Project 66 Valiant Drag Car

• Aug 1, 2012

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Started a new project a Big Block 1966 Plymouth Valiant will post pictures of progress. Car after media blasting.

 

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• Aug 1, 2012

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more pictures

 

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• Aug 1, 2012

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Looks like you have a good starting point. It will be fun watching your progress. What do you have planned for chassis, wheel tubs etc.

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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Start of frame work and cage

 

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• Aug 1, 2012

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GSXcite said:

Looks like you have a good starting point. It will be fun watching your progress. What do you have planned for chassis, wheel tubs etc.

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Start of chassis and cage posted and will be putting tubs in place of stock wheel houses and streching wheel wells. Going to run drag radials with a caltrac setup. Also putting a rack and pinion setup front end under it.

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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nice project,,,,

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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Looks like you do some quality work.

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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nice work, now you have me reconsidering making my 66 a driver.....

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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Very cool and nice work indeed. Big fan of the early Valiant cars. Keep us posted as work progresses.

 

• Aug 1, 2012

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I am a big fan of the early Valiant cars also, Welcome and looking forward to watching this build.
Looking great!

 

• Oct 17, 2012

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Car is coming along slowly, here is some more pictures.

 

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• Oct 17, 2012

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mrhotrod,
That thing looks so fast it blurred my vision of the last pix! Nice work on the cage, it is clear that you have been down this road before. Looks like a pretty nice shop that you have to work in, lots of room to move around. What kinda tubing bender are you using to create this masterpiece? What are you using for a design model? Thanks. L8r

 

• Oct 17, 2012

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Cool project!Will be watching your progress.:glasses7:

 

• Oct 22, 2012

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gerahead said:

mrhotrod,
That thing looks so fast it blurred my vision of the last pix! Nice work on the cage, it is clear that you have been down this road before. Looks like a pretty nice shop that you have to work in, lots of room to move around. What kinda tubing bender are you using to create this masterpiece? What are you using for a design model? Thanks. L8r

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No design model will be all custom fit to the car.

 

• Oct 22, 2012

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So after they blasted the car,Did they spray e-primer on it??? is that what the green shade is??? I have a 66 sitting in my driveway --You got me thinking--Steve

 

• Oct 22, 2012

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Yes that is self etching primer they sprayed on it.

 

• Oct 22, 2012

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Very cool, will be following this build.

 

• Oct 23, 2012

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LETSRACE said:

Very cool, will be following this build.

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• Oct 31, 2012

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More progress

 

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• Oct 31, 2012

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Very nice great job . I like it ~

 

• Nov 7, 2012

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more pictures of progress

 

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• Nov 7, 2012

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I like what you are doing MrHotRod.Are you doing the qork your self. Mark

 

• Jan 17, 2013

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Here are some more progress on my 66 been a while since I have got anything done.

 

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• Jan 17, 2013

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KILLER! Damn nice work, makes me feel like a hacker just looking at it. Man I have a lot to learn yet...

 

• Jan 21, 2013

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Man, that's one serious lookin ride! Great work.