nice survivor in super condition,.....my first car was a 77 notchback, silver, factory V8 5.0,....i got it in 1986, i was 16,...i sold it in 1990, found it again 18 years later, trashed but not wrecked,...did an every nut and bolt restoration,....now it will not run due to fuel delivery issue with the in tank fuel pump. not many people now even know what a monza is, or they just do not remember them.
My long-gone 1977 white Monza Spyder was one of my all-time favorite cars. Kept it for 13 years. I liked the design because most cars tried to hide the square headlights, but this style highlighted them. I had a 1975 V-6 Buick Skyhawk before the Monza, but that V-6 vibrated too much. And its white vinyl seats were brutal in winter and summer. My Monza had cloth seats. Thanks for posting this.
I remember taking test drive in a black 1979 Spyder. I don’t remember if it was an automatic nor manual Transmission but it was a beautiful car with the spyder detail on the hood. The son of the Chevy dealership’s owner showed me it and tried to convince me “this was the car for me”. Not a sales job but as a friend. I wish I had listened to him. I didn’t buy it. I ended up buying a 1979 Fiat 131 Super Brava manual coupe in Champagne with medium tan leather interior. That was a fun car to drive too. Not was fast as the Spyder but those Fiat’s could handle.
My best friend bought a black ‘79 spyder, 4-speed, brand new. He was a mechanic at my dads auto shop. Still has it, starting restoration. We had some good times in that little rocket!!
Just amazing! Thank you for posting this. I still have a shell in storage, and I used to build them to be driven. Progressive rear springs, sway bars, monza 5 speed internally shifted, power steering and brakes, upgrade to mild build 350 but with quiet and full exhaust. Oh, and to go with the overdrive, I put 2.41 gears on the limited slip rear end. The cars are quick, nimble and dependable, if you can keep the rust off of them. Gm probably never went bigger on the engine because the car is so light it would easily keep pace with the corvette. And the hatch is big enough to sleep in.
Had a white 76 for a very long time and then gave it away. It still ran great, but was falling apart. Really sorry I wasn't able to get it restored. Loved the car!!!! 😞
I remember mine. Had a 400 small block in it. Engine was so crammed in there everytime I used to put it in reverse the damn sparkplug would break off against steering linkage. Lol Fun car though
Best for these is to stroke the 305 to 331. It's not impossible to get 425+ hp and 420 ft lbs. It roughly comes out to about 1.33 hp per c.i. and 1.8 ft. lbs per c.i. on pump gas @ a little over 10:1. The power to weight on the 331's with aluminum heads is insane!
I still miss mine.. Just something about that 350 V8. In that light ass body.. Just had no room to fit headers. You had to beat a few pipes in. To make them fit...
They say you cant polish a turd . well there it sits a beautiful turd. if i remember correctly those 305"s were so tightly fitted in them you had to undo the motor mount just to change the spark plug
1975 to early 1977 most had 262 V8's in them but you could fit any size small block Chevy in them but most were 262's and then later 305's. There were some 350's out there but only in California cars due to emissions till the 305 came out in 1977. BTW the 262 had 110 HP and the 350 had 125 HP and the 305 had a 140 hp they were not rockets from the factory in any terms.
@@TotlKaos Exactly I owned a Orange 1977 Monza with the 262 V8 4 speed manual it was fun to drive but for a V8 in a Vega sized car it was a dog even after I tore all the emissions off and put dual exhaust on it....
Ordered mine with the 305, with the four-speed, no AC, PS, or PB. Without the unnecessary accessories, for such a light car the only smog equipment was the cat - no air pump. Spark plugs could be changed without un bolting the motor. Did it every 25 miles over ten + years. BTW, the video shows a fine looking example!
I had a 1977 Chevy Monza in High-school mine was an Orange one and had a 262 V8 with a 4 speed manual. I really like the car had a lot fun in it wonder why this poor car has basically set for 40 years...
