bonehead23 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) Hey fellow model freaques! I added some finished photos of both Valiants. Please check them out. The floor is littered with shreds of blue and white plastic, after getting the chassis, complete interior, firewall and fender wells from the Nova kit all fitting nicely. I didn't toss a coin to decide what stance to use, and even though some friends call Pro Street "rather dated" 90's look, a traditional gasser is 30 years older still! I do not like to cut up a good body unless I have to. Making it a gasser would mean no tubs and hogging out the wheel wells so the skinny slicks will stick out a mile, and some gasser models i have seen are just too high in front, and would be difficult to drive. You have to se the road in front of you!! So the nose comes down on the Nova suspension, and the tubs conceal the wide tires without hacking up the body. The Hemi from a Hurst Cuda better fit, but i don't know yet! A tranny from a Revell Superbird 440 was used because the Barracuda engine does not have one. Hope it fits in the hole; i may have to modify or remove the fender wells. The body is actually a '62 with the different taillights, and I used it because it was perfect. the '61 body in the box was butchered and I used parts from it. I might make a convertible out if the smoldering remains! Edited August 11, 2022 by bonehead23 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I like them both.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I agree, and I'm the only person I know who thinks these little Valiants were cool looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Looking good ! Oh, Tom G here likes them too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/8/2021 at 4:49 PM, espo said: I agree, and I'm the only person I know who thinks these little Valiants were cool looking. Not the only one! They are sweet little cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I love this! Valiant’s, Lancers and the little Darts are all very cool! I love what your doing here, great Kit bashing at its finest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 That Nova chassis is such a good base to work with in Pro Streeting or making a drag car out of almost any given subject. It seems to fit like a glove. Nice work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Looking good so far. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 The NHRA started allowing purpose-built frames in '67 or '68, so the chassis out of the Nova would be just fine. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Any updates, this was such a good start…….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead23 Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Both are finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustyMojave Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) Cool. I've always been a little fond of the quirky styling of these cars. When I was in high school in the early 1970s, (San Fernando High in SoCal) my school was overflowing with lowriders. Not many of us were into go-fast cars. But one guy bought a '62 Valiant 2 door. Replaced the slant 6 with a 426 hemi with tunnel ram, Dana 60 rear axle, modified front suspension, roll cage, 12" cheater slicks, and lots of drag racing bits. The original deck had the fakey continental kit. He found a plain one as shown on these models and put that on. Painted the car bright yellow. Was a great deal like the green one above. Had permission from the Principal to do occasional burnouts in the driveway past the cafeteria at lunch time. Same Principal also promoted a lowrider car show with hydraulic lift hopping competition on the PE field. Edited August 12, 2022 by DustyMojave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) Just in case you get another one... Edited August 12, 2022 by Daddyfink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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