my 72 plymouth valiant

[waynes72dart]

well guys its been a long while since i posted here but alot has happend I got married, bought my first house , and me and the wife are having a boy so ive been busy working two jobs crazy for a 21 year old and what not so finally i got my own garage and moved the valiant out my pops front yard lol well heres some pics and a few of progress

when i first brought it home

as it sits now in its new home and now out the weather

engine bay work done so far

fender work sand and prep

after a coat of primer
will post more pictures as i go.

 

[avarageerod]

sounds like your off to a good start. and congrates on the baby

 

[waynes72dart]

well heres what I found hiding under the vinyl top eh kinda scary but im gona fix it and getting this thing 100%

pass side

driver

roof line

 

[waynes72dart]

roof rust after striping

one side primed and ready to go

roof skined and ready for sanding

my goofy self sanding:bootysha:

 

[sublime green]

Looks like a lot of work. Hope it all turns out good for you.

 

[clhyer]

MeYow!

 

[mac daddy mopar]

looking good I need to get back on my scamp now

 

[justin hughes]

looks like once the roof is done the rest will be a piece of cake. keep posting the progress pics! it will be a nice ride when your done.

 

[varlo]

vinyl roofs are the devil

 

[waynes72dart]

well its been awhile since ive updated this thread but im back to work on the car have had a long list of house projects and cars that wernt mine to make sum $ but heres some more pics of it coming along

heads and rally rims

360 block tore down ready for rebuild

dash torn out to clear the fire wall and ready for resto

904 tear down

guts if the 904 dont worry about the oil on the primer still got alot of work to do to the roof

fire wall all ready to be sanded treated and primed

 

[waynes72dart]

heres the update

k frame cleaned and painted

engine bay finally in primer

front sus gone

k-frame before

 

[dennday67]

looking good! can't wait to buy a house later this year and get started on my 1968 valiant.

 

[alwaysamopar]

You Look Busy!! Congrats on new baby And good for you workin you butt off to take care of your wife and kid Cars gonna look good when your done

 

[waynes72dart]

thanks for the commets guys yea been buring alot of the midnight oil on this thing after the kid crashes

 

[waynes72dart]

well the kidos off at the grandparents having fun wifes at work now to weld in some patch's in the roof will get some pics up when im done wish me luck not to warp the roof

 

[waynes72dart]

roof patch in and filled

patch ready to be welded in

all welded up well im not the best welder but noting a grinder wont fix

lil man watching his first super bowl

 

[waynes72dart]

well heres an update been a while but have been saving for a welder and finally got one

sail panel all new sheet metal welded in

new lower quarter in this was all hand formed all i have is some hammer anvil vise and lots of time lol

 

[Andy White]

Looking good!

 

[va58]

Look's like she is coming along. Live just across the bridge from you in Smithfield. What Department and shift do you work?

 

[waynes72dart]

x31 1st shift on cvn 71

 

[va58]

x31 1st shift on cvn 71

Electrician, 12 dock. Work in the Foundry on second shift, Crane operator.... doing a resto on a 72 340 duster. Good luck on your build, I will be watching your progress......

 

[MoparDemon]

Great fab work wayne..keep it up.

 

[waynes72dart]

thanks everyone