Great Drive on Xmas Day = Cool Pics

[68X426]

I had a great drive around our county on 12-25. There was a break in the weather - rain was coming, but all the snow was melted - so I ran the Road Runner around the empty roads before the next storm hit.

Took some nice pictures, the light was awesome as the storm was coming in.

I really like them, think I'll enter some of them in photo shows. The second posting has 2 black and whites included. The last b&w picture is my favorite, and I'm calling it "Wrong Side of the Tracks".

[68X426]

Wrong Side of the Tracks:

[doctor4766]

Great pics mate 

[charge69]

LOVE your Roadrunner  and beautiful pics! Looks like picture winners to me!

[BIGBLCK11]

  Nice car and pics! I would love to do that on a mild 30 deg. day, but I probably never will, due to all the salt on the roads around here.  I  usually even wait for a few rains in the spring to rinse the streets off.

[vancamp]

cool pics, i like the one by the barn

[tan top]

good pictures !!     like number 5 !!  nice  rake to it  

[chargermike]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET........

[Patronus]

care to share? What wheels are those?

[Ghoste]

That is an amazing looking Runner.

[68X426]

care to share? What wheels are those?

They are TQ Aluminum, with chrome finish, from Stockton Wheel. http://www.stocktonwheel.com/index.php

I like the Stockton 5 spoke better than classic Cragars, they just have a smoother and deeper look (Cragars are my 2nd favorite). At their website Stockton shows the TQ wheel with a 3 pronged center cap. I don't have those. Would probably look fine on a 30s roadster but not on the Road Runner.

[CB]

good pictures !!     like number 5 !!  nice  rake to it  

+1! 

[FlatbackFanatic]

Very cool pics!!!! Love your RR.

[Richard Cranium]

You need to drive in a better neighborhood rather than in the 'hood.

[twodko]

Hey Bud,

Great pix especially the B&W. Did you shoot those up near the old airport buildings? The RR looks scary fast just sittin' there. Happy New Year!

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Love it! Great shots man...cheers

[rusty lee]

      Very nice R R   

[billssuperbird]

 

[The70RT]

Great car & Pics 

[Iron Chef]

Beautiful car and great pics! 

[68X426]

Thanks folks for the nice comments. It helps keep wifey off my case.

[69chargerrt440]

Thanks folks for the nice comments. It helps keep wifey off my case.

Heres anouther one for you, Great lookin 68 Roadrunner

[drifter69]

Nice car, I love B-Body's.

[firefighter3931]

Beautiful 'Runner !  Those Stockton's are Killer 

Member Kamcuda has a 68 post Runner that just got painted the same color as yours.  It's getting a 500in Pro-Charged Wedge. Ladder Bar rear suspension and mini tubs. Maybe we can get him to post a few pics.

Another buddy has a red 69 Runner with an F2 Pro-charged all aluminum 547 Hemi.....makes 1200+ HP and runs 9.30's. Flat hood and looks/sounds like a 12 second ride. The ultimate sleeper 

What's under the hood of your car ? I know it's a hemi but i've never seen build details. Great Car !



Ron

[jb666]

Those shots (and the car!) are gorgeous.. I really like the B&W shot 

[Silver R/T]

Nice looking Runner

[68X426]

What's under the hood of your car ? I know it's a hemi but i've never seen build details. Great Car ! Ron

Well since you asked, Ron, I'll share.  Twist my arm please.

The color btw is Hemi Orange. It shows up in pictures sometimes as mango or yellow, or often as red too. But it is most definitely Hemi Orange. I'm told that when painted by the 3rd owner (I'm number 4) it was done with the original PPG mix of Tor-Red Irridescent, not the modern Hemi Orange (V2).

I bought it 18 months ago, about 80% done. Working at finishing it to my liking.

Cast iron 1968 Hemi block, bored and stroked to 505 inches.
Built by Shanons Engineering (designer of the original Big Foot).
INDY 1RA Legend heads (ported and massaged by Shanons).
Ross pistons, 9.5-1
SCAT crank, Akerly rings, Oliver rods
COMP cam, hydraulic roller (custom grind by Shanons)
INDY valves and rockers
Crane lifters, COMP springs
Charlies custom oil pan
INDY MAXX custom oil pump
Mopar Performance M1 intake
ProMax 850 carb
MSD complete electronic components

Hasn't been on a dyno yet, claimed to be built for 660 hp. All I know is that it is stupid fast. Very well mannered on the street with 91 octane gas.

Finished off with TTI ceramic headers and exhaust to the tips. And electric cutouts (fun!)
Griffin radiator
Torqueflite 727 highly modified by A&A Transmissions, TCT, Dynamic, B&M.
Gear Vendors overdrive
and Dana 60 with Richmond 4.10s
finished with CalTrac suspension

Hasn't been to the track yet, hoping for this summer.

Happy New Year!

[firefighter3931]

Very, Very NICE ! 

The detail work under the hood is outstanding ! No Doubt it's a hard runner. 

Thanks for posting the pics and build details. 


Ron


Ps. any plans to take it to the track ?

[68X426]

any plans to take it to the track ?

Thanks Ron, yes lots of thought and effort spent on those details. The goal is the track this summer, expecting low 12s, and why not get into the 11s. I'm the amateur who would be holding it back.

The last summer's possible racing evaporated with oiling problems, I just won't run it until the nagginig problems are fixed. I can't wait to post more.

[tan top]

    nice elephant 

[charge69]

Very nicely built motor and I am sure it will be in the low 11's pushing that kind of hp! Similar to mine but mine is not a stroker, just a little overbore (431 cu.in.) and it dynoed at 588hp at 6500 rpm.