The Roadrunner

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Wed Sep 16, 15 12:05 am

Im sure you all know the car

ex John Mills / Dave Wright Roadrunner

pb to date is a 10.35 @ 130mph

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 16, 15 12:08 am

Absolutely perfect, thanks for posting.

Please put up some specifications.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed Sep 16, 15 2:00 am

Great to see you on here, always one of my fave cars and a big influence on the decision to buy our Sport Satellite 30 years ago

And great to see a couple of my pics in this thread already

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Wed Sep 16, 15 6:08 am

Love the car was admiring it last weekend, looks very good.

db · Post by db » Wed Sep 16, 15 8:43 am

Yep, one of the cars that led me into Mopars too!!
That first pic above was one of the best of the weekend, very cool car

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Sep 16, 15 9:32 am

db wrote:Yep, one of the cars that led me into Mopars too!!

York 1982/83 …

TW71 · Post by **TW71** » Wed Sep 16, 15 11:46 am

I remember talking to Dave W when he was building motors back then, late 80's I think?

Very nice car.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Sep 16, 15 12:17 pm

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Wed Sep 16, 15 1:44 pm

Great Photo's, top quality Mopar!!!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Sep 16, 15 6:52 pm

Here's a couple you might not have seen before, took these outside the Custom Car show in the mid '70's. It was owned by a blacksmith in south london at the time if memory serves...

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Wed Sep 16, 15 6:57 pm

540 ci , (440 mopar block stroked)
Indy -1 Heads
Indy Inlet
150 CFM Dominator
original Micky Thompson valve covers and Direct Connections tube exhaust headers
MSD 7 AL
727 Toque Flight
reverse pattern valve body
Competition internals
Huges super stock converter
matching numbers narrowed Dana with strange shafts
spool, 4/56 gears (need changing as run out of revs at 1000 ft)
Backhalfed, 4 bar by Hauser
8.50 tagged cage by Webster
original torsion bar front end
Drum Brakes
Light weight fiber glass wings, bonnet and boot
aluminum door skins
original Cragar super tricks
restoration by Dave Billadeau
paint by Roberts Motor Bodies
hand painted signage by Craig Ainge

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:11 pm

God stuff - what are your best times, 60 foot, etc???

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:25 pm

60 ft - 1.44
1/8 et - 6.50
1/8 mph - 106
1/4 et 10.25
1/8 mph 130

as i say we have the wrong rear gearing in the car atm so times will hopefully come down to 9s next year.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:27 pm

Might hurt the 60 foot time though.

We were running the taller slicks on the Barracuda at the HRD's and we got a bit more mph but a big hit on 60 foot........

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:31 pm

im not to bothered what the 60ft times are aslong is i can get the car to run the old super gas 9.90 index like it was built to do