dodgedartgt
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Our daughter just got her permit, and we made a deal on her first car. SHE picked out a '62 Valiant Signet 200 2dr h/t bucket seat car! I'm a PROUD poppa! No Hondas in this house... LOL
I've been researching for safety upgrades. In no particular order before putting the car on the road are;
disc brakes & dual resevoir master cyl
high back buckets & three point belts (or possibly combined via Sebring seats)
upgraded exterior lighting - including LED 3rd brake light & 4 way flashers
multi speed (possibly intermittent) wipers
side impact bars integrated into the doors, ala '73/up Darts
Of particular concern to me is that pre-67 cars had a solid spear of a steering column. Has anyone attempted to add this safety feature to their '62-66?
No negative comments please. This is an opportunity to give a bright and driven child what she wants, to strengthen a father/daughter relationship working on it together, and doing the most I can to help protect her from the OTHER idiots that she'll ultimately have to share the road with.
My preference is to do this with factory parts.
Thnx in advance,
Mike in FL
I've been researching for safety upgrades. In no particular order before putting the car on the road are;
disc brakes & dual resevoir master cyl
high back buckets & three point belts (or possibly combined via Sebring seats)
upgraded exterior lighting - including LED 3rd brake light & 4 way flashers
multi speed (possibly intermittent) wipers
side impact bars integrated into the doors, ala '73/up Darts
Of particular concern to me is that pre-67 cars had a solid spear of a steering column. Has anyone attempted to add this safety feature to their '62-66?
No negative comments please. This is an opportunity to give a bright and driven child what she wants, to strengthen a father/daughter relationship working on it together, and doing the most I can to help protect her from the OTHER idiots that she'll ultimately have to share the road with.
My preference is to do this with factory parts.
Thnx in advance,
Mike in FL