1963 Valiant V200 Wagon

[memike]

I am speechless :toothy1: (that's a new one)
I enjoy seeing all the great moves you are making on this great wagon
I need to get updated 8-)
And see more of what I have missed out on in the last couple months :wink:
Coffee and this thread makes my mornings =D>=D>=D>
A motivating thread and how to's here for me and other members :thumbrig:

Thank you for keeping us updated on your work :thumbrig:

 

[slantscamp]

well i got the idler pulley bracket started today. i need to trim it up some more and add some gussets. but its almost there. i hope to drop the engine back in this weekend to see how everything fits.

 

[slantscamp]

well thanks to damraider. my adapter is all trimmed up and done. he went above and beyond on this. he let me drop it off at his house since he lives nearby. then he took it to his shop, did the machining and let me come pick it up at his house the next day. man this piece is nice. thank you again steve. :-D

 

[slantscamp]

well i spent most the day working on the blower again. i welded the idler to the bracket i made, i still need to make a few gussets for it. i also drilled the valiant "V" into the support for the intake. its subtle, but i think its a nice touch.
i also dropped the engine in the car to make sure there were no suprises. everything will fit fine. the only thing i noticed is the blower pulley doesnt clear the hood. so i pulled out the cutoff wheel and now it clears. my plan was to run a 68 superstock hoodscoop and a droped base air cleaner. that way there would be no give away of what was under the hood. oh well.

 

[autopar3000]

Just saw this thread for the first time... being a wagon lover, I think I had better subscribe!

 

[jaws]

Could you have run a smaller pully and not had to cut the hood? Or would that have given you to much boost? Very cool bild by the way.

 

[slantscamp]

yeah, it would give me too much boost, and a smaller pully would cause the belt to hit the water pump pulley. if i ever raise the boost, i will have to get a larger lower pulley.

 

[CUDAGUY]

lookin good! keep it up, I wanna hear this thing whining by the end of summer!

 

[slantscamp]

me too. i got the idler bracket all finished up today. i just need to paint it tomorrow. its finally starting to look like something.

 

[jedrattle]

Bitchin build!!:headbang:
I love wagons! That truck is very cool as well!

What about just building a small bulge on the hood to cover the pulley and not be soo noticeable?

 

[slantscamp]

Well the carb and air cleaner will stick through also. I'm thinking of running a superstock scoop. I just need to go to my dads and grab it to see what it looks like. I think with the scoop on there maybe the pulley won't be as noticable

 

[slantscamp]

well the engine work is 98% done. just a few little things to finish up.

 

[CUDAGUY]

Bitchin build!!:headbang:
I love wagons! That truck is very cool as well!

What about just building a small bulge on the hood to cover the pulley and not be soo noticeable?

or you could just run some JDM hood tilt yo! :thumbup:

haha!

 

[slantscamp]

well my new carb came yesterday. thats one more expensive item to check off the list.

 

[slantscamp]

well i started making my solid motor mounts today. i just copied the stock mount design. hopefully they hold up.

 

[CUDAGUY]

same thing I did only I used the mount I shredded and burned all the rubber off it then used some channel at each end of the plates:thumrigh:

 

[slantscamp]

well theres an idea. at least this way i get to do more welding.

 

[fstfish66]

koool project,,,, im wondering if you could of gotten 2 smaller pullys keeping the same ratio of blower drive and not have to cut that hood,,hope you saved the piece you cut out,,,,, great job on the adapter plate,,

 

[slantscamp]

if i would have gone with smaller pulleys, my belt would have hit the water pump pulley. its all a very tight fit.

 

[fstfish66]

if i would have gone with smaller pulleys, my belt would have hit the water pump pulley. its all a very tight fit.

i think you could of had a hard mounted non adjustable ideler pulley on the oppisite side to hold a the same length belt away from the water pump pulleys,,,

 

[slantscamp]

thats true. i guess theres a few ways we could have done it. im sure this isnt going to be the last version of this car. it seems like they are always evolving.

 

[slantscamp]

well i got the engine back in today for good. now to finish all the little things up.

 

[damraider]

Love it man !! That scoop is really cool !!!!

 

[360duster]

Hey Man, this is a very coool car you´re building there....I love it! The Blower stuff is great!

Michael

 

[jomoper]

Loving this build ,and that scoop is so very Mad Max !