Thanks for this! I figure if there aren't a few "lost cause" success stories on this forum then where the heck are they? Glad to hear you got yours up and running!
I hear ya! This car was my first ever, something funky to drive around when I was a teenager, but I fell in love with it so I'm dragging it back to life. Next time I'll be looking at garage-kept and dry-state-driven only for sure.
I have a good amount of free time and an uncle with a shop and a soft spot for cases like this one. As for worth it, it won't be the only sentimental rebuild on here. I like working on it and I'm happy with the car.
Not sure who you're addressing here but I *am* Emily. Thanks for the input but this is the car, I've had it for a decade and its obviously not going anywhere until it's safe to drive. Auto Rust discontinued A-Body parts three years ago but thanks anyway!
Anybody have creative ideas on how to fix this piece? The support piece that runs side to side looks like it can be cleaned up and rustoleum'd but the perpendicular piece is absolute swiss cheese. I'm getting antsy about ordering floors but I can't do anything until this gets solved.
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Looking for a swap kit to put my new (old) 318 into my old (old) automatic '74 Valiant. I have the engine and the tranny, just need a way to get them in there. If anyone has an old kit from Schumacher or wherever lying around looking for a good home let me know.
Looking to swap my Slant 6 for a 318, I have the 318 sitting in my garage. I found a thread on this from 2009 but does anybody have recent info on where I can find a swap kit?
All other tips and cautionary tales welcome
Hi everybody,
Forgive me if there's a floor pan/sheet metal-specific thread this should be in. I'm dragging my '74 Valiant back onto the road whether it likes it or not, and I have three problem areas that are gonna need some new metal:
1. The entire passenger side floor pan is toast. I have...