How about a pic of your unfinished A-Body to finish 2018
Heck Yes, I can play along. My 66 Valiant, an honest-to-goodness survivor. The only things not as it was when it left the factory are the radio sawed out for a modern DIN unit by some idiot PO (grrrrr...), and a manual choke cable added. Paint, body, interior, all original. I'm keeping the slant just because I like them, but it's getting a solid upgrade for a whole bunch more HP and especially torque, A833 OD tranny, 8-3/4 with 3.23 gears and a sure grip. 14" wheels, all SBP. Kelsey-Hayes front discs. Full front end rebuild. Dutra Duals with new 2-1/4" single exhaust. New rear springs, bigger TB's, Bilstein shocks all around with a Firm Feel stage II steering box. Upgraded lighting and electrics. When I'm done, it will still look like Gramma's Grocery Getter. But it will move a whole lot better. I'm 18 months into planning, research, and parts accumulation. The current occupant of the shop is getting either evicted, sold, or hopefully both. In goes the Val for its transformation. When it's done, it will look exactly the same except it will have wider tires and a 4-speed floor shift. Everything else will be underneath and out of sight.
Heck Yes, I can play along. My 66 Valiant, an honest-to-goodness survivor. The only things not as it was when it left the factory are the radio sawed out for a modern DIN unit by some idiot PO (grrrrr...), and a manual choke cable added. Paint, body, interior, all original. I'm keeping the slant just because I like them, but it's getting a solid upgrade for a whole bunch more HP and especially torque, A833 OD tranny, 8-3/4 with 3.23 gears and a sure grip. 14" wheels, all SBP. Kelsey-Hayes front discs. Full front end rebuild. Dutra Duals with new 2-1/4" single exhaust. New rear springs, bigger TB's, Bilstein shocks all around with a Firm Feel stage II steering box. Upgraded lighting and electrics. When I'm done, it will still look like Gramma's Grocery Getter. But it will move a whole lot better. I'm 18 months into planning, research, and parts accumulation. The current occupant of the shop is getting either evicted, sold, or hopefully both. In goes the Val for its transformation. When it's done, it will look exactly the same except it will have wider tires and a 4-speed floor shift. Everything else will be underneath and out of sight.
