1973 Plymouth Roadrunner

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Fri Jan 31, 14 12:00 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:.... I really dont like these cars with their ass in the air, looks redneck and tacky......

(same goes for white letter tyres IMHO but I'll let you off of that one cos of your above statement

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Steve · Post by **Steve** » Fri Jan 31, 14 12:37 pm

You had a very redneck at the Nats Miles!!

think you should do it like the gaschamber of a mopar in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot! Complete with chickens!

Dave81 will be along with a pic soon

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jan 31, 14 12:43 pm

I think its because the rear wheels are too wide, at least it looks like it in the first two pics? And due to the square wheel arches they have no choice but to raise the arse end, probably wouldn't look so bad on a Charger having round arches, but do agree with you, the wheels look better inside the arches as in the third pic.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Jan 31, 14 12:51 pm

yeah third picture !

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Fri Jan 31, 14 12:56 pm

Shame they didn't put the balance weights on the inside

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jan 31, 14 2:42 pm

Call me a redneck, but I think this is right on the money for a 73 Road Runner!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Jan 31, 14 3:22 pm

Redneck!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jan 31, 14 3:23 pm

Thanks Dave

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 3:29 pm

Ivor,

Rob, yes, I painted the rear weights, fronts to follow. Mike fitted my front pair and as an ex tyre fitted he felt that the wheels would better balnce with outside weights.

Carl, bang on. The rear wheel wells dictate the stance for me.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jan 31, 14 4:03 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:Ivor,

If we were all the same Miles, this would be a dreary old place!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 4:08 pm

It's pretty dreary in the Duchy today!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jan 31, 14 4:37 pm

Yeah and apparently you may be losing more of the beach bar today as well!

Sorry for the hijack!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 4:55 pm

Don't be sorry Ivor, I started it

Looks like I'm in the garage tomorrow painting wheel weights

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Jan 31, 14 4:58 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:No caps, cos the beggars fell off! It does look so much muscular with the 15". Could never understand why Mopar used 14" wheels on these big cars.

what hub caps you got ? my wheels are from wheel vintiques , the caps on mine were / are really really tight & had to fabricate a custom hub cap popper offer to get them off ,

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 5:20 pm

Steve, I bought some old original plymouth division ones.
Are yours the wheel vintiques hub caps. Maybe they are just a better fit.