With the car in black primer, Master S. gave the car a good flogging. He wanted to work out any issues before making the car pretty. To our dismay, a lot of people liked the car in black primer. To put it kindly, we question their judgement. Here’s the car…
Max Wedgie (1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge) vs. Gold Digger (1965 Dodge Hemi Altered Wheelbase) at Great Lakes Dragaway 5/23/2015
John Grinwald runs a quicker ET, but Spencer beats him on reaction time. Awesome race!
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Master S. has decided that the Caliente will get primer, then a good flogging, and finally finish body work and paint. A nice flogging is ALWAYS a good way to start things off. The trunk, dash, firewall and door jambs were painted. Color is the modernized Shelby Lime Gold. So…
May the holidays bring you pleasure. Merry Christmas from the S&M Shop.
New tubing bender! This will come in handy because there’s a LOT of tube to bend. Wheelie bars. Better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them. Master S. tried the halo bar in the kit, but was…
Master S decides it’s time for some surgery. Too bad he can’t fit a bigger tire in there. Master S got a 9″ rear end housing from a friend. It’s narrow. Here we are aligning and tacking the four link plates on the bench. Setting face of rear end housing…
Master S was cruising Craigslist for “casual encounters” when he came across a ’65 Mercury Comet Caliente. He liked what he saw, so he and Spencer drove to Plymouth, and it was a done deal. Master M likes this angle best, but that’s typical. Big, stupid grin. He’s happy he has…
It seemed like forever: wet sand, more clear, wet sand more clear, wet sand, wet sand, wet sand… Here’s the car after the first pass with the buffer. The pay off!! The car gets named “Polish Tickler” because it’s perfectly smooth. This car looks good with some chrome goodies. A…
After sanding, and sanding, and… sanding… it’s finally time to paint the Valiant. We prepared with doughnuts, coffee and Bloody Mary’s (with sausage sticks and brussel sprouts – thanks, Dennis). Master S does some calisthenics. Black sealer. “Dark Burnt Orange Poly” or 1970 Plymouth FK5. Plus a little Coca Cola for that…
Finally – it’s engine time for the little Valiant. We’ve all been looking forward to this. Cleaning parts with George. Scott polishes the crank. On the stand for assembly. Cam specs. It should have quite an attitude in a 273! Rods are re-sized, and the bottom end was balanced. Bushed…
