'63 valiant 4 door /6 cruiser questions.

66aCUDA said

Greg
I start with the last first. Dont forget the windshield wiper pivot seals( Schumaker makes these) I have a Duster you would think I left rolled down but the wiper seals are all it is. Also check the cowl vents (fresh air Vents). You car you can take the plugs out of the fire wall and get a wire down

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Thanks for the tip on the cowl and wiper seals Frank, I haven't checked those yet but think the wiper pivots are hardened and cracked, and I wouldn't be surprised with the cowl vents I've been blasted by misc. bramble chuff on the freeway a couple of times after a storage sit.

Oldschoolcuda, when I first got the valiant back on the road, I was driving slow lane 60 - 65, you would think i was sitting still. After which I began really looking at the speedometers of people I would ride with, my gf, her parents, my parents all drive 80mph+. Not saying it justifies things but that's how California is ;). It's that basis that I am judging my future rear end swap out.