RKNRLR
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You boys have been busy! good to see you making good use of the down time. that motor should be a hoot!
No more Road for the Runner!
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Sixtynine_Bird
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Yes it finally look like one, make us feel very happy about it. Can't wait to drive it!You have come a long way's. Look's like a runner again. Good job.
Sixtynine_Bird
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Thanks Rick, yours has always been an inspiration to our build.
ricks_RR
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yours is coming along just great there is not to many real white ones around . keep the pictures coming im having flash backs of building mine
Russ69Runner
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The task of bringing these old runners back to life is a long road for sure. Each and every one that has gone down this road know what it takes to do it. From the first day of dismantling the car to body work then paint. Then the time it take to assemble them back is long for sure. Not to mention the work that is done to the power house. But the day we get to get into the car and turn the key and here it come to life it is all worth it. Good luck to all of us guy's in our quest to revive these runner's. 
ricks_RR
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for sure it's alot of work but like i have said in the story of building my road runner the best part of it all was meeting the people along the way .
that worked on it with me . the people you meet trying to find parts trading parts to get parts you need . and at the end of it all at the start i wore gloves to keep my hands clean now i wear white gloves to keep the car clean . when i drive it at night on a back roads and the floor board meets my foot she starts talking to me it was all worth it .
that worked on it with me . the people you meet trying to find parts trading parts to get parts you need . and at the end of it all at the start i wore gloves to keep my hands clean now i wear white gloves to keep the car clean . when i drive it at night on a back roads and the floor board meets my foot she starts talking to me it was all worth it .
Russ69Runner
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ricks_RR
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it took me 5 and half years to build mine . i still have stuff to put on her like drip rail mlding there is a lot of single stage paint no clear coat and i dont want to chip it . my car has never been wet sanded or buffed . when i saw it come out of the booth i loved it just the way it was here is the picture when it came out 
ricks_RR
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the best part of all of this is that my friend that painted it at his shop the name of the shop is ACME AUTO BODY so acme did catch of the runner 
Russ69Runner
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Oh No. It turned out grate!!!!!!!
Sixtynine_Bird
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Hell guys, it has been a long long time since my last post.
not much of a progress here, did have more problems with the paint shop but the car is finally home since two weeks and now we can moving on.
The engine is almost done and will be home by the end of the month or the beginning of the next one. the car is almost complete and now is waiting for the engine.
here are some pics of the car and the engine :
You will the hand porting on the heads and the rotative assembly being installed and dialed in.
The block has been zero decked and it has been sleeved on the left bank.
not much of a progress here, did have more problems with the paint shop but the car is finally home since two weeks and now we can moving on.
The engine is almost done and will be home by the end of the month or the beginning of the next one. the car is almost complete and now is waiting for the engine.
here are some pics of the car and the engine :
You will the hand porting on the heads and the rotative assembly being installed and dialed in.
The block has been zero decked and it has been sleeved on the left bank.
Sixtynine_Bird
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Here are some pics of the engine almost completed and the car in the reassembly process :
The engine still need to be painted but every aluminum parts will stay unpainted, and the accessory needs to be bolted on too.
The engine still need to be painted but every aluminum parts will stay unpainted, and the accessory needs to be bolted on too.
Roadcuda
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You should be proud of yourself, that is all looking great!!!!
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ricks_RR
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nice car looking good
Russ69Runner
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That is going to be one bad mother of a runner. Grate job.
Sixtynine_Bird
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Thank you guys for all your kind comments.
Now we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope she will be ready by the end of this spring. Still a lot to do but getting close!
Now we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hope she will be ready by the end of this spring. Still a lot to do but getting close!
Sixtynine_Bird
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Hello Guys,
A lot has been going on since my last post. Here is the progress on the bird. The car is finally done! I want to thank you all for the support through the years during the resto of the car. Thanks for the tips, advices etc etc.
I have a lot of pic to share for the final assembly and the car finally done.
Enjoy the show now
A lot has been going on since my last post. Here is the progress on the bird. The car is finally done! I want to thank you all for the support through the years during the resto of the car. Thanks for the tips, advices etc etc.
I have a lot of pic to share for the final assembly and the car finally done.
Enjoy the show now
Sixtynine_Bird
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First lets continue where we stopped last time, the engine :
Sixtynine_Bird
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Then we had to work on the accessory part as well as headers, clutch etc
