Johnnee D.
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Beautiful car, exciting restoration, congrats!
GJS's 1967 Dodge Monaco 500: Beverly
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owen martin
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Hello, just wondering if you still own this 67 Monaco 500 and if you knew of anybody with parts for these cars as I’m needing the wide anodized aluminum outside lower body moldings complete for my restoration plus many other parts… anything would help
owen martin
Member
Hey that’s a fantastic job you did here on your console and I’m going to try the same thing as you did although I would sure like to know how you sand blocked it without roughing up the chrome trims on each edge and tight sanding to the edges as well ? Plus what is the flex seal you put on it after and how did you apply it? Is it a UV rated clear coat to last for years without peeling or yellowing and where did you get it? Thanks so much for your time as I’m just finally restoring my 67
owen martin
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Hello, I’m still wooing you still have your 68 Monaco 500 and if you knew anyone with a parts car or parts for sale as I’m restoring my 67 and I sure could use the outside lower molding trims and bumper guards and lots of other parts. Any thing would help me sir, thanks
GJS
Senior Member
The flex seal just went on the wood block before I wrapped the 60 grit sand paper around it… not on the console itself.
GJS
Senior Member
Just a few lil pieces.. in prepping to bind the carpet parts of the door cards I thought it might be nice to get some practice sewing carpet on the console bits. I used some strips of the old headliner for bonding on the back more hidden part of it. Everything else is over stitched and hemmed.
GJS
Senior Member
Finally finished the door cards and a few other things that needed to be done over due to bad materials and storage issues.
I like it. I think it’ll be sharp.
You can’t really tell but, my entire interior is on this wall and in that closet:
I mean, it’s a kids room. If I had a kid, it’s likely be paulina porizkova posters or whatever the devil they’re into these days. “Count your blessings” I say. You want kids? I’ll give you classic car parts.
Anyway, interior is done… still got some floor repairs and window channel work then some paint… I’m going to refresh the 383, 727, rear end and pick away at the body over the next year or so…. Or two, who knows.
I fire her off now and again… runs remarkably well for a gal who overheated as much as she did… I just don’t have the heart to change up the driveline too much.
But she’s getting there…. However slowly!
Hope you guys are all doing well.
G
I like it. I think it’ll be sharp.
You can’t really tell but, my entire interior is on this wall and in that closet:
I mean, it’s a kids room. If I had a kid, it’s likely be paulina porizkova posters or whatever the devil they’re into these days. “Count your blessings” I say. You want kids? I’ll give you classic car parts.
Anyway, interior is done… still got some floor repairs and window channel work then some paint… I’m going to refresh the 383, 727, rear end and pick away at the body over the next year or so…. Or two, who knows.
I fire her off now and again… runs remarkably well for a gal who overheated as much as she did… I just don’t have the heart to change up the driveline too much.
But she’s getting there…. However slowly!
Hope you guys are all doing well.
G
GJS
Senior Member
Ooo. Also restored this for the floor pan work:
The dies were the perfect size. Picked this up too:
Been a busy lil sh**.
The dies were the perfect size. Picked this up too:
Been a busy lil sh**.
GJS
Senior Member
Well, after a stupidly long time in storage, another attempt at selling, a summer of cruising with no interior and teaching myself to weld, tear down is happening. The windshield channel is pristine, the rear… well.. I figured that. This is after cleaning at least a tube of sillycon out. The rust runs up the sides of the cavity about 2/3rds of the way so, I’ve got my work cut out for me. So far though, this is the worst of it. The spots in the floors are minimal… the trunk is still in discovery but, I’m less worried about it than this. Discovered a few spots in the firewall and in the drainage channel up front but, otherwise, she’s good.
Engine is coming out next week. Hoping for the best there though the compression on #8 is through the floor so I can imagine I’ll get by without machine work. We’ll see.
Anyway, just a quick note from the crypt.
I hope all of you are well.
