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1969 Road Runner preservation

While waiting for a few parts so that I could start the engine for the first time in over 40 years. I decided to work on the exterior paint. After getting into detailing and polishing the paint I have determined that there is considerably more than 20% that has had paint work done to it over 40 years ago. With this information I cannot in good faith put this car in the survivor tent. So I have reached out to the organizers of the Chrysler Carlisle survivor tent and withdrew this car from their display. Gregg said they would have no problem filling the spot. I will still be driving the car to Carlisle but displaying it in the show car field.

Pat
 
Sorry to hear it but, from my perspective, it will be much easier to look it over out in the open. The roped-off under the tent survivors can be a bit harder to look at. Good luck getting it running and I’ll be sure to look for it out in the show field.
 
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Floyd said:
Sorry to hear it but, from my perspective, it will be much easier to look it over out in the open. The roped-off under the tent survivors can be a bit harder to look at. Good luck geeking it running and I’ll be sure to look for it out in the show field.
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Yes, I could never quite figure that out as well. With all due respect, you can get closer to a $40,000 paint job then you could to some guys $10,000 four-door survivor;-)

Thanks

Pat
 
keepat said:
Yes, I could never quite figure that out as well. With all due respect, you can get closer to a $40,000 paint job then you could to some guys $10,000 four-door survivor;-)

Thanks

Pat
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Plus it's hard to really see the true colors of the cars in the survivor tent because of the red glow from the sun shining through the red tent fabric. That spring green will really pop out in the sun!
 
I’ve seen cars in the tent that have had complete paint jobs, so if you’ve had a panel or two repainted, I don’t see a problem with that, but it’s your call. No matter, I’m looking forward to seeing the car and meeting you.

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Richard Cranium said:
I’ve seen cars in the tent that have had complete paint jobs, so if you’ve had a panel or two repainted, I don’t see a problem with that, but it’s your call. No matter, I’m looking forward to seeing the car and meeting you.

:thumbsup:
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I don’t want to be that guy so I will have the car in the show field with the other Road Runners. Truth be said, I was just being a candy *** looking for a way to stay out of the sun;-)
Thank you, look forward to meeting you as well!
Pat
 
keepat said:
I don’t want to be that guy so I will have the car in the show field with the other Road Runners. Truth be said, I was just being a candy *** looking for a way to stay out of the sun;-)
Thank you, look forward to meeting you as well!
Pat
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The FBBO tent is the best way to stay out of the sun at Carlisle. Look forward to seeing you there.
 
With my original radiator back from the shop and installed, I was able to fill the engine with antifreeze and pressure tested for leaks. Unfortunately, one of my exhaust studs was leaking. It was one of the long ones that requires the special 2 1/2” long bolt. I am sure there are specialized tools for reaching in that hole to extract the stud, but I don’t have one. So to extract the stud without removing the entire manifold, I drilled a 13/64 hole in the middle of the factory 2 1/2” long nut. Then I tapped it for 1/4-20 threads. This allowed me to tighten the 1/4-20 bolt against the stud holding tension on it, allowing me to unscrew the stud. It made quick work of the repair. Unfortunately, my custom-made tool is now holding the exhaust manifold;-)
Thanks
Pat

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Two steps forward and one back, after getting the exhaust manifold stud leak fixed. I discovered another one in the heater core. I had tested this a few weeks ago by itself, but after 14 psi, she decided to leak:-(
For the short term, I am just installing a couple of rubber stoppers in the two firewall ports to eliminate the leak until I have time to replace the heater core.

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Old bird is cleaning up pretty good. She’s running and I just about run out of things to bolt back on;-) I hope to put a few miles on her this weekend if it doesn’t rain.
Thanks
Pat

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I can't remember if the motor was redone stock or built up? How does it sound? I bet that was a nerve racking break in!
 
moparker said:
I can't remember if the motor was redone stock or built up? How does it sound? I bet that was a nerve racking break in!
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Top half of the engine was disassembled by the original owner in the mid 80s. But was never protected or reassembled and sat that way for 40 years. The original owner passed away in 2018. Sometime after that his daughter and son-in-law had the engine removed and rebuilt to stock specs. But they never reinstalled the motor. The break-in wasn’t a problem as the engine builder convinced the original family to upgrade the cam to a roller. I will try and post a video of the car running soon.
Thanks
Pat
 
keepat said:
This is my first Mopar preservation. I have a fair amount of GM cars that I have preserved, but I have to say this fan shroud looks perfect, whereas most of the GM ones have a broken flange or cracks. Hard to believe this is 56 years old.



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What was you process on the fan shroud? When I get the chance I'll want to clean up mine. It's not very bad at all though.
 
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