Well, I made some brackets to mount my radiator. It was the first time I ever did anything like this and they turned out well. Now all i have to do is weld in my lower radiator support and then drill two holes for the mounting prongs on the bottom of the 97 jeep grand cherokee radiator. After im finished with the radiator set up, im gonna move on to the area where the shocks used to come up through.
Thanks man. Heres a few pics of some valiants. The new hemi is a tight fit on the passengerside in these little a-bodies, but its doable. The alterktion set up I got made a few things alot easier. No remote oil filter, steering clears real nice, and i got the motor mounts for the new hemi with my alterktion. Just remember that the car 5.7 hemi is different then the truck 5.7 hemi. The car hemis alternator is mounted low on the passenger side, so im not sure it would clear the frame with out either changing up the the area were it mounts to or the frame it self. The truck hemis alternator is mounted high and clears the hood nicely. Im on abit of a budget as you can tell so ill go with the basic replacement engine and intake, but the 5.7 crate motor from Mopar has a traditional style looking intake with the throttle body on top, set up for a round air cleaner, and instead of the flybywire set up like the factory stuff, it is set up for traditional linkage.
I say go for it. I am a mopar guy, but i like all sorts of other old cars. 50s and 60s cars are by far the coolest cars to travel the roads, and each car maker was making some very cool designed cars back then.
Well, I drilled the hole in the bottom radiator support so that the radiator could sit in its proper place. Im thinking of using some rubber washers so that the radiator will sit on a cushioned surface. I may need to cut a little off each prong to clear my front valance. I Also still need to cut a little notch out for the drain tap, but after that I can weld in the lower support. I put the hood on to see if the filler neck still cleared the hood, and it does, which means all my test fitting paided off.
Last edited by Dodgenut64; 01-13-2008 at 07:42 AM.
No, both of those cars were on ebay at one time or another. I live in Missouri. One of the reasons i have pics of those cars is that i liked the color. I went to a car show in september and there was a satellite with a simular color. The color looks close, but its actully a color off a jaguar. Here are some pics of it and a 64 convertible dart like mine with a simular color.
I only have my 64 convertible dart right now, but id like to someday get a 60s Dodge D100 Sweptline short bed truck. It like the 66-70 models best.
I think Power Tour is my goal also. I do plan on taking my car on long road trips, like historic highways 66 and 50, but Power Tour would be great to go on because of all the other classic cars on the road.
Im done welding in my radiator support and when the weather gets warmer, Im gonna close up the old shock mount holes. Ive also ordered my rear shock mount plates and rear leaf spring hangers.
I will be ordering my rear shocks from Summit, they have the single adjustable QA1 shocks Ive been looking for. Ill be running QA1 coil overs up front, so i wanted QA1s all around.
Im gonna be changing a few things because of a desire to get my car on the road sooner. Im going with a 833 4 speed instead of the tko 5 speed, and Im gonna go A/C-less. Mopar makes an A/C delete pully that I will use inplace of the A/C compressor. I will also most likey buy a low miled used engine instead of a new one. All three of these changes should cut about $5,000 off the cost of my build, which means i can get my car on the road faster and start enjoying it sooner.
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is that the only car you got. I see the one of those valiants has an Iowa plate. do you live close.
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