Supercharged 6.4L in a 64 Valiant

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Installed the Tanks fuel tank, regulator and hoses.
 
Impressive build. Thank you! I have a '65 Valiant with a 5.7 and NAG1 setting in my garage in pieces. After see your building I'm starting to think I'm in over my head.
 
Im in the process of putting a 6.4 in my roadrunner with a t56. It will be a sweet driver when done, I see some other nice rides you have. Did you do customize them as well?
 
Good deal, yea I’m not equipt for all the swap action so I’m having a shop drop it in and tune it all up for me..
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Outstanding build!
I don't know how I've missed this thread over the past year plus.
Love all the fab work. You definitely have enviable skills.
Looking forward to the finished product.
 
rapidtransitric said:
Firs in there really nice. You can tell some thought went into this one.

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Fantastic craftsmanship, nothing but respect, here.
I’ve not had an A body before, B and E bodies so far. I’m working on a deal to get a 64 Dart convert that has the beginnings of the same swap begun and then put aside. Searching for info on the process led me to this site and this thread in particular. Now, I really want to tackle this. I don’t have your skills, but I do have most of the equipment and a fair amount of experience. If I get this car THIS will be my go-to reference thread.
Fabulous work, can’t wait to see the finished product!
 
MrSurly said:
Fantastic craftsmanship, nothing but respect, here.
I’ve not had an A body before, B and E bodies so far. I’m working on a deal to get a 64 Dart convert that has the beginnings of the same swap begun and then put aside. Searching for info on the process led me to this site and this thread in particular. Now, I really want to tackle this. I don’t have your skills, but I do have most of the equipment and a fair amount of experience. If I get this car THIS will be my go-to reference thread.
Fabulous work, can’t wait to see the finished product!
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Wow! Thanks man. The biggest issue I had was the lack of swap parts for early A-Bodies. Hopefully, they'll be more when you do your project.
 
MrSurly said:
Fantastic craftsmanship, nothing but respect, here.
I’ve not had an A body before, B and E bodies so far. I’m working on a deal to get a 64 Dart convert that has the beginnings of the same swap begun and then put aside. Searching for info on the process led me to this site and this thread in particular. Now, I really want to tackle this. I don’t have your skills, but I do have most of the equipment and a fair amount of experience. If I get this car THIS will be my go-to reference thread.
Fabulous work, can’t wait to see the finished product!
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This thread along with tincups 63 dart. Both are amazing for people to reference if you are planning on doing this swap. I know this because I am working slowly on one in my 65 dart.
 
I am most impressed by the trimming (rounding) of the trunk and door corners. This is the kind of detail that just blows me away. I makes a huge difference in the look, the sort of thing that a casual car show attendee would go 'damn, something about Valiant... but it's so damned subtle that he won't even spot it. He'll just know that it looks better than the others but can't put a finger on it. This is high-level restyling and it is something that most builders/ modders would not take the time to do.
 
MrSurly said:
I am most impressed by the trimming (rounding) of the trunk and door corners. This is the kind of detail that just blows me away. I makes a huge difference in the look, the sort of thing that a casual car show attendee would go 'damn, something about Valiant... but it's so damned subtle that he won't even spot it. He'll just know that it looks better than the others but can't put a finger on it. This is high-level restyling and it is something that most builders/ modders would not take the time to do.
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Geez. Thank you again. This stuff is really fairly easy. I Just used a tuna can as a template and cut rough cut it with a cutoff saw then ground it smooth. Sometimes the hardest part is just diving in. Once you're in, the water's not so cold. That's what's awesome about these early A's - they're virtually worthless. So what if you mess it up?
 
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That's what awesome about these early A's - they're virtually worthless. So what if you mess it up?
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The Dart that I'm dealing on would be a 200 dollar junkyard rescue... except that it already has a lot of the conversion pieces... It's parts are worth a lot more than the car(!)
There's a lot it doesn't have, but it's a good start!
Now I have to educate myself on G3 Hemis and the current trans units. Are there links/threads that will help with this?
My Poly/LA/B/RB/904/727 info is completely useless these days ~sigh~
 
This is an awesome build!! Where did you get a k-member for an early a body?
 
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