Back in 1986 that rear window lower edge was tackled by a body shop on my '67 Monaco (which was, at the time, my dad's Monaco). That area is still holding up today, as is the entire paint job the car got at the time. The cavity for the rear window "flow-through vent" looks to be in great shape. A very rare, 1-year option for any Chrysler car. I have some spare parts for that, and other parts of the car if you're in need.
I'm envious (slightly) at the "real' door cards that US Monaco's got. Can you (or anyone else) tell me more about the courtesy light on the door cards. Would this have shown up on the fender tag, or just the build sheet? Was this part of the "light group" or package?
I'm envious (slightly) at the "real' door cards that US Monaco's got. Can you (or anyone else) tell me more about the courtesy light on the door cards. Would this have shown up on the fender tag, or just the build sheet? Was this part of the "light group" or package?
GOLDMYN
Senior Member
Great job on the door cards, I'm searching for the 68 Polara cards, mine are shot thanks to Modesto, Ca sun
GJS
Senior Member
As ghastly as the channel itself looks, I’m pretty blessed with this car from a rot/general decay standpoint. I haven’t tested the flow through device yet. Sort of assuming the diaphragm is shot, at least. But all the parts are there so that’s a mighty fine start.
For the courtesy lights, I’ve never seen a US 67 500 that didn’t have them. Polara’s and non 500 us cars and (I think, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a Canadian 500 interior) Canadian interiors didn’t seem to have them. I can find no specific mention of them in my original window sticker, order sheet, or on the tag.
GJS
Senior Member
I was surprised with mine. It was a San Antonio car which, while nothing like Modesto, I was thinking they’d at least be crispy and brittle.
SportFury70
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VERY glad to have you back, I was wondering if all was well with you or if you did not like the forum anymore since I have not seen you on here in a couple of years. I hope you continue to stick around. Also VERY glad you still have Beverly too even though you did attempt to sell it, which I did see the facebook marketplace listing for by the way… I really think she is meant to stay with you. The window rust is common for fast-tops, we had it in our dark turquoise 67 VIP too and had to fix it. Luckily ours was better than yours but we still had to fix it
Check out my post here, should be on page 5….
Giving New Life To An LL1 Dark Turquoise 1967 Plymouth VIP, A True Garage Find.....
Check out my post here, should be on page 5….
Giving New Life To An LL1 Dark Turquoise 1967 Plymouth VIP, A True Garage Find.....
GJS
Senior Member
Yeah… it’s one of those things. If it sits too long and I don’t see it, I plan for stuff this car doesn’t need and psyche myself out. As soon as I look at it and realize that, though it’ll be a lot of work, none of it is particularly scary, I dig in. Thankfully, nothing in the car thus far is remotely as scary as the window channel.
So the goal is to have it apart as it’s going to get, engine and trans out so I can pick away at that in the warm garage, then get back at the body work in the spring.
cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
Here is my Grace, Canadian 67 Monaco 500.
Sport Fury interior and no courtesy lights in door panels.
Yet 66 Canuck Monaco's did have them.
GJS
Senior Member
66 Canadian Monaco’s had the fury dash too, correct? The very first Monaco 500 I drove was a Canadian 318 poly… your interior (minus the console, tilt/tel, and lack of mud, cow dung, and rust) is just like it!
GJS
Senior Member
Well, that’s the vast majority of the interior out. The shifter, the brake and emergency brake pedal, firewall insulation, the tubes for the flow through and what’s left of the rear speaker remain. Everything is vacuumed up… not too bad overall.
Thankfully, the nastiest find was under the passenger side mirror;
Which appears to have been stripped out or ripped off at some point then bushed on the underside with rubber furniture feet causing it to rot. Ah well. Just another tick box on the list.
I will say, once finished, I never want to deal with a heater core/ac unit again. That was a bummer, man.
GJS
Senior Member
Getting on the fenders, wheel wells, core support. I expected a lot worse beneath the moldings and in the cowl
But so far, we’re looking pretty solid, if real dirty.
cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
Here ya go..
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