New Project - '71 Plymouth Valiant

My oldest son is working on a 71 Valiant 4 door also...

Ours is an original 318 A/C car, but we are removing the a/c from the engine compartment and swapping in a 91 360.

The 91 360 is nice because it is the last year that you can use the LA intakes and exhaust manifolds, but still has a roller cam...

We have rebuilt the whole front suspension, new super stock rear leaf springs, upgraded to an 8 3/4" axle with 3.91 gears, sure grip, new brake and fuel lines all the way around, new 10" drums in the rear, and kelsey hayes front discs. We have also put a new dash wiring harness in, new dash pad, and carpet. He stripped the paint off by himself.

We're working on rewiring the engine right now...

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Let me know if you need any info about ours to apply to yours... I have been building Mopars and small blocks for over 30 years...

Here's a thread on how to id a small block engine for when you start looking for a 360. If you want to go with a roller cam 360, I like the 88-91 360 as it has roller lifters and I can use the old small block intakes and exhaust manifolds on them. I also like the LA style 360's myself... I have a few of them laying around... If you build them right, you can run with a 340 or better...


My youngest son just bought a 68 Valiant 4 door last week which he will pick up next month..


Welcome to the 4 door Valiant club.... :cheers: