If we hadn’t spent an hour...
If we hadn’t spent an hour filling in a few minor chips with touch-up paint, we’d have sworn Classy Cars Auto Detailing had repainted the entire car—it looked that good. You can do everything Jeppesen did at home—the Mothers products we used totaled about $95—or drop the car with Jeppesen for the day and pay $1,000. Either way, you’ll freak out over the results.
Of all the Mothers products outlined in our story, we were most impressed with Mothers Professional Foam Pad Polish, which before our unbelieving eyes transformed a chalky 30-year-old repaint into a crystal-clear shine. The key was using a high-speed buffer at 1,200 rpm with a waffle-shaped foam polishing pad. When preceded with the Mothers California Clay Bar system and followed up with an application of Mothers Pure Brazilian Carnauba Wax, our Valiant could walk the walk with pride at any car show or cruise in the land.
All together, we spent a total of $4,324.30 on the car, the Coker rolling stock, Trans-Dapt wheel hub adapters, Mothers detailing products, and Dupli-Color spray paint. What we now have is a cool-looking boulevard cruiser that turns heads and elicits comments wherever it goes. It’s not the fastest thing on the road with a Slant Six, but we are in the game and rolling chill for basically chump change. The cool thing is, you can do it too—we just gave you the road map. Don’t let the 1 percenters have all the fun—get out there and occupy Goodguys!
Lucky for you, we videotaped the entire rehab process on the Valiant and edited it into a cool 11-minute video. See Editor Hunkins, Steve Dulcich, Picture Car Warehouse, and Classy Cars Auto Detailing all in one action-packed episode! Just log on to www.YouTube.com/PopularHotRodding and look for the video named “1968 Plymouth Valiant—Weekend Rehab.” The first person to watch the video and tell us what interesting thing we found in the Valiant’s engine compartment gets a nice selection of Mothers car care products! Just email John.Hunkins@sorc.com before October 12, 2012 with the winning answer and your mailing address!
| What To Get |
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Cost: |
| ’68 Plymouth Valiant Slant Six |
Craigslist.com |
NA |
$2,500 |
| 215/65R15 BFG redline radial reproduction |
Coker Tire |
555750 |
$246 ea. |
| 225/60R15 BFG redline radial reproduction |
Coker Tire |
5797879 |
$228 ea. |
| Mopar 15x6 steel wheel, 5x4.5-bolt pattern |
Coker Tire |
MPRST156P |
$106 ea. |
| Mopar 15x8 steel wheel, 5x4.5-bolt pattern |
Coker Tire |
MPRST158P |
$106 ea. |
| O.E. Mopar hubcap |
Coker Tire |
2050 |
$55 ea. |
| Wheel hub adapters, 5x4 hub to 5x4.5 wheel |
Trans-Dapt/Summit |
7066 |
$61.95 pr. |
| Mothers California Gold Car Wash |
Mothers/Summit |
05600 |
$4.25 |
| Mothers PowerBall Mini |
Mothers/Summit |
05141 |
$21.00 |
| Mothers California Clay Bar System |
Mothers/Summit |
07240 |
$16.95 |
| Mothers Pure Carnauba Wax |
Mothers/Summit |
05750 |
$11.75 |
| Mothers Billet Metal Polish |
Mothers/Summit |
05106 |
$12.75 |
| Mothers Professional Foam Pad Polish |
Mothers/Summit |
83432 |
$27.95 |
| Chrome spray paint |
Dupli-Color/Summit |
CS101 |
$6.50 |
| Satin black trim paint |
Dupli-Color/Summit |
TP70 |
$7.25 |