Help, me find early A body parts

Posted By: bigdad

Help, me find early A body parts - 05/29/11 11:43 PM

I have started my latest project,,

Don't laugh , its a 1965 Valiant wagon

Do they make

Windshields, windshield gaskets ?

Do they make 1/4 window gaskets ?

Who makes a front conversion for them , looked at Alterkation but, that website is more confusing than a women

I looked on ebay, looks like some aussie co makes a lower 1/4 panel patch kit

anyone familar with that ?

The floors are going to need some work

the holes were covered with 3 tab shingles

Thanks Jackie

Posted By: Fat_Mike

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 12:17 AM

No one's gonna laugh. Early A-bodies are very cool, but often a challenge to find parts for.

What do you mean by "front conversion?" K frame???

Posted By: bigdad

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 12:25 AM

I want to replace the front suspension with something, R&p steering, no t-bars, disc brakes

etc .

I know Magnum force makes tube style one but I
d rather use another source

Thought o'reily motorsports made one ?

aka. Alterkation

Posted By: Fat_Mike

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 12:29 AM

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I want to replace the front suspension with something, R&p steering, no t-bars, disc brakes

etc .

I know Magnum force makes tube style one but I
d rather use another source

Thought o'reily motorsports made one ?

aka. Alterkation

Not sure about where to get a rack and pinion set up. For disc brakes you can use the 67 & up pieces. Relatively cheap and very easy.

Posted By: topside

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 01:38 AM

Try restorationspecialties.com for rubber; they have the early B wagon quarter glass seals.
Patch panels, try Sherman & Associates. If the rear quarter areas roll under like an early B, you can make those from sheet stock pretty easily.
For glass, try your local auto glass shop or a Mopar yard like Stephens'.
'65 Valiants are my favorite early A, and y'all already know I like wagons.
I'm guessing you want some room for headers?

Posted By: Fat_Mike

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 02:06 AM

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'65 Valiants are my favorite early A, and y'all already know I like wagons.
I'm guessing you want some room for headers?

Good question Top Side. Big dad, what are your intentions with this thing?

Posted By: 85_Ram_4speed

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 02:08 AM

Reilly motorsports does make the Alterkation. Yes, I think the website is a little confusing also. Best bet is just call him, great guy to deal with.

Posted By: dustergirl340

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 02:14 AM

It takes dedication and love to build an early A, lol (I have a '65 Dart)

check out abodiesonly, they have a lot of info and a forum on early A's plus a good classified section.

Posted By: OzHemi

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 03:04 AM

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The floors are going to need some work

the holes were covered with 3 tab shingles

Crazy A body owners...

Everyone knows 3 tab shingles are for fixing rusty roofs.

Posted By: slantzilla

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 03:20 AM

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It takes dedication and love to build an early A, lol (I have a '65 Dart)

I've had a '66 Valiant for 13 years. I thought the car was ugly the first time I saw it, and I've thought it was ugly every minute I've owned it. (I bought it as a favor for a buddy who needed cash)

Layson's has a lot of stuff for early A's that you can't get anywhere else, or even from Dave sometimes.

Posted By: bigdad

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 03:36 AM

Thanks for the replys

It is going to be at some point ..

Street 30% / strip car 70%, I want to be able to drive it to the closest track (15 miles) away

Pump gas, either turbo, or pro-charger or a LOAD of NOS , Hopefully I will not paint it . just fix the few issues it has , think SLEEPER

But , with an attitude ,big inch small block
275 drag radials, coon tail on the antenna

It has to be cool and clean but still ugly to have fun and I am going to have an overdrive trans to make it a long distance driver too

Drag week, 2012

Posted By: mikemee1331

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 12:51 PM

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The floors are going to need some work

the holes were covered with 3 tab shingles

Crazy A body owners...

Everyone knows 3 tab shingles are for fixing rusty roofs.

that's B-body only. they do interchange with early A body floor panels but must use darker stone covering.

Posted By: slantzilla

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 01:37 PM

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The floors are going to need some work

the holes were covered with 3 tab shingles

Crazy A body owners...

Everyone knows 3 tab shingles are for fixing rusty roofs.

that's B-body only. they do interchange with early A body floor panels but must use darker stone covering.

The driver's floor in my Valiant was patched with a street sign. I pulled it out when I did patch the floor, it was a 'Kentucky motor vehicle inspection station' sign.

Posted By: Fat_Mike

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 01:47 PM

As mentioned, you should become a member of http://forabodiesonly.com/ if you're not already.

Back when I had a '65 Dart, the only hard to find parts were headers. I think there are a couple choices now days, but the good ones probably aren't cheap.

Posted By: belv2vert66

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 07:19 PM

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As mentioned, you should become a member of http://forabodiesonly.com/ if you're not already.

Back when I had a '65 Dart, the only hard to find parts were headers. I think there are a couple choices now days, but the good ones probably aren't cheap.

Hey BigDad,

Tinted Wind Shields are readily available. As is the gasket. I found 2 NOS clears in the US and one was broke in shipping. They surface semi regularly tho

I believe the vent windows gaskets are available. They were for my 66 dart.

I would highly recommend the alter K. I didn't do it but wish I would have. The early A's are narrower than their later brothers. Headers are a pain. I did the Spitfires (cheap) and while a decent alternative, I spent 400 getting the collector pipes past the torsion bars so they wouldn't rattle.

Have fun with it, PM me if you have any questions, I rebuilt mine from the rotisserie up

Posted By: bigdad

Re: Help, me find early A body parts - 05/30/11 10:41 PM

Sent a PM

Its a wagon so , I need the 1/4 glass gaskets,

I also need windshield and windsheild gaskets

If anyone has sourced parts for these early Valiants let me know where to look