What happened to your Monza with the 262 in a 4-speed ? In 1986 a friend of mine had one of these from Canada but it wasn't a spider but it had a 262 and a four-speed and I was looking for a 262 so he gave the 262 to me and I put 350 heads on it cast# 3927186 notched the0.30 over. forged PistonsTRW PN#2453 P and the deck and installed it in my 65 Chevy Nova with headers and a Quadrajet four-barrel performer intake in a 4-speed and dual exhaust I got really good gas mileage and the car really got with it at top end it was engine casting number 355 909 which is a Canadian casting number The block suffix code ID number Was " C Z U " RP0 LV1 V8 262 2brl 110hp 4spd m Bore 3.671× stroke 3.100 When I Finished it 240 hp N A I still have the crank from it to this day Like to be different Now I have a 80 Chevy Malibu with a 267 which has the same stroke as a 350 but a 3.500 bore with a 5 spd I'm a resident of Montana but I grew up in California and I remember there were a lot of 350 equipped Town Coupes and two plus twos when I was about 12 years old in the fall 1974 when the 75s came out
I have a 1975 monza town coupe that i want to put a v8 in it. I used to have one with a 400 small block in it. I am looking for a parts catalog if you have any ideas where i can get parts i would appreciate it.
No.. It was the 350 with AC.. and have changing that Spark Plug on #1.. You had to remove the power steering pump. Then still had to jack it up. But man that thing would lay rubber 2 blocks with a Cam an Intake job...
@@MasterChief-sl9ro I don't recall a 350 ever being offered stock in any monza. With gm politics and protecting their precious camaro and corvette, they couldn't have a lowly monza outperforming and stealing sales. Toss in the oil shortage, and thus the reason for a lot of 70s cars being lame, it makes sense that the 305 was it for the monza. I've had 5 of these. I was trying to see the fender badge in the video to confirm which engine but the video moves too fast. Never seen a 5.7 v8 badge on a monza. I used to run platinum plugs specifically to avoid changing them. I had a set of headers, but they were stolen before I got to install them. Used to run 350-4bbl, corvette cam, bored 30 over, ported and enlarged and polished heads, stock 5 speed internally shifted tranny with slick 50 motor oil as the lube, and then either 2.29 or 2.41 gears on a limited slip differential. I used progressive rate springs to prevent wheel hop and stabilizer bars on both ends. Even with long gears, which made 1st and 2nd actually useful, the car was able to make 60 in under 5 seconds (which was fairly quick back in the 80s) and still could run high speed well over 150mph. All with single and quiet exhaust. This build was in a plain looking sunbird at one point, and was an awesome sleeper. Outran the law on 3 different occasions (just get out of sight and off the road in less than a minute). One of those times, I didn't realize I had a state trooper trying to catch up while going through a series of curves at night. After the curves I slowed down for normal driving. He was so mad I could see the red scalp through his blond flattop. Did a lot of butt kissing and got by with a minor speeding ticket, which is way better than impounded and towed.
They did offer a 350 in 1975. I still have an original owners manual from my 75 hatchback which had the 350 and is listed as a 5.7. After that though, only the 262 and 305 were the V-8 options.
@@goodcitizen4787 That's right, 75 was the only year. Pretty sad really. Was it just the 2bbl? I suspect GM didn't want to get too close to the performance of the camaro or vette. Was yours an auto or 4 spd? LS rear and what ratio? I had fun with my sunbird coupe. 5spd, LS with progressive springs, tried 2.29 and 2.41 gears. Loved the long gears, made 1st gear actually useful with such a light car. Unfortunately my single exhaust at the time couldn't let it breathe well enough to make full use of 5th gear. That, and the aerodynamics of the front and the trunk were terrible. At about 140 the car created eddies like a semi and the car would sway side to side. Still stable to control, but I could feel it. Fun times.
