Thread: My Wifes 62 Valiant

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Dare I admit.
My first vehicle ever purchased was a VF VIP with a 318 Fireball,AC and power steer.I was 17 at the time.
We had a mate with a farm,we went thirds in it for $750 unlicenced from a caryard.It went like the sting,had a ball trashing around the paddocks in it for a long weekend.
When we went back a few weeks later some lowlife had stolen it and the diesel genset that powered the camp.
Andrew

Was it blue bodied and white vinyl roofed?

Originally Posted by andrew e

Nothing. I saw it happen yesterday as a bit of a demo on a brand new bridge. The bridge has a maximum of 15mm gap at each end, aswell as bumpstops, so it cant go far, and doesnt have the chance to get momentum when a truck locks it up.

I've seen them snap every load cell under the bridge so it sounds like design has improved a lot. Where I worked in Albury we had the only B-double capable, certified, weigh bridges between Melbourne and Sydney.

No mate
White with the black vinyl roof.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

No mate
White with the black vinyl roof.
Andrew

and bobble fringe around the front and rear screens, black velvet cushons with pyramids and palm trees on them, and a camel toy on the back shelf with eyes that lit up with the stop lights?

Hey Andrew, this will probably be looked at as not good to some here and I've been following this for the short time it's been going, so here's my opinion

Just clean it up and leave it standard, they are a great looking car just the way they are and you have a bloody fine example of an R model Valiant (some say S model) I've seen in a long time, It's not every day you find one in original condition as this one is, I know it's tempting to do work on the engine but, a lot of guys I knew never bothered to hot them up as they went bloody great standard.

I say restore it, but leave it standard.

Just my opinion, Baz.

If it is to get engine modifications, they will be all period aftermarket accessories, or hidden from view. It would be silly to go and source another cast exhaust manifold, when a set of headers cost the same. Why rebuild the stock carb when a holley looks the same with the air cleaner on. When you look at the car with the bonnet up, i want it to look like a car that was mildly modified in the late 60s, early 70s.

No interior mods are planned, apart from a few under dash period gauges, and seatbelts.

External mods will be a slight lowering and the wheels in the pic. I'll be keeping the drum brakes - it wont be used for racing!

Remember this car is too good to be restored. It only needs a tidy up and preserved in its current state.

Andy