1964 Valiant AP5(Aust)/Plymouth Valiant(US) Project

[loudmouthaussie]

sucked driving w/o a side mirror so put this on. got it with my 70 charger. dont know why as it isnt really the same as factory one  looks the part on this car though 

[loudmouthaussie]

well with an entire day off i managed to get a bit done!

finished sanding back the front left guard

degreased and pressure washed the door hinges and catches

removed headlights and bezels

knocked in a few dents on rear 1/4 (yeah 'knocked in' coz he mustve thrown stuff in boot and dented panel 'outwards')

removed front bumper and a few other odds and ends.



got some self tapping screws so these things wont come flyin off on the highway. typical shit screws that arent right for the job with this made in taiwan gear.





test fit the sun visor. love it all rusted lookin







headlights off! these screws were giving me trouble last week so gave em a spray and walked away. got hold of a nice new long handled screw driver and off they came :0)





off comes the bumper. 4 bolts. nice and simple but front ones not so easy to access!





pretty happy with how inside of bumper looks. in keeping with my belief that this car has been garaged for most of its life in a dry climate. perhaps rural vic.





could always smell god aweful stink bugs whenever i parked next to this citrus tree. now i know why. check the nest out! Queensland. ya gotta love it ;0)

[loudmouthaussie]

another productive day of rubbing back, removing rear bumper and painting brackets and bolts
getting into some painting is actually starting to feel like its around the corner!

[chargerman67]

This car has a lot of character. Keep up the good work.

[loudmouthaussie]

thanks chargerman. will do. cant wait to lay down some paint after all this prep and parts resto work 

[loudmouthaussie]

was just gonna bog over this crease in rear 1/4 but thought id have a go at some old school dent removal. can only get your hand in down behind the dent so poppin it out with tools i have would have been impossible. so only way was drill hole, put screw through and pull dent out with pliers and brute force. came out pretty well. not perfect of course but at least ill use less bog on it.
heres a during and after;