Valiant Effort!!!

[66340SEDAN]

Here you go. Half 67 half 68.

Sweet car :glasses7:

 

[dennday67]

Thanks. We put around 500 hours into it last year doing body, paint, and interior.

 

[Vitamin c]

Not the best pic, buts its all I currently have. Going with Cragars on the front, so had the cover pulled back for a quick minute.

 

[blewbyoutobad]

Here's mine. 65 Signet 200 with about 78000 miles. Stroked 340 to 372, 904, 4:30 gears, 3000 stall. Been driving it for 7 years like this and embarrassing bow ties and blue ovals. It does what it's supposed to. Oh and it's for sale to fund my current project.

 

[Vitamin c]

nice and clean! very cool!!!!!!!rayer:

 

[VIOLENT\6]

Here's mine. 65 Signet 200 with about 78000 miles. Stroked 340 to 372, 904, 4:30 gears, 3000 stall. Been driving it for 7 years like this and embarrassing bow ties and blue ovals. It does what it's supposed to. Oh and it's for sale to fund my current project.

I hope I can get my '65 200 looking that good.

It has the same interior. Seats are good, carpeting is good but stained, the headliner is fair but the door panels are toast.

 

[hollywood hig]

some nice signets the last few posts.............i don't think i've ever seen any of them on here.................nice valiants dudes!!
higgs

 

[Bill Dedman]

Thanks! The slant six car shows a lot more effort than the '72, but the '72 was fun, too, because it was the first forced-induction car I had ever built and I did it without a "kit" of any kind, and did it alone. I learned a little bit building it, so when it came time to think about the blow-thru aspects of the slant six car, I wasn't completely "flying blind"... but, almost.

Never could have gotten to first base on the turbo project without Tom Wolfe (SHAKER223 on FABO) showing us the ropes and guiding these two newbies through the jungle of wrong parts...

I had LOTS of help, in a lot of different ways, building the turbo car... in fact, I'd say that I did less than half of the work on that car. My partner, Freddie, spent many hours working on it, and it shows.... I had nothing to do with cleaning it up from sitting in an open field for 15 years. for instance, nor did I TOUCH the header as it was being built... Freddie did all of that, the design and cut-and-try, himself! We did hire a welder to TIG it as Freddie has a de-fibrilator implanted in his chest and isn't supposed to be near an electric welder when it's doing its thing.

Hopefully, the slant six car will handily outrun the V8; that was our original intention, but we'll see... I can't wait to get them both to the strip at one time and run them off... The inline car is is a little over 600-pounds lighter...

I think it's going to take about fifteen pounds of boost in the leaning tower of power to show the V8 car the way home... The V8 car has 10-pounds of boost. And, 126 more cubic inches...

We'll see... :banghead:

I am the idiot in the "Doctor of Motors" white coat in the photo, below....

 

[Rockerdude]

Thanks! The slant six car shows a lot more effort than the '72, but the '72 was fun, too, because it was the first forced-induction car I had ever built and I did it without a "kit" of any kind, and did it alone. I learned a little bit building it, so when it came time to think about the blow-thru aspects of the slant six car, I wasn't completely "flying blind"... but, almost.

I had LOTS of help, in a lot of different ways, building the turbo car... in fact, I'd say that I did less than half of the work on that car. My partner, Freddie, spent many hours working on it, and it shows.... I had nothing to do with cleaning it up from sitting in an open field for 15 years. for instance, nor did I TOUCH the header as it was being built... Freddie did all of that, the design and cut-and-try, himself! We did hire a welder to TIG it as Freddie has a de-fibrilator implanted in his chest and isn't supposd to be near an electric welder when it's doing its thing.

Hopefully, the slant six car will handily outrun the V8; that was our original intention, but we'll see... I can't wait to get them both to the strip at one time and run them off... The inline car is is a little over 600-pounds lighter...

I think it's going to take about fifteen pounds of boost in the leaning tower of power to show the V8 car the way home... The V8 car has 10-pounds.

We'll see... :banghead:

I am the idiot in the "Doctor of Motors" white coat in the photo, below....

Cool picture putting the motor in your car there Bill!

 

[Rockerdude]

Here's my 64 Valiant Wagon. 225/ 3 speed on the floor.

 

[Bill Dedman]

Cool picture putting the motor in your car there Bill!

Thanks, Rockerdude. I am not very photogenic... I am actually lot better-looking than that... LOL!

 

[Bill Dedman]

Here's my 64 Valiant Wagon. 225/ 3 speed on the floor.

Sweet-looking wagon, nicely done!!!:happy1:

Just missing a turbo... lOL!

 

[Rockerdude]

Sweet-looking wagon, nicely done!!!:happy1:

Just missing a turbo... lOL!

.... Still in the planning stages....

 

[charlie]

where did you get your wheels?

 

[Rockerdude]

Who are you talking to?

 

[Bill Dedman]

.... Still in the planning stages....

I was just kidding, but I can see you're OBVIOUSLY not...

You'l like it.... :blob:

 

[69hemibeep]

Here is mine. Just got her in primer this morning

 

[Steves65]

I got my 65 from my father in law last October, he had it since the early 80's and it sat in his garage with no gas tank almost the entire time. I have been working on her since October and just went out for my first drive today!

 

[Signet]

Very Nice. I have a 66 valiant that I am in the middle of restoring

 

[1964 hippo]

273 2 br Push Button :cheers::salute:To all who serve I thank you for your service.Hooah

 

[Rockerdude]

Here is mine. Just got her in primer this morning

Looking good Bob, glad you got it back!

 

[66340SEDAN]

Here's mine. 65 Signet 200 with about 78000 miles. Stroked 340 to 372, 904, 4:30 gears, 3000 stall. Been driving it for 7 years like this and embarrassing bow ties and blue ovals. It does what it's supposed to. Oh and it's for sale to fund my current project.

Wow, I don't think I ever seen pics of this car but I am in love, very classy look, love how the scoop looks too, makes me regret selling my twin snorkel now.......

 

[CrazyPete]

my 64 v200 conv

 

[Rockerdude]

Looking good there Pete.

 

[CrazyPete]

thanks man shes almost roadworthy best $500 ive ever spent