1972 Roadrunner Clone

[RickBost]

well as i promised some pictures. I have also started tearing the car down for paint due to the fact that the little slant 6 radiator blew up on me :spam-press:
exterior

interior

nice hole in the floor where someone installed a 4 speed at one point

and the engine out of the 76 RV

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I couple of ideas for the hood. i wonder what you all think?
idea #1 73 RR hood?
or Idea #2 71-74 cuda' shaker?

 

[RickBost]

of course my daughter had to help they are never to young to teach.

she has quite figured out that she is supposed to hand me the tools after she gets them

 

[roadrunnerman]

Cute little girl,i see she really gets into her work. Good luck going into your rebuild.

 

[Roadbird]

Are you here at Ft. Lewis? I live out in Spanaway. Let me know if you need some help.

 

[bigredbird]

I couple of ideas for the hood. i wonder what you all think?
idea #1 73 RR hood?
or Idea #2 71-74 cuda' shaker?

Some major fabrication needed for a shaker, I'd think. For the '73 RR, you'd need to flatten the two fender humps at the corners. I've seen those done on 71/72 birds and they look great.

 

[Propwash]

Hungry?....Naw, I just had a couple 3/8" extensions, thanks...

 

[RickBost]

Ok thanks for the advice... we will see when i get round to the hood what direction i go...
I got to work some more on my car i started the sanding and tear down process

Propwash she loves to help out but since it has been around 40 degrees during the day i cant bring her out there to work with me

 

[satman72]

I like the idea of the '73 style hood, but then again I might be prejudiced a bit:grin:

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?43220-72-satellite-clone-runner

 

[747mopar]

First off, thanks for your service. I'm a big fan of these cars, I've always loved the big mouth looking grill on them. You mentioned "paintable bumpers", why not just sandblast them and paint them "I've done it before with no problems" epoxy primer works great on sandblasted surfaces. I love the little girl helping out, my daughter is 6 and loves helping when she can and loves the car shows. I like all the hood ideas but like bigredbird said the shaker will take some fab work, likely you would have to cut the shaker portion out a cuda hood and graft it onto yours. I like the 73 scoops but you could easily turn one into a functional scoop making it even cooler. Nice looking car can't wait to see it when it's done.

 

[RickBost]

Ok so i know i havent been able t work on my car much lately but i managed to get outside and get started again. I remover the front clip and started on the body work.

 

[roadrunnerman]

We all have things to do first, and work on our cars when we get a chance. Work on when you can and enjoy family time first.