5 days, lots of hours, and voila! a White Roadrunner!

[racedodge]

Spring break was no break I tell ya. I decided to bite the bullet and get my RR painted. Little did I know that my project would turn into a rust hunting and destroy adventure.

Now, those that know me realize that I have never done body work on any car EVER, and to be honest, I never wanted to learn either. But, I bit the bullet and commenced to start the trial by fire (literally and figuratively).

First, in order to replace rusty panels you need to know how to shape sheetmetal and weld, of which I knew nothing of either. Luckily, I have a buddy who does and he taught me enough to make me dangerous so that I may learn the hard way (i.e. make mistakes and fix them) Thanks Russ! (moparguy01). I did alot of the sanding, filling, sheetmetal fab, and welding. *disclaimer, I HAVE NEVER WELDED BEFORE IN MY LIFE* I learned the hard way on how to do this. Granted, it would have been easier if I had a welder with gas, but I did not. So it was flux core for me and a crap load of patience and contorted angles. My ability to weld progressed immensely from each panel to the next and the last one I was actually proud of.

Oh well, this car has not seen its original color (spinnaker white btw) since 1978 so I am happy with it. So, without further adieu, the pictures of what she looked like to what she now looks like. Hope you enjoy it.

Jamey

What she looked like when I first got her:

4 years ago got the trunk and engine bay painted:

AND FINALLY.. AFTER 6 YEARS, SHE IS PAINTED!

prior owners makeshift patch panel.. yes that is pieces of sheetmetal riveted and sealed together

 

[racedodge]

and some more:

 

[Joe Mopar]

Nice job. Keep the pics. coming.

 

[wannadrag]

Looks good,but man lotsa work for 5 days.

 

[moparstuart]

so your finally stepping up in the world and will behind the wheel of a plymouth
and it must be ready for the cruise:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::tongueflap:

 

[racedodge]

oh yeah, that has been my plan this whole time!! I love me RR.. almost more than my charger to be honest!

 

[moparstuart]

oh yeah, that has been my plan this whole time!! I love me RR.. almost more than my charger to be honest!

once you get behind the wheel you will love the plymouth more l

oh and i dont see you in any of the pictures so i think russ did all the work:tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap: :tongueflap:

 

[Propwash]

Nothing like a little elbow grease

 

[racedodge]

once you get behind the wheel you will love the plymouth more l

oh and i dont see you in any of the pictures so i think russ did all the work:tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap: :tongueflap:

lol, no way, I just didnt trust him with my camera :grin:

 

[69 Runner]

sweet

 

[dantrap]

Man, that's a lot of work in 5 days. Looks GooD.

 

[1BLUEMOFO]

Looks good, bet you couldve done it in four days if you put down the camera..lol J/K

 

[racedodge]

Looks good, bet you couldve done it in four days if you put down the camera..lol J/K

well... probably true.. but you know.. i could have got it done in 3 if I had a steady supply of Mountain Dew too boot!

 

[1BLUEMOFO]

lol.. I hear ya man.

 

[1badstroker]

Dam dude, That is a bunch to get done in 5 days. Did you sleep or plug the mountain Dew in your arm. Lookin good though. Nice job. Keep the pictures coming as you go.

 

[Revhendo]

Nice job, you're almost inspiring me to try and tackle my own rust issues.
Did you say that was regular Mt. Dew or was it the Throwback with real sugar?

 

[Donny]

Impressive!

 

[Bens69PlymouthSatellite]

Lookin nice as hell,what kind of rims do u have on that beast they are kinda what I was lookin at for my satellite,also what is your rear end and gear ratio? she looks sweet though your an animal!

 

[racedodge]

Dam dude, That is a bunch to get done in 5 days. Did you sleep or plug the mountain Dew in your arm. Lookin good though. Nice job. Keep the pictures coming as you go.

we slept.. little. the last night was 4 hours of sleep for me though on a cold concrete floor.

Nice job, you're almost inspiring me to try and tackle my own rust issues.
Did you say that was regular Mt. Dew or was it the Throwback with real sugar?

wish it was throwback, but nope.. regular mountain dew :sad:

Impressive!

thank you so much!

Lookin nice as hell,what kind of rims do u have on that beast they are kinda what I was lookin at for my satellite,also what is your rear end and gear ratio? she looks sweet though your an animal!

those are my fake centerlines w/slicks on the back, i will remove them and either put my set of mirada rims or the original rallye rims back on.. havent decided yet. the rear gear is a 3.91 suregrip, 742 case.

 

[racedodge]

welp.. here are some pics of me putting the ol girl back together... the front bumper has not been on this car since the 70s from what I understand and boy, it showed it. talk about a pain in the butt!!! all the moving around the car did, i had to "come-along" the bumper brackets to get the bumper to line up.. the driver's side is still too low, so i will get that bent upwards later on.

did windshield trim, grille, headlight trim, bumpers, and sidemarker lenses.. also, did the wiper assembly (arms, etc.) i have the rear bumper on too.. but it was getting late and I was getting hungry, so I didnt finish tightening down all the bumper bolts.