The Black Car, 1985 Monte Carlo SS

The Chevy Asylum Projects: 1985 Monte Carlo Super Sport

On the Bonneville Salt Flats, World of Speed, September 2011

A 406 powered 1985 Monte Carlo SS (Salt Flats racer)	02/06/01
Beginning to build The first 406 motor to replace the 305	01/29/99
Continuing the motor building process	06/09/99
Removing the old 305 motor	06/09/99
Installing the new 406 motor	06/25/99
It's alive: Born on the 4th of July	08/23/99
Life after death: Starting the 406 rebuild after the cam goes flat	06/30/02
The Postmortem	07/02/02
The Rebuild begins	07/24/02
Installing the roller cam and AFR heads	09/14/02
Refinishing the underside and the rear end	10/17/02
Underside work continues	03/15/03
Rebuilding the front suspension	05/18/03
Finishing the suspension work	05/11/03
Reinstalling the motor	05/30/03
Reinstalling the motor, part 2	07/31/03
Reinstalling the motor, part 3	04/17/05
Final Phases (wishful thinking)	12/01/05
Final Phases (take two)	10/19/10
Screw the finals phases...we're just building a race car	01/31/11
Race car prep continues	03/13/11
More of the same	03/31/11
And still more	07/20/11
Going back together	07/22/11
A trailer to haul the race car and more	08/02/11
It's alive!	08/08/11
Closer and closer	09/03/11
Racing on the salt.	09/14/11
Postmortem and rebuild/repair	09/26/11