well i've been hanging out for a while and i've finally decided to start my project journal. during deployment (yes i'm navy) i stumbled upon the description of a monza on wikipedia.com and after a little research i was in love. so when i got back i found myself a 77 monza spyder for $500. the body is in decent shape but it's w/o engine or tranny and has a ton of other little problems that need to be addressed. tommorow i plan to start my project by removing the interior. i'll post pictures tommorow. i have big plans for the monza. as far as interior i plan to gut it. i'm going to put in a 6 pt roll cage, build a sheet metal dash, lie down some duramat and cover with carpet, install two racing seats and harnesses, and put in a decent stereo. with drivetrain i'm slowly get the parts together for a 400+ hp 350 which i'm going to mate with either a NV3500 (if it will fit) or a TH350. for the rear end i'm going to either rebuild the stock one and put in a 3.43 posi or i'm going to use a 8.8 in out of an explorer. I'm going to go though the suspension and rebuild or modify for performance and handling. that going to be a learn as i go type deal though. suspension is not my thing. i'm probably going to use the roller method that gerbsinmd has been using. its cheap, what more can i say. the only other thing i want to do to the body is find a spyder decal for the hood and build some head light covers out of tinted Acrylic. i think the covers will give the monza a meaner and more aerodynamic look.
Hammer
oh and if anyone needs interior stuff let me know and i'll let you know the condition, post pictures and give a you a resonable price plus shipping.