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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: Hotwheelsjr] #603074
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I'm kinda partial to the '73/4 also, but I wouldn't hesitate to jump on a '71/2 for the right price locally.







That is a good lookin ride, with the perfect rake, IMO. Ive got 2 73 RRs, making one car out of 2. Waiting on my body man to get started on the body work. I think you just settled my color combo for me!!!! A buddy has a 73 that he has had for 20 years or so. It is black with white stripes, it does look pimp with draglites on it. But, I cant afford to get the body straight enough for black. Red, now that may work. Any idea what the exact paint color is?

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72 RR, Pump gas 440, 452s, 3800 lbs, Corked, ET Radials,. 11.33@117.72. Same car, bone stock 346s, 9.5 comp, baby solid. 12.24@110.
Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: Von] #603075
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Von, i wondered if Bean still owned that car. Does it get driven?

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: strokin73cuda] #603076
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Show my wife a 71-2-3-4 and she would say they are the same car but show her a 68-9 or 70 and then one of the above and she would argue that they are are even different brands but what does she know. I personally love the body lines of the 71 and up with my fav being a 73-4 with a bulge hood it has its own aggressive stance, but then again I may be biased as I used to own one.


I use to have a second gen road runner, I don't even remember what year it was [73 I think] I realy don't know the difference by looking at them.. I also had a 70 road runner and I can tell a 70 comeing from a mile away, comeing or going. Just my

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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: Von] #603077
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there was a movie called (the boys next door) it had Charlie Sheen....the car they drove was a 1973 roadrunner. I know cause I bought that car and It was my first car.

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: CurYellowBird] #603078
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73-74 I don't like the bushings between the frame as mentioned. Makes swapping parts between b bodies a pain in the [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean].




No, nobody likes those bushings. However at least you can go either poly or aluminum bushings for the k-frame and the iso torsion bar x-member. And the iso t-bar x-member can be eliminated as well if you know how to weld and pick up a set of 72 and earlier torsion bars. In all honesty, the bushings in the k-frame are over exaggerated by the naysayers. Not that big of a deal. I don't like them but they don't kill the car either.

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That's why most enthusiasts of ford, mopar, and chevy recognize 71' as the end of the muscle car era.




But who really cares about that these days? Unless you're only interested in doing a stock resto it doesn't really matter. Guys like me doing restomods are going to make their cars what they want. Mine has absoloutely no emissions equipment, not even a charcoal can.

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Daytonaturbo. I love the stance of your car, what suspension set up/wheels,tyres are you running ?
cheers Doug




Thanks Doug. I'm running re-arched stock rear leafs and 275/60/15 tires, planning to go wider in the rear but same diameter.



Really there are only two things that bother me about the 73-74's. One being nobody even repros rear 1/4 patch panels for them. The other being 71-72 fenders aren't a bolt-on. If the older nose would bolt on and if the body line wouldn't have changed for 73, I honestly would seriously consider swapping to the 71-72 nose. Not because I dislike the 73-74 nose, more because after daily driving the car for 7 years spring-fall I'm getting a bit bored with the way it looks. Got a RR hood going on this summer and maybe a color change just to freshen things up.

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #603079
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what ever happend to the guy with a compleat rear clip and the amd guys did they take him up on the offer or trading the clip for challenger sheetmetal? jim??????


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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: BossRide] #603080
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cause ALL successful car designs had matching front and rear openings..






If you'll notice, the '57's wheel opening edges are the same size, thickness, and have a similar "flow", even though they are not exactly the same front to rear.

Looking at the '73-4's again, it's not so much the shape of the openings (which look mostly symmetrical, save for the height difference) but rather the area around the openings in the quarter panels and fenders- smooth on the fenders, and with a flattened, radiused area on the rear quarter panels. Is it nit-picking? Maybe, maybe not, but it's there, and that may be the reason '74-'74s are even less popular than F-bodies.

Like I said, I still like them, but I'm not sure I will ever love them.

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: toplescuda] #603081
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what ever happend to the guy with a compleat rear clip and the amd guys did they take him up on the offer or trading the clip for challenger sheetmetal? jim??????




