New guy with 69 hemi roadrunner

[Jrpontiac]

I recently inherited a 69 Hemi Roadrunner from my father in law. Orginally a 383 auto car. FIL aquired the car maybe 10 years ago and started collecting orginal Hemi parts. Installed the Hemi maybe 5 years ago. It is stroked and i think 528 cubes, does that sound correct.? Car is all there, runs and drives pretty good, looks better in pictures than in person. I got a few immediate things I want to handle (hoses, valve covers, coil, a couple leaks) I will tear it down and do a complete restoration in the next couple years. First old Mopar I have ever owned. Really a GM guy at heart. My other fun cars are a 77 short bed turbo 5.3 c10, SS 454 Truck, newer SS Camaro convertible and an Audi. No real questions at this time just a hello.

 

[Photon440]

Hi, thanks for sharing your car with us - you get extra points for that around here!

 

[68gtxman]

Welcome!

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome

 

[Lionized]

Welcome and congratulations on your inheritance.
Drive it and enjoy...you'll be a Mopar convert in just a few (very) quick miles!

 

[HD539]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest! Nice looking car.

 

[Dajkzo]

Welcome from New England!

 

[Basket case]

welcome! beautiful car. Before you tear it down to make it perfect, have some fun with it first!

 

[Jerry Hall]

Welcome from Alabama. Fix those mechanicals, clean it up and enjoy. A full restoration, I would think about for a while. I've been there and done that. It's only worth it if it's a matching numbers original car. I find that other than the joy of the restoration that I don't drive and enjoy them enough in the effort to keep them new. I offer this as an opinion only. It's now your car. Have fun.

 

[davek]

sweet ride,but since your a chevy guy I could take that off your hands for you.

 

[DeltaV]

Welcome from Georgia. Very nice car!

American flag on one wall and Texas flag on another.

 

[JB400]

Welcome to the group
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[GetX'd]

Welcome to FBBO from SoCal - no one admits they’re a “Chevy” guy on this site.... I was shocked.......lol

 

[Budnicks]

nice RR

figured you were a GM with a handle like Jrpontiac

cool car you got from the FIL

welcome to FBBO from NorCal Sierras

 

[oldbee]

Welcome aboard from Ohio, I smell another convert from the “dark side “!

 

[eric383]

Welcome to FBBO.

 

[Jrpontiac]

Thanks for all the welcomes. Plan on fixing some stuff and driving for awhile. If it was orginal paint tacky, or was a really nice paint job 20 years ago tacky, id be ok with it. Unfortunately it is 4 different paint jobs without stripping it, topped it off with a $1500 Macco paint job that was done 20 years ago tacky. Im into it for $zero so if i spend $15k restorting it I'll be OK.

 

[mr. b]

welcome to FBBO sweet looking road runner got to love those 69s

 

[Hey-O]

welcome from the show me state !!

 

[polywideblock]

g'day from Australia