Used to be Blue's Valiant

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Sep 12, 13 9:29 am

It's so Plain Jane it looks like it ought to be cruising Vladivostock!

Then again, I like the car and dare I say, the original colour! I bet you are itching to find things to chop off Blue!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Sep 12, 13 7:20 pm

Another productive afternoon, Fixed the brake light/indicator fault which turned out to be a poor quality Taiwanese indicator switch, managed to repair it. Removed the back seat to check for rust, didn't find any. Pulled a Superior 500 wheel in black out of my collection and fitted that while I was at it. Just need to fix the horn and I think that's all the electrics sorted. Really enjoying myself with this!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 12, 13 7:26 pm

Great stuff.

Did you put the back seat in again?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Sep 12, 13 7:32 pm

Whey hey! Way to go Blue.......

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Sep 12, 13 7:57 pm

Pete wrote:Great stuff.

Did you put the back seat in again?

Did I arse!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 12, 13 8:00 pm

Blue wrote:
Pete wrote:Great stuff.

Did you put the back seat in again?
Did I arse!

Good decision.
It will make it easier to get all the Dynomat in there!!!

I see you have got the carpets up in readiness for the happy moment........

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Sep 12, 13 8:11 pm

Have to say blue that floorplan is one of the cleanest i've seen!
Bar the patch on the passenger side is it all original?

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Thu Sep 12, 13 8:41 pm

Great to see you getting stuck in mate, I'm guessing you're going to get it registered before you start changing things?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Sep 12, 13 11:17 pm

Yep, patch in the o/s floor pan, probably due to a leaky heater or windscreen, super solid otherwise, been in California since day one.Yes Rob, MOT ASAP and get it registered, then get stuck in. It will be a long term project, as time and money allows. I want to drive it as much as possible so no major stuff over the summer months.

Pete.S · Post by **Pete.S** » Fri Sep 13, 13 9:52 am

Looks cool.
I was never that fussed about manual v8s until I drove one.
Now have a 6 speed camaro as a daily is really good fun.

Good luck blue look forward to your good work as usual.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Sep 13, 13 9:59 am

Yea I've always had a bit of a love/hate thing going on with 4 speeds, but after many years without one I've been hankering after another for the last few years.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Sep 13, 13 10:30 am

Only 4 speed I've driven was a brown Duster that Budgie let me have for the weekend at the last meet for me in the UK (Nostalgias, Shakey, 08?). What a blast, only ran 15s, but felt a lot quicker and the shifting was awesome fun! Looking forward to this thread, Go Blue!

I tell a lie, back in me old Morris Dancing days a bloke let me hoon his newly resto'd Mustang 4 speed round a small town up Essex after I'd been on the Bananarama! all day. Riuned his arches as the tyres were too big/wide and scurfed them up.....

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Sep 13, 13 10:35 am

Blue wrote:Yea I've always had a bit of a love/hate thing going on with 4 speeds.....

Well, you can have a bit of fun with it and then drop in a 904 /727 when you have had enough and want to go faster!!!

LONGSHOT · Post by **LONGSHOT** » Fri Sep 13, 13 11:27 am

looks great Blue-good idea not to go too mad and keep using it-I have tried to do that with the dart.
always fancied a 4 speed but found the 904 with manual reverse patt real
fun(still workin a treat-thanks

)

bulkhead intake next ?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Sep 13, 13 11:44 am

Not sure I could live with a Mopar 4-speed. Never liked the way they shift or the obvious lack of gears for a high HP engine.

My mate Eddie over in the USA has ordered one of these for his Challenger;

http://www.keislerauto.com/ss700.html

Very expensive. But more like a gearbox should be. Plus it should be tough enough for the 500 inch low block he is mating it with. That block has been dyno'ed and makes 617 HP @ 5800 rpm and 566lbs @ 5600 so needs a strong box.
He has already fitted the car with a Dr Diff dana axle and 4 wheel disc brakes with Viper calipers. Should be a good combo.

My plan is to shoot him in the kneecaps with his Glock while I am over there so he can't drive it and has to sell it to me.

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