Hey everyone, im a 23yr old mopar fan. I have owned this Roadrunner since i was 16 and have decided to start its restification. Here it is so far and i would like to know what everyone thinks. The color is 2007 Porsche Orange and the 383 is at Hensley Racing in Knoxville recieving a power upgrade.

 

i love that orange. it looks sexy!

 

It looking good, Looks like it still needs to be cut and buffed Right. I just got mine painted a couple of weeks ago. Me and my friend did all the body work, then had another friend paint it, should back together today.

 

Those pics were taken after the paint cured. We rolled it into the sun to see what she looked like. I will post some more soon after the final sand and buffing are finished.

 

Havent posted about the car in awhile so here are some pics. Just picked the 383 up from Hensley Racing, and i have the tranny tore down and ready to paint and rebuild. Engine had kb pistons, eddy heads and intake, lunati cam and many other goodies.

 

What tranny are you going with? If its an automatic, don't paint it as the housing lets off a lot of unwanted heat to keep it alive. Painting an auto will only keep it insulated.

If its a manual, it doesn't really matter.

 

Looking good, Hope the KB's hold up for ya.

 

Are they the keith black hypereutectics?

Also isn't the trans aluminum?

 

Your automatic transmission housing are alum. Most of the manuals that I have seen have been alum also but do not get hot like the automatics do.

 

The tranny is an auto, but don't aftermarket 727's like the ones from TCI come painted.

The pistons are the hypers

 

I have never bought an aftermarket tranny so I wouldn't know. I would hope that they wouldn't though. If you have, or are getting, an aftermarket tranny and it is painted, call the company and ask them what type of paint they used and why they painted it.

 

That is a nice looking ride!

 

TCI does paint their transmissions black, I was talking to them on Saturday and they had a few of them on display, didn't get close enough to see if they were aluminum or not, but it could be paint that helps pull the heat out. He did tell me though that they could build me anything I wanted, just provide the specs.

 

i wonder if he finished his restoration

 

I think he is still working on it. It's looking good though.

 

I decided to paint the tranny, i plan on installing a transmission temp guage and cooler so i can keep on eye on everything. No the resto isnt finished, just got laid off from work so things are moving slow but ill keep ya'll updated.

 

It looks good. I would run a little larger cooler or a synthetic fluid to help with any heat concerns.

 

Thanks for the advice, if i notice the temps getting to high ill pull the tranny and strip the paint.

 

good luck in finding work

 

Thanks man, gonna try to work a few outages with Duke Power

 

While im thinking of it what kind of wheels do you guys like on road runners?? Im a fan of Weld Pro Stars and factory Magnum 500's but i cant decide on what to run.

 

im a little partial to cragar s/s's

 

cragar s/s are cool
but, the coolest thing i ever saw on a roadrunner was the roadrunners head covering the rim, and it never rotated
i think it might have been an option

 

Weld wheels,ya know with the eight holes, or i like just the steel wheels painted body color with dog dish hub caps
The roadrunner head was a dealer promotional item. Im not sure how it worked but it must have been connected to the spindle somehow [extra nut with the grease cap left off--not sure ? anybody know?] what year? 69 or 70?

 

I like just steel wheels with no hub caps if car is set up right it looks bad ***.

 

Steel wheels with chrome lugs looks good, like on the 69 1/2 A-12s. I ran a setup like that for awhile.