Re: Help in Iowa

Hi there, it’s been a long time since I posted here on this A-Bodies Only site. Well here it goes.

I have a 69 Valiant, in my profile picture here, and we need help. This past summer, at the GoodGuys here in Des Moines, my son following me said that there was quite a bit of black smoke from one tailpipe, and the other had some too. Plus, this car is very uncomfortable to drive. It’s a .060 over 360, with J-heads. And it sounds quite radical. It’s not really fun to drive. Also, it was suppose to have a 3:55 gear in it, as it had a 4:11 in it before. I don’t think that the 4:11 ever got taken out. I’d prefer an old 3:23 suregrip instead. And also, I have one those old Rocky Mountain aluminum dashes from the last guy that closed shop in Colorado. Nice piece, and I’d like to use it. I have a set of Dakota analog gauges, that I would also like to use in it. In general, what I’d like is to find someone that can, either help me with this, or just take it on and do some of these things that I’d like done. And needless to say, I’d like NOT to spend a fortune on it, as a 69 Valiant isn’t worth much in the resale market, as I did try to sell this last year. Everyone wanted to, what can I say, steal it? It’s a nice car, and I’d like to make it better, and driveable.

I live in Des Moines, Iowa and any help, or ideas would be greatly appreciated. One of my problems is, that I work 40-50+ hours a week, and lack the tools, and to be honest, the ability to do most of this, by myself. That’s it, let me know.

Bill in Iowa