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Future of the Monte Carlo: LSA Build Overview / What am I Going to Do With It? (Plus Some Backstory)

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What happens here

The video opens with the presenter introducing his 1972 Monte Carlo, which he has owned since 2014, and outlining the video's purpose: to discuss the car's current state, its past, and future plans. He briefly mentions that the car currently boasts over 700 horsepower at the wheel due to its LSA supercharged engine. He also shares a personal setback from the morning: his truck was broken into, damaged in an attempted theft, and a bin of shirt orders was stolen, along with a crucial car part. This incident highlights unexpected challenges and their impact on the project and his small business.

Goal: Understand the project's scope, the car's current status, and recent personal challenges impacting the project.

Tools and materials

  • 1972 Monte Carlo Chevrolet — The core vehicle for the DIY project
  • 6L90 Transmission General Motors — Currently installed in the Monte Carlo, but is partially damaged
  • LSA Supercharged Engine General Motors — Powering the Monte Carlo, originally from an Escalade

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so what we're actually going to do in today's video is i'm going to go over the bonnie carlo show you the bones the nuts and bolts what makes it tick give you some backstory on it and you know just fill you in on the setup and what i'm going to do with the car because i realize a lot of you probably didn't even know i had this thing or if you do know i had it you don't know that much about it and that is what we're going to address today this car has been a 656 probably 620 to 650 wheel depending on i don't know just based on like what that setup does with the zl1 either way it's over a 700 horsepower freaking car that's been put together for about three years now and i've never gotten to drive it well guys i tell you what i have had one heck of a day today uh it's dealing with something i've never had to deal with before i got up this morning i went outside to go to the gym and realize somebody had broken into my truck not only did they break into my truck they tried to steal my truck and totally destroyed the ignition column in the process freaking awesome that they didn't get it because it was still connected to john's trailer and whoever did it had no idea what they were doing and i could tell just by what they did and the type of truck that it is but i've been dealing with that all day the problem is i'm not even so much irritated about that is that last night i put a bin of packed and ready to go shirt orders in the back of my truck probably like i don't know 25 30 orders some of which good bit of which had two shirts in the package they took that they took the bin they left my edge cts monitor they left my freaking like hockey skates in the back like other stuff they left my tools in the bed like they didn't go into the trailer but they took my shirts great now like i don't know how to use this website that well so i'm gonna have to figure this out to go in and figure out where the last order was that actually got shipped because if you ordered something and got a tracking number from me pretty much between yesterday and like december 23rd your order was in that bin and i'm gonna have to go back and redo all those and eat that inventory which sucks fixing my truck not a big deal that sucks but this part of learning process i'm just glad they didn't get my truck so i have that to be thankful for let's go 2021 starting off with a bang apparently so

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