1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto
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Seriously though Dave, the roll bar is a no no for your convertible on the street, your right, put it in the dart. If you feel like you really want one in your 66, get something like whats on a cobra or a porshe.
So whats all left to do to "get er done"?
The Cobra or Porsche roll bars do not met spec for NHRA or IHRA. This would be a bolt in 6-pt bar that mets track rules and could be removed for street driving. The roll bar would
only be for racing days or auto-cross days. I would probably pull the bench and back seat and put in an inexpensive race seat or A100 van seats for those days.
I would love for this to be an all-around car that looks bad-*** doing both drag racing and street driving. Everything is still up in the air. I can decide this at anytime. Even after I finish the car. It would not take too much work to get it done if I really plan it well.
What is left?
-Get doors back this weekend. Color sand and buff those when the time comes.
-Sending deck lid back Wednesday after fixing coulple very minute low spots. Repaint and clear. Then cut and buff.
-Hood and fenders are not done yet but are primered and final blocking is being done. I plan to look everything over myself and do some blocking myself if necessary before any more paint goes on. Sick of sending **** back to get redone or fixing mistakes myself. Although the mistakes have been new learning experiences for me.
-The quarters and rockers need to be redone as well. Low spots and I nicked a spot or two. And sanded too deep. Ooooops. Another learning experience.
-Once I get the rest of the pieces back it is just assembly.
Still seems like a lot to do with the pace of my one-man-show painter. But I am hoping no later that April. We shall see. I don't count on anything aat this point.