time I believed throttles only had 2 positions, closed or wide open. . NOW, its gimme something with heated seats that will cruise me where I'm going in comfort and with no particular hurry. If somebody gets impatient, **** 'em. They'll wait.

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I was driving a '79 Chev Monza Spyder 350 V8 4-speed when I bought my '87 GT in 1990.
It looked exactly like this...






I'd drive that.......OH, you mean the car.

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Thought they only came with 305v8's
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My X had the 75 Oldsmobile Starfire GT. Same body style as the Monza

It had a 4sp, I think it had a v6, was very under powered.... Both were pretty ragged out when I got rid of both. lol

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My Monza is parked in front of the GT in this pic.



350/300, with Saginaw (read: heavy cast iron) 4 speed. It ate C4s and IROCs for lunch.

Found it...




And no... it didn't ever run that carb. I ran a Carter AFB or a Thermoquad.

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Thought they only came with 305v8's


Me too, but a lot of people swapped and built up.
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Thought they only came with 305v8's


Me too, but a lot of people swapped and built up.
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A guy in my area has one of these, I've seen it at local cruse ins:



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A friend of mine has a 78 or 79 Sunbird, its blue with a white interior.

(Id have to find a pic and use PIP.)

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Mine was yellow with Pontiac rally 4 lug wheels and a tan interior.. The iron duke would diesel bad, I normally would shut it off with the parking brake on, and it in gear up against the shop wall, and it diesel for 30 seconds or more..
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https://westernmass.craigsl...bird/6362833615.html

I never had one, but I kinda wish I did. They are typical ugly American 70's 80's cars in basic trim, but very cool in a beefed up trim.
But that Buick Reatta in the back ground of the first pic, has always been on my wish list.
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Thought they only came with 305v8's


Swapped it out for a 365hp 350 V8...

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Closest I ever came was a Maverick Grabber. A peppy little thing ..302/auto I bought & drove for a few months then gave to my daughter, but it was crappily made other than the drive train.
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This one is for sale in Wisconsin, its been upgraded.

https://eauclaire.craigslis...7-v8/6362710754.html



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Originally posted by 2.5:

A guy in my area has one of these, I've seen it at local cruse ins:



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A friend of mine has a 78 or 79 Sunbird, its blue with a white interior.

(Id have to find a pic and use PIP.)




Oh man... is that car rear wheel drive?

There was a guy who was literally giving me one... said he had too many cars and didn't want it anymore, and said I could have it for free, just wanted me to pay for the new tires he had just put on it (was like $200 bucks). I didn't want it because my buddies and I assumed it was front wheel drive, so we told him no thanks. It was in perfect condition. I didn't really even get out of the car to look at it much past what I could see from the window of my Fiero... hahah.

That was like 16 years ago, but oh well.


Is this the same platform that the "Lil' Wide Track" Pontiac was built off of? I've always wanted one of those.

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Oh man... is that car rear wheel drive?



Yep!


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