My cousin gave me a 69 hemi roadrunner

[gtx6970]

AM I to assume it no longer has the hemi in the car ?

 

[HersheysHemi]

AM I to assume it no longer has the hemi in the car ?

Unfortunately the hemi is gone.
I'm guessing they blew it up in the early days.
Who knows,maybe the block is out there somewhere.
Car came with two 440 engines.

 

[RT68440]

Keep an eye out for some steel fenders. You may get lucky and find a set of original white patinad' fenders that would somewhat match the car. Being that the road runners, gtx, satellites and belveders all shared the same fenders you have a pretty good chance of finding a set...

 

[1967coronet]

That is pretty darn cool !
Congrats,

 

[gdrill]

Clean it up. Take pictures evrywhere to preserve the back story. Service all the mechanicals. Install a 440. Find seats if you want. (I would put the dash back in) Enjoy it and keep telling the story. It is a Surdriver.

 

[HersheysHemi]

Keep an eye out for some steel fenders. You may get lucky and find a set of original white patinad' fenders that would somewhat match the car. Being that the road runners, gtx, satellites and belveders all shared the same fenders you have a pretty good chance of finding a set...

Good idea. I didn't even think about looking for a pair of original white fenders.

 

[bballfan1]

@bballfan1 Do you know anything about this car Mike? Nice find by the way!

I'm about 6-7 hours from Long Island and have never seen that car. Thanks for the heads up though!

 

[R413]

Keep an eye out for some steel fenders. You may get lucky and find a set of original white patinad' fenders that would somewhat match the car. Being that the road runners, gtx, satellites and belveders all shared the same fenders you have a pretty good chance of finding a set...

Problem is they all have incorrect holes for emblems and trim, besides real road runner fenders.

 

[#41]

If I was that lucky, I'd clean it up, go through the mechanical electrical systems to make it drivable..... and leave it just as it is. Then maybe, maybe, someday, get around to restoring it, but probably not.

 

[HersheysHemi]

Problem is they all have incorrect holes for emblems and trim, besides real road runner fenders.

Ok thanks for the tip

 

[HersheysHemi]

If I was that lucky, I'd clean it up, go through the mechanical electrical systems to make it drivable..... and leave it just as it is. Then maybe, maybe, someday, get around to restoring it, but probably not.

That's what I'm thinking.
The blue fenders bug me though.
I'm a a painter/bodyman by trade so eventually I will restore it.
For now i just want to have some fun with it and share videos on my youtube channel.

 

[Budnicks]

Cool project, 'was a hemi car'
I'd leave the fiberglass fenders on it, do something about that hood
I'd leave it looking like a drag racer, but street drive it, put a 440/727tf in it
clean up & do something with the interior, & dash cluster/gauges
clean up the vintage slots (?) or is it old Torque Thrusts (?) can't tell very well,
maybe repaint paint the inners if it's a vintage TT wheel, slot front runners/polished
clean it/the body, fix some dents up maybe prime it, at a min.
&/or paint it all one color, so it's more presentable
get all the safety stuff plumbing, belts & hoses changed, fresh fuel system
& drive it, like you stole it, because you literally did get it free

a lil' cleaning & straightening out some "stuff/butchery" will make a huge difference
in the eye appeal

'day 2' baby
good luck, have fun

 

[ckessel]

What an awesome score!