The
Original "Coke Machine" was a Monte Carlo driven by NASCAR
legend Bobby Allison in the early 70s. This team and others had a lot of
success on the NASCAR race tracks with the First Generation Monte Carlo.
FGMCC President Kevin Wiles is building a street legal replica of the #12
Coke sponsored Monte Carlo.
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The
day I got it
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Starting
work on it
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The
427 Engine
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Painting
the Frame
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Roll
Cage
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Front
Roll Cage
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Side
Roll Cage
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Headlight
Covers custom made by George Lines
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The
roof skin was taken off and replaced
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Leo
and the finished roof
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After
grinding
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Ready
for epoxy primer
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New
floor pans to be installed
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Welds
filled with fiberglass
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Hood
sanded to bare metal
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Primer
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427
Big Block
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January
2005
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Getting
those contours perfect- not an easy task
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Rear
Spoiler
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Rear
Spoiler
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Rusted
Lip Repair
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New
Rear Filler Panel
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Rear
Spoiler installed by The Konik's, Leo & Sue
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Just
about to get a new floor
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New
10" Rims about to be wrapped in Goodyear's
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Leo-
Keepin' the morale of the garage very high...
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The
floor is in, just a bit of grinding to do
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The
Spoiler is starting to shape up.
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Wheels
Painted Sport Gold Metallic w/ Goodyear 275/60/15's
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Floor
Painted Medium Gray Semi-Flat, Roll Bar painted Gloss Black
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Fabricated
Dash installed and painted Ultra-Flat Black. Autometer Gauges.
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The
aluminum interior panels including door, rear door, sail panel,
rear seat delete, package tray, and kick panel are
installed. Inner roof spatter painted
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Trunk
area spatter painted, trunk mount battery installed.
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Hood
pins on the trunk.
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New
Grant Steering wheel specially made to look like those used in
Winston Cup cars.
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I
made a radius with a string and marker, rotating on a set axis, to
cut out and widen the wheel openings.
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The
car has some sort of herculean springs, and once replaced or cut,
will make the stance right.
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NOW
the stance is just right...
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The
much dreaded drum brakes, but at least all the components of the
whole system is new...
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The
bumpers are going to be painted silver, so Jared grinded the rear
bumper to give the paint something to bite to.
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And
here's the front bumper getting prepped by Jared. It's
fiberglass.
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Here's
a shot of the bumper after both epoxy and urethane high build
primers, and block sanding.
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Looks
like liquid chrome. COOL.
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This
was the best silver I could find. Its called Silver Mica
Metallic with Clearcoat. When the sun hits it, watch out!
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I
have started block sanding the high build primer. This is hard
work but red and gold is just around the corner!
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