Jennifer Phillips The 75 was actually only a parts car. I had a 77 Spyder 4 speed with 3:73’s. Came with a 305 but had a 350 with a cam and four barrel. Early “power pack” heads with small combustion chamber but they didn’t have 2:02 valves - a bit smaller, can’t recall all these years later. Had a 79 sunbird that I put a SB400 in and an automatic. Tried years later to recapture the 77 as it was pretty much untouchable and bought an identical 79 Spyder but it wasn’t the same. New GT Mustangs in 85 couldn’t touch the 77. Mustangs had 140 mph speedometers and the one non stock one I raced said he was pegged out. I had more peddle but was at 6500 rpm so I just stayed on his bumper. I read somewhere that they offered two different suspensions so if that’s true I think my first had the better of the two cause it handled like a dream.
Can I contact you or vice versa? I would like to purchase it if it is still available. And I will pay you what it is worth. Pls let me know if there is a way I can speak to you.
It has a CB - FM radio combo. The guy had it installed by the dealership he purchased the car from. At the time Smokey and the bandit was popular and American fell in love with the CB. That's the story I was told by the owner I purchased the car from.
nice survivor in super condition,.....my first car was a 77 notchback, silver, factory V8 5.0,....i got it in 1986, i was 16,...i sold it in 1990, found it again 18 years later, trashed but not wrecked,...did an every nut and bolt restoration,....now it will not run due to fuel delivery issue with the in tank fuel pump. not many people now even know what a monza is, or they just do not remember them.
My long-gone 1977 white Monza Spyder was one of my all-time favorite cars. Kept it for 13 years. I liked the design because most cars tried to hide the square headlights, but this style highlighted them. I had a 1975 V-6 Buick Skyhawk before the Monza, but that V-6 vibrated too much. And its white vinyl seats were brutal in winter and summer. My Monza had cloth seats. Thanks for posting this.
What a nicely preserved H-body!
I miss my 76.
I remember taking test drive in a black 1979 Spyder. I don’t remember if it was an automatic nor manual Transmission but it was a beautiful car with the spyder detail on the hood. The son of the Chevy dealership’s owner showed me it and tried to convince me “this was the car for me”. Not a sales job but as a friend. I wish I had listened to him. I didn’t buy it. I ended up buying a 1979 Fiat 131 Super Brava manual coupe in Champagne with medium tan leather interior. That was a fun car to drive too. Not was fast as the Spyder but those Fiat’s could handle.
My best friend bought a black ‘79 spyder, 4-speed, brand new. He was a mechanic at my dads auto shop. Still has it, starting restoration. We had some good times in that little rocket!!
That Monza looks like it just came from the dealership. Very Nice.
Thanks for watching....
It's clean
Just amazing! Thank you for posting this. I still have a shell in storage, and I used to build them to be driven. Progressive rear springs, sway bars, monza 5 speed internally shifted, power steering and brakes, upgrade to mild build 350 but with quiet and full exhaust. Oh, and to go with the overdrive, I put 2.41 gears on the limited slip rear end. The cars are quick, nimble and dependable, if you can keep the rust off of them. Gm probably never went bigger on the engine because the car is so light it would easily keep pace with the corvette. And the hatch is big enough to sleep in.
my vega i put 2.73 monza rear end and .7 OD for 1.91.... 27mpg w/holly 600 econo 4bbl
Had a white 76 for a very long time and then gave it away. It still ran great, but was falling apart. Really sorry I wasn't able to get it restored. Loved the car!!!! 😞
I remember mine. Had a 400 small block in it. Engine was so crammed in there everytime I used to put it in reverse the damn sparkplug would break off against steering linkage. Lol Fun car though
Best for these is to stroke the 305 to 331. It's not impossible to get 425+ hp and 420 ft lbs. It roughly comes out to about 1.33 hp per c.i. and 1.8 ft. lbs per c.i. on pump gas @ a little over 10:1. The power to weight on the 331's with aluminum heads is insane!
it's a beauty for sure wish I had the cash
🎶.......it's a Moooonza, by Chevrolet!!🎶
It's nice to see one that wasn't turned into a drag car
I had one, gold color. It was an awesome car.
This is what you get when the people that designed it did not grow up playing with transformer toys. A beautiful car, inside and out.
You get 30 years of underpowered gas hogs and a liberal use of cheap plastics. All kidding aside that car is as clean as they come.
