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  1. J

    HELP WITH VACUUM ADVANCE

    I have a distributor that has the number 2875206 on it and also 22 in 2 places. I am trying to replace the vacuum advance which has a number C23 on it. It looks like this number distributor was in many different slant six cars. Can anyone tell me what I am looking for, and where to find it.
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    Rear end wrench

    Can anyone tell me what wrench or socket I need to remove the plug on my 65 Valiant convertible?
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    Mounting Seat Belts

    I just noticed that the 1965 Canadian Valiant convertable that I restored has never had rear seat belts. I removed some from a 1966 4 door sedan and I see that where the middle belts mount there are holes with plugs in them in my car but I can not find holes for the outside portion of the belts...
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    What are these holes for

    Can anyone tell me what these holes are for? My 1965 Valiant Convertible has these holes on both sides. It is a Canadian custom 100 model which has a few differences from the U.S. This is the fiberglass piece between the back seat and the outer trim.
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    New door sill plates

    Does anyone know if the sill plates for my 1965 Valiant Convertible are available anywhere.? I am missing the inside ones and would like to replace the outside ones too. I am not having any luck finding a source.
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    Front Bumper question

    I have had such great success getting answers on this site so here is another question.On my 65 Valiant where the front bumper goes around the front fender there is a bolt hole, and on the front fender there is a hole also. Is there a bracket that should be there to connect the bumper to the...
  7. J

    more mystery parts

    I have these parts that I do not know what they are for. They may be from my 65 Valiant Convertable or could have come from the 66 Valiant 4 door parts car I have. Any Ideas?
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    What are these?

    I am almost finished my 1965 Valiant convertable after 5 years of working on it. I now have these parts that I think the painter removed from it. does anyone know where they belong? They are about 6 inches long.
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    Ashtrays for 1965 valiant convert.

    I am now getting the interior of my 65 Valiant Convert. done and it had ashtrays in the door pulls and in the rear arm rest areas. Does anyone know where I could find these? I have found them for other years but not mine.
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    65 Valiant top hold down parts.

    I have had to rebuild the frame for the top and I installed my top. the Hold down clamps for the top looked like this picture when I got the car. Can anyone show me what they should look like and if possible where I can get replacements?
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    Engine miss when using power brake

    I have had my 65 valiant 225 engine off the road for a few years and I did add power brakes. I now have the engine running but when I hit the brake pedal the engine misses. I assume it has to do with the vacuum portion of the brake system. any Ideas?
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    INSTALLING NEW TOP.

    I have just finished installing a new top that I purchased from Convertable Top Guys. It looks good enough but I did make a few small errors that no one but me would know. The only thing left is to install the front edge round piece and since I did not have the old top I am not sure how they...
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    help with top installation.

    I am installing my top on my 1965 Valiant. I do not have the old top to use as a pattern. This makes it harder and requires a lot of measuring etc. What would help is if someone could measure the distance from the bottom of the sides of the top at the rear window where they meet the chrome...
  14. J

    Top frame parts

    I am finally getting ready to paint and install my top frame. I need to replace the piece that holds the front rubber seal from the top to the windshield. It is a long piece with 2 end pieces and I am missing one of the end pieces and the long piece is too rusted to use. Does anyone know...
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    65 valiant door window gromet

    Does anyone know a source to purchase this piece that goes in the hole in the door windows in my 65 valiant convertible? Also there is a pin on the window winder that goes through this piece and is there any kind of clip to go on the pin to hold it there? I took this apart 4 years ago and now...
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    1965 Valiant Convertible door hardware or window hardware first?

    I am about to put the door handles and hardware and the window tracks etc. back into the car. I know that in the past I had a car where I had the windows back in and then could not put the door pieces back without removing the window tracks. If anyone had done this lately which should go in...
  17. J

    rubber seals 65 Valiant Convertable

    Time to get things back together. I need door and trunk weather strip and the side window outside and inside seals, also the top seals. Does anyone have any good source for these? I would prefer to get them all from one source since I am in Canada and we have extra charges on each shipment. I...
  18. J

    65 valiant steering coupler for power steering.

    I purchased everything I needed to add power steering for me 65 valiant from an auto wrecker. The steering coupler they supplied is about 5/8th of an inch longer than the standard steering one that the car had. Because I also have the automatic this makes it a very tight fit. Is there a coupler...
  19. J

    1965 valiant automatic shifter cables

    does anyone know where I can locate a shifter cable for the 65 column shift automatic. I believe it was the only year this system was use. The park cable is cracked and the trans fluid leaks out.
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    Power Steering Problem

    I picked up a used power steering box and pump for my 65 Valiant . I installed it and I finally got to the point where I was ready to start the engine for the first time. The car has all wheels off the ground and when the engine started the steering did a sharp right turn all on its own. It also...
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    Transmission fluid quantity

    I am restoring my 1965 Valiant convertible and while the automatic transmission was out I had it rebuilt. I also bought a new torque converter for it. I now have it installed and need to put trans fluid in it. Can anyone tell me how many quarts I need and is there any tricks I should know when...
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    Steering column diagram

    I completely dismantled my steering column in my 1965 Valiant to paint it. I am now reassembling it and did not take pictures as I have a manual for a 1964. I also have a 1966 parts car. I now realize that the 1964 had push buttons for the automatic shift and mine has the column shift for the...
  23. J

    converting to power steering.

    I am adding power steering to my 1965 Valiant Convertible that I am restoring. I found everything that I needed except the steering shaft. I know that I have to shorten the one I have to use it. Does anyone know by how much? It looks like 3 inches to me but I have the shaft removed and the...
  24. J

    Convert to power steer

    I am new here and am restoring a 1965 Valiant custom 100 Convert. What do I need to change to Power steering? The car is totally dismantled so a good time to do this.
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