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My Valiant...updates #826348
10/10/10 04:03 PM
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Here is the current state. I 2X3 4-linked and pretty much gutted the car to the outer shell from top to bottom. Drew up my cage floor to scale, bought the 4130 and pondered buying a bender. In the mean time working with others on their much-closer-to-run/fun projects. Probably due to the fact I am too proud to let someone else do the work, it has sat in this state for a while. I even considered selling it. This summer I contracted Joe Green of TopGun Motorsports to tube and tin. Joe was an understudy of the late Steve Grebeck. His fab skills far exceed mine. He has built some popular high-end drag cars but, somehow the guy gets little credit. Here are some pics...

6243089-Mop2757.JPG (240 downloads)
Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826349
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frame pass side...

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Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826350
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front frame junction...

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Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826351
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This one (to me anyway) shows how well Joe fits the cage to the car. I am proud to have Joe take over this project as he really doesn't solicit side jobs any longer. Joe fabs pretty quick given the free-time from his 9-5 job(really more like 5am-9pm). And he thinks it'll be done with tin in another month...if I don't keep adding to the list.

6243106-Mop2758.JPG (166 downloads)
Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826352
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Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826353
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I don't miss seeing mine in that state of completion.

It will all be worth it, when your making banzai passes
at Norwalk in 50º air. Looking good. What's going in it?

Check the date on this picture. Maiden voyage: 07/09/10

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: S/ST 3040] #826354
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Lookin' Good Sean!!!!!

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826355
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awesome!

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: fishy340] #826356
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Looks good.


One of these days I want to do the rest of mine into a full tube chassis car like that.

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: S/ST 3040] #826357
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...What's going in it?





For now a hardcore 'B'!!! Actually more softcore considering what is out now. 485" cnc'd -1 INDY's, Jesel, T&D, 1960 bob wt. Crower crank, low CR set-up for pump gas... all in a $2,500. production block. I have been gathering P7 stuff and BondoBob had a line on another R5P7.

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: WILD BILL] #826358
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Looks good.


One of these days I want to do the rest of mine into a full tube chassis car like that.





Thank you! The car is 'heads-up legal' with production front framerails and MF bolt-in front end.

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826359
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looking good

now get Nicks car out of your shop so you can tool on it once its ready to come home

got a spare S&W 4 link rear frame for his car

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production front framerails and MF bolt-in front end.




Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: S/ST 3040] #826361
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Sean Progress is nice huh Glad to see you moving forward. As for the engine selection I say stay with a B motor, mine does ok for a little ole low deck motor.


"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."

"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: Al_Alguire] #826362
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looks good Sean. Joe is the man!

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: John Burdine] #826363
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Lookin' good! I agree with Bob, we need to get Nicks car out and get the shop cleaned up and ready to get yours finished up. I also agree with Bob about the 4 link in Nicks car.....

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: BobsProFab] #826364
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FOR SALE: A-body Magnum Force bolt-in coil-over conversion front-end. Bought used LONG AGO before other options were available.

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: Dartin] #826365
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Lookin' good! I agree with Bob, we need to get Nicks car out and get the shop cleaned up and ready to get yours finished up. I also agree with Bob about the 4 link in Nicks car.....



I'll be out there today


Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: HardcoreB] #826366
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Looking good Sean...

If I were you guys I would just put that 4-link into Nicks car and let him know when it is done!

Re: My Valiant...updates [Re: EasyG] #826367
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Well I just flushed a long explaination of why I haven't been on here down the cyberspace toilet bacause the pic attachment was too large. At any rate here are some updates of the now done tube and tin.

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