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Father Son project
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:39 pm
by rattyrod
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:04 pm
by Mudgy
Mission Brown...... ahh the 70's.
Funky door trims mate
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:06 am
by hotrodsteve
Gotta be happy with that purchase. I'm sure Jet will turn it into something amazing that will be all his. With your help of course. Make sure you post build pics. I agree they were a very tasty shape. Happy building Regards Steve.
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:27 am
by 35coupe
Gents, this is brilliant. Look at those tyres, they look like they were bought in the 1970s too! Timewarp!
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:55 am
by Mopar Mick
A beautiful "S series" Valiant with the "leaning tower of power".
Dosen't get any better than that.
I once had a white S series Valiant, should not have got rid of it.
Plenty of spares for them still about.
Congratulations on your purchase, well done.
I shall be very interested in following the progress.
What are your plans for it?
Mick.
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:26 am
by rx4ord
Great find.
Lucky Jet
Dave
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:36 am
by Fingers
Great project there, looks good and solid.
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:19 pm
by Chrisso
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:25 pm
by rattyrod
Hi Mick , plans are for a full resto including color change back to black and also getting rid of those lovely door trims. Fired up the engine for the first time in 15 years and it started pretty much first go . Prior to starting we flushed the radiator out of old coolant and took out the rusty thermostat and about 75 millimetres of what can only be described as oily clay, which I can only guess to be very old congealed coolant ,lucky it was held out of the head by the thermostat. It also got a new filter and oil.It ran smoothly but a little smokey at the breather and not much vacuum at the PCV valve. As a foot note , never let a nearly 14 year old hold the hose while attending to hose fitting in the engine bay ,lets just say if I could run as fast as I used to he wouldn't have been laughing as much as he did .
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:02 am
by Chrisso
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:01 pm
by FRANK BASILE
Nice find Ratty . Looks a good solid and complete vehicle . We see some strange twists and turns with vehicle tastes . In the late sixties and into the 70,s and 80,s those early Valiants if not all Valiants had very little following with stuff all re sale value . To day they are prized . All the best with the resto
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:43 pm
by Cranky31
Good Stuff and the best thing about this thread is that between you two, we are bound to get lots of very cool build pic's.
Get it started....
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:54 pm
by HOT ROD FRED
Great find Ratty! I hope Jet realises how lucky he is? Looking forward to seeing this back in it's former state
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:54 pm
by rattyrod
Re: Father Son project
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:07 am
by Chrisso