Spring Projects on Monaco...

[53ryder]

The weather here in the Puget Sound is getting a bit nicer. Last weekend I took the Monaco for a spin. When I got back I was looking in the engine bay, for something else which I now forget, when I saw some (brake) fluid on the bottom half of the vacuum booster. Not good. So I got her in to a local brake shop last Tuesday and got her back on Thursday with a new master cylinder, 2 new wheel cylinders on the fronts. The rear pads were 95% left and the fronts were about 50% left. You can see the staining from the fluid on the booster housing. The brake shop said the booster was okay.


Today I finally got around to replacing the rear left brake capsule with one I found last year at a junkyard in Portland, Oregon. You see the old one resting on the trunk deck. The second photo shows the crack in the old lense, which is why I replaced it. All for now!


Glenn

 

[67Monaco]

Nice. I have similar cracks in the lights on mine. I have to locate replacement lenses at some point.

 

[53ryder]

Nice. I have similar cracks in the lights on mine. I have to locate replacement lenses at some point.

When I was looking online I found numerous right-side lenses/capsules but no left-side ones. Eventually I came across this left-side in Portland and paid for it online and picked it up a couple of weeks later when I was in Portland anyway. Blessings on your search!


Glenn

 

[Fratzog]

Like the colour of your car. Similar to my 68. Any full body shots?

 

[53ryder]

Took these pictures a few minutes ago since it's nice outside.

Glenn

 

[LocuMob]

What paint code is that?

 

[53ryder]

What paint code is that?

Fender tag shows RR1. Which is yellow on the 1967 PP&G color sheet.


Glenn