Project Crusty Biscuit (65 Plymouth Valiant)

[ChrisRomello]

I always seem to get lost in what im working on so there’s always gaps in the pictures of my operation sequence...
here’s a bump stop mocked up on the complete mount:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Frame rail notch:

 

[ChrisRomello]

All together; now just need to re-skin the floor!

 

[RustyRatRod]

It must be nice to have gift enough to just make whatever you want off the cuff. Your work is fantastic.

 

[ChrisRomello]

I was hoping to get the rear wheel tubs put back in today but I’m wiped. I usually try to take it easy on sundays anyway just to be rested for work the next day. I at least had to test fit the rear seat real quick though:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Lol, this fitment was not planned but I am pleasantly surprised!

 

[GGs66GT]

Now that's an ambitious undertaking looking good . One of a kind .
Are you going to use plastic air lines or metal ?

Ya might want to tie the bag brackets together to keep the "frame" rails from twisting .

 

[ChrisRomello]

Now that's an ambitious undertaking looking good . One of a kind .
Are you going to use plastic air lines or metal ?

Ya might want to tie the bag brackets together to keep the "frame" rails from twisting .

Yes, I will be re-skinning the floor and they will be tied together by the floor sheet metal. And the wheel wells will add some strength across once they are reinstalled

 

[ChrisRomello]

Starting to get ahead of myself in the parts department. Couldn’t resist the “black Friday” deals:

 

[ChrisRomello]

New tires came in too:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Started working on getting my wheel tubs put back in today. Scraping the old undercoat off the old well:

I got some 18 gauge to make the rest of the wheel tubs out of, im spot welding it straight to the inside of the quarter panel so I had to contour it to the panel:

Test fitted in the car and it fits soooo good!

 

[ChrisRomello]

I guess FABO was down last night... I had a short day at work yesterday and took advantage of the extra time to get my wheel wells done. I was able to take more pictures for the drivers side since I had it all figured out:

Test fitting the sheet metal; inner wheel well is clamped in place. In used a compass to draw the contour line against the quarter panel.

Cutting along the line I drew giving enough space for a 1/2” flange

Clamped around wheel well for shape while I hammer the flange.

Tipped the edge slightly to make the bend more accurate while I hammer it

Hammer and Dooley action to shrink the metal on the edge

Final product

 

[ChrisRomello]

Removed everything before welding in to do some por15 since these parts will never see the light of day again:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Both sides welded in:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Tied the trunk hinge mounts back in:

 

[GGs66GT]

Coming along nicely .

What fuel pump location in or out of the tank ? If I recall Tanks inc has an in tank stock type tank for the A bodies .

Because the stock filler is too low , fuel sloshes out on hard right turns with anything over 12 gallons in the tank and the thing is a pain to fill with those vapor recovery nozzles .
I've been kicking around the idea of a Mustang tank with the filler moved from the rear to the top center and of course an in tank EFI pump . Down side one has to open the trunk to fill , and loose the spare tire well .

An other option use the spacer I got from another member here and use the Charger flip cap I have . But that doesn't solve the pain filling .

So you say why don't I move the filler higher on the fender ?
I should have before the car got painted .

You still have that option and while your at it make the fill pipe have a downward angle .

 

[ChrisRomello]

Ran out of welding gas (I think I have a leak:/...) so I did a bunch of little big things today since it was my day off.
Installed air struts on my hood. I got this set up idea from another member on here but I cannot remember who to give credit:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Stripped the paint off this fender to see where all the rust is. Actually not as bad as I was expecting!

 

[ChrisRomello]

It looks like the car this fender came from had every color option available at some point:

 

[ChrisRomello]

has Rust I the typical top mounting stud area and it’s a bunch of layers so I had to remove the brace:

 

[ChrisRomello]

Continuing with the fender repairs, I applies some por15 behind the brace and where it attaches to the fender (no pic) but everything went back together nicely.

 

[ChrisRomello]

Did a few dent repairs while I waited for paint to dry

 

[ChrisRomello]

Didn’t do very much during the day today. I like,to use Sunday’s to relax, do grocery shopping, and refresh for the upcoming work week. I sat around and watched YouTube for most of the afternoon. I really enjoy some of the channels that focus on fabrications anyway, at about 9PM I was caught up and didn’t have anything better to do and didn’t feel like going to bed so I thought I would putz around and work on the new floor skin for the rear floor hump. This is what I managed bending some 18Ga over some 2” solid square bar and the edge of my work bench. I unfortunately don’t have a sheet metal brake which would have made this process much easier...

I still need to cut out and make the piece for the tunnel so I’ll work on that tomorrow.

 

[Clelan]

Hey, you use what you have! And you did real well!

Cley

 

[ChrisRomello]

I continued working to the rear axle hump today. First I got it to fit really well, did some trimming and sanding to smooth out the edges, and welded it in!