Author: Dylan Galvin

1966 Monaco – About to remove dash

I’m about to rewire the Monaco and am going blindly start the dash removal in like an hour- unless you guys have any tips or bits of knowledge you’d like to share. This seems like it’ll be not too difficult, just time consuming. Any help is much …

Are there any other options?

I need a booster for the 66 Monaco which I swapped to front discs. I’ve seen countless amounts of recommendations to just have an original dual diaphragm Bendix rebuilt. I would love to do that if I didnt wait so long. I will give in if I have to, but dont really want to wait on it.

Is there any other option at all that would work? I’ve heard you can buy a reman B body booster, alter the mounting holes in the firewall, and alter the rod length. Is that true? Are there any reman or freshly…

Are there any other options?

Where do I hook up power

In my very very limited electrical knowledge that will soon grow, I have located one wire on the 66 Monaco that I assume is the ground cable for the battery, and cant find squat for the positive cable. I want to get power going through the system so I …

Desoto Seville. Year?

Hey y’all I’m doing this school for automotive tech getting certified doing what I know n like and they have this cool restoration program they’re trying to start up and they’ve got a bunch of beautiful classics at varying stages of completion in shop just waiting for work. They’ve got a bunch of stuff like a 63 Galaxie 500xl and a pristine replica Shelby Cobra, I can get some pics at some point later if u guys want. Here’s this Desoto they have parked in my shop right now that I don’t know…

Desoto Seville. Year?

Valve relief orientation

I’m assembling the 496 and see no indication as to which way the pistons go and which ones belong in which bank. I also can’t put the rods on until I know which piston goes where bc of the chamfer/flat side and that orientation. So my question is w…

Chrysler’s New Name

As a result of the big upcoming merger, the Chrysler name is no longer a part of the company name

The company formerly known as Chrysler is now Stellantis

What is this thing?

I don’t really understand what this piece is, a filter for the vent? It’s behind the panel that would be next to your calves if driving. Looks far too nasty to go back in if it’s a filter. Is it just sort of an insulation or spacer so I could put…