I need help! Info for 1972 Valiant sedan
I also have a 72 Valiant 4-door with around 60,000 miles now (bought it with 40,000). It originally came with a 318, a 3 on the tree standard transmission and an 8 3/4 with 3.23 gears but they were all gone when I got the car. What I did cheap and easy was a 5.2 Magnum (200 bucks Canadian), a 3-speed floor shift transmission with shifter, flywheel and bell housing out of a Volare (250 with flywheel), and an 8.25 big bolt pattern rear which was in the car when I got it. New Edelbrock Magnum intake and used Edelbrock carb (500 bucks). Electronic distributor out of my parts bin. Welded in a used 4-speed floor hump plus a floor shift steering column. The one thing I did not skimp on was the big bolt pattern front disc brakes, new pads-rotors-calipers-bearings-seals and new 10” shoes and drums for the rear. Used cheapy headers 50 bucks. Has 2.71 gears but pulled some 3.55s out of an early 90s Dakota, yet to be installed (whenever I find a cheap sure-grip).Plus 1000 bucks to buy the car, I might have 2500 bucks +/- into it. It’s my daily in the summer, always turns heads.
I also have a 72 Valiant 4-door with around 60,000 miles now (bought it with 40,000). It originally came with a 318, a 3 on the tree standard transmission and an 8 3/4 with 3.23 gears but they were all gone when I got the car. What I did cheap and easy was a 5.2 Magnum (200 bucks Canadian), a 3-speed floor shift transmission with shifter, flywheel and bell housing out of a Volare (250 with flywheel), and an 8.25 big bolt pattern rear which was in the car when I got it. New Edelbrock Magnum intake and used Edelbrock carb (500 bucks). Electronic distributor out of my parts bin. Welded in a used 4-speed floor hump plus a floor shift steering column. The one thing I did not skimp on was the big bolt pattern front disc brakes, new pads-rotors-calipers-bearings-seals and new 10” shoes and drums for the rear. Used cheapy headers 50 bucks. Has 2.71 gears but pulled some 3.55s out of an early 90s Dakota, yet to be installed (whenever I find a cheap sure-grip).Plus 1000 bucks to buy the car, I might have 2500 bucks +/- into it. It’s my daily in the summer, always turns heads.
