Seized Brakes And A Little Spinout - 1963 Plymouth Valiant Signet Hardtop Comes Back To Life 

Oh that’s one of my favorite parts of all this…

I bought mine from a junkyard in 1972. It was a 2 door sedan, rather than a hardtop like the one here., It had a bench seat with heavy duty upholstery, since it had been used by the local telephone company, and was army green with black on the doors to cover the Bell logo. Three on the tree, with an aftermarket emergency flasher, with a first aid kit and safety cone in the trunk. Drove it for three years and ended up selling it for the same price I paid. That base slant six sure was a great engine.

That’s awesome! I really like this one. That beautiful black ‘63 that just sold on Bring A Trailer got me pretty excited about them. I think they’re neat.

I’m not going to blame the misunderstanding on young people. Media outlets like Hemmings hedge their bets with “two door post sedan,” boomers on the internet refer to their tri-five Chevy as a “TWO DOOR POST,” and a thread about two door tri-fives on the HAMB (notably, a concentration of older hot rodders) is loaded with page after page of guys calling them post cars. It’s just soda vs. pop, but with cars. Isn’t language fun?

@@DeadDodgeGarage That's odd. I've never started hearing the reference to "post" until the last 10-15 years or so. And I'm a "boomer". It grates. You're right to point it out. No one ever referred to anything as a "post" when I was growing up. It was never a part of the language. Nor in the decades following. This seems to be a recent thing. It's pretty simple, so I don't understand why the confusion. "Hardtop" is the exception. So there is no need to add "post". It's either a hardtop or it isn't. Clearly defined more than 70 years ago. I've seen writers twist themselves into knots trying to avoid referring to a hardtop as a hardtop, or over describe it. Others will refer to the 61-65 Lincolns as "hardtops". They aren't. Lincoln called them that. And Ford tried to get away with selling full size Fords and Mustang IIs as "Pillared Hardtops" just because they used frameless door glass and a slim B pillar. They weren't hardtops no matter what Ford claimed. There's also a tendency for people to add words to something, as if to appear more detailed, more informed , more precise or out of habit and hearing it used. "Pillarless hardtop" [redundant], "switch [swap, change] 'out" [redundant.To swap something the old item has to go 'out']. I once saw a YTer refer to his mid 60s Chevy Malibu 4 door sedan as a "crew cab" multiple times. It was even in the title. WTF? Thanks for letting me gas about cars. My friends just zone out when I go on a tangent. My older brother once told me: "Not one person in 100,000 would care about any of that". My commentary had been about modern tail light shapes. Little bro DOES get it tho. Totally enjoyed this video.

I have had more problems with Holley 1920s than any other carb, by far.

So you got the good one.

Well I’ve got the one going in the other Valiant, and then the spicy one going in my Barracuda… but we have three more 😅

You and me both! The LA engine is fantastic. And, did you see that black 2 door ‘63 with red interior that just sold on Bring A Trailer? It had been converted to 360/4 speed. It was absolutely gorgeous… and I am in love. Again.

Nope. Sounds like a fun little sleeper project though! A giant killer! 🤔@@DeadDodgeGarage

Thank you! Welcome aboard!

I see it too!

Me too!

Allegedly. Haha. I’ve tried it in many slant six cars. Some are very willing! Some, surprisingly enough, aren’t…

I ended up cutting it because we were talking over each other, but right before that, Tom said “oh look! It’s your favorite!!” 😅

Too many good options. Haha. I like the signet a lot! Don’t make me pick…

@@DeadDodgeGarage A signet'd go well in your 'set'.

Nice, nice. Haha. Don’t mind if I do.

Yep. Wish the ute had made it here… I’d like to have one!

Apparently many haven’t! I’ve seen a couple over the years - plus the ‘63 wagon we owned.

This is like… a beige bean? Anyway, my sincerest apologies. 😅

"Cream Bean"?

All of that 😍

That’s just what they do unfortunately.

Oh... I want to see that too. I'm confident one will turn up eventually! I really want to check one out for science.

Need to buy that aluminum slant 62 Lancer@@DeadDodgeGarage

Everyone that works at Rocket (except Tom) commutes from quite a ways away. Trev specifically commutes all the way from Seattle... hence the 50 MPG Prius. I'm sure he'd love to drive any one of his many other treasures instead.

Dang Cat!- there are weld-in steel or rivet-on.fiberglass firewall 'recess' or 'boxes' to clear distributors available thru hotrod parts suppliers that could work for a V8 swap.

Ahhh, that’s good to know.

@@DeadDodgeGarage Thought it would be easier than a major firewall rebuild. Coworker claimed his Dad used the valve cover off a welding tank as a fiberglass form to clear the distributor on a hotrod back in the 50's.

Niiice. I really like these things.

@@DeadDodgeGarage cool cars , mine was handed down when I was 16, was my dad's old daily. Midwest rust killed it.

I sure did! You’re the first person to catch that.

I played those games too much, but they were great.

We are probably close to the same age.

