Stiffening the Suspension Gives A '70 Monte Carlo Improved Handling - MuscleCar S8, E21

Progress continues on the Monte Carlo Giveaway G-Machine as Mike from HorsePower helps Tommy from MuscleCar stiffen the frame, and Ian from Xtreme 4x4 lends a hand with a beefed-up rear end for the old Chevy. See how a suspension swap takes this GM car to a whole new level of handling.
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[@ms01885]

Good riding and nice cars when new.

[@troytheriot8679]

What yall did will give a 20 year plus life to that vehicle

[@taylorh3930]

Nice job 👌

[@tommyau2006]

Tom is da man...........................for sure

[@tinogutierrez2656]

Nice

[@anthonyjaramillo4209]

Bad ass

[@J2A61]

Can’t believe they didn’t go electric on the power steering… it’s so easy and make sense 100%

[@19chev81]

Its a giveaway car so they probably are staying a little more basic

[@J2A61]

I can hear the country in these fellas, anyone know what state their from?

[@1BigDaDo]

This is like a 20-year-old show.... they gave that Monte Carlo away years ago lol

[@mirzaanees4036]

You give this car to me i love muscle cars

[@IronChief]

I thought the frames on this era Monte Carlos had the same frame as the grand prix. The grand prix from 69-72 has a fully boxed frame.

[@grandmasmalibu]

Haven't worked on a 70 Monte in particular (that I can remember) but I've worked on a lot of "A-body" cars of that vintage and the frames all had that open C-channel in the middle. They ran the brake and fuel lines through them, bolted the trans crossmember to the bottom/inside of the C-channel, etc. I can't recall any of them being fully boxed in those areas from the factory.

[@IronChief]

@grandmasmalibu on the regular a-body cars that is true. The grand prix (69-72) had a boxed frame very similar to the convertible, I'm sure the Monte Carlo is the same.

[@jeffallen3382]

Mike Galley and Tommy Bosher wete the best they had on these shows. Don't know why they left?

[@19chev81]

Tommy is still there. Mike probably just moved on like the others have

[@timrowell94]

glad you didn't install one of those garbage monster transmissions.

[@fedup1480]

Wouldn't it be easier to buy a chassis from the roadster shop or anyone who makes them ?

[@jeffallen3382]

At 5x the price...

[@grandmasmalibu]

$$$$$

[@Moto_Channel]

Why make the frame so heavy? it has a bad effect on acceleration

[@diegohorton869]

Benefits outweigh the weight. Probably less than 2 hundred pounds. The rest of the body will use lighter parts overall.

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

Automatic transmissions make me sad.