1973 Plymouth Roadrunner

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Jan 30, 14 8:46 pm

Much better looking Miles........Changes the look of the car quite significantly!

More Muscular without doubt!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Jan 30, 14 8:51 pm

Bloody lovely Miles.
Hope your gonna leave it without caps ?

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Thu Jan 30, 14 9:36 pm

Looks stunning miles...really like that look.

BJ Mac · Post by **BJ Mac** » Thu Jan 30, 14 9:45 pm

Looks great with the steels, I am a bit biased mind you

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:03 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:New steels
Wheel viniques 7 x 15, 8 x 15 with 235 tyres up front and 255 at the rear

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:03 pm

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.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:08 pm

Look forward to meeting you and your runner Miles.
You have to take me for a spin though !

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:16 pm

ok mate, Gary's Picnic, weather permitting

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:23 pm

MilesnMiles wrote:ok mate, Gary's Picnic, weather permitting

Sounds like a plan

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Thu Jan 30, 14 10:29 pm

Nice improvement Miles ... looks much better

1 - Are these the OE Chrysler or the Cop steels ??

2 - Are the rears 8" ? and with what back space ? and could you get any wider on rear ??

p.s. ... Cathy + Marilyn Manson Jnr ok ???????????????

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Fri Jan 31, 14 6:49 am

Like the car Miles, I have to look closer at Gary's picnic.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Fri Jan 31, 14 7:31 am

MilesnMiles wrote:New steels
Wheel viniques 7 x 15, 8 x 15 with 235 tyres up front and 255 at the rear

smashing

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 7:57 am

Thanks guys, glad you like them.

Jon, these are wheel vintiques 63 series oem steel replicas I bought from Anton, not cop car type. I'll try to post a close up later on.

Rears are 8 x 15 with 4.5" backspace from memory. Fronts are 7 x 15 with 3,5" backspace.

These cars will just about take a 10" wide rear with 295 tyres, but I tried that and got rubbing. I could have fired 275 series tyres but I want the car to handle. As it is, there is no excess tyre bulge and the car drives all the better for it.
Those tyres are General Grabber HP sports SUV tyres with silicon compound. They actually handle and have a C rated grip whilst most tyres in that size are E or even F rated with crap handling. I spent some time researching my options.
Total cost was £870.

Jon, Cathy and Marilyn Manson jnr doing great, thanks for asking

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jan 31, 14 10:14 am

That's looking good Miles its all coming together I see, wheels look great on it in black.

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Fri Jan 31, 14 11:50 am

I like the way the car sits now. I really dont like these cars with their ass in the air, looks redneck and tacky. Sit up rears are great on superstock cars but look lame on these later cars imo. Nothing worse than a 73/4 car with fat tyres hanging out fom the arches and ass at 45 degrees

Not cool (nice colour though!)
http://rides.moparmusclemagazine.com/ri ... tos/1.html

ouch!
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforu ... nner-clone

Much better!
http://www.brookhavenmotors.com/web/veh ... s/1091104/