Well my dad gave me my 1960 valiant that is in **** condition for my birthday he said i could fix it up. Currently it is on cinderblocks and doesn't run the interior is destroyed from 30 years of rat infestation and the body is rotting and someone painted over the original bluue with white. I am hoping by that before i get my liscence i can have the thing somewhat running. Bottom line im 13 i love cars and motors and i try to work on them i love anything classic and my dad collects old cars and restores them with me. I also am trying to restore my first classic motorcycle a 1982 Honda xr100. And my dad told me when i get my valiant running he will teach me how to drive going up and down our dirtroad. Like you, i sold my drumset for 300 bucks to start saving for parts on my car. its currently sitting in a locked metal box sitting under my bed xD
Im building a long ram EFI intake right now. Check it out: $50 intake flanges off Ebay, (the guy is cool) a $9 10' stick of 1.25 EMT for the runners (cut in 6 9" pieces,Hyper-pak length!) , and a 15"' piece of 4" EMT for the plenum. Bolt a 3.8 Ford Windstar TB to the front, blow off valve in the back and run megasquirt to 6 injectors right before the flanges. Should be fine as its a dry intake until the injectors. May be a little soft downlow but this isnt going to be a barnburner, just a head turner. Turbo to follow, much easier to turbo an EFI than a carb....
Where in So. Cal are you? Im in Tustin if you need a hand. Kinda hard to explain a "Car play date" with a 13yr old to the wife....;-)
How about a simple pic.
Here's whats going back in my wife's car. 69 Bcuda vert
Original 225
Up-sized stainless valves
Port and polish
Mild cam
9:1 compression
Aussie speed long runner
holley 390
Headers
Mopar electronic ignition
Nuf said...cant wait to try it out.....Still working on the body.