Quote: I haven't followed the Valiant restoration near as close as the Challenger, but it's always good to see a project come to fruition. I'm sure TONS of information has been learned about A bodies during this process, and hopefully it will come out and benefit the hobby. Many Many Congratulations to Dave for reaching OE Gold!
I've got two main questions... 1. Did this car score better than the Challenger? (that would be truly amazing) 2. How much easier was it to find OE Quality Valiant parts than it was to find the OE Quality Challenger parts?
Tav
Hi Tav! We were told by Mr. Keith Rohm that indeed the Valiant out-scored the Challenger. This was one of the primary goals in doing this car - along with being able to document a very original car before/after so there would be minimal "questions" about the correctness.
As far as parts - we tried to use as many original parts from the car as possible. The tires were most difficult to come by, the master cylinder (nos) was most expensive. For the most part the pieces needed were less expensive than E bodies but just as hard to locate. Dave S.
DodgeMaterial - Dave
JS29U0B - FK5 - 440-4 Auto
WS23V0A - EB5 - 440-6 Auto
