Blue Brick
I recently bought this car and decided to send it straight to paint and body. I had been interested in Valiants since my teenage years. Around that time the Green Brick hit the press and I started following it. I thought it was so awesome that a Mopar was taking down supercars. All these years later I decided to pull the trigger and go for it.
The shop that is getting my money and car is none other than Reiss Racing. You might have heard of George Reiss because he built/ co-piloted Tomswheels Plum Crazy Valiant. I am having him do similar things to this car. I'm sticking with blue but going from the old B5 Blue to the new B5 Blue that is going on the current generation of Mopars. The new B5 has the pearl in it and seems a lot deeper. The quarters and fenders are getting massaged to fit larger wheels, 18x10 square setup. Hotchkis TVS will be added and some chassis stiffening for now.
The car is non-power steering and non-power brakes. The transmission is a 727 with manual valve body and the rear is an 8 3/4 with 3.91 gears. The engine is a pretty stout 318 with Edelbrock aluminum heads and intake.
Changes to the drivetrain will be a swap to a close ratio 833 4 speed and probably 3.55's in the rear. The engine is going to stay the way it is now except for a FITech fuel injection set-up. The fuel system will be upgraded to a cell with an in-tank pump.
The car came with some really bad seating options. The front seats are going to be changed to something more autocross friendly and the rear will be recovered.
Reiss Racing is going to handle everything that needs painted or welded. Probably instaling the suspension too. I need to put thicker head gaskets to get compression down a bit and hopefully stop an overheating issue. The pan will be getting replaced with a Milodon road race pan. I'm going to put an Air Gap intake on it when I do the FiTech as well. THe exhaust is going to get some TTI's but keep the rest of the 3" system with Flowmasters. Eventually, I will be putting my 408" stroker in it but the 318 will be the engine that powers it for awhile.
I am in San Diego so I will be running this thing at the same place Tom was running, Qualcomm Stadium. I plan to take it to Autoclub Speedway and Goodguys at Del Mar too.
Plans for the extende future will include a Speedway floater axle and Dr. Diff stage 4 front brake kit whenever he gets them back in stock which I hope is sooner than I order the Enkei RPF1's because I think it may affect the offset of the wheels.
The car just arrived at Reiss Racing today so I'll be visiting weekly to take progress pictures. Stay posted. Also, please, if there are any tips or advice folks can share I am all ears.
I recently bought this car and decided to send it straight to paint and body. I had been interested in Valiants since my teenage years. Around that time the Green Brick hit the press and I started following it. I thought it was so awesome that a Mopar was taking down supercars. All these years later I decided to pull the trigger and go for it.
The shop that is getting my money and car is none other than Reiss Racing. You might have heard of George Reiss because he built/ co-piloted Tomswheels Plum Crazy Valiant. I am having him do similar things to this car. I'm sticking with blue but going from the old B5 Blue to the new B5 Blue that is going on the current generation of Mopars. The new B5 has the pearl in it and seems a lot deeper. The quarters and fenders are getting massaged to fit larger wheels, 18x10 square setup. Hotchkis TVS will be added and some chassis stiffening for now.
The car is non-power steering and non-power brakes. The transmission is a 727 with manual valve body and the rear is an 8 3/4 with 3.91 gears. The engine is a pretty stout 318 with Edelbrock aluminum heads and intake.
Changes to the drivetrain will be a swap to a close ratio 833 4 speed and probably 3.55's in the rear. The engine is going to stay the way it is now except for a FITech fuel injection set-up. The fuel system will be upgraded to a cell with an in-tank pump.
The car came with some really bad seating options. The front seats are going to be changed to something more autocross friendly and the rear will be recovered.
Reiss Racing is going to handle everything that needs painted or welded. Probably instaling the suspension too. I need to put thicker head gaskets to get compression down a bit and hopefully stop an overheating issue. The pan will be getting replaced with a Milodon road race pan. I'm going to put an Air Gap intake on it when I do the FiTech as well. THe exhaust is going to get some TTI's but keep the rest of the 3" system with Flowmasters. Eventually, I will be putting my 408" stroker in it but the 318 will be the engine that powers it for awhile.
I am in San Diego so I will be running this thing at the same place Tom was running, Qualcomm Stadium. I plan to take it to Autoclub Speedway and Goodguys at Del Mar too.
Plans for the extende future will include a Speedway floater axle and Dr. Diff stage 4 front brake kit whenever he gets them back in stock which I hope is sooner than I order the Enkei RPF1's because I think it may affect the offset of the wheels.
The car just arrived at Reiss Racing today so I'll be visiting weekly to take progress pictures. Stay posted. Also, please, if there are any tips or advice folks can share I am all ears.