I still miss mine.. Just something about that 350 V8. In that light ass body.. Just had no room to fit headers. You had to beat a few pipes in. To make them fit...
Sweet miss my monza red 77 2+2 not a spyder but v8 red interior white seats miss that car
Man that is one sweet Monza and with the V8 awesome. You dont ever see these at the car shows up North here.
Thanks for watching ....I'm in Michigan....that's North
Sweet ride!
I love these Monzas. It's too bad there are so few left on the road.
Very nice Monza. Looks unreplaceable.
Wow!!! That was cleeeeeeean. Damn Chevy, what happened to you guys? You used to be cool.
Greedy executives took over
Really nice
Beautiful
Very clean! Amazing video
NY GOD - THESE WEW SO NICE - WHY THE HELL DID GM STOP MAKING THESE ? I WANT ONE!
I had that.
Sweet, nice, what else?
bad ass
total show stopper
They say you cant polish a turd . well there it sits a beautiful turd. if i remember correctly those 305"s were so tightly fitted in them you had to undo the motor mount just to change the spark plug
Apparently in 77 they noticed a issue and this has cut out in the side of the wheel well. Thanks for watching.
1975 to early 1977 most had 262 V8's in them but you could fit any size small block Chevy in them but most were 262's and then later 305's. There were some 350's out there but only in California cars due to emissions till the 305 came out in 1977. BTW the 262 had 110 HP and the 350 had 125 HP and the 305 had a 140 hp they were not rockets from the factory in any terms.
@@TheElectronMan yep.. all the pollution garbage and detuning for emissions.
@@TotlKaos Exactly I owned a Orange 1977 Monza with the 262 V8 4 speed manual it was fun to drive but for a V8 in a Vega sized car it was a dog even after I tore all the emissions off and put dual exhaust on it....
Ordered mine with the 305, with the four-speed, no AC, PS, or PB. Without the unnecessary accessories, for such a light car the only smog equipment was the cat - no air pump. Spark plugs could be changed without un bolting the motor. Did it every 25 miles over ten + years.
BTW, the video shows a fine looking example!
I had a 1977 Chevy Monza in High-school mine was an Orange one and had a 262 V8 with a 4 speed manual. I really like the car had a lot fun in it wonder why this poor car has basically set for 40 years...
TheElectronMan Maybe because the owner didn't want to go through the nightmare of changing spark plug #1
What happened to your Monza
with the 262 in a 4-speed ? In 1986 a friend of mine had one of these from Canada but it wasn't a spider but it had a 262 and a four-speed and I was looking for a 262 so he gave the 262 to me and I put 350 heads on it cast# 3927186 notched the0.30 over. forged PistonsTRW PN#2453 P and the deck and installed it in my 65 Chevy Nova with headers and a Quadrajet four-barrel performer intake in a 4-speed and dual exhaust I got really good gas mileage and the car really got with it at top end it was engine casting number 355 909 which is a Canadian casting number
The block suffix code ID number
Was " C Z U " RP0 LV1
V8 262 2brl 110hp 4spd m
Bore 3.671× stroke 3.100
When I Finished it
240 hp N A I still have the crank from it to this day
Like to be different
Now I have a 80 Chevy Malibu with a 267 which has the same stroke as a 350 but a 3.500 bore with a 5 spd
I'm a resident of Montana but I grew up in California and I remember there were a lot of 350 equipped Town Coupes and two plus twos when I was about 12 years old in the fall 1974 when the 75s came out
looks tight.. I'm interested! how much?? within reason.. just asking . had 2 in high-school.. Best days..
I have a 1975 monza town coupe that i want to put a v8 in it. I used to have one with a 400 small block in it. I am looking for a parts catalog if you have any ideas where i can get parts i would appreciate it.
Is this still for sale? If so, contact info please. Thanks.
And this is the 305 with ac!
No.. It was the 350 with AC.. and have changing that Spark Plug on #1.. You had to remove the power steering pump. Then still had to jack it up. But man that thing would lay rubber 2 blocks with a Cam an Intake job...
