mattscort Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi all So I bought this thing off trademe, not mint but decent. Its a good base to get to where I want. Its my first Valiant. Its a running project, I don't like the whole taking it off the road to work on it thing anymore as I lose motivation if I can't enjoy it. So yeah first I will be making some small alterations and probably send it to the panelbeaters for a few touch ups and rust spots. Longer term I'm thinking maybe a worked 225 with the standard 3 speed manual as I would hate to convert it to floor change. Or a 318 although that might involve an auto box. I'm after some hubcaps to fit my 14 inch steels if anyone has some they want to flick. I have 2 that fit and 2 that are too small so could work out a deal or something. Also someone buy my landrover my olds are getting annoyed 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 So I have been driving this basically nonstop, It has made me question why I spent so much time with small old fords and toyotas etc. So smooth to drive and I get such good vibes driving it. But these are the hubbys I have 2 of and want two more I have the 4 hubcap clip lump things, like runamuck said I think they are vg wheels And I have 2 of these if someone wants to swap or just needs some. They only fit my spare so I have no use at the moment Shameless beauty shot Thanks for the good advice and answers chaps, I havn't really asked many q's on this forum until now but this is new territory for me and your help is really appreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Broke down lol I'm going snowboarding for a week, update/me asking questions will resume afterwards I'm back to being a landrover driver my god its actually worse than a tractor If I need to pull the head that things getting shaved as fuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 So its not the head or head gasket, sweet! Getting radiator recored. Maybe do water pump aswell. But im off to work on monday so nothing getting done for 4 weeks. Thinking about spending my bonus on head work and a cam and whatnot. Or a isuzu bighorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 So this is all good again, did about 1000km last few days no sweat. Anyone know the history of this car? I need the paint code. Cos I got rusts to deal to. No pics/maybe one in the next few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Today it backfired and blew the brake booster apart. I was fixing on the side of the road while receiving life advice from a 10 year old kid on a scooter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattscort Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Went to start it for first time in a month. Wouldn't start, the points gap had somehow disappeared. reset gap now running but super clattery, hadn't really noticed this before. Thought it was a rocker problem, opened rocker cover and some of the rocker arms can move over 3 mm along the rocker shaft? Wear on an old engine I guess. I assume I'm gonna have to shim these till they are only moving a lil bit, anyone had this problem before? and any easier ways of correcting it? Its still driveable but its not ideal. No pics I know Also the reason I started it was to chuck a mopar electronic dizzy conversion in. That's gonna have to wait till another day now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattscort Posted May 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2016 No updates for 2 years, this is where its at now: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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