It certainly couldn’t end up slightly out of adjustment, making shifting impossible… and definitely couldn’t be leaking from the cable connections at the transmission. That would never happen

Yeah, we're well familiar with that option around here... That sounds amazing. A black one with red interior just sold on Bring A Trailer that I completely fell in love with. 360 four speed driver car, but the look and the stance were the stuff dreams are made of. My drag car build is the Barracuda - so at least we're in the same neighborhood. Haha.

@@DeadDodgeGarage weird thing is, the rest of the body is really good! The one with the Dart front clip the drag build or the 2nd Gen?

@@vincentenk4449 Dart front clip - my '66. The "Garbage Can Cuda" as I love to call it.

That’s why I had it wrong! Because I was thinking of the ‘64 Barracuda fenders. And you’re right on the trunk lid too. I’m guessing they wanted to make one fender and one quarter panel for ‘65. I’m learning so much today. Haha. Thanks!

Yep! That seemed to be their move for Canada during the 60s. That and slapping the name Fargo on Dodge trucks.

Yes - but they smell and taste slightly different

Thank you, Jaime

I like them too. I just don’t like the lack of engine compartment space much.

I actually just picked up a set of them with a deeper lip for my 66 newport, such neat wheels

@@Gonegrizzly ya, the ones on my Coronet were a bit deeper too. I suspect it's down to (at least in my case) they were 15" and wider than what fit on an early A body. My Coronet was an ex-patrol car that came with 15's originally, and if memory serves the wheels I put on it were 7" or 8" wide.

@@DeadDodgeGarage I may have to stop watching your channel, Jamie (kidding)... I know Tom sells some of these fairly reasonably and I DO NOT need more projects.

​@@DeadDodgeGaragequestion... y'all work on the C classes? I'd love to see a royal lancer or a Phoenix... And maybe a DeSoto!!! And I know where your TAVARISH project is.... I saw a 60 matador project on the Sacramento marketplace

We have a set of them from my brother’s ‘64 Fury. They’re interesting but not my favorite.

Far far from mine either. Thank God for cragars and slots.

Far far from mine either. Thank God for cragars and slots.

Far far from mine either. Thank God for cragars and slots.

Small bolt pattern makes these more interesting@@joshuajesch7154

I have never had that lead to a toasted ECU, and I have dealt with that problem *a lot* over the years. I’ve had blown bulbs… stereos wigging out… but so far, never the ignition module problem. The good news on this one is, points! Haha.

I know. Haha. Sometimes I just don’t have a good one ready. I’d hate to recycle them… the people would know.

@@DeadDodgeGarage I like that, no filler material.

Ohhh I like where your head’s at… but you’ll want to stay tuned for tomorrow’s video before getting too excited about the Red Ram 😅

Maybe another one will show up. Used to know where another one was over in Doty. Was a 55 270 double rocker shaft. I have no idea if it is still there...in a dragster...in a barn. Last time I saw it was like 1975. Not even sure if the same people still own the barn. Could be my brother would know, though.

Park lever. Buttons to select gears and lever to put her into park. Had a 63 - so cool!

They’re not thaaaat small… actually, next to the Volare, I think you would be surprised.

Oh very much so. Haha.

This appears to be a 225 - but to be honest, I didn’t look that hard. The aluminum slant six didn’t like its factory combustion pressure 😅 they’re cool though. I hope to mess with one some day.

If you want ANOTHER engine project, let me know. @@DeadDodgeGarage

My 1948 Dodge Power Wagon has electric wipers. Military trucks from that time still had vacuum. I don’t know 100% what models switched when, but they definitely had them in cars in the 50s.

I definitely could be! My schedule is absolutely insane at present. I am primarily focused on knocking out a couple long term projects. But in the coming months, this could be possible. Feel free to email me at deaddodgegarage@gmail.com and we can discuss.

Ok, great!! I think you could make a great video of working on it and it would help me out. I'm fine with the timeline, been rarely driven in the last couple yrs because of brake issues and steering issues. I drive it like 2 or 3 times a yr, very sad. I will email you, thank you!!

I was thinking something more along the lines of a turbocharger.

No… no, you don’t.

It didn’t make any horrible noises, just started getting grabby. And of course the rear left doesn’t spin when doing silly things. Maybe grabby because that drum is now the only one with a usable friction surface? Don’t know. Either way, the brakes need everything.

I was wrong in my estimation

@@DeadDodgeGaragethanks for the reply. That car is sweet. New brakes all around are well worth it.

The guy’s point was that its job is only to tell you whether the battery is being charged or discharged. And it’s not that he’s totally wrong, it’s just that by interpreting the amount to which the battery is being charged or discharged, it’s really easy to figure out what’s going on with the alternator.

None of those around, no. I'm not so sure I've ever seen a '65 belvedere. We've got a '64 in the yard. And my wife and I used to own a '67.

Did they use the 5x4” bolt pattern? Don’t think Ford ever did

That sounds pretty awesome. I really enjoyed that ‘65 Dart I messed with this summer.

I don’t know that either of those cars would win a beauty contest.

Ooohhh. I would love to know more - but be aware I recently bought a Charger so I don’t have a lot of money to play with. Send me an email at DeadDodgeGarage@gmail.com with pictures and info. Thanks.

Some of the Ford guys are still trolling around here somewhere, but I think it’s fine

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