1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 440+6

Thank you Tanker-Builder.

Oh My! That is downright Gorgeous!

Other than a coat of clear over the air cleaner, the Roadrunner 440+6 is now complete!  And, the hood even closes completely, too!

Some progress on the 71 Roadrunner.  I messed up the air cleaner paint and so I repainted it.  The decal I will be using and a closeup of the engine compartment.

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I have been thinking about my Roadrunner lately and I have decided on making a change.  I am changing the induction system from a single 4 barrel carb and manifold to a 6 barrel induction system.  With a careful removal of the 4 barrel intake, carb and air cleaner, I smoothed out the engine top, and painted the 6 barrel carbs, intake manifold and air cleaner.  Now for some assembly.

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Thank you Rob, John and cbaltrin!

Nice Job Mike.  I can see myself doing seveal of these.  Should probably finish my AMT 67 Impala SS first though...

Looks good Mike!  Nice engine bay plumbing.

Ah, so a car guy thing to do. I get it.

Sorry guys!  I corrected the pictures and they should be visable to all.

Rob, the calipers were painted green to coinside with the body color.  There are paints available to paint your calipers any color.

Mr Mike..  This is Rabbit Leader, I can't see them ... (your pictures that is--not the Heinkels)

Your photos aren't visible to me. I've been meaning to ask, in one photo, you had the brakes painted green. Is this a common color or a fancy color for aftermarket brake components? I don't know since I'm not a car guy in the least.

I also see you're from Nashua. I'm from Vermont and was stationed at Fort Devens in the early 00s. I bought my 2003 Outback from the Subaru dealership in Nashua. I was a member of the IPMS Patriots Club that met in Bedford and used to do the shows there in that area with the club. Granite Con I think was the club show in Nashua.

This is my '71 Roadrunner 440 painted with Model Master Green Go aka Sassy Grass Green with a Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black and embossing powder for carpet.  I removed the center console and added a column shifter and tachometer.  I cut up the bucket seats and added the seating surfaces to a JoHan bench seat and split the seat back.  I used the decals and wheels and tires to the Fast & Furious Dom's GTX for my Roadrunner.

Thanks cbaltrin!  The fuselage-styled Mopars would look good in just about any color!

That's looking really nice Mr Mike.  Love to do the same car in plum crazy 

I installed the chassis into the body and added my heater hoses.  This took me some finagling as the chassis didn't want to move forward like it should.  I think the issue was the engine fan and the radiator were hitting each other.

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I added my license plate to the rear bumper and in the process of doing so, I broke the joint between the bumper and valance panel.  A little glue and hopefully I have the correct angle and it is correct.  I painted the taillights with Tamiya X-27 Clear Red and Tamiya XF-2 Flat White.  I added the radiator and detailed the engine compartment.  The interior has been painted and ready for the glass to be installed. 

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Thanks cbaltrin and Joe!  Metal Foil Adhesive is just another one of those necessary evils that I have to deal with.  

I hear what you're saying about the usage of BMF adhesive Mike. I don't like using that stuff either. Your car is looking great so far brother.

Always liked this body type. You  Are doing good work Mr. Mike.  I really like the engine...

Another hurdle has been cleared!  Foiling is done!  It sucks when you have to add Metal Foil Adhesive before you have to add your Bare Metal Foil.

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Another coat of Model Master Green Go and this can is done!  So much orange peel that I think was from the lack of pressure inside the can and I even warmed the can up!  These old cans from Testors/Model Master are lousy!!!

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It has been almost two weeks since I last worked on this Roadrunner.  I decided to give it another bath this time in prep for paint.  The Chassis and the interior have been finished and are ready for assembly.

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I sanded the hood yesterday and I am heading to the kitchen sink for a good scrubbing with Dawn Dish Detergent and warm water.  When this has dried, a repaint in in order with Model Master Green Go.

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It has been a while since I have actually worked on the '71 Roadrunner.  I have been trying to decide if I should strip the lousy paint job or sand it.  Tonight I chose to sand it.  After sanding, I gave the body a bath and it looks 100% better!  Tomorrow, I sand the hood so it will match the body and then wash it.  Then, when everything is dry, I will repaint the body and hood.

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Thanks bigbluejavelin!  I will get back to this build soon.  I haven't done anything on any of my projects for a while now.  Sort of a rest period I suppose...

 Paint looks great! Impressive work on that front bench seat too. I have a friend that bought a 71 GTX in high school, about "78 or "79, still has it too.

Thanks Joe!

Since I had wet sanded the paint and I burned through several areas, I thought it would be best to paint the entire car instead of trying to touchup all the spots.

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That paint looks awesome bud. NICE!!!