Author: Dylan Galvin

File to Fit Piston Rings

I’m putting together the 496 (383 stroker) and I’ve got a couple questions.

The total seal c9190 65 rings are ‘file to fit’ and I’m wondering what clearance you guys think I should go for. It’s a street car, will be a very mild cam, -20 d…

Seat Springs

My upholsterer ran into an issue where theres a couple of bad springs on both sides on the Monaco’s front bench. Does anyone have a source for these or would be willing to sell me some?

Praise be to Borgeson

Today I finished up the install of the Borgeson power steering pump and their coupler on the 66 Monaco. I was a little unsure about hacking up the steering column to make it work, but I didn’t have to!

All I needed to do was drill three holes throu…

Sound Dampening and Carpet

66 Monaco 2dr hardtop

I want to get going on more interior work. Do you guys have recommendations for carpet and sound dampening that you swear by? I recall Big John praising FatMat Rattle Trap, not sure if I want the 50mil or 80mil thickness. For carpet I saw stuff all over the web like stockinteriors and ebay

I also really do not want to wait an eternity for this stuff, as I’ve heard thats a possibility with interior items. Thanks

66 Monaco Seat Cover

I looked at legendary and they didn’t seem to have a cover for the 66 Monaco, does anyone?

Cleaning the Floor

I was scraping and scrubbing and doing my thing to clean out the floor but I’m second guessing myself on a certain part. Are these areas also glue for the carpet or are they like holding the floor together? I kinda already started going at it…

Removing Rear Seat

66 Monaco 2Dr

Losing the front bench was easy enough on the Monaco, just 4 nuts under the floor. I can’t really figure it out for the rear though. I vaguely remember seeing Lucky Costa being able to lose the bottom cushion but keep the backrest in w…