I just got on my friend about that earlier tonight, he hasnt called AMD yet. I suggested he do it very soon if he wants to do a deal with them before they find the pieces elswhere.

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #603082
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give him a good wack across the noggin let him know were not messing around lol


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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: BossRide] #603083
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You know my car looks better on a rake..







Sorry, not a fan of a raked stance. I love the 200-S wheels, though. See, I said something nice.

In all seriousness, I've always loved your car. It's one of the few '73-'74s I've kept pics of, and how many baby blue Mopars do you see? Not many, or I should say, not enough.

This is probably my second favorite '73-4, and I forget whose car this is, but I wish I had a better/larger pic of it :




A few other Moparts member's rides:



I love this color combo, too:




I love FM3, but even I have my limits :




I does have a nice rake, though.

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: In_The_Pink] #603084
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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: In_The_Pink] #603085
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You know my car looks better on a rake..







Sorry, not a fan of a raked stance. I love the 200-S wheels, though. See, I said something nice.

In all seriousness, I've always loved your car. It's one of the few '73-'74s I've kept pics of, and how many baby blue Mopars do you see? Not many, or I should say, not enough.

This is probably my second favorite '73-4, and I forget whose car this is, but I wish I had a better/larger pic of it :




A few other Moparts member's rides:



I love this color combo, too:




I love FM3, but even I have my limits :




I does have a nice rake, though.




Uh..oh..the pink car gives me an idea

Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #603086
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Thanks Doug. I'm running re-arched stock rear leafs
Do you mean re-tempered ?

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Looking at the '73-4's again, it's not so much the shape of the openings (which look mostly symmetrical, save for the height difference) but rather the area around the openings in the quarter panels and fenders- smooth on the fenders, and with a flattened, radiused area on the rear quarter panels.





I actually like that about the rear quarters... I like how the body line flows from the front fenders down into the rear quarters... but I'm not here trying to sell '73-/74s to anyone.

The only thing I don't like is the lack of parts...


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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: forphorty] #603088
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Von, i wondered if Bean still owned that car. Does it get driven?




Heck no!! AFAIK, the car hasnt been fired since '93 or '94. I dont think he even fired it when he moved it to his house in Glenpool. Ive tried to get him interested in it again, but no luck so far. I know his oil pan is smashed up from hitting something and he is worried about that. Also, I guess he had a small fire of some sort due to an improperly installed electronic ignition harness. Last time I talked with him I offered to come down and help him get the ignition thing figured out. I guess he got that fixed, but I still dont think he fired it. Another thing is Im feel that he was/is disappointed in how it ran........13.40s..... I had a nice converter for sale a year or so ago and you know his car needs a converter BAD. I tried to get him to buy it, but it didnt happen. His combo just needs tweaking, IMO. Gear, 'Vert, heads need checked and a real valve job (Id bet my nuts his heads are totally jacked up, judging by who did the work on them) cam needs to be in really early, etc. He was talking about pulling it out and going through the whole motor again. You know it should go mid 12's at the worst. Most of his troubles can be attributed to his helper, if you get my drift....our old buddy.

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Re: 1973/74 Roadrunners..tell me about them.... [Re: GYM] #603089
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Correct; emissions requirements did become more 'strict' in '72, but they did not 'start' in '72 as you originally intimated. The separate evaporative emissions tank in your left rear fender well was a piece new for '71.
(Ask any of us that were there when the '71's were new; the emissions equipment issue was already a reality...)
Need more examples? Take a look at the complex smog pump set-up on late sixties Camaros and Mustangs.




Exactly. Emissions controls where already coming in during the late '60s, and they just gained emphasis as the 70s wore on. This idea that the muscle car era "died" in '72 in silly. It's an arbitrary "line in the sand" that's been invented by the so-called experts and magazine editors. After all, the term "performance car" is relative. I don't recall anyone being that hung-on on dates back in the day. All anyone cared about was how your car performed on the street or strip.

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The wheel opening doesn't bother me at all

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