Finishing up the 71

[benrunner]

Nice....I'm thinking 255 60 15 and 245 60 15

275s really fill in the rear wells

 

[multimopes]

Beautiful job! Car looks great. I am changing out my 3.91's to 3.23 this spring!

 

[QuickBpBp]

Looks great!! Is this the '71 you were trying to sell years back?

 

[benrunner]

Beautiful job! Car looks great. I am changing out my 3.91's to 3.23 this spring!

I may change to the 3.55 , I’ll see

 

[benrunner]

Looks great!! Is this the '71 you were trying to sell years back?

No , I’ve had several. I restored a green one and sold it. I’ll be keeping this one .

 

[Runner71]

Great job! Depending whats inside the trans the 3.91 can feel a bit "short" even around town XD

 

[JG71B]

Could be! Pap was a moonshiner . All his boys grew up to be bootleggers.

Hey, my pops was one of them LOL. West By God!

 

[bandit67]

After watching the movie "Lawless" about the Bondarant Brothers running their shine war, had to read the book, loved it. Just part of our culture . Love your vision of your 71, my 73 is coming along very similar. I swore I would not have a black car AGIAN, but this one is going to stay black. Going to start with a 3.23 that is in the car but will then put in a 3.91 I have ....just want to waste some old tires a bit......excellent restore my friend.....

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

Gotta have the proper mats!!! LOOKS GREAT!!

 

[ncrobb]

Great job! She looks fantastic. What rim width and offset is that. I went with 245/60R15s all the way around and wish the rears were a little wider and taller on my ‘73 RR.

 

[benrunner]

Great job! She looks fantastic. What rim width and offset is that. I went with 245/60R15s all the way around and wish the rears were a little wider and taller on my ‘73 RR.

These are 15” x8” 4.5 backspace. Wish I went 245 on the front.

 

[Skytrooper]

Nice job !! I am doing the same thing, although it has taken 3.5 years....so far. Just got plates and temp inspection sticker. Now just fiddling with some carb stuff before I take it " on the road". After that it is doing the interior and paint. I hope my results are as good as yours !

 

[benrunner]

I went for a ride and loved it. My first time in a 440/4 speed 3.91 combo. Felt great! I added new outer window felts yesterday. Exhaust will be Wednesday. Still have to play with the timing and carb tuning some. I’m just going to drive it like l own it. Gonna be a good summer!

 

[barbee6043]

I went for a ride and loved it. My first time in a 440/4 speed 3.91 combo. Felt great! I added new outer window felts yesterday. Exhaust will be Wednesday. Still have to play with the timing and carb tuning some. I’m just going to drive it like l own it. Gonna be a good summer!

That is my idea, just a good running stock 440 those gears and a 4 banger!!! If that ain't fun, nothing is!
Now for me to just find a decent running stock 440 IN Tx or La that does not cost an arm and a leg! I got the 4 speed!

 

[RT4ever]

Could be! Pap was a moonshiner . All his boys grew up to be bootleggers.

I’ve always been curious about that business. What was a typical route? Mostly north? Did they use Mopars?

 

[barbee6043]

Kid back in SW Ga graduated a year or two ahead of me (1966). He ran shine to Atlanta in a 65 Impala, had a 427 and 4 speed. That trunk was big.
The reason the broiler business started in N Ga was to replace the shine business.

 

[benrunner]

I’ve always been curious about that business. What was a typical route? Mostly north? Did they use Mopars?

Dad ran mopars, my uncle ran Chevy . We were a dry county until the late 90s. Most of my family died from gun shots.

 

[64fury74charger]

Beautiful ride and no lack of power, sweet .....