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Ever since I've owned my Valiant the windows seem to fog up or get filmy overnight. The previous owner had the same problem but didn't even try to figure it out. It's more than just dirty windows, more like an oily film, so the first thing I think is heater core, however it isn't steaming, no...

I took the Valiant to a local cruise in last Friday night and parked between this and a Viper GTS. The Dart was just too cool not to take a few pics with the phone to share with you guys. Sounded pretty healthy when it left. It's funny, I was pretty satisfied with my slant when we arrived...

A few weeks ago another guy in town with a Valiant stopped by the house, I knew of his car but we had never met. He's got a fairly clean '64 Valiant hardtop, 225 auto, new interior, small bolt ralleys, cool car. Anyway, I had a little while to talk to him and look at his car, then he tells me...

I'm finally starting to make some progress on the Valiant so I figured now might be a good time to start one of these. I've had a bunch of mopars over the years, including a '63 Dart GT Convertible, I sold that car to a friend back in 2002 and have missed it ever since. I found this car...

After replacing the floor pans in my Valiant, I've really began to notice how leaky my rusty cowl is. Instead of the water going straight thru like it used to, I have big puddles in all four floorboards with even the slightest rain. The Valiant sits outside 24/7 and I've come to the conclusion I...

I've got a tough descision to make about the future of my '63 Valiant Signet Conv. project so I thought I'd ask you guys for your thoughts, experiences and opinions on the subject. Back towards the end of last summer I ended up talking with a friend of a friend about this car, he was...

Well, I actually sold it on Saturday but it didn't leave until today. After months of hard work getting it running and roadworthy I had to pass it on to someone else. At least I managed to put another back on the road, I couldn't see this thing continue to sit like it had done for the...

I'm trying to order three right front wheel studs for my '63 Valiant, everyone seems to have them, but they have two types listed. One for a cast iron drum, and another for a steel encased drum......what's the deal here? Can anyone tell me how to tell what I've got? Thanks for the help!

Since it looks like I'll be picking up another early A ragtop soon, I figured now would be a good time to make a early A ragtop thread. So lets get some pre '67 A-body Convertible pics here! I'll start, here's the '63 Dart GT I used to own, it served as my daily driver for most of 2001...

Just when you thought the ebay crackheads couldn't get any worse. And I thought $200+ for a reproduction set was bad. Makes me not feel too bad to pay $20 for the two I got at the junkyard today...

I finally got my '63 Valiant running and took it out for it's first test cruise yesterday, I went around the block and the further I got the more if felt like my right front brake was stuck on, not a big deal... I've already dealt with that on the left rear, it was just a stuck adjuster...

....where all the '60's give-a-way cars ended up. I think Cragar gave away a Charger at some point also. I wonder what kind of life this Dart led, if it's still around...

Apparently in the past few years it has become the "in" thing to take a muscle car an paint it two or more colors, from $#!tty backwoods builders to the masters of the game, everyone is in on the trend. Am I the only one who loathes this "style" and is reay for it to die off, just like the...

Things have been crazy in my life over the past few months, I'm either so busy I can't stand it of have absolutely nothing to do, the latter of those two has been the case this week. So you ask what I do with all of my free time? I'm here, on the computer....looking at anything any...

I was looking around for an old Hot Rod article last week and came across this: http://www.hotrod.com/eventcoverage/hrdp_0808w_60_years_hot_rod_magazine_covers/index.html They've got all the magazine covers posted up going all the way back to the first in 1948. I went thru all of them, saved a...

After over a decade of being a staionary object the Valiant lives once again, moved under it's own power today for the first time. It's been one thing after another since I got the car back in the spring (which I expected), I didn't have any fuel at first thanks to a clogged 30 year old pump...

I know I can't be the only one who's fixing up a four door, show yourselves! (and your projects) Here's mine to get the ball rolling: I'm probabally crazy for even considering restoring it. It's pretty solid other than quarter rust but it needs everything, I don't think it's gotten...

I've been hanging onto this kit for a long time but I'm running out of room, it's time for it to move on. I bought this kit when it came out to build but not long after went to the Petty Fanclub open house and had the kit autographed along with a Richard Petty record for a friend. The kit...

How do you remove the inside door handles from an early A? Taking out the allen headed screw and pulling alone doesn't seem to work very well....what am I missing? I thought I had seen a post about this but I couldn't find it.

I tried to post these yesterday but my computer decided it wouldn't, but it's more cooperative now, so let's try again. I made it out to the local Mopar clubs car annual car show this past weekend, I used to go every year when I was on the board for the club, but since I haven't any any...

A few weeks back someone broke into my car while it was parked infront of the house one night and stole my stereo (not anything fancy) and the digital camera I got for Christmas that was in the center console. I had to miss a day of work and spend $175 to get the door window replaced. A...

I was out with my father and we saw one at a local Dodge dealership, we saw it out driving around a few weeks back and he was really interested in checking them out, my dad is a diehard Ford guy and I've been trying to talk him into getting rid of this Fusion he bought and hates and get...

Well I ordered what I thought was a new disty from autozone but do to their site being somewhat confusing and me being hasty I only ended up with a new vacumn advance chamber...not what I needed. I'm not returning it and losing $15 shipping. Anyway, I still need a disty for the '63 225 slant...

Right there in the bedroom floor, about two hours ago. To be honest we all knew it was coming, he'd been with the family for 16-17 years and over the past few years developed an enlarged heart and this bad cough/choking thing. He'd been living with my mom for the past few years but we took over...

Well, I haven't been on FABO much over the past month, we just moved and have slowly been getting things sorted out, then about two weeks ago someone busted out the window in my daily driver and stole my stereo and digital camera that I got for Christmas. After having to pay $175 out of pocket...

So I've had a few VW's over the years and have one as my daily driver now. Of course like most car guys, sometimes you need a little technical help and these days one of the best ways to get it is an internet forum. Thus I'm a member of a few other forums to keep my junk running, one of them...

So last month I got a subscription to Mopar Collectors Guide at a show. It was hard to pass up a years worth of magazines and a shirt for $30. Anyway, they gave me the April issue (I think) and said they'd have to mail my shirt. I got the shirt within a week but I've yet to see a May issue which...

I know we won't be doing anything soon body wise on the car but I'd like to know where I stand with parts in advance. I'm working on restoring this little Valiant for a fun summer cruiser and possible replacement car for my girlfriend when her Neon eventually dies. So does anyone make patch...