1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

SS Coupe

5.0L 8 Cylinder High Output Gasoline Fuel

Automatic

1G1GZ37GXGR183849

Gasoline

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Rust Free Southern car Sale $4777 OBO Short description: Excellent mechanical condition. Less than 5000 miles on rebuilt engine and rebuilt transmission. New calipers, pads, brake shoes, hoses. New air conditioning compressor, radiator, water pump, fan clutch, belts, exhaust system, tires, power steering pump, alternator, battery and more. Rust free southern car. Rebuilt entire car for my daughter to go to college. Ended up getting her an ’02 Camaro. Gave the car to my son, who installed new Kelly tires and an Alpine stereo with 6 cd changer. Son bought a house and needs the money. Car is ready to drive. There is no reserve price for this car. The highest bidder will win the auction. If you would like to do a Buy It Now, please contact me through ebay (Ask a question), and if we agree, I will revise the listing to Buy It Now, as long as there are no bids. Please do not bid on this unless you intend to buy it. To date, I have had to deal with two non-paying bidders, and it doesn't help anyone. Long description: It is time to let go of our 1986 Monte Carlo SS that we have owned since 1993. We parked it in early 2004 due to a slipping transmission. This car has been very good to us over the years, and we have enjoyed driving it. I rebuilt the car to be a daily driver, so my focus was on bringing it back into safe and reliable condition for my daughter. My daughter has wanted to “adopt” this car ever since we bought it, so I decided to go ahead and begin rebuilding the entire car in 2007, doing some work myself, and having professionals do other items, including mufflers, transmission, driveshaft and more. After two years of working on it in our spare time, the car was finally ready, but after just a few days, what she was feeling was not even close to what she had anticipated. She liked it OK, but wasn't really comfortable with it after driving her 1989 Camaro for four years. I hadn't thought of the Monte Carlo as a big car, but that is what it felt like to her. After it did not sell, I then gave the car to my son. Now, after spending more than $5000 over the last few years to bring the car back into good condition, we would like to recoup the money spent and make a down payment on my son’s house. This car is definitely restorable, requiring only minimal bodywork, new paint, upholstery, carpet, windshield and a thorough detailing to complete the restoration. I simply ran out of time, and my original purpose for putting this car back on the road has changed. Mechanical: Following is a list of everything I can remember that I did for the car plus some of the minuses. We bought a 1986 305 HO 70,000 mile long block from a friend, who had put a faster 350 engine in his '86 Monte Carlo SS. I removed the cylinder heads and all the covers, and replaced the timing chain, timing gears and oil pump. I then had the cylinder heads rebuilt, including new valve guides. All gaskets and seals have been replaced. A new water pump and heavy duty fan clutch were added, along with a new fuel pump. I put in a rebuilt alternator, and installed new belts and hoses. I installed a rebuilt starter, along with a new battery in 2010 and new battery cables. I had the 200R4 transmission rebuilt, a new torque converter installed and had it filled with $100 worth of Amsoil transmission fluid. I took the driveshaft out and had it checked for straightness, then had it rebalanced and new universal joints installed. I used many NAPA parts for this project. I installed a new catalytic converter, and had new mufflers installed. I installed rebuilt brake calipers and new pads on the front, and put new wheel cylinders and brake shoes on the rear, and also replaced all three flexible brake hoses. The master cylinder and booster were replaced, as I recall, sometime in the early 2000s and were still in good condition. I replaced the driver's side windshield wiper arm, and both wipers have new blades. (The original driver’s side wiper arm is in the trunk.) The car passed emissions testing with flying colors in 2008, 2009 and 2010 (25 years old now, so not required in 2011). The refrigerant was lost when the engine and transmission were removed and replaced, so I took it back to the shop that installed the replacement compressor back in 2003, had it checked out and recharged with oil and refrigerant. We put a rebuilt carburetor on it in 2000, when it failed emissions due to a faulty throttle position sensor. The automatic choke is new. I also replaced the heater core sometime around 2000. The air conditioning compressor, radiator, power steering pump, exhaust tips and shock absorbers were replaced several months before we parked it in early 2004. The tires are brand new Kelly Springfield Ultra GTs. I lubed the door lock cylinders and linkages, so