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Danielcolburne


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I picked up my new project yesterda, 1961 ford monarch richelieu, found it on kijiji and contacted the seller with in 20 miniutes. 

Its been stored in doors for 8 years and has only been driven 2000 kilometres in that time. It's a solid car but im not sure how to go with stuff to check and make notice of things to do before driving it.   I drive around the block yesterday and it runs nice just makes some wierd  sounds while turing and accelerateing but power brakes and power stearing works good . under the air filter on the intake manifold has signs on mice residents so should I be checking for anything from that ?   The transmission also does not reach reverse, it's automatic and those gears work I just can't get the thing to go in to reverse 

 

The last owner started rhe body he body work and then did not finish the job so he clear coated it. The body has no rust but has a beat up look. I think it looks cool but I might get it painted after is mechanicallay sound. 

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know what to.       all the chrome is plastidipped black so it will peel off back to chrome :) 



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Congratulations Daniel.  Boy you don't waste anytime. 

TMJ 



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toomuchjunk wrote:

Congratulations Daniel.  Boy you don't waste anytime. 

TMJ 

         2 X   On that !!!

 

 

      Junior



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Hey Daniel

                Nice car !!!  I owned a 61 Monarch ,and it is the only car, I have owned that I have sellers remorse for selling.

It drove like a Cadillac and was just so unique. What motor is in it ?  v8 will likely be 352  and an fmx transmission .

The only reason I sold mine is it took up a lot of real estate in the garage . 

 



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Junior wrote:
toomuchjunk wrote:

Congratulations Daniel.  Boy you don't waste anytime. 

TMJ 

         2 X   On that !!!

 

 

      Junior

 3 X here-wink-wink. 



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wuga


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Glad to see you are back here. Boy, that is a rare one.

Warren

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Nice! Congrats

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Danielcolburne


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This has the 390 smile can't wait to get it running nicer 



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Right on, cool purchase. Its a different car, something that isn't at to many shows...pretty rare.
Dive in and see what it needs and cruise this summer ...

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And silly me!! I thought the main complaint on the Plymouth was it was too big to work on in the family grudge.. .. Can you splain how you seen this to be smaller.. ???? biggrin Or are you building a new shop?? .. John Parklane has one pretty similar.. Ford though, same power train...Check all the linkage on the trans right to the linkage coming off and at the transmission. It was common for them to sieeze up . just remove, clean with a wire brush and lube and check and reinstall.. that will probably fix the shifter 



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Torquewar wrote:

Right on, cool purchase. Its a different car, something that isn't at to many shows...pretty rare.
Dive in and see what it needs and cruise this summer ...

 you are right about it being rare. i did some snooping through my old car black book prices and it wasn't listed and then i realized being  a monarch it would of been a canadian production only.  the bigger kick is being a 390 ci. which i am guessing most were small blocks.



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Danielcolburne


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Made in Oakville , right down the street from my house 



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Good stuff Daniel,..very nice car, and those 390's work real well.

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Danielcolburne


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starting to bring up the chrome under all the plasti dip

 

the car was too quite so I had to put a thrush glass pack on it lol , loud pipes save life's IMG_0423.JPG

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We haven't heard from Daniel for 18 months but it looks like he has been busy. Good for him.

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Warren

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Danielcolburne


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Hello. I'm still alive lol . I haven't really been working on it too much. I'm just driving it and having a blast doing so and when somthing breaks, I fix it :) I bought another car as a daily driver so the monarch is more of a weekend warrior or a night time cruiser after school or work!

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