My 1968 Valiant Resto project !

[Valiant Steve]

Just some pics. of my latest project !

 

[Valiant Steve]

more pics.

 

[132068Dodge]

I like the body of the valiant. Any idea on where you are headed with it? Theme, etc...?

 

[Valiant Steve]

Removed the BB 383 from this car now installing a 340 with a 727 car has an 8-3/4" rear with 4:10 gear, This will be a nice street car when finished hoping to run 11.50's through the mufflers, The engine was one a good friend of mine had in his 1970 Dart and he run 10.60's with it with a bigger cam and more gear should be a fun street car cruise nights here we come !

 

[Valiant Steve]

Well I'm going to finish the firewall and the engine bay and paint it all blue like the car under side of the hood as well and the engine and trany will be going in from the bottom with the engine being painted Red as it should be with a pair of 273 factory valve covers and air cleaner pie pan the intake is a ported LD340 painted red as well along with a solid lifter Cam from Hughes with .600 / .615 lift and a 3200 stall converter to get it moving

 

[68383GTS]

Nice...

 

[Valiant Steve]

Old pics.

 

[Valiant Steve]

I need a good set of small block headers for this car min. 1-3/4" primaries if anyone has a set

 

[silverfox]

:happy1:

 

[132068Dodge]

Sounds like a potent power combo to me. That thing will be a screamer. Can't go wrong with B5 blue. Definitely a winner :burnout:

 

[Valiant Steve]

progress on the floor replacement today as there was a couple of soft spots check it out :

 

[QuintinMotorCompany]

Nice progress! Keep it coming

 

[Valiant Steve]

Day two of floor replacement clean up and prep .

 

[Valiant Steve]

Today was spent fitting the new pan getting it all adjusted and tacked in place and reading it to be welded in solid tomorrow AMD Pan fit well today's pics.

 

[DNasty777]

That hood scoop is really cool! Was that a mopar part back in the day?

 

[Valiant Steve]

Yes that hood scoop is a year-one reproduction of a 1963-4 Max Wedge factory scoop they do suit these cars well I think, Nice to see at least someone other than myself likes it lol have a great day

 

[Valiant Steve]

Almost complete all welded in now .

 

[mopardude318]

nice work! what did you use to clean up the inner frame rails, and treat the rust? blast and paint? or get the heavy stuff off with a wire wheel, get what ya can, and then spray?

 

[Valiant Steve]

Working on fitting a bigger tire under it now

15 X 10 Cragar Super Tricks Vintage look

13.50 X 30 X 15" Mickey Thompson ET STREETS

Reworked the inner wheel wells and moved the springs into the frame also stretched the wheel well opening by two inches to the front of the car should work well .

Gotta hook up that high winding 273 power pack !

 

[dennday67]

Very cool project.

 

[Valiant Steve]

Got the rear end all in now to stay, Shortened 2" new strange 35 spline axles and spool with a 4.56 gear this is a street car rear tires are 13.5 X 30 X15 on 10" super tricks had to open the wheel well 2" towards the front of the car ride hight is nice now couldn't use the super stock springs to much arch springs moved inboard flush to the frame on the outside offset shackles on the back and a set of Caltrac's to get it hooked up in the paint shop now waiting to get it back to install the power plant I will be putting it in from the bottom work continues

 

[doug 371]

awesome! looks great

 

[132068Dodge]

I love where this is going

 

[Back in Time]

I love where this is going

Yup.....Love the Drag Car look.:burnout::burnout:

 

[Valiant Steve]

Body work is going slow but it has started to move ahead now some pics.