@@MasterChief-sl9ro I don't recall a 350 ever being offered stock in any monza. With gm politics and protecting their precious camaro and corvette, they couldn't have a lowly monza outperforming and stealing sales. Toss in the oil shortage, and thus the reason for a lot of 70s cars being lame, it makes sense that the 305 was it for the monza. I've had 5 of these. I was trying to see the fender badge in the video to confirm which engine but the video moves too fast. Never seen a 5.7 v8 badge on a monza. I used to run platinum plugs specifically to avoid changing them. I had a set of headers, but they were stolen before I got to install them. Used to run 350-4bbl, corvette cam, bored 30 over, ported and enlarged and polished heads, stock 5 speed internally shifted tranny with slick 50 motor oil as the lube, and then either 2.29 or 2.41 gears on a limited slip differential. I used progressive rate springs to prevent wheel hop and stabilizer bars on both ends. Even with long gears, which made 1st and 2nd actually useful, the car was able to make 60 in under 5 seconds (which was fairly quick back in the 80s) and still could run high speed well over 150mph. All with single and quiet exhaust. This build was in a plain looking sunbird at one point, and was an awesome sleeper. Outran the law on 3 different occasions (just get out of sight and off the road in less than a minute). One of those times, I didn't realize I had a state trooper trying to catch up while going through a series of curves at night. After the curves I slowed down for normal driving. He was so mad I could see the red scalp through his blond flattop. Did a lot of butt kissing and got by with a minor speeding ticket, which is way better than impounded and towed.
They did offer a 350 in 1975. I still have an original owners manual from my 75 hatchback which had the 350 and is listed as a 5.7. After that though, only the 262 and 305 were the V-8 options.
@@goodcitizen4787 That's right, 75 was the only year. Pretty sad really. Was it just the 2bbl? I suspect GM didn't want to get too close to the performance of the camaro or vette. Was yours an auto or 4 spd? LS rear and what ratio? I had fun with my sunbird coupe. 5spd, LS with progressive springs, tried 2.29 and 2.41 gears. Loved the long gears, made 1st gear actually useful with such a light car. Unfortunately my single exhaust at the time couldn't let it breathe well enough to make full use of 5th gear. That, and the aerodynamics of the front and the trunk were terrible. At about 140 the car created eddies like a semi and the car would sway side to side. Still stable to control, but I could feel it. Fun times.
Jennifer Phillips The 75 was actually only a parts car. I had a 77 Spyder 4 speed with 3:73’s. Came with a 305 but had a 350 with a cam and four barrel. Early “power pack” heads with small combustion chamber but they didn’t have 2:02 valves - a bit smaller, can’t recall all these years later. Had a 79 sunbird that I put a SB400 in and an automatic. Tried years later to recapture the 77 as it was pretty much untouchable and bought an identical 79 Spyder but it wasn’t the same. New GT Mustangs in 85 couldn’t touch the 77. Mustangs had 140 mph speedometers and the one non stock one I raced said he was pegged out. I had more peddle but was at 6500 rpm so I just stayed on his bumper. I read somewhere that they offered two different suspensions so if that’s true I think my first had the better of the two cause it handled like a dream.
selling it? I had one when I was younger.
Can I contact you or vice versa? I would like to purchase it if it is still available. And I will pay you what it is worth. Pls let me know if there is a way I can speak to you.
Hi There! Do you still have that car?? What State are you in. New York?
I'm in Michigan and yes I still have it
Hi Robert, are you ready to sell that car yet? Good gravy
@@robertmacklin7708 I’d pay BIG MONEY for that beauty
selling it?
Did I see a CB radio mic on the console?
It has a CB - FM radio combo. The guy had it installed by the dealership he purchased the car from. At the time Smokey and the bandit was popular and American fell in love with the CB. That's the story I was told by the owner I purchased the car from.
FOR SALE?
Gorgeous car sad cars are so ugly and boring now. All plastic bubbles with too big rims. I'd drive this daily.
For Sale?
Museum piece
Nice. But i hate red interior.
Is it for sale.?
I actually am thinking of selling, now
How much ?
The wedge Camaro stole a lot of looks from that car