Owner: Nasario Bastida
Vehicle: '70 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
City/State: Orange, California
Club: Uniques C.C.
Engine/Drivetrain: '72 327-c.i.d. V-8 with Edelbrock valve covers, polished intake, chrome alternator, pulleys, water lines and headers. The engine builder was Pablo Rufino of Auto Expo in Santa Ana, California.
Body/Paint: Jaime Valdez of Unique Auto Detail in Victorville, California, was the man put in place for overseeing all bodywork and paint. Mint green paint of a 2004 Jaguar vintage was sprayed before Angelo Maisano of Long Beach, California, laid down some elegant pinstriping. "Japo" of San Bernardino, California, airbrushed a "gangsta-style" mural featuring a bandanna-print rag over the face of a gun-wielding youngster. The name of the car and other deadly details like skulls, guns and money are also depicted.
Interior: For interior makeover needs, Nasario turned to Alfredo "Tapiz" of Tapiz Upholstery in Santa Ana. It was there that the classic ride received a new tweed interior. The door panels feature molded contour shapes and the seats received embroidered crowns to show devotion to the Uniques Car Club.
Sound System: Good friend Tom helped out with the buildup of this M.C. by taking good care of the audio entertainment section of the car. Out of his own house in Santa Ana, Tom installed a Panasonic head unit, two Audiobahn amplifiers, two Pioneer tweeters, four 6x9 speakers and two 12-inch Audiobahn woofers.
Setup: A very unique (no pun intended) hydraulic setup was installed on this ride to allow the up and down altitude control at the hit of a switch. A whammy chrome pump in the trunk has chrome hard-lines that follow their way to the rear 10-inch cylinders. Surprisingly, the front pump is actually found in the engine bay near the passenger side firewall. Two hard-lines from that pump make their way to the front 8-inch cylinders. A total of four deep-cycle batteries power the setup, which sits on 2-ton springs in the front and 2.5-ton springs in the rear. Nasario himself is the one responsible for the installation, doing it all out of his own Uniques Customs shop in Santa Ana.
Tires: P155/80-R13 Champion LeMans whitewall
Wheels: 13x7 Kristal wires