My ’73 VJ Valiant

Hey Guys,

I thought I would post up my build of my Australian Valiant.
When i first bought the car it was Arctic White with a Black Vinyl roof (dealer fitted) aswell as Factory Blue interior.

Drivetrain is a Factory 245Cu.In Hemi Six with a 1bbl Carter and a BW35 Transmission with a Single Spinner.

Engine:
Static Compression of 11.5:1
1970 245 Engine Block
Mahle 060 Hyper Pistons
Crack Tested, Shot Peened and Balanced Connecting Rods
Hastings Chrome Moly Piston Rings
Ivan Tighe Custom Grind Steel Billet Camshaft .540/.580
Crack Tested, and 020 On Mains and Bigends
ARP Main Studs
ARP Head Studs
Dual Row Timing Chain with Torrington Bearing
Custom Oil Pump with Adjustable Relief Valve
Extensivly Ported Cylinder Head with 368HP Flow Potential
2.02/1.64 Valves Chev Valve Stem with K Lined Valve Guides
ARP Intake/Exhaust Manifold Studs
Long Runner (Tuned Length) Intake Manifold
Pacemaker Dual Outlet Tuned Length Extractors 1 5/8 Primaries and Enlarged 2.5" Secondaries
Fully Balanced Rotating Assembly
Holley 650DP

Transmission:
Torqueflite 904
2800RPM Stall
Transgo Stage 2 Shiftkit
Summit Racing Deep Alloy Pan
Kevlar Bands
Borg Warner Clutch Packs
Lokar Cable Kickdown

Rear End
:
Borg Warner 78 Series Diff wth 28 Spline Axles
4 Pinion Heavy Duty Center
3.45 Gears
Disc Brakes

Suspension:
K-MAC Front and Rear Swaybars (31mm Front 25mm Rear)
MOOG Bushes
MOOG Ball Joints
.870 Torsion Bars
Koni Adjustable Shocks
Heavy Duty Rear Leaf Springs

Brakes:
280mm Front Discs
280mm Rear Discs
4 Pot Toyota Landcrusier Calipers
Twin Pot Rear Calipers
Dual Diaphram Booster
PBR Large Bore Master Cylinder
Braided Flexi Brake Lines
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