It has been a long time since I logged in to moparts. Like many others, work, life, other interests, and some issues with my car led me to taking a break from the car scene. I purchased my roadrunner back in 2008 and it has been an adventure, a struggle, and somewhat of a sad story. The car was in rough shape when i bought her, I didn't realize she was dented, rusty, bent body, and missing most of her wiring when i got her. It was all hidden under a layer of bondo and black paint! The previous owner was very honest about the car and how little he knew about it, she had been a drag racer in oregon for years. The engine was installed but little was known about it either...it was a nice looking 440 that we inspected and ran well.

The old girl went to the body shop and thats where we found the issues...no choice but to fix them at this point. We replaced a quarter panel, the area under the rear window, and a few other spots. My buddy Larry was helping me the whole time, storing parts, working on it with me, teaching me, etc. His friend Ron did the body work and i was happy with what he did - given what we found!

The paint job came out well...not perfect but very nice. I decided to paint it the factory R4 red and keep the interior black. Larry and his friend Robbie helped me get the engine dialed in (showed me how to do it is more like it). We put the car back together and replaced a lot of the broken/worn components. We put in a 4.10 suregrip and a fourspeed that came with the car. A buddy sold me his tri-power setup for a screaming deal so we installed that too...and I was hooked on the A12 look.

The car sat at my friend Larry's wife's upholstery shop for almost 8 years while she worked on it partially...I was frustrated but they were great friends and whenever I'd go to pick it up she'd assure me she'd get it done. Eventually Larry started to get early onset dementia and things really fell apart. I took the car to a local restoration place to finish the interior installation and get her roadworthy for summer. i drove it home yesterday in the sun...and it was awesome. I still have a few small projects to do but having a car that actually is useable has renewed my excitement for the hobby.

Thank you to all the members that helped me out, sold me parts, gave advice, gave me parts, and make this hobby what it is. Thanks to Stu as well...he and Hemi Herb really encouraged me and made the hobby fun.

I apologize that two of the pictures are sideways...not sure why. The mexican blanket was just to keep my butt from getting sweaty.

Congrats on the success! 1969 GTX and roadrunners are my favorites. My little brother had a '69 X. I wished I could have afforded the car and had the money to do it justice.

That came out pretty nice! Well done!

Looks nice , glad you stuck to it .. congratulations !

Thanks guys! New wheels and tires are on the docket next. Looking at getting something similar to what is on her now, like these U.S. Mags Indy U101s.

U.S. Mags

Little brother's '69 X was Bronze and had Cragar GT wheels similar to this:

congratulations

Have fun with it

Carsten

That is awesome! Congratulations on sticking with it. You are missed from the board and I hope with your new realized success you stay here.

p.s. US mags are an excellent choice

Great looking car! Great to see another old school Mopar back on the road!!!!

Pics turn on me all the time too lol.

Looking great - congrats!

Nice looking hot rod. Good job!

Thanks for the positive words! I have a gas leak at the tank, looks like the sending unit penetration? Its a newer tank (!) so I'll have to take it in...sending unit isn't working right either...tank level is all over the place.

I need to measure the backspacing for my new wheels so that the tires don't rub (they rub a tiny bit now). I'm pretty stoked to get the new wheels and tires on her.

Congrats! Well done!

Beautiful car!

Congrats on getting it back on the road it looks good.

Right on!

Car looks great, enjoy the RR. Congrats and getting it back on the road,