1964 aussie ap5 valiant sedan

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

pulled the old trusty 225 slant out , time to get the engine bay ready for the 318 and 904 View attachment rhev 167.jpg

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[Rocky65]

Looking good so far! Nice bulldog too

 

[charlesskelter]

Nice start. Can't wait to see more.

Would you mind sharing where you got the blind kit? I know you guys have some nicer accessories over there and I've been looking for a set here having never seen one.

 

[The_night_rider]

yeah I'm looking to order the sun visor. those are sharp.

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

hi fellas the visor and rear venetian blinds can be found on aus ebay just type in ap5 or ap6 valiant they do look cool

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

got engine bay in primer still deciding on colour View attachment rhev 196.jpg

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[JOHNNY MOPAR]

this is an ap5 currently for sale in tasmania that gives me inspiration ithas a 340/416 stroker indy top end roller cam and nitrous has run a 10.6 @ 123 mph very tough car

 

[The_night_rider]

Looks real good!

 

[cjh]

What are you going to do about the engine hitting the steering box?
If you look at an AP6, they (Chrysler Aust.) lowered the steering box.

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

g day mate yeah i know its a bit of a problem , will play around with mounts a bit and will have to raise the engine

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

been a while got engine and gearbox dumied up today in the engine bay, things went better than expected considering the steering box height on the ap5 , needed to modify the drivers side mount considerably , passenger side was easy used the vj valiant v8 steel mount and a slant 6 rubber base , need to lower the gearbox rubber mount inside the gearbox mount about 5 mm as fitting for trans line touches the floor View attachment rhev 219.jpg

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[JOHNNY MOPAR]

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View attachment rhev 325.jpgfinally have engine bay painted in iridium silver a mercedes benz colour came up well , gonna paint bottom of car the same colour up to the chrome trim , then above that will be black

 

[65dartcharger]

You've done a great job on your car. Keep it up!

 

[bigall]

Good to see another aussie AP5 on here johnnie,i like the colour.

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

yeah cheers mate yours looks pretty cool too

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

View attachment rhev 332 (Medium).jpg engine finally back in decided on orange for the engine stands out better with the silver

 

[JOHNNY MOPAR]

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engine is a 318 , honed bore was in good shape ,zero deck height , new rings bearings , melling oil pump , lunati voo doo cam 494/513 lift 268/276 duration rev range 1800 - 6200 rpm , new timing chain , heads have been ported to 360 gasket size and are ready to go to machine shop , will be shaved 40 thou , dual valve springs etc , prob going to run with the crosswind / air gap copy and a 650 dp holley , electonic ignition , shorty's and single 3 '' gearbox is a 904 with 2200 stall , will fit a shift kit at a later date when funds are better has open wheeler 323 gears , just a cruiser . . .