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That’s why I brought up the idea of the glass trunk lid Tom said to not worry about it. If weight needs to be removed it would be more beneficial to lighten the front. I hear you though. That thing weighs a ton! I may still do it.

They’re Ford guys I believe so they’re a little weird anyway.

So I guess I shouldn’t say they hit a home run with the purple Valiant? LOL. Definitely a good car though. Tom could have done even better with a better trans and brakes. The direction of my Valiant has always been toward doing the things that he “would/should” have done, ie. better brakes...

I just remembered, SST told me the TKO and TKX crossmembers are the same.

It was from ToddRon (@Tjfly4pay). Todd Johnson but they had licensed to Modern Driveline who isn’t making them anymore, apparently. Just a couple months ago I went direct with the former business partner of Todd Johnson and he made me one for my 70 cuda. Tony Edler - (573) 823-1813

It has been a very expensive lesson in life. In my situation at the time I only had a carport to work out of so I felt like paying someone to paint the car and do some chassis stiffening was a good idea. I know how to do most things but my welder is a 120v unit because I didn’t have a 240v...

The Valiant had minimal work done on it from October 2018 to present. In January 2023 I left San Diego and the US Forest Service and moved into my childhood home near my parents new house in Oklahoma. Now I’m a prescribed fire specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is where we’re at...

While Reiss Racing was busy not doing anything on the Valiant I stayed busy at home in my carport. I restored Arthur’s Duster with the help of a friend…. And continued to destroy my lungs and back

Time to catch up. This whole project got completely derailed by a crooked shop, Reiss Racing. They would only work on the car sporadically. After promising to put the car “on the front burner “ in exchange for more money I bit bringing a total of $12,500. The original agreement was to do some...

We were at 2,900 feet in San Diego and would get dusted once or twice a year. Our way to the main road was up in elevation to about 3200 with canyon drop-offs where the snow was much heavier and air colder. We were also 25 miles inland and right at the top of the marine layer heights. Our...

It was finally nice outside. Got some glamour shots down at the lake. The ducktail spoiler is just mocked up. Haven’t figured out how I want to mount it. The front spoiler made its debut on the streets and held up well. It’s very well made and sturdy. It felt more stable at highway...

The very rare Space Duster taillight cover! Now I don’t have to look at the lights in the trunk when my backseat is down.

Wrap it up, Boys!

Did a bumper tuck when fitting up the Frodee front spoiler. I simply circled the bolt with a paint pen as the bumper was bolted up and aligned in stock configuration. I took the bumper/bracket assembly off and measured 1” forward. Drilled a pilot hole then 9/16 then opened it a little more with...

I thought about the plugs and caps. I would like to do a closed circuit because it will be getting pushed and steered around and don't want residual pressure to pop off a cap. About a year ago I junked a pump and lines that would have came in handy right now. I just need to find the fittings...

Pop Quiz: What are the fitting sizes on a 1973 Barracuda's Power steering gearbox? We need to pressure wash the engine bay/ trans tunnel/ front suspension. It would be nice to close the circuit on the gearbox during this repaint. Maybe I'll sacrifice this supply and return line and get new...

My dad is getting a paint job on his 1973 Barracuda. We’ve got the engine pulled and will be degreasing everything. This is just a respray. It came with a pretty decent red paint job but the clear coat has gotten too bad after a previous repainting. The engine bay was not done at that time so it...

Initially, I had the tires mounted for black wall. I just had to fix that. Check out the old ATSF railway station!

Legendary has the snakeskin for the top.

1973 was the best year for Duster styling. Prove me wrong. :lol:

I was driving by the lake and saw the yellow flowers and thought it would be a good pic.

The color is the same as the engine bay. It just looks butterscotch in this pic because the evening sun was orange.

Thanks, I couldn’t have done it nearly as fast without help from the community and it still took longer than I expected. I had to track down a lot of things that were missing or slap wore out. Learned there’s a lot of 73+ specific parts. The want ads here really helped. Buying a parts car...

Thanks. I thought the last 20% was taking forever. Then I got down to the last 10%!. Pretty much just need to get the stereo installed, the door handle button sticks in, driver’s window has an 1/8” gap when rolled all the way up. I also have some adjustable strut rods and Hotchkis/ Fox shocks...