Well I've been a long-time lurker and have only posted a handful of times mainly because I really didn't have much to post. With that being said it's time to make my first serious contribution to Lat-G.
I purchased a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner last March from a guy in Austin who rebuilds nothing but old Mopars. As I'm sure is the case with many of the people on this board I am now beginning to find that what I thought had been "completely" restored is nowhere near where I'd like it to be. The car's body is pretty straight, the paint is good (not great) and the 440/6bbl setup is fresh and strong.
From Day 1 I've wanted to do what everyone else here on the site has........make my older muscle car handle and brake like a newer car so that I could fully enjoy her potential. With that in mind......onto the pics.
First here's a pic of her the day I brought her home:
The car was originally equipped with 4-wheel non-power drum brakes, and it was also clearly evident from the start is that the front end needed to be rebuilt as it didn't look like any of the bushings had been changed since the day she rolled off Ma Mopar's line.
Notice the nice completely blown Varishock that I added soon after I got the car. Apparently the LCA was bent and so it was putting side loads on shock. That was a great way to burn through a little cash.
Check out the nail he used in place of the cotter-key on the front hub. That little gem is one of many examples of poor/lazy issues I've found.
Another pic of the stock front setup with the drum brakes.
Everything removed from the front end and a fresh canvas to start the upgrades.
More to come..........