Glamour Shots.. '62 Valiant Wagon
3/29/24:
I have been getting some things accomplished:
The 10" Rear parking Brake Levers arrived and got installed.
This 3rd member was missing the pinion snubber, I was going through some bins of parts and found 2 of these that I had stashed away when I was a kit and forgot I had them. So i installed that too.
10" skinny rear brakes installed with levers now! The rear is getting buttoned up!
Notice anything about this flywheel?
Okay Slant 6 Trivia masters did you figure it out?
Stock Small center bore flywheel with the 10" / 9" pressure plate pattern on it and the 10" Mazda/Ford pressure plate bolt pattern on it too.
Paul at my local non automotive machine shop does odd jobs for me and the have a "file on me" too. I am not sure if that is good or bad.. but I can now take any stock slant 6 flywheel to them and they can drill it for the Ford/Mazda 10" diaphragm pressure plate.
Next we'll have to see if this whole shebang fits in the 3 speed a903/a745 bell housing. I would guess that it should but we will see!
Got the engine all dressed up. ready to marry up the the bell, transmission and k frame.
This is not the head to be used - jut stuck on as a lifting point, as I sent my head to get the spring pockets cut 0.045", Tired of waiting on PAC for the retainers. to try out.
Ran out of time this winter for the 5 speed conversion, so maybe next fall for that. I just cleaned up the crummy a903 for now.
Doing down, first floor, Slant 6
All bolted in. Ready for some spindles and suspension bits.
Cleaned up the OE booties and replaced them back on the tie rod ends.
It's back down on all fours with edelbrock front shocks, adjustable front strut bars and big ~1.03 Front Torsion bars.
Brake bleeding and head install / exhaust fab to come in the hopefully near future.
3/29/24:
I have been getting some things accomplished:
The 10" Rear parking Brake Levers arrived and got installed.
This 3rd member was missing the pinion snubber, I was going through some bins of parts and found 2 of these that I had stashed away when I was a kit and forgot I had them. So i installed that too.
10" skinny rear brakes installed with levers now! The rear is getting buttoned up!
Notice anything about this flywheel?
Okay Slant 6 Trivia masters did you figure it out?
Stock Small center bore flywheel with the 10" / 9" pressure plate pattern on it and the 10" Mazda/Ford pressure plate bolt pattern on it too.
Paul at my local non automotive machine shop does odd jobs for me and the have a "file on me" too. I am not sure if that is good or bad.. but I can now take any stock slant 6 flywheel to them and they can drill it for the Ford/Mazda 10" diaphragm pressure plate.
Next we'll have to see if this whole shebang fits in the 3 speed a903/a745 bell housing. I would guess that it should but we will see!
Got the engine all dressed up. ready to marry up the the bell, transmission and k frame.
This is not the head to be used - jut stuck on as a lifting point, as I sent my head to get the spring pockets cut 0.045", Tired of waiting on PAC for the retainers. to try out.
Ran out of time this winter for the 5 speed conversion, so maybe next fall for that. I just cleaned up the crummy a903 for now.
Doing down, first floor, Slant 6
All bolted in. Ready for some spindles and suspension bits.
Cleaned up the OE booties and replaced them back on the tie rod ends.
It's back down on all fours with edelbrock front shocks, adjustable front strut bars and big ~1.03 Front Torsion bars.
Brake bleeding and head install / exhaust fab to come in the hopefully near future.
