My Next Project (V Code 71 Roadrunner)

[jbojo]

Shop is coming along.  By the end of the week the drywall should be done and then painting the interior can start.

 

[tony-muscle]

Nice...

Now we know where the next 7173 party will be......

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[jbojo]

Nice...

Now we know where the next 7173 party will be......

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Thx!!! Anytime anyone is in the area look me up.  I'll also be in New Orleans from 11/9 to 11/11 if anyone wants to meet up.

 

[jbojo]

Getting closer to finishing the shop and moving.  Latest pics of the shop. still have to get the lift installed but the electrical circuit is in the ceiling and ready to hook up.

 

[jbojo]

Almost there.

 

[jbojo]

After a 4 yr wait I finally got an A 855 5 speed tranny for my RR project.  With a .70 OD the 4.10 rear will be freeway friendly when this project is completed.  I will be turning 2330 @70mph with the 4.10 rear axle.

 

[Pegleg]

Cant wait to see the project finished. Hope you post a video when your completed

 

[jbojo]

Cant wait to see the project finished. Hope you post a video when your completed

I plan to document the build for this as I go along.  I can't believe that it took 4 yrs for this to be produced and so far only less than 100 have been made for A and E bodies.  This is one of the first RR ones to be made for a bench seat model (B body), most are for the bucket seat ones..

 

[jbojo]

I found the shifter that I needed.  Hurst is now producing them again and was able to get the bench seat model that I needed.  It was actually cheaper to buy the new one than to have the old one re-chromed.  Also was able to get the correct lens for the shift pattern from them.  These parts will be in next week.

 

[jbojo]

Here is an original A833 tranny.  You really can't tell the difference between the new 5 speed and the old 4 speed if you don't look at them closely.  The obvious difference is that the new has an aluminum casing while the old is steel.  What they did was to design the overdrive gear to use the reverse lever so they maintained the same appearance, that lever has 2 functions instead of 1 now.  The benefit is that besides keeping the original looks you don't have to chop up the cars tunnel to install the other 5 and 6 speed trannies that are available now.

 

[jbojo]

Tires that I plan to use are:

FRT - G60-15 Goodyear

Rear - L60-15 Goodyear

Rims will be Black steel that were standard for the car with hubcaps.  Car will look something like this with a half black vinyl top and turn down exhausts, not the machine gun type that many of these cars had.  Color is Curious Yellow.  What do you guys think?

 

[Fabrice]

This shifter is a very nice object on itself. Is the handle made of wood or is it fake plastic?

 

[jbojo]

This shifter is a very nice object on itself. Is the handle made of wood or is it fake plastic?

They are molded so I believe that it is plastic.  They do make these grips in other materials such as carbon fiber and other shades of wood.  Just an FYI they also have the old shifters used in Mustangs if you anyone is in the market for a replacement.

 

[jbojo]

My 5 speed tranny was delivered today and took 4 yrs to get but I think it was worth the wait.  The shifter was moved back 6 inches and raised by about the same amount by using a dogbone plate mounted on the front mounting point to get the proper placement..  This was unique to the Roadrunners with bench seats from 1971 on.  The .70 overdrive and 4.10 rear should work well together on the freeways. All B and E body cars with bucket seats had the shifter mounted to the tailshaft either in the forward or rear spot.  

 

[jbojo]

It's been a long time since I've done any work on my projects but things came up and it didn't leave me much time.  Well, I am about to devote more time on them and hopefully I can start updating the progress here soon. 

Well, you all know the saying "I should have built a bigger shop", but who would have thought 1600 sq ft wasn't going to be enough? So far I have added more sheds to the outside of the building, I now have an 8x10 ft shed on the left, 2 small storage sheds on the back and a small sandblasting shed I just completed on the right side.  Still need to finish this shed but it's too cold now to finish painting it so I'll have to wat till spring now.

Since it's cold here now I'll start plumbing up the air system in the shop and then have the 2 pole lift installed.  I need to lift the Roadrunner up so I can get the rest of the suspension off and get it on the rotisserie. 

Lastly I am adding another vehicle to my collection and I'll post pictures when it arrives.  In the meantime I have alot of posts to read to catch up on what you all have been doing to your rides.

 

[timachone]

John, 

I am happy to hear from you again, hope all is well! 

Your shop is coming along really great, you made your own paradise! 

Hope to see some more progress soon and a picture of some Roadrunner parts or itself  :thumb:  

 

[71 gbvert]

Glad to see that you are well! And like Tim, I look forward to checking out the progress on your projects. 

 

[71ProjectJunk]

I have always considered my self a Mopar guy, no idea why I do not have a classic Mopar right now, but I do not. Had tons of Mopars in the 80's when no one wanted them. Had a Duster 340, Demon 340, Charger 440, Roadrunner 440, Roadrunner 383, and the last one was a 1971 Barracuda. I love my Mopars, hope to see more of yours. 

 

[Fabrice]

Wow, that's some serious space you got there now!
Glad the time to actually use it has come or is about to!

 

[mach71351c]

Welcome back! Look forward to the Roadrunner build.  

 

[carguy47]

I will temp you with a big block 440 sporting a 1969 Dart GT. This might get the project rolling! Looking forward to seeing the build.