My old '66 mini tubbed Val

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Found an old pic of my Valiant.
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I forgot how good it looked mini tubbed. The rears were a set of custom 15x10 rallys my buddy's dad welded up for me.
 
That a dam cool looking Hot Rod.... Loved those day when you could buy the bands and centers and just weld and balance what ever kind you liked...
What did that run back 100 year ago?.... lol
 
Damn that looks perfect! Does anyone even make custom steelies anymore??
 
I understand the motive ,of the thread start: Now" you found turbo power,you're jinxin' for those traction capabilities...
 
That a dam cool looking Hot Rod.... Loved those day when you could buy the bands and centers and just weld and balance what ever kind you liked...
What did that run back 100 year ago?.... lol
I don't recall that we "bought" anything. We cannibalized some rims and centers and my buddy jigged them up and welded them together.
 
Very cool. What engine were you running in it?
It was a wicked 340. I bought the shortblock from my machinist. He ran in an alcohol class. It had all lightweight BME internals at about 12:1. Big solid lifter cam and X heads I think. It revved like a Kawasaki Ninja I remember. Could hit 7500Rpm with a blip of the pedal. Never raced it unfortunately before selling it.
 
I understand the motive ,of the thread start: Now" you found turbo power,you're jinxin' for those traction capabilities...
Yup! Seriously thinking mini tub on my 65. Maybe next year. And a cage.
 
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