68 Valiant to drag car

[swifter]

Just starting

 

[OldmanRick]

Nice Steve, i'm in...:thumbrig:.

 

[R4Sedan]

Nice start!

 

[swifter]

If I mini-tub this,What do I do with the crossbraces behind the rearseat??? Do I trim them??? or remove them ?? Thanks Steve

 

[OldmanRick]

If I mini-tub this,What do I do with the crossbraces behind the rearseat??? Do I trim them??? or remove them ?? Thanks Steve

Just trim them. It shouldn't require much.

I had one other thought. You mentioned the housing you picked up was shortened. How much? What i'm trying to say is, make sure it's not going to require "crazy" offset wheels to work with just a mini-tub.

 

[vitamindart]

looks like a nice foundation to build from.

 

[pettybludart]

If I mini-tub this,What do I do with the crossbraces behind the rearseat??? Do I trim them??? or remove them ?? Thanks Steve

Drill out spotwelds and remove,replace when minitub is done.This is what I did to mine.Nice car to start with..:burnout:

 

[swifter]

Rick--It's only shortened a total of one inch each side, nothing major--that's if I use it,Now guy's got me paranoid to weld the back brace to it,I don't understand how u can warp the assembly geez thoses tubes are thick !!!!! --Steve

 

[davescuda]

Collecting 68 Valiants I see very nice.

 

[swifter]

LOL Dave I haven't heard anything from 4 corners,Starting to get worried no one wants to come up by us damm yankee's,Well after all we won and everything LOL--Steve

 

[swifter]

Are you keeping my little baby tucking in and comfortable????? Steve

 

[davescuda]

LOL Dave I haven't heard anything from 4 corners,Starting to get worried no one wants to come up by us damm yankee's,Well after all we won and everything LOL--Steve

so true but Maybe the cold war.
I am also waiting for them to pick up for me.

 

[swifter]

some day the one I got from you will be lowered and will do the twisties,I got to get thru this other build for me son but altleast it's a drag car and can be a little rough on the outside,We are thinking flat primer and some bullet holes--Steve

 

[davescuda]

some day the one I got from you will be lowered and will do the twisties,I got to get thru this other build for me son but altleast it's a drag car and can be a little rough on the outside,We are thinking flat primer and some bullet holes--Steve

Looks like you off with a good start.

 

[72Dodge]

Nice project! Watching this for sure. Nice you've got a rotisserie. I will need to invest in one of those at some point.

 

[swifter]

Ok got the thin coat off most of the car with steam pressure washer but the wheel tubs are like concrete !!!!!! Any suggestions???? Dynamite?????? We tried oven cleaner didn't touch it !!!!! Help

 

[67cudafb]

Torch, a little heat and a putty knife and it scrapes right off. I does stink and you don't need a lot of heat.

 

[swifter]

removing undercoating today:

 

[swifter]

more

 

[swifter]

still more--Got to get the wheel wells tomorrow!!!!! Torch

 

[swifter]

geez this isn't working

 

[swifter]

geez i got three on the same pics in here-WHat a goof ball I am

 

[swifter]

ok hope this works

 

[swifter]

That's better !!!!!!

 

[jefflock]

I used an electric heat gun, putty knife, razor blade scraper and lots of elbow.