Early A experts, opinions wanted

slantscamp said
cool car! what a great present that would be.

Gryzynx said
As if I needed another project, but.....

My youngest son will be turning 16 soon. Found this '63 Valiant and it's speaking to me! Might turn into his birthday present. Price is right and it might run. I've got enough 2nd generation A body parts to get it going. I can find the obvious rust and I'll be looking at floors, frame rails, trunk. Anybody see any problem areas here? Anything hidden that I should be looking at?

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Looks like a great starting point- hopefully your son will get dirty fixing it up with you- it will mean more to him and be more careful. My advice with new drivers- Keep it in primer for the first year- tell him that if he has no accidents the first year you will give him______dollars as a reward-you fill in the amount
Rebuild the front end- totally redo brakes- I recommend at least a dual resevoir master cylinder- I like the SSBC dic brakes- can choose sbc or bbc-or change later. You can use 14" rallye wheels also.
I recommend (to everyone) to install new seat belts in cars we drive on the street. The original 40-45 year old belts we use are probably dry rotted and will break on any collision- think about it, I would like to see someone test this. I recommend the Paddock. They sell new belts ofr under $30 complete-choice of many colors....
Pray alot while he is out driving- don't let other kids ride with him for the first years
Just a few thoughts..........