1966 Valiant for the Other Daughter....

[JimKueneman]

The Schrader valve does come out but it may take persuasion. Got this kit from O’Rileys. Used the install tool as the punch to knock the old one out. Bead blasted the housing, a bit of AC oil and it is a tight seal now.

Got the moulded 90 degree heater hose. I ended up only having one of my dual wire clamps left plus this LS swap hose the walls are much heavier than any hose I have used so my go to in stock clamps are a bit undersized. Need to order a new supply Monday. For now I uses fugly worm clamps.

Even super hero’s have bad days. These Edelbrock Aluminum parts are really crappy metal. Start a bolt cross threaded once and it’s over. AC brace support hole repaired.

All hoses, lines, radiator, shroud, etc tight. Fill it with fluids and time to fire it up tomorrow.

 

[JimKueneman]

FirstDrive.MOV

drive.google.com

 

[chevman]

There's a lot of love in that car. Beautiful work Jim.

 

[El Toro]

Beautiful

 

[jtfx6552]

Looks incredible.

 

[austincooper]

Inspirational. I'm at day one and this is a high bar!

 

[1A Rock]

Just over a year and a half from your first post about this car! Very well done.

 

[AAE]

My daughter is wondering if you will adopt her.

 

[JimKueneman]

Alignment done and ride height factory... much better. AC started to charge and the pressures were perfect and it was cold but.. my dryer restoration has two problems... I overheated the seal on the sight glass... need to make a tool to remove it and hope it is just an o-ring and one of my welds has a pin hole leak at high pressure... a quick zap with the welder is required. The aftermarket vacuum advance has a nasty catch that makes the advance grab and snap... ordered a NOS. Fitted the windshield seal.. looks like a piece of cake... it is killing me there is no such thing as a rear '66 glass seal... I need to call Steel Rubber tomorrow..

 

[hapcj7]

Love the new ride height!!..Car is looking awesome... What can that bring in $$$ wise?...

 

[JimKueneman]

Love the new ride height!!..Car is looking awesome... What can that bring in $$$ wise?...

Nothing.... these are not valuable at all... it is just the daughter has some special attachment to it... MAYBE $20k to the right person, $15k is about it to most people... it is cool enough that it would help with the impulsive buyer.

 

[JimKueneman]

Two strikeouts today. Stopped at a buddies and thought I had a factory vacuum advance. Nope must be for an electronic distributor or something. Ordered a NOS. The dryer has more pin holes after looking at it close. I saw some restored units from Classic Air and decided my welding is not that bad. Rewelded the end caps and will be proud of them. Got the sight glass out with a home made tool. Put an oring in charged it and it was cold! The oring is not going to hold plus the glass cracked taking it apart. It’s a weird thread so tomorrow I’ll just weld it shut. Don’t need it other and a curiosity piece. Interior is back together and the glass will go in.

 

[AAE]

View attachment 23048View attachment 23049View attachment 23050View attachment 23051View attachment 23052

FirstDrive.MOV

drive.google.com

Please tell me that that is just grease on the fender in the last picture and not a rub mark.

 

[JimKueneman]

Please tell me that that is just grease on the fender in the last picture and not a rub mark.

Over spray from the rad support painting. It is gone now

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Love all the fine detail work. Great job.

 

[JimKueneman]

On our shake down drive last night it sounded like the torque converter was exploding. Turns out at higher speed the flex plate grabbed the tab in the cover and it bent and cracked it so it was grinding away. Lord these were clearly not designed for a V8. The 2” more width in ‘67 was required. Have to pull the Y pipe to work on anything. The pipe will have a header flange welded on so I can unbolt and separate the exhaust next time.

NOS distribution vacuum can solved the problem with it going crazy and backfiring with the ported vacuum connected.

Dug out the rat pee soaked belts I got from the donor car with AC. Talked to Bill Edwards on restoring them and using the 4 door belts as cores. I will eventually but for now I’m going to polish what I can and dye the light turquoise belts to black.

 

[JimKueneman]

Fought gas leak today. Used DMT seals which are factory original copies. Problem is the tank is not. There is a bubble in the steel where the oring sits so it rolls out. Had to go with the one that came with the sender…. Flat.

40 mile cruise with Kylie. Speedo is 20 mph off at 65. Have a gear located local.

Stopped at the local DG and started a car show…..

Last weather strips installed. 3M on each surface, dry for 10 minutes and they are stuck. Will leave the doors open overnight till it dries.

The light turquoise seat belts are awesome. Need to get some SEM fabric paint. The chrome polished out nice.

 

[AAE]

I love that car!

 

[revsitup]

Nice little project! Great work

 

[JimKueneman]

A friend who owns the Meading Room put on a show that was only 2 miles from the house... Third trip out we had to enter it even if it was not done....