Poseur

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 05/24/2018 at 17:53 • Filed to: None

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Any time I’ve ever had a car, making it go fast has always been job one. Make it go fast, then make it look cool if there’s any money left. But in regards to my Monte Carlo, I’m about to become an enormous poseur.

I’ve decided to get the look right first before doing anything with the drivetrain. My thinking is that I want the car to run and drive right up to where I swap the engine, and I’m starting with wheels and tires. Specifically these tires: 

I really wish Hoosier made a street tire that looks exactly like that, but a DOT ribbed slick is good enough for me for now. And at $200 for a set of four, even if I wind up just using these for show/autocross or whatever, they’re worth buying. I’m ordering them tomorrow morning, and my wife is buying two as an anniversary gift (5 years tomorrow).

I’m also going to pick up some hood pins from Jeg’s and pin the hood and deck lid, because again, poseur. The way I figure it, this car is junk and I should be it’s last owner, so I’m not killing it’s resale value by adding to it’s Kurtis value. And everything I’m doing can move to a nicer Monte (or Grand Prix, oh my god do I want a g-body Grand Prix for this) in the future.

After wheels and tires, I’ll buy 2” drop spindles (along with new shocks/springs/bushings/lug studs/brake pads) for the front and 1” drop springs (plus the above) for the rear. I’ll get the stance I want, then set to work finding a 350 and stick swap parts for the winter.

I’m $800 into the car now, I think I can be under $2000 and have it looking exactly the way I want it to. Budget another $1500-2000 for the 350/stick combo, and I’m in decent shape.

Sweet Trav > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 05/24/2018 at 20:26

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You should shoot me a line man. I have planned every possible upgrade path for a G-body.

sony1492 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 05/24/2018 at 22:09

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What does the car currently look like?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > sony1492 05/25/2018 at 05:34

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Picture every kinda crappy black 87 Monte Carlo SS you’ve ever seen, then make it just a little crappier.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Sweet Trav 05/26/2018 at 21:53

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What have you got for ‘super crappy 80s NASCAR lookalike’? Haha.

Sweet Trav > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 05/27/2018 at 13:45

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Here’s what I’d do.

I’d get some Basset wheels https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bsw-57rc375 And some wide Radial T/A’s IDK if you’ve ever driven on a bias ply tire but they are sketchy as hell on the street.

Some Belltech 2102 2" drop spindles for a chevy blazer, and do the blazer front brake swap.

The UMI stage 1 handling kit http://umiperformance.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_265_422&products_id=603

and then do a single side exit exhaust like a NASCAR with oval pipe.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Sweet Trav 05/27/2018 at 15:40

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That’s pretty much exactly what’s in my head. Bassetts, fat tires (I bought the Hoosiers, but I’m gonna go with a second set for street use), drop spindles and the side exit exhaust. My only concern would be if the spindles and a 1” drop spring would make me too low in the front. I was thinking just the 2” spindle drop out front and a 1” spring drop in the back, keep a little rake in it for a speedway ‘ass into the wind’ look.

Right now it’s basically wheels/tires first, then spindles, then rear drop. That should get me the look I want, and then I can decide if I want to go down another inch in the front. Does UMI do that kit with a stock height spring?