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Monza or Vega...which looks better? Personally, I like the Vega's better in styling. Any year. I had a '75 Black / Gold Cosworth and I wish I still had it. Make a KILLER Stocker or even a SS/GT keeping the original paint.
And I remember when the Monza's came out and the fastest cars at the track were Monza's. Loved the look back then but somehow the Vega's have grown to be my favorite.
Once had a daily driver '78 Monza with a 262 V-8 and a 4-speed. Added a cast iron q-jet manifold & q-jet with dual exhaust dumped at the rear end. Fun little car except the little 8" (?) got ate up pretty easily!

Check this Cosworth out! 291 miles:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/1975-...photo-5238421/

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Jeff,
I had a 75 Monza 262 auto. Put qaudrajet on it and slowed down 3 tenths in the 1/8th.LOL

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I have a soft spot for those Monzas too. I have had several. My 262 auto was a decent little car for the money I had in it. I found a rusty donor stick car and converted it to a Four speed. I put dual exhaust on it and drilled out the jets on the factory 2bbl.
I also had one with a warmed over 350, t 350 with shift kit, vega convertor and headers. It was my daily driver and weekend bracket bomber. It had air lift bags. Friend of mine drilled the axles for 5 lugs and I never broke that rearend. I ran 8 x 26 slicks on it most of the time. It would go easy low to mid 12s at 109.
I did have problems breaking the rear trans mount due to the torque arm and tearing the rear shock mounts out of the floor at times!
I knew when the trans mount was gone because it would shift into secind on it's own when the trans raised up and pulled on the stock shifter cable! LOL. Made many many runs in that car! Finally, it was just rusting apart to the point where I couldn't keep it together. From a roll, it was a pretty good street performer and never left me stranded as my daily driver.

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Monza mania

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Joe,

I just got a search engine for used parts? I am afraid these OEM parts are brittle just like mine and cracked into a million pieces. Anyone make new replacements?

Lynn

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My Old Friend

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I had a chance to drive Ed Newton's SS/AX Monza this year. Nothing quite like a 10,000 rpm V-6 going high 8s at over 150...

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240 Gordie

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http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4054/4...0b41cedd_b.jpg
5-10-LODRS-GROVE0037 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5252/5...bb301ece_z.jpg
74-BOB GLIDDEN MONZA001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7...77b011b2_z.jpg
GRUMPY'S TOY MONZA001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5...b7e16fc7_z.jpg
BERNIE AGAMAN001 by Joe Grippo, on Flickr

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Joe, nice pics ... great site on flickr also.

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Heres a few I shot at Seattle at the '77 Fallnationals: John Lingenfelter's ex Glidden car, Bob Ingles, RMS car with Zul driving, Mardy Maltais' beautiful car out of Washington state and Frank Iaconio's. There were lots of Monzas roaming the staging lanes back then,, one of my all time favorite body styles.
Danny Durham

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Heres a series of a rather well known Monza at the '75 Fallnationals.
Unloading in the morning,, coming out of the staging lanes for first run of the day, a mid afternoon engine swap and finally, a late afternoon run along side of Wally Booth's AMC.
Danny Durham

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Awesome shots Gearhead...;)

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...6&d=1356827797

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...7&d=1356827797

http://classracer.com/classforum/att...8&d=1356827797

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Hm,, I'm in my picture posting infancy here. I need to know how you and Charlie and Bob Rice take them to the next step and post larger images. I'm slowly learning this.
Danny Durham

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Prepared by Jenkins Competition...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...enkinsshop.jpg

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Thats a great photo ^^^^^ .... Grump Ruled !

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Me driving my father in law leo belangers monza in 2000.IT WAS TOTALLED AT ORLANDO 2 YEARS LATER,BROKEN HEIM IN REAR SUSPENSION.ROLLED 3 OR 4 TIMES BY CHRISTINE HER SECOND TIME DRIVING IT BUT SHE GOT DOWN TO 4 CARS HER FIRST TIME IN IT:)

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Trying to post a picture

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Heres a local Monza I shot at Seattle in 1980. Dave Lukowski's car won a best appearing award when it first came out,, it ran well too.
Photo 1: Dave on a single,, notice how packed the grandstands are!
Photo 2: Dave along side Don "The Worm" Elgin's '64 Pontiac
Danny Durham

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Although I too liked the Vega's better, I wish I would've looked for a Monza that had the 262 and the auto in it (once I found my original one and saw that my original engine/tranny were scrapped for a pontiac 4cyl and a 4spd). :( The Monza's and similar bodied cars (such as Lane's), were easier to work on, and probably easier to find hop up parts for (than my Cavalier)...plus they would've been faster than my 140ci 4cyl Vega was to start...some more ideas of possible future (if not a replacement) race cars???

I'm glad I saw that Stocker version in thread #28, as that let me know what one of them would've looked like in stocker trim...thanks Tim! :)

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Here is my Monza ... Sept 2012 at our local track

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Still looking for a rear valance for my Sunbird. We could try and alter a Monza or VEGA? The one posted doesn't come up.

http://classracer.com/classforum/alb...&pictureid=593

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Joe, where a picture of Annies Song? with that great Rob Lamprecht paint job!

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From Tom Kasch ...

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Ex Super Stock Monza, now bracket racing with 427sbc

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Cool picture of your Monza Tim, and Larry that one of the ex-Super Stocker (above post), is very cool too...they both make me wish I would've thought of getting one of them when I bought my Cavalier...that 262, or even one of the V6's would've been great for V/SA or above, and no Calmap challenges or expense...I wish I had that money back, and put it either into my Plymouth Acclaim, or bought one of these cars instead....as they say, live and learn...

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I can't post the pictures, but I can post the link to the pictures of John Nobile's and Frank The Hat's Monzas.

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...14895&page=131
picture 1959 for Nobile

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...14895&page=125
picture 1863 for Frank The Hat

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock!

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Here`s my Skyhawk after the new paint a couple of years ago.

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Cool looking paint scheme too Lane. I hope you'll have it in action soon too???

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cant get new pics to load at present time ...

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Ours doesn't have doors,but it is a Monza
http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/h...psunz0jy4m.jpg

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Here are 2 pics of the Fryer and Gargano Monza built by Don Hardy - one in gas trim and the other in FX trim (raced at the same time as the Lee Dean Monza as well as others):