Valiant four-door parts car -what to keep?

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stansabody

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Just got a four-door parts car (too much rust) and I want to strip it of anything useful. (I'm still looking for a two-door Valiant -see my want ad). I'm guessing most things from the front seat forward will work with a two-door, but don't want to end up scrapping any useful parts even if it helps someone with a four-door car.


thanks,
Stan
 
stansabody said:
Just got a four-door parts car (too much rust) and I want to strip it of anything useful. (I'm still looking for a two-door Valiant -see my want ad). I'm guessing most things from the front seat forward will work with a two-door, but don't want to end up scrapping any useful parts even if it helps someone with a four-door car.


thanks,
Stan
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How is the inside windshield post trim?
 
Honestly when I strip a car it is what we call chicken boned. I remove everything that is bolted, screwed or clipped on saving all hardware and bagging and tagging it.. Then I cut any part off the car that can be bought, such as inner fender and braces, wheel houses etc. I usually cut the rockers off in full length to be stored trying not to damage the floor-pan as I will save it in sections if it can't be saved whole. Rocker steal is good stuff and quite often those need repairs. I have a cowl with a-pillars and firewall stored here. We don't get much call for that around here but I have seen many having to repair those. Frame rails and torsion bar cross members are also worth saving and sometimes I leave the floor-pan or trunk-pan attached, saves drilling spot welds. As you can see, I basically disassemble the whole car!
 
I will check on the interior a pillar trim tonight and let you know.

wow. You keep *all* of the good stuff it sounds like (probably a good idea)! My last stripped parts car had a lot of parts, but not quite to this level (to be fair it was a more common vehicle). You bring up good points about the sheet metal, etc. I will certainly keep this in mind when I start on it -hopefully this week sometime.

Stan
 
Re: a pillar trim -there isn't any unless you're talking about the interior-bead looking thing along the edge of the door opening. Since I'm new to a-bodies, let me know if I'm on the same page as you regarding this.

Stan
 
stansabody said:
Re: a pillar trim -there isn't any unless you're talking about the interior-bead looking thing along the edge of the door opening. Since I'm new to a-bodies, let me know if I'm on the same page as you regarding this.

Stan
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There is plastic trim on the inside windshield post that runs from the dash to up to the roof. I think what you are talking about is the weatherstrip that is bonded to the part that attaches to the pinch weld.
 
65 Dartman said:
There is plastic trim on the inside windshield post that runs from the dash to up to the roof. I think what you are talking about is the weatherstrip that is bonded to the part that attaches to the pinch weld.
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If need be I can take a picture of my old one.
 
What year is it? This is what they look like when they leave my garage

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I can't believe you let those inner fenders and front suspension go
 
And that front clip went to a '74 Dart Sport 360 auto sunroof car that was smashed hard on the front.
Another one saved!
 
Nice! There was more I should have grabbed from that 67 but I had 71 dart on the way and needed the space
 
I have a spot weld cutter but find it kind of a pain. I usually just use a drill. I start with about 1/8" and then up-size. It just requires being careful not to go through if you're saving both pieces.
 
gdrill said:
I have a spot weld cutter but find it kind of a pain. I usually just use a drill. I start with about 1/8" and then up-size. It just requires being careful not to go through if you're saving both pieces.
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Do you use a gdrill?
 
Dartman, you can attach a photo of what you're referring to, but I don't see *any* plastic pieces that I usually see on most cars running from the dash to the roof.
 
I'm going to be parting out 2 67 Valiant Signets and 1 has a nice body.
 
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