New here with '71 Road Runner...

[gionni]

hi all

my name is gionni, i'm italian but i live in switzerland (zurich).. (therefore, sorry for my bad english!) ;o)

i have a '71 Plymouth Road Runner 340 H.P., and since october '06 i restore it and modifing it to a pro-tourer. in approx. 2 months it should be finished with phase 1!

it was an original rustfree car from washington, but the paint was 35 years old and the body had many skratches and others.

the mods from this 1st phase icluding:

- new paintjob in original tawny-gold-metallic
- engine rebuilt and light modified (340cui H.P. / 4bbl)
- new exhaust system with tti-headers, dynomax mufflers and magnaflow-tips
- lowering front 3" / back 2"
- budnik wheels "Ice" 8x19 front on 235/35ZR19 / 10x20 back on 285/30ZR20
- interior modified with sport-seats, custom-console with pioneer headunit and autometer-carbon-gauges, budnik "stiletto" steering wheel, and other...
- hi-fi system with pioneer-radio/mp3 player, jbl-speakers, jbl-amplifier and jbl-subwoofer
- and other mods...

in future comes: ;o)

- stroke engine to 417cui and high modifing (to approx. 500 - 550HP)
- complete airride-system with 4-link-modification...
- and other...

hier a few of pics...

before







others pics comes later in "project updates"...

[Speedster]

Hey Gionni -

Welcome to the site. Nice Road Runner you have there. Lots of twisty roads to wring that thing out on. This site has a very knowledgable group of enthusiasts. Enjoy...

[XcYZ]

Welcome to the site, Gionni. It's really cool to see people signing up from all over the world. I'm pretty sure that you're the first member from Switzerland, and I would have to think that there aren't too many Road Runners over there.

Cool project, I'm looking forward to seeing it come together. Keep us posted.

[Alex396ss]

Welcome Gionni, nice car!

Alex

[gionni]

thanx all...

yes, here in switzerland we are only 3-4 owners with an original '71/72 roadrunner...the others are all satellite's...

but the us-car-comunity here in switzerland ist very huge...
the protourer-style cames only since a few of years...not so long! but now ever more...

i will update my project with pictures...

[OLDFLM72]

My dad had a 71 GTX 440 that he bought new but sold a week before I got my driver's license in 1983... wish he'd have kept it... I know I'd still have it as I still have my 72 Formula that I bought in high school. Just woulda been cool to have Dad's car... oh well. Nice car and thanks for the memories!
More pics and updates as you go!
V/R,
Ty

[DriverzInc]

Hi there and welcome.

Do you know Alex and Alain at Budnik Europe?

[gionni]

@ty: cool! yes i post more pic's...

@jon: yesssss, we are budnik-dealers and working with alex!!
just yesterday we speaking with alex from your impala...NICE CAR!

[vanzuuk1]

Very cool car. I looked for one of these before my camaro. I would love to see the car lowered but with the dog dish caps and wheels in the frist photo.This car screams early nascar or some 70s tv cop show.