Project Crusty Biscuit (65 Plymouth Valiant)

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With the rear axle installed I wanted to get working on the drive shaft. I was planning on using the original one from the car and had it put away but upon pulling it out I remembered that the old 904 that was behind the /6 had a flanged output shaft with the slip joint built in the shaft so that wouldn’t work with the new setup so a custom one was the only option. There aren’t any driveshaft shops that I could find in my area so I just jumped on eBay to see what I could find. I already had a slip-yoke and a pinion flange so I installed these in their places and measured the distance between them and learned that i will need a 50” driveshaft. I literally went on eBay and typed in “50 inch driveshaft” the first result was exactly what I needed and reasonably priced
Precision Shaft Technologies 310500 50" Long 3" O.D. Steel Drive Shaft | eBay
It arrived at my house in 3 days!
It came with some crappy white paint on it so I stripped it all off and painted it with better paint in a more preferred color:
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Here’s after installing the ends:
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And finally in the car; it fits perfect!
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Fuel system is done too!
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I would’ve included pictures of it finished but i was really tired of crawling under the car at that point...
 
Starting on wiring this week...
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My local marine store has pretty much everything you need to re-wire ANYTHING! I’ve come here for pretty much every project I’ve done for supplies. The owner is super helpful and knows every single product he sells.
 
Been busy; chipped away at the wiring here and there and eventually got everything working. Sanderson headers finally arrived and got those installed yesterday, installed the distributor and plug wires and she’s a runner!
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Wow!!! You have come a long way on this car. I love the wheels, color you picked, and well everything about it.
 
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Shes a real beaut Clark. Seriously though, that's come a long way in a short time. I bet your aunt is watching from afar and thinks its cool too. You never see moredoors get any love, much less early A more doors. I love this build.
 
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I got on such a roll over Memorial Day weekend that i didn’t even want to got to work. Work performance was garbage cause all I wanted to do was work on my car!
We had a lot of rain last weekend so a friend of mine let me use his booth to primer some body parts that I finally got complete
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The plumbing for the air suspension system is also complete. I painted up the tank to match the interior color:
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The next day it only took a couple hours to get everything installed and functioning! I will post a video soon!
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These black DOT-rated air lines are temporary; once I get the trunk finished out I’m going to replace these lines with copper.
 
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