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    Early A body weight

    We weighed Jasons valiant the other day, and we’re kinda shocked at its portlyness. Lol. We didn’t build it to be light, and didn’t cut weight anywhere. But wow! Here’s the rundown. 1963 Plymouth Valiant 2 door hardtop 1983 318, iron heads, cast iron exhaust manifolds. Tf727 trans with stock...
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    Switching 1963 valiant wiper assy to 1965 questions

    We did a "humpectomy" on jasons 1963 valiant with the 1965 parts car. Sheet metal part is done. Now we are onto the wiper, pivots, motor and linkage. Here's where we hit a snag. I was hoping to use the stainless steel bolt on 63 wipers and pivots, but they are substantially different...
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    63-66 valiant mini tub, how much tire

    How much wheel and tire are people fitting with the stock width axle and springs moved under the frame along with a mini tub? Also, what wheel and backspace are you running? I understand that factory tolerances will change results somewhat. But it gives us a starting point. We should...
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    Early A body measured for 68-70 B body 8.75

    Well, I went out and measured today. The B body axle in question is 3" wider than the factory 7.25 that's currently in the car. With the 1" wheel adapters that are currently on the factory rear axle, the difference between the two axles is 1/2" per side. It WILL work......................but...
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    Last nights score. Did we do OK?

    Last night I went to look at what was suppose to be an a body 8.75..............as always.........it wasn't, lol. But heres what I DID get. An unknown 8.75 with the 741 non posi carrier and 3.55 gears complete backing plate to backing plate. 5 x 4.5 bp And a bare 8.75 housing with...
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    Another data plate question

    63 valiant. Paint code on data plate is MM1, which the decoder website lists as light beige. But the car was definitely white (ww1) from the factory? What gives. More bad information from the inter webs? Lol. Thanks. Eric L
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    Fender Tag mystery?

    I have a 1965 Valiant V100 and have an oddity with my fender tag. Under BDY it lists V11, which denotes it as a V8 Valiant. But under engine, it lists 10, which denotes it as a 170 inch 6 cyl. So what gives? Factory odd ball, or stamping mistake? Thanks, Eric L
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    Early A body S6 to V8 engine mount bracket question

    We picked up a 63 valiant that had a V8 conversion YEARS ago. These are the brackets that it was bolted in with. Anybody have any idea what these came from? Thanks, Eric L
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    A V8 into a 63 valiant

    Hey all. I have a 63 valiant. My son now has a 63 valiant that we are building together. I swapped a 360 into mine 20 years ago using shumacher mounts and fenderwell headers. We want to swap a stock 318 with early A 273 manifolds into my sons car. Heres my question. I have read on...
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    1963 Valiant production breakdown

    I can find TOTAL production for 1963, but cant find anything that breaks it down into colors, models, etc. Does anybody have any information or links to something like that? Thanks, Eric L
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    1963 data plate info

    I have a 1963 plymouth valiant and am trying to decide what the factory Color combo was. Under paint on the data plate is NNP. From what little info I can find it appears to be silver and red. I would appreciate any info somebody could add to this. Thanks, Eric L
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