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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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hello

i just got a 1967 plymouth valiant. i am fairly new to mopars and i am enjoying it sofar. i traded my 1993 4cyl mustang for this car. and i have to say it was the best deal i could have made.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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Great trade! Welcome to the forum!
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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thank you. i plan on keeping her as original as possible with a few upgrades. such as power brakes and front disks.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 03:21 AM
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Welcome! Lets see the ride! whats under the hood?
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 06:33 AM
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Welcome, great trade. cruiseR is looking for some slant six ****.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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Welcome to the forum... Glad you are here... Be sure to check out the Mopar of the Month contest... See the sticky for the simple rules and help choose the monthly winners....
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:04 AM
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i will post some pics up as soon as i can figure out how to lol. she has the slant 6 with the automatic trans.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:31 AM
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welcome to the forum
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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thank you everyone for welcoming me onboard.
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Coronet 500
Welcome, great trade. cruiseR is looking for some slant six ****.

LOL! yes i am! i'm addicted what can i say? cant argue with ya
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mikerp76
thank you everyone for welcoming me onboard.

Your welcome! what are your plans with the Vali?
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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i am planing on doing a custom resto. first of which is power brakes then up grading to disk brakes in the front. the coclor is going to be green. and possibly flat black the hood or paint it the same color as the body but use a flat clear coat. and possibly add a header and a few other mods but nothing over the top.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 03:58 AM
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Welcome!
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:06 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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my first step is to do all of the bady prep starting with the inside pull the seats then sand the floor pans to get rid of all of the rust thn pro15 the floors. then find some vinyl and recover the seats.
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mikerp76
my first step is to do all of the bady prep starting with the inside pull the seats then sand the floor pans to get rid of all of the rust thn pro15 the floors. then find some vinyl and recover the seats.
The Car looks good! so does the engine! cant wait for ya to do ur magic
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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welcome to the forum
looks good, My Son has a 1969, his is a post car too
was a Slant Six now a 410 small block stroked from a 360
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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The Car looks good! so does the engine! cant wait for ya to do ur magic
me either. i plan on taking everything off that i can when i get ready to paint it. the doors front fenders the engine and all of the wiring. my plan is to paint it a sublime green pearl. from duplicolor. we sell the ready to use quarts at work so all i need to do is get a spray gun and the paint after i get all of the body work done. anybody know how many quartsit will take to cover the car inside and out? also the inside is going to be a darker green like a forrest green. and i'm thinking of doing a custom dark green stipr on the outside as well.
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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i guess it's time for an update. so far i installed a radio and i started filling in the cracks in the steering wheel. finnaly decided on a color. hugger orange with silver.
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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The radio being first was a great choice! Nothing better than good tunes when your pullin wrenches. Welcome, and thanks for sharing the pics. I love to look!

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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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i left the factory am radio in place just can't bring my self to cut up the dash so i just attached the radio to the ac vent under the dash. the plus side is when the radio is off and teh facplate pulled you can't even tell it is there.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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Welcome to the forums looks like a great project
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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good call on the radio, now when you hear a funny noise, just crank the tunes! big money saver.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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i just got a repair manual yesterday. bought some new front brake shoes and drums today. hopefully they will be in tomorrow. had to special order them through work. next week i am going to replace the front brakes and work on the floor pans. i plan on using a roll on bed liner to help protect them and also seal up the leaks around the bents and wiper arms this next week while i am on vacation. i may repaint the rims as well.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 06:57 AM
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Very nice car and a great project starter, love that Plum Crazy valve cover!
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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it's going to get repainted. and plan on doing a few mods on the engine. headers, new. intake if i can find the one i want here in the states. and a good cam.
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 11:17 AM
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ok time for another update. been collecting prts for the brakes and a few other acessories. i installed a oogah horn on her a few days ago plus installed a set of helper springs til i can get some new ones. will post some pics later.
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