Hello from New Zealand
Hi im Darren and this is my latest project.
Its a Australian designed, New Zealand built, 1966 Chrysler Valiant VC
It started life as a 6 cylinder running unboosted drums at all corners on 5x4" pcd 14x5.45" rims
It was owned by the last guy, for almost a decade, he bought a ex-street/strip motor and box combo which was good for 12's, The motor is a small block LA 360 out of an american sourced car, featuring aftermarket cams, pistons, and j-port heads, as well as a edelbrock torker 2 intake and a 750cfm vac secondary holley, it was claimed to be good for just shy of 400hp, which sounds about on the money for how fast this motor has run. The internal specs are a big unknown.
The box is a rebuilt and shift kitted torqueflite 727, it was claimed to be recently rebuilt, but the trans pan is leaking (factory pan), it also features a factory kick down linkage and coolant hard lines which will have to be modified to cable and pipe fittings respectively.
This car was sold to be for a price I couldnt pass up, the owner literally sold everything he owned as he had just secured a very good job over in Australia. His whole life went on online auction site trademe which is New Zealand's equivalent of eBay.
I have just bought later model Aussy Chrysler Charger VJ Vented disc brake front end, which im in the process of overhauling with all new parts.
I have also bought all new carpet, had the seats retrimmed, and fitted a new IHRA/NHRA (new zealand uses IHRA as its drag sanctioning body) spec battery box as the battery had been moved to the boot but not mounted.
Inside is the biggest battery this box could fit, as this is a street car which isnt going to be used very often.
The wiring needs to be cleaned up however as its an electical fire waiting to happen, but that is a job for another day.
Cheers
Hi im Darren and this is my latest project.
Its a Australian designed, New Zealand built, 1966 Chrysler Valiant VC
It started life as a 6 cylinder running unboosted drums at all corners on 5x4" pcd 14x5.45" rims
It was owned by the last guy, for almost a decade, he bought a ex-street/strip motor and box combo which was good for 12's, The motor is a small block LA 360 out of an american sourced car, featuring aftermarket cams, pistons, and j-port heads, as well as a edelbrock torker 2 intake and a 750cfm vac secondary holley, it was claimed to be good for just shy of 400hp, which sounds about on the money for how fast this motor has run. The internal specs are a big unknown.
The box is a rebuilt and shift kitted torqueflite 727, it was claimed to be recently rebuilt, but the trans pan is leaking (factory pan), it also features a factory kick down linkage and coolant hard lines which will have to be modified to cable and pipe fittings respectively.
This car was sold to be for a price I couldnt pass up, the owner literally sold everything he owned as he had just secured a very good job over in Australia. His whole life went on online auction site trademe which is New Zealand's equivalent of eBay.
I have just bought later model Aussy Chrysler Charger VJ Vented disc brake front end, which im in the process of overhauling with all new parts.
I have also bought all new carpet, had the seats retrimmed, and fitted a new IHRA/NHRA (new zealand uses IHRA as its drag sanctioning body) spec battery box as the battery had been moved to the boot but not mounted.
Inside is the biggest battery this box could fit, as this is a street car which isnt going to be used very often.
The wiring needs to be cleaned up however as its an electical fire waiting to happen, but that is a job for another day.
Cheers