they work quite nicely. The emergency brake release cable gave up years ago, and the release works now, but with a small piece of hanger wire. The car now has very few miles on the rebuilt engine and transmission, and runs like a top. The only thing I know of that is left to do in the mechanical department is replacing the passenger side power window motor, which can be bought for around $40 (aftermarket). The driver’s side power window motor is new. The passenger window works, but very slowly, and it helps if you assist pulling it back to the up position. Also, for what it is worth, the original 305 HO long block is still available. Body/Paint: I rebuilt my 1986 Monte Carlo SS to be a driver again first, and it is now ready for that. The body is straight and rust free, with the exception of a little bit of surface rust on the frame rails and a few spots of surface rust under the hood where the paint has chipped off. This car was bought in Texas, and then came to Georgia, so it has not run on any salted roads. In 1994, after a deer hit the quarter window, I spent a week stripping the original paint completely away from all of the sheetmetal before taking it to the body shop. The paint job is a Sherwin Williams single stage polyurethane paint, maroon with a pint of black cherry added. Because the SS stripe package was (and still is) around $300, we chose to leave them off. A year later, we replaced the trunk lid (but not the spoiler) after a falling tree limb decided to hit it. Fifteen years later, the paint still looks good at a distance, but close up you can see the damage it has sustained over time. It has all the dings associated with driving a car near the generally uncaring public. The hood has a bad spot on it where the paint is cracking. There are approximately a dozen dings total (there are a couple more, but it is difficult to see them) on the roof, trunk lid and hood, courtesy of a hail storm. Bottom line, it could use new paint. The original polyurethane nose piece has two cracks, one each on the right and left front corner. The windshield is cracked because of a little stone pitched off of the highway by a truck. Interior: The interior is almost completely original. The headliner has been replaced, and is in good condition. We put in an Alpine AM/FM stereo system with a six CD changer. It has the usual sun fade on the top of the fabric on the door panels and back seat. The carpet is worn out. For the most part, it looks OK, except for the hole on the driver's side. I cut the carpet out of the passenger side after the original heater core leaked, and then put it back down after it dried. The upside of this is you can immediately see the floorpan is in excellent condition. The console cover is showing its age. The dash pad is cracked. The speedometer works, but is off a bit due to the wrong speedometer gear being put in when the transmission was rebuilt. We use a GPS to tell us the true mph now. The driver side power window switch does not stay in place any more due to a broken clip. A cover is missing off one of the door pulls. The upholstery is in remarkably good shape, with the exception of the driver's side bolster, worn from getting in and out over the years. I did run a CARFAX report on the car in 2006 out of curiosity, and there is an odometer rollback warning. Duh. The odometer only goes to 99,999 miles, and it rolled over when we passed that point. However, the emissions guys just wrote down the numbers they saw. Add a 1 in front, and you get the true miles, which are at 159,284 at the time of this writing. The car is accident free with the exception of what I listed, and we are either the second or third owner (bought new in Texas, came to Georgia in 1992 and we traded for it at Akins Ford in Winder in 1993). I also ran an AutoCheck report. I have described this car to the best of my ability. You are welcome to inspect this car, by appointment, if you wish. Paypal, cash or a bank transfer (preferred) is good for payment. I will meet you at my bank to notarize and close the deal. Also, while I will definitely cooperate with any shipping company, the shipping method is entirely up to the winning bidder. If a shipping company is used, I will release the car and its clear title only after full payment has completely cleared the bank. I have too much time, sweat and money in this car to risk giving it away. A $250 deposit is required within 24 hours of the auction's close. I have the clear title in my possession, as the loan was paid off years ago. No foreign buyers please. By the way, I learned only way to tell a true 4th Generation (1983 - 1988) Monte Carlo SS from a non-SS by the VIN alone is to look at the 8th digit of the VIN. For 1984 through 1988 models, the 8th digit MUST be a 'G'. This signifies the car came with the L69, 305ci, 5.0L High Output V8 engine. The VIN of my Monte Carlo SS is 1G1GZ37GXGR183849 . I will also be glad to email additional photos of the car, on request.