GJS's 1967 Dodge Monaco 500: Beverly

[Johnnee D.]

Beautiful car, exciting restoration, congrats!

 

[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]

Lots of fun and tricky masking on this job. The console top came out well, I guess. I’d have liked to replace the brushed aluminum plate… all those years of road sodas and screwdrivers and whatever left suns substantial pitting on it.. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find just the plate and couldn’t find an entire repro top that had the armrest type lid. So I just wound up taking some 60 grit around a wooden block coated in flex seal going as directional as I could with the grain. It took a good enuff amount of it out.
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I think the “best” part was pulling out the console lid I finished last year to find out that what I’d wrapped it (and the visors and arm rests) in had taken a set into the finish over their time in storage…. Had to clean up and re top coat all of it… oh well, all better now.

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]

Here is a picture of my Monaco 500 with original 14" wheels and covers. 15" would fill the wheel wells a little better, but for me it's a bit of nostalgia, it's my dad's old car and I remember the car with the original covers. I will probably will get flamed for the comment, but with cars this size and trim level my personal preference is to have a fair bit of tire showing. If the rim gets too big the tire gets too small the wheels look a little out of proportion. again just my preference.View attachment 121862

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]

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

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]

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]

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.
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[GJS]

Ooo. Also restored this for the floor pan work:

The dies were the perfect size. Picked this up too:

Been a busy lil sh**.