71-73 Monte Carlo Bar Installed

[OpiemusRex]

As some of you know I was insistent on installing a Monte Carlo Bar on my car, so I had by builder custom make one. As promised I am attaching pictures, I think it turned out nice and it clears everything!

He had it powder coated too.

 

[mach71351c]

looks good.

 

[sm3570]

Sweet! That's another mod on my list.

 

[hyena429]

{thumbs up} very nice man

 

[droptop73]

That looks like a nice piece O.

 

[luxstang]

That looks sweet! Tight fit!

I need to get one custom made too, because mine won't clear the disrtibutor. (Not even the stock one, so no luck with the Duraspak either)

 

[marks73]

Turned out great.

 

[73StangCoupe]

Your engine bay looks super clean... Great job. That is on my list.

 

[Widowmaker00]

Looks great. It doesn't hit anything when the engine flexes?

 

[DragonKnight]

Wow, that looks damn good. Good job!

Rich

 

[caspianwendell]

He did a good job on it for sure

 

[1971mach1]

Great job!

Now the big question: Did you notice any improvement in handling or body flex???

 

[jayjaytx]

It looks Great! What would your guy charge to make one just like yours? I have the same engine/AC set up you do.

Thanks for the Pics!

 

[71stroker]

Nice job. Would the builder be interested in making another?

 

[BigBlue]

Sweet bar! Looks really good! ::thumb::

I couldn't get my NPD bar to fit and was going to get a custom fabbed one too. I recently wrote to NPD stating that their monte carlo bars are incorrect for our year Mustangs, and they went ahead and tested it on one of their cars. One of their reps, Tim, confirmed that it was an issue and that they were going to return their entire inventory and get the bars retooled for our cars.

If any of you fellas are cheap and don't want a MC bar fabbed up, just wait a year or so for NPD's new sets to come out. Just a heads up for any of you guys that are having the same issue.

 

[DK73]

Wow that is so awesome:whistling:::thumb:: Well That is the right stuff... Regards Lars

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

I wonder, if now, two years later, they actually have one that fits?

 

[Redleg138]

Well, it has been 10 years later now and the straight one I just got from them still does not fit. 351C with no AC. There is still interference with the distributor. I'm in the process of trying to make it work by cutting and using some 90* elbow pipe fittings.

 

[BigBlue]

Yup… still no affordable Monte Carlo bar that fits our cars. To my knowledge, NPD still hasn’t retooled theirs, either. Suppliers are missing out on a nice cash grab from the 71-73 crowd.

 

[tony-muscle]

This is mine that I welded and bent with pieces from Mike Maier's one for 70's Mustang. The most work was the piece by the firewall since in our cars it is not straight as for the 70s.