70rr4spd
Active Member
Well I thought I would finally jump in and start my own thread. This thread will be for documenting the restoration of my 70 Roadrunner and for general Q&A's. Hopefully, this thread will live up to the outstanding work/documentation that; Hemirunner, hsorman, usaroadrunner and HYRDGOON have done with their cars.
Background - I have always been a Mopar guy; something my father instilled in me early on in life with stories of my grandfather's 68 Charger R/T. Grandpa wanted to pop for the Hemi but the salesman talked him out of it highlighting the short warranty and maintenance costs; so Grandpa settled for the 440. I was looking for a decent car around 7 or 8 years ago, but couldn't afford it. Instead I found an eBay lisitng for this 1970 Roadrunner from Oregon and jumped on it. I was living in Illinois at the time and didn't think much about shipping cost, which doubled what I paid for the car. As you can see from these pictures, and why I've named the car "Lazarus", I'll be bringing it back from the dead (or in this case sea salt air).
Someone beat the snot out of this car and painted it several different colors. If you look real close at the picture of the back end, there is some good 'ol redneck ingenuity as a plate was welded across the bumper so a ball hitch could be attached.
The car left the factory as a 383 4-speed bench seat car. Dark green metallic exterior and dark green interior. Not much of the original car is left. I know this is not a project for everyone, and it is going to suck the bank account dry, but it's the car I've always wanted to build.
Speaking of the build, I've looked at quite a few around the Member's Projects & Restorations Forum and you guys are doing amazing work. This build won't be an all out race car and unfortunately it won't have a monster twin turbo Hemi (I can dream though right?). This build is going to lean more towards the resto-mod type. I've always liked the looks of the late 60's and early 70's musclecars so there won't be any exterior body modifications. Chip Foose, I am not. And that's not a crack at Chip, it's just that my talent level isn't that good and I don't think there is another car from the era that has the lines or bold styling of a B-body Mopar. Now the build will have some upgrades/updates; sub frame connectors, chassis stiffening, suspension modifications, steering modifications, possibly a 5 speed (if Passon get's there sh** together) and a mildly built 440-6.
I look forward to putting in a ton of hours resurrecting this car, along with a small pile of cash, and bouncing ideas or needed parts help off of you guys.
Background - I have always been a Mopar guy; something my father instilled in me early on in life with stories of my grandfather's 68 Charger R/T. Grandpa wanted to pop for the Hemi but the salesman talked him out of it highlighting the short warranty and maintenance costs; so Grandpa settled for the 440. I was looking for a decent car around 7 or 8 years ago, but couldn't afford it. Instead I found an eBay lisitng for this 1970 Roadrunner from Oregon and jumped on it. I was living in Illinois at the time and didn't think much about shipping cost, which doubled what I paid for the car. As you can see from these pictures, and why I've named the car "Lazarus", I'll be bringing it back from the dead (or in this case sea salt air).
Someone beat the snot out of this car and painted it several different colors. If you look real close at the picture of the back end, there is some good 'ol redneck ingenuity as a plate was welded across the bumper so a ball hitch could be attached.
The car left the factory as a 383 4-speed bench seat car. Dark green metallic exterior and dark green interior. Not much of the original car is left. I know this is not a project for everyone, and it is going to suck the bank account dry, but it's the car I've always wanted to build.
Speaking of the build, I've looked at quite a few around the Member's Projects & Restorations Forum and you guys are doing amazing work. This build won't be an all out race car and unfortunately it won't have a monster twin turbo Hemi (I can dream though right?). This build is going to lean more towards the resto-mod type. I've always liked the looks of the late 60's and early 70's musclecars so there won't be any exterior body modifications. Chip Foose, I am not. And that's not a crack at Chip, it's just that my talent level isn't that good and I don't think there is another car from the era that has the lines or bold styling of a B-body Mopar. Now the build will have some upgrades/updates; sub frame connectors, chassis stiffening, suspension modifications, steering modifications, possibly a 5 speed (if Passon get's there sh** together) and a mildly built 440-6.
I look forward to putting in a ton of hours resurrecting this car, along with a small pile of cash, and bouncing ideas or needed parts help off of you guys.
I am well aware that this restoration will not be cheap. I've looked at completed cars and even better project cars as a starting point and always came back to this car, basically because at the end of the day I will know exactly how this car will be built.
