{"id":102928,"date":"2026-06-16T13:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=102928"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:59:56","slug":"cool-car-find-1980-chevrolet-monte-carlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/cool-car-find-1980-chevrolet-monte-carlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Car Find: 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today’s CCF Pick is this G-Body drag car that’s race-ready. CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!<\/a><\/p>\n

Details from seller:<\/p>\n

This 1980 Monte Carlo is a serious race-ready machine with quality parts front to back. Built to NHRA 8.50 specs, it\u2019s fresh, consistent, and comes complete with a trailer.<\/p>\n

Chassis & Rear End:<\/p>\n

Back-half car with 12-point cage (NHRA 8.50 certified)<\/p>\n

Chevy 12-bolt with Strange spool, hubs, and axles<\/p>\n

5\/8\u201d wheel studs, 4.56 gears<\/p>\n

QA1 coil-overs, 4-link suspension<\/p>\n

Transmission & Drivetrain:<\/p>\n

TCI Powerglide with transbrake<\/p>\n

5,000 stall converter<\/p>\n

6-qt aluminum pan<\/p>\n

Ignition & Fuel System:<\/p>\n

MSD 7AL-2, 2-step, distributor & coil<\/p>\n

Product Engineering 450 GPH fuel pump<\/p>\n

2-port \/ 3-line bypass regulator<\/p>\n

JAZ 5-gal SFI fuel cell<\/p>\n

Cooling & Engine:<\/p>\n

Meziere electric water pump<\/p>\n

Motor built by Bill Ceralli Competition Engines<\/p>\n

Merlin III block, Dart heads, Eagle rotating assembly, Dart intake<\/p>\n

1150 Dominator carb<\/p>\n

Dyno proven 800+ HP \u2014 solid 9.0-second car<\/p>\n

Wheels & Tires:<\/p>\n

31x13x15 Goodyear slicks<\/p>\n

Extras:<\/p>\n

Approx. 30 passes since fresh build<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR FULL AD!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1980 Monte Carlo is a serious race-ready machine with quality parts front to back. Built to NHRA 8.50 specs, it\u2019s fresh, consistent, and comes complete with a trailer.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":102929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3711,5044,3697,3470],"tags":[12644,12639,12657,12641,12646,12653,12643,12652,12651,12648,12650,12642,12647,12655,12640,12645,12656,12649,12658,12654],"class_list":["post-102928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classifieds","category-cool-cars","category-galleries","category-news","tag-12-point-cage","tag-1980-monte-carlo","tag-4-link-suspension","tag-8-50-cert-car","tag-800-horsepower-chevy","tag-9-second-monte-carlo","tag-back-half-car","tag-bill-ceralli-competition-engines","tag-chevrolet-drag-racing-car","tag-dart-heads","tag-drag-car-with-trailer","tag-drag-racing-monte-carlo","tag-merlin-block","tag-msd-ignition-system","tag-nhra-certified-race-car","tag-powerglide-transmission","tag-qa1-coilovers","tag-racing-monte-carlo-for-sale","tag-strange-spool-rear-end","tag-tci-powerglide"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/27205275-066-1980-MONTE-CARLO-e1760459775776.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-qM8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102930,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102928\/revisions\/102930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}