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    New Turok Game

    I'm not sure if anyone else on this site is a gamer but I just picked up the New Turok for my 360 and it's pretty cool. I write video game reviews on the side so I just thought I'd pass along my opinion. Anyone else a gamer?
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    What's in your "Bad day bag?"

    The concept of the "Bad Day Bag" is something I'm sure we've all thought of. It's a bag of any size, usually a duffel, you carry in the trunk of your car that contains the bare essentials. I started carrying one because I never knew when I was going to be stuck in the middle of nowhere overnight...
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    Manifold Dress Up.

    I'm putting this in here because while it is about a part of the engine it's more about how to make that part look pretty rather than work well. Okay, my question is about how to make my slant six Exhaust manifold look better than it is. Since it's the factory manifold i'm curious if there...
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    Hyperpak Questions

    Okay I've got two questions about the only factory performance upgrade ever to grace our leaning tower of power. The Hyper Pak. 1. was their a different exhaust manifold produced due to longer distance the carb was from the engine.? 2. will a Hyper Pak fit onto a 225 with factory A/C...
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    Yay Explosives!

    I just got this up on Youtube, it's a press video of the 4th of July Fireworks my crew and I did for the city this year. Yeah the metal in the background is a bit cheesy but hey it's explosives. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8evpDaHapU
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    904 rebuild/swap advice

    Hey guys, I'm about to pull out my 904 for a reseal/power flush/rebuild. I checked at a couple local shops and they all said it would be around $1000 for all of the afformentioned stuff. and keep in mind that $1000 does not include the removal/re-instalation I would be doing that. If I didn't...
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    Clifford's big bucks.

    Hey guys, I was kicking arround Clifford's website earlier and I saw their "Blueprinted Cylinder Head" product/service thing for sale. http://www.cliffordperformance.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CP&Product_Code=17-0225&Category_Code=MY I'm curious if any of ya'll...
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    2" drop leaf springs.

    I'm curious, has anybody here used these leaf springs on their project? or have they heard anything about them? http://www.magnumforce.com/store/detail.asp?ProductID=3124&CategoryID=42&BrandID=&Category=&SubCategory=&Search=&Page= How do ya'll think they'd work on a daily driver...
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    Hood Swap question

    Okay i've pulled the hood off of my 74 valiant and I noticed some play arround the bolt holes, which worried me so when I finally got it off I saw that there was about half an inch of loose rust arround the bolts. SO, short of fabricating some new bolt brackets I was driving by the salvage yard...
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    A/C condenser broke, Safety question

    ok, on my 74 slant 6 valiant i've got an A/C condenser that is pretty well busted. I traced the line from the compressor and right where the line first meets the condenser in front of the radiator is not a small crack but a full on break in one of the tubes. My question is, with this break...
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    How to do it safely

    Ok guys, I'm new at this part of the game. I'm going to rebuild my \6 and that means taking it out of the bay. Problem is, i've never done that to a car with AC before. Is there a special way I should do it to prevent Freon from ripping up my hands/engine or is it okay just to un couple all...
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    \6 update question

    I was standing in my car port yesterday and staring into my 74 Valiant's engine bay when it dawned on my that, 'there's alot of space in there!' which leads me to the question... I'm just curious if anyone has ever heard of a super or turbo charged \6 or if it's even possible. 'cause i've...
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    Flat out crazy

    I had this crazy idea after I talked to a contact of mine in Boston. He works for a guy who works for a guy and he tells me that he could get me a crate SRT-10 engine for about 10K. I tell him i'll think about it. My question after much consideration is... Can the SRT-10 engine fit into the bay...
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    Front Bench Seat Removal

    Ok maybe i'm just blind or stupid, could be that I'm both. But I spent all day today ripping out huge chunks of old carpet and **** from Maxine (74 Valiant) and I finally got down to the front bucket seats and I can't for the life of me find the damn bolts to pull them out. Short of cutting the...
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    Need opinion

    Ok guys, this is part confession, and part question. let me get the stupid thing out of the way. I've never re/built an engine, but I want to and with time I think I could do a good job. so here's the question, I was just looking on ma Mopar's site and I saw two blocks that caught my...
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    death by steering column (stupid question)

    Ok, I was driving my 06 Ram 1500 the other day and something occured to me my steering wheel is able to tilt and therefore it must have some kind of u-joint fairly close to the dash assembly (du'h). but on my valiant the steering column can't do this, in fact, i took a look and it appears that...
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    'Turbo action' command center

    it's no secret if you take a look at the interior of my car it's all shot to hell. So i'm considering putting in bucket seats where there was once a bench in the front. and to go in between then i needed some kind of console. so... I was looking through the Jegs website and I found this...
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    New Mexican hookups?

    Wow...this board is empty. I'm just starting a thread to ask if anybody who lives in or arround New Mexico knows of or has used any good body shops or parts dealers here in the 'land of enchantment'. take it easy, TV74
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    74 Valiant Brougham

    Hey all, I'm back and ready to work on my Brougham and after all your encouragment. So here's some pictures of my the project. I'm calling her Maxine. But before I get into what I really want to do i've got to work on the actual pulling out of old **** that I don't want to be in there. So...
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    Morale Problem

    Hey guys, I've got a problem. actually it's more of a morale problem. I've been pulling stuff out of my old 74 Valiant Brougham and everyone I tell about it says the same thing. "why the hell would you want to do that to a piece of S**t car like that?" or "The Valiant was a P.O.S." it...
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    Roof Oddity

    Okay I'll be the first to admit that i'm kinda un-initiated when it comes to certain things in restoration. for example, on my 'new' 74 Valiant Brougham the roof has what can only be described as a 'luxury option' the roof is not actually metal on top, it is this odd feeling material that...
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    Hey all, from New Mexico

    Hi all, Name's Tiny and I just got my first A-body project car and I know i'm gonna need some help. It's a 1974 Plymouth Valiant Brougham. My digital Camera is busted right now so I'll pop some pictures up as soon as it starts working. This is my seccond Mopar, my first one is a 06...
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