Author: jason99

WTB 74 Monaco Small Block Radiator

Want to buy a used radiator for my 74 Monaco 360cid. The one I have is shot and there isn’t anything available today on the aftermarket as far as I can find. Looking to see if anyone has a used one they are selling or knows where I might source a used one.

78 Newport 400cid (Facebook) IA – $1,500

Note mine. Ad says it has a title.

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Cleaning up floorpans/trunkpan

I have some rust on the floor and trunk pan of my project car, but nothing that seems to need more than light resurfacing and I’m trying to figure out the best way to clean it up.

I’ve seen threads where people just hit it with a wire brush, some marine clean, and POR15 it, but that seems like it might be in cases where the rust is much worse.

Should I try to use a rust dissolver as referenced in this thread…

Cleaning up floorpans/trunkpan

74 Fury (SC) 400cid – No AC $3,500

Not mine, Via Craigslist:
1974 Plymouth Fury III

“READ IN ITS ENTIRETY I’m selling my classic 1974 Plymouth with 70,000 original miles, only because my wife wants it gone. It is the base model and does not have AC or power windows. It has an AM/FM radio but the front speaker is blown. It has a 400 c.i.d engine with a 2bbl Holley, it was pulled from a field in Indiana and shipped here and I’ve done…

74 Fury (SC) 400cid – No AC $3,500

74 Fury (KY) 400cid – $3,150

Not mine, via Craigslist:
74 Plymouth Fury

"Great old car for a Mopar enthusiast to fix up. Complete restoration and car could be worth quite a bit. last year of the big body. 400 big block,69000 original miles. needs carburetor rebuilt and batt…

74 Monaco Leaf Springs

While I wait for parts to arrive for my Monaco in the hopes I can get it started, I’m slowly starting to research other spots I think will need to get fixed in order to have a drive-able car. I figure one of those things is rear leaf springs. I have a few random questions:

1) Is ride hide the only thing I should examine to determine if the leafs need replacing?
2) Who makes 74-78 leaf springs? I’ve seen ESPO in other threads, but they don’t list anything for the later years.
3)…

74 Monaco Leaf Springs