Recent content by Renato

I highly recommend Scarebird. I recently used a Scarebird kit to do a front disc brake conversion on my '66 Valiant with SBP and 14" rims.

Not mine! I saw this on Ebay Motors and had to share it with FABO: Australian 1972 Valiant Charger 265 Hemi Six Pack http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Valiant-Charger-265-Hemi-Six-Pack-/221237041280?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3382c15880 Here's some info on the engine (an Australian Hemi...

I went to look at this car the other day and actually drove it. The black and chrome does look good, but up close you can see that whoever painted it black (the car was originally brown) did a decent job, but not a great job. The interior is still brown, and by that I mean not just the...

Thanks, guys. I'll take a look at what Grant has to offer.

Hi All, I've got a 1966 Valiant that I bought last summer. It came with a steering wheel that just doesn't go with the car, it looks like it belongs on a mustang. I've look for NOS and reproduction steering wheels for this car and there is not much selection at all - and what is available is...

I'm looking for an instrument cluster for a 1966 Valiant. I'd be interested in just the bezel too. Thanks in advance.

Captain Easy, Thanks for your input. What I'm most worried about is that the low mileage I'm getting now indicates something very wrong with this car. I posted this in a earlier reply, but I almost got a Subaru wagon, but just couldn't get excited about it. I really do want this Valiant, and...

slantsixdan, I'm doing my best to avail myself of the advice and info in this thread. I've ordered two of the books mentioned in your "Post subject: New To Slant-6 Car Ownership? Buy These Three Books!" post on slantsix.org. I also registered at slantsix.org and am waiting for the admin there...

Once again guys, big thanks all around from this noob. I'm motivated to learn, and its definitely worth trying the out simple/cheap/free fixes before going for and engine swap or rebuild. One thing about that engine listed on Craigslist: it may not be any better than the engine I have now...

Thanks for posting that, rmchrgr. I guess I ought to consider that as an option. Something tells me, though, that after the labor cost of having another engine put in my Valiant, I might as well go a head rebuild the engine it has now.

65DartGTconv, Thanks for underlining what BillGrissom had to say. slantsixdan, I would much rather be working on this engine myself, and I'm motivated to learn. I know that in the end it will probably leave me and the car happier and my wallet fatter rather than flatter. However, where I...

slantsixdan, rmchrgr, Thanks again for all your replies and all the info. It was about four weeks ago when I picked up the car and spoke to the mechanic, so I may not have remembered exactly what he said about that knock-like sound that occurs only at idle when the engine warms up. I don't...

rmchrgr, What my mechanic had to say was very similar to what you wrote above. He said that the high leak down percentages are probably due to worn rings and/or valves, but that he can't be sure without taking the head off. He said that worst case I'd be looking at about $2,000 for an engine...

The carb is Holley 1920 and I just had it overhauled. Would you recommend replacing it with a NOS carb? if so, which one? The drum brakes are good, says my mechanic.

slantsixdan, I checked the odometer when I first got the car, and again earlier today. Today I did 15 miles on the interstate (according to the mile markers), and the odometer showed 15.3 miles. If anything that should slightly overestimate mileage, but not significantly - if the interstate...