69 408 valiant ute

[Rockerdude]

Awesome job!

 

[Dodge74]

What color is that looks bad ***. Or is there a color code for it???

 

[340pete]

if you a talking about the motor its bunnings blue, will have black rocker covers and air cleaner

 

[340pete]

motor is now finished and could be going in this week,

 

[340pete]

sat the motor in today

 

[PapstXX]

wow nice work brother

i cant wait see a nice smal video

 

[sireland67]

Looks great,
What is going on with the oil filter by-pass?

 

[Valvebounce]

The Ute is a right hand drive. All our A body Mopars have to have a remote mounted oil filter, to clear the steering box.

 

[sireland67]

That makes sense.
But what about the left hand mount alternator? I guess Mopar just took a mirror picture of the USA cars and built them that way.

 

[zhandfull]

this is my 1969 valiant wayfayer ute, was a slant 6 3 speed now a hemi 6 4 speed, converting it to a 408 auto, pete

Thats a cool ride! What size are those steel wheels and tires you have on in the first pictures you posted?

 

[pettybludart]

no standard tail lights for ute, from 68 ve to 71 vg, got the tubs cut out today to get 12.50 m/ts under, heres some more pics, pete

Let us know how you make out with the 12.5 MT slicks.I think they,ll be to wide when full of air(buldge measurement).My Hoosier 29x12x15 just fit with my minitub and I had to trim the 1/4 lip.Good luck.

 

[Dodge74]

I'm Sorry the one on the vehicle it looks like a butterscotch neat old school color!!!

Its better than all the green ones, that's all you see now a day's

 

[340pete]

swaped the alternator to the left side to clear the bottem radiator hose on the electric water pump

That makes sense.
But what about the left hand mount alternator? I guess Mopar just took a mirror picture of the USA cars and built them that way.

 

[340pete]

17 x 8

Thats a cool ride! What size are those steel wheels and tires you have on in the first pictures you posted?

 

[340pete]

its a valiant colour called hot mustard

I'm Sorry the one on the vehicle it looks like a butterscotch neat old school color!!!

Its better than all the green ones, that's all you see now a day's

 

[Dodge74]

Thanks for the info!!! So hot mustard it is COOL!!!

PETE .....

 

[340pete]

i just ordered some 15"x12" polished autodrag centerlines with a 7 1/4 back space from jegs, it will have an inch to spare on the outside lip, the only downside is that i'll have to drop the rear spring hangers to get them on and off, pete

Let us know how you make out with the 12.5 MT slicks.I think they,ll be to wide when full of air(buldge measurement).My Hoosier 29x12x15 just fit with my minitub and I had to trim the 1/4 lip.Good luck.

 

[vkute265]

got the ute fired up again today and run the cam in, sounds good, see how it goes at the track in a couple of weeks. should be fun.
cheers
Ash

heres a short vid after we ran the cam in, dont mind the smoke its the paint on the headers.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yArw7dtoC2I&feature=channel&list=UL"]petes vf ute408 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[340pete]

heres some pics of the recycled 3" exhaust

 

[340pete]

a few of the motor, still need to tidy the wireing up

 

[340pete]

and back on its wheels, i'm going to shorten the diff 1 3/4 each side to fit the 12" centerlines under, pete

 

[340pete]

pic of the tubs, need to be tidyed up but there in there, pete

 

[340pete]

hood on

 

[dogbreath]

Love it !!!!!!!

 

[MuuMuu101]

NICE UTE!!! (And Valiant Charger) I have a friend here in California who ships cars to Australia for Australian customers and I have to say you guys have some cool cars. He currently owns a Holden Torana but he has brought in plenty of Valiants, Valiant Chargers, a Valiant ute or 2, a couple Holden Toranas, and a Ford Falcon or two. If I didn't buy my 68 Dart, I was thinking about asking him to find me a Valiant ute just like yours.