68 valiant signet 2 door
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front and rear bench seats were both collected today by a courier and were on there way north to be retrimmed for fitment to a dart (67 i think). as i think i've said it'll be cheaper to fit standard black leather seats from another car (i've got a scorpio set for £100) than get the benches retrimmed so....
all i need to do is make the front seats 'tip' forward for rear seat passengers, how hard can that be?
all i need to do is make the front seats 'tip' forward for rear seat passengers, how hard can that be?
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just had a sweep out inside the car now the seats and carpet remnants are gone. there are just 2 1/4" holes together on the pass' floor (dead centre in the last pic, show as 2 beige circles) which is about what i expected. this car is excellent rust wise, it just looks a pos
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So if you like stuff matching then look away now. I've sorted a pair of wilwood calipers for the front at work today. They are nice billet superlite 6 piston jobbies which is all good. Now the bit you may cringe at, as they are ex display ones one is lug mount and the other radial mount. Every other detail is identical so on the basis you can't actually see the mounts when on the car and considering 'i don't care', at £150 the pair including fast road pads then that's what I'm using. I'll add pics later, Neil.
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caliper pics, as you can see the only difference is the mounting type. so it'll have a different bracket each side, that's no problem to me.
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No one will notice.
It's all about Smiles per gallon !!!
68 Coronet sedan 500 4 door
Dodge Ram SRT 10
MMA-013
68 Coronet sedan 500 4 door
Dodge Ram SRT 10
MMA-013
Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door
todays question has to do with replacing the slant six in my valiant with a 383. has anyone fitted coilovers to help/assist the six cylinder torsion bars rather than fit big block ones? just weighing up my options as i can get a good deal on coilovers at work with the added benefit of the shocks being adjustable.
cheers, neil.
cheers, neil.
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As original the inner fenders are not structural to support a coil over arrangement - it would need a subframe
Stangely, the Drag Racers put /6 Torsion bars in their BB's to encourage weight transfer.....
Stangely, the Drag Racers put /6 Torsion bars in their BB's to encourage weight transfer.....
Pete Wiseman; Cambridge.
Mopar by the grace of God
Mopar by the grace of God
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yeah thanks, i knew about the extra support needed if i fitted coilovers
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i thought it's time to start fitting the scorpio seats so when i got in today i dug the rear and a front seat out of my van. a quick offer up of the rear and the width is about spot on, the back sections will need shortening at the bottom so the base will slide back under them but that'll be easy enough. once they're mounted i'll see how much of a job making the front's 'tip' for rear seat access will be.
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oh, and i bought this too https://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/stuff ... fan-546693
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as an aside i borrowed this '66 fury back from a mate as i needed a car to 'do' a wedding tomorrow. i had it briefly some 10 to 15 odd years ago and painted it then before selling it. the new owner wanted the poly 318 taken out for a 440 instead and proceeded to strip most of the car, selling the 318 and box and buying a 440/727 from duncan watts. the project stalled and he offered it back to me so i knew a mate was looking for something to build so he bought it. it's been back on the road now about 18 months and i thought it'd fit the bill for this wedding.
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when i used the fury i had to borrow the inside door opening handles from my valiant as a previous owner had lost them . so i told kerry to leave them for now and i'd try to locate a pair for him. in less than a week i got a pair from the MMA forum which was great. apparently the guy had bought them new for his car but when he fitted a rollcage the doors wouldn't close so he took them back off and shelved them 'til i bought them this week. i asked kerry if he wanted the nice shiny ones but he prefers the 50 year old ones so i fitted the new ones to the valiant and he's paying me for them so a free upgrade
next job was to see how i could get the scorpio seats to tilt for rear seat access in my 2 door car. i removed the plastic side covers and straight away could see it would be an easy job . the backrest is held to the base with a basically triangular bracket each side with 2 bolts to the base and one to the backrest. so first i removed the rear bolt each side and loosened the front and hey presto a tilting seat. to keep it from reclining too far i slotted the rear bolt hole and refitted the bolts loose. now it tilts and has as stop when it's back. last part of the job was to cut the plastic cover in 2 as it screwed to both the base and the back of the seat. oh, and i ran a pair of wires to the 'feed' plug to check all the electrical functions which all work fine. i just need to loctite the bolts so they don't back out in use.
one seat done and one to do
next job was to see how i could get the scorpio seats to tilt for rear seat access in my 2 door car. i removed the plastic side covers and straight away could see it would be an easy job . the backrest is held to the base with a basically triangular bracket each side with 2 bolts to the base and one to the backrest. so first i removed the rear bolt each side and loosened the front and hey presto a tilting seat. to keep it from reclining too far i slotted the rear bolt hole and refitted the bolts loose. now it tilts and has as stop when it's back. last part of the job was to cut the plastic cover in 2 as it screwed to both the base and the back of the seat. oh, and i ran a pair of wires to the 'feed' plug to check all the electrical functions which all work fine. i just need to loctite the bolts so they don't back out in use.
one seat done and one to do
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Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door
well done sir,,
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WATTS RACING TRANSMISSIONS, CLOBBER THE COMPETITION ITS CLOBBERIN TIME
OFTEN OUTNUMBERED NEVER OUTGUNNED,
HEY WHATS THE TOP END ON THAT SUPERSPORTS. UNLIMITED,
I HAVE A NVQW
LIFE GOES PRETTY FAST, IF YOU DONT LOOK ROUND A WHILE YOU MAY JUST MISS IT,
THE PASS IS THE JUICE,
LOVED BY FEW,
HATED BY MANY
RESPECTED BY ALL
Re: 68 valiant signet 2 door
My VW van drivers seat used to hinge like that as standard
MOT man never liked it
seat back must be fixed in upright position.
my protest was that they were and its been like that sibnce 1966. No way could i suddenly end up lying back facing the roof while driving as the seat back was locked from going back.....
and the seat back could only go forward if i wasn't seated in the seat
his interpretation was it didn't matter which way.. so i changed MOT stations
luck of the draw with the tester
Other than that
What a nifty way of getting cool seats into a 2 door.....
Nice idea.....
any problems test wise do up drivers seat tight and take out the other when you go for a test
access to the rear is open via passenger side and the seat back on drivers side is fixed.... can't test the other seat if it aint there.
Dave
MOT man never liked it
seat back must be fixed in upright position.
my protest was that they were and its been like that sibnce 1966. No way could i suddenly end up lying back facing the roof while driving as the seat back was locked from going back.....
and the seat back could only go forward if i wasn't seated in the seat
his interpretation was it didn't matter which way.. so i changed MOT stations
luck of the draw with the tester
Other than that
What a nifty way of getting cool seats into a 2 door.....
Nice idea.....
any problems test wise do up drivers seat tight and take out the other when you go for a test
access to the rear is open via passenger side and the seat back on drivers side is fixed.... can't test the other seat if it aint there.
Dave
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