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Cuda Mike was mentioned earlier in the thread. I have seen him have rechromed rear bumpers on ebay. Right now he only has a front bumper on there but I guess the price would be about the same...

The story from the Ford dealership doesn't make sense.. It sounds plausible, but in 1965 you could order a Mustang (or any other Ford) in any color you could think of.. At noe extra cost you could get a Mustang in colors used on other Fords. You could also order it in any color you could think...

The Swedes had a good reason for switching to drive on the "normal" side of the road. You see, they were driving on the left side but with left hand drive cars. That's not very practical but then they never were too bright :D (I'm allowed to say that as I'm from the country next door). To...

I'm considering to buy a '60 Valiant here in Norway and have a few questions. First of all, are there any mechanical parts that are harder to find for these than for the 65's that I'm used to? Thinking about suspension and so on. Is the rear end the same widt as on the later cars? Also wondering...

I would opt for the 73-76 A-body 8 1/4". They have the big bolt pattern and will hold up just fine behind a mild 318. The A-body 8 3/4" will not give you the big pattern like some of the posts say. They never came with anything but the small pattern but there are axles available to convert...

As mentioned earlier in the thread you will have to adapt the '65 cable operated shifter to the console but I think that can be done with a good result. You have a good point concerning the seats, the '65 and earlier buckets are no doubt wider than the later ones. I knew I had this picture...

The 8 3/4" A-body axles were only made with the small bolt pattern. But you may of course find one that has been modified and has the large pattern.

What contours wont match? You can use the '63 fenders with '65 Barracuda hood, grill, valance and so on. They will match up in every way. But you will of course have the deeper V-shape in the fenders that was not so prominent on the Barracudas and '65 Valiants. Enclosed is a picture of a '64...

I don't think I would be too concerned about blocking the hole in the valance. The Australian Valiants had a different grill (kind of cool) and a different valance without any hole for air to the radiator. See pics. If the engineers found it sufficient for use in Australia I would think it...

I would also have to argue that there is such a thing as a Poly/Hemi engine if speaking in terms of what engine to use without having bought it yet. Some of the engines were made as both Poly and Hemis. I have a '56 270 Poly myself. Swapping heads would make it a 270 Hemi.. And for the...

For a stock looking daily driver I'd go 14" small pattern. The ordinary 14x4,5" wheels are not difficult to find, as mentioned earlier in the thread there are a lot of cars being upgraded to bbp and wheels becoming available. On my '65 wagon I use sbp 14x5,5" wheels. They are a little harder to...

Man, that car is sweet! Really glad 65dartcharger ended up buying it, it couldn't have gone to a better home. Congratulations!

Sharp eye! It actually looks like a Canadian '64 Valiant wagon was the basis. Makes sense with the Ontario plates too.. There's something strange going on with that front valance. Looks like the outer parts of the opening are filled in and only the radiator area open. I wasn't aware that...

The owner of the car has nothing to do with it. The pictures were taken at a car show along with hundreds of others. It's the photographer that has them on flickr that doesn't want them to be seen elsewhere. I could understand that if they were used in some sort of promotion or something, but...

They did. Here is a pic of a '65 Dart. The wagons didn't rank high when it came to retooling. First of all they have the round rear wheel openings that all cars were meant to have. The fenders were redesigned in the last second but it was found to expensive to retool for the low volume wagon...

I seriously think it is one of the best looking A-bodies I have ever seen. As mentioned earlier I've been thinking about making a car like that for some time. One thing is having an idea and a picture in your head but now that I see how good it looks in real life I'm more and more convinced...

I really like Waggins 2 door wagon with the Dart hardtop roofline. So much so that I've been playing with the thought of building one myself, only using the Valiant Signet roofline to keep it all Valiant and even more factory looking. Turns out someone beat me to it and did a really good job...

Thanks for the input. I'm aware of the sbp 8 3/4 option and agree that it is the most logical one. Trouble is these are very hard to find over here in Scandinavia and priced accordingly. Am I right in thinking they didn't come with 2.93 gears in the A-body version? At least the ones I...

That would ordinarily be an option but not so easy in this case. The Kelsey Hayes small pattern discs consist of a flat rotor and loose hub that the wheel mounts to, the studs keep them together. Would be hard to drill and I don't think there is enough space either.. Anyway, the Mustang...

Your welcome, I really meant it. I'm not usually a fan of big wheels and modern upgrades on old cars. I look at my cars as time machines that capture a moment in time. I'm not a purist that have to have to keep everything stock, but all modifications I make are old school stuff that could have...

Well wouldn't you know.. Here I am thinking I'm smart and all these guys have done it before me :) Thanks for the info!

Not a Barracuda or Valiant, but Tincups '63 Dart is my all time favorite car in that category. Subtle mods and attention to detail is the key. His thread is really worth reading and will give all the inspiration needed to build a Plymouth in the same style...

Thanks for the replys guys! Yellowdartdave: The dog dishes will cover the lugs so the difference in bolt patterns won't be visible. Trouble is there is a difference in design between the 5,5" sbp and lbp wheels. If they were black I'd probably get away with it, but they will be light blue...

Not a question on upgrading to discs, but about rotor interchange.. I have a '65 Valiant wagon that came from the factory with Kelsey Hayes sbp discs. Still sporting sbp and rolling on 14x5,5" wheels. I'm happy with that and was not planning on upgrades in that department. But now I have...

On second thought, instead of me trying to explain in a foreign language, here's a cut and paste on the subject :wink: : The A engine was produced from 1955 through 1966. The LA, introduced in 1964, had the same basic design but was very heavily modified. The lightweight ("L" A) or thin-wall...

You don't want a 318 Poly in your early-A.. They are both larger and a lot heavier than a smallblock. When they developed the LA engine (273-360) for use in the compacts they were based on components from the Poly but with weight and size in mind. The 318 Poly is a 50's design, nice engine but...

You can't unforunately.. I have the same problem myself. Bought a reproduction dash bezel for my '65 Valiant (awesome finish and chrome) but now the radio bezel looks dull. They are not reproduced but I know there are a few companies in the US that can rechrome a nice one with good results. No...

You get a second job and start saving 2: You search high and low and if real lucky you might find one in good condition 3: Your dash looks good! Kidding aside, somebody should really repop these. The company that has started making repop gauge clusters and shifter bezels for the early...

Talking about valve covers.. I have a 225 Super six in my '65 Valiant. Not complaining about that, but it just doesn't look right in there in its blue color with the plain late model valve cover. I'm thinking of painting the engine red to look more at home. Would also like to change the valve...