The_Eagles’_Nest
Well-Known Member
So I got into A-bodies because they were cheaper than the Charger R/T I came from. So I have been slowly building a 1972 Plymouth Valiant. It started out as a rusty pile from Connecticut. It is an Automatic Transmission Package car, and was pedestrian with 9” manual drums, 6.95-14 tires with a 7 1/4” 2.76 open axle. I was wanting to make it a daily driver. Upgrades have been slow and progress has stall a couple of time. Now it is has a 1987 slant six that is supposed to weigh 30 lbs less than a 1972 slant six, the head is milled, it has a Comp 220/220 cam, power steering, power disc brakes, air conditioning, rear window defogger, rear speakers.
I have added Holley Retrobrights, a TTI 2.5” exhaust, full 340 Duster 340 torsion bars, Mopar Performance XHD leaf springs with KYB shocks, front sway bar, Kelsey Hayes calipers, 10”x1.75” rear drums, and a 3.23 Sure-Grip in an 8 3/4”’axle with a 489 housing. It’s all sitting on E70-14 tires with trailer towing wheels.
I still want to add a 390cfm Holley an an Aussie Speed intake, it needs work to get the vinyl top and glass redone and a set of tires, plus minor odds and ends.
I will probably have $10,000 into a $4,000 car. Oh, well.
I have added Holley Retrobrights, a TTI 2.5” exhaust, full 340 Duster 340 torsion bars, Mopar Performance XHD leaf springs with KYB shocks, front sway bar, Kelsey Hayes calipers, 10”x1.75” rear drums, and a 3.23 Sure-Grip in an 8 3/4”’axle with a 489 housing. It’s all sitting on E70-14 tires with trailer towing wheels.
I still want to add a 390cfm Holley an an Aussie Speed intake, it needs work to get the vinyl top and glass redone and a set of tires, plus minor odds and ends.
I will probably have $10,000 into a $4,000 car. Oh, well.
