| Mike's 1971 Plymouth Road Runner |
| Mike's 1971 Plymouth Road Runner 383 CI, 300 HP, 4-Speed Purchased: Sept 2011 after 1 year search (Not the original engine or front bumper) Holley 750 Dbl Pump Carb, Edelbrock Intake Manifold, 8 3/4 3.23 Sure-Grip Rear End (replacement), Factory Black w/ Orange Insert Bucket Seats (replacement) |
| The horn was the first thing replaced. It baffles me why someone would install a standard horn instead of the famous "Beep Beep" horn. |
| Carpeting was the next major project, including the installation of DuraMat lining for heat and noise reduction. It really made a significant improvement! |
| One of the top 5 things on my list when I bought the car was to replace the plain black bench seats (with missing headrests), with bucket seats. I eventually found some decent seats a guy had in a 1967 Chevy Nova set up for racing. But the seats had a build tag indicating they were from a 1971 Dodge Charger (early). Since my Road Runner was also a '71 early, I thought I had mad a great find! |
| It turned out no one makes foam replacements for 1971 Plymouth or Dodge early seats, as there were not enough of them. They were a larger size than the Mopar E Bodies, and different from the 1970 and 1972 B Bodies. There was a lot less foam for the 71 B Earlies, so I had to carve up the seat back foam on the 71 B Body Lates I purchased and widen the cut into the foam to fit the 2" wider seat back as well. There was a LOT of leftover foam (4th picture above). |
| During the entire time I was working the guys at Stitchin Auto Upholstery in Gretna. They would not cut the foam, and I understood that, but after my electric knife foam carving efforts they sure put everything back together GREAT! They did a lot of extra work to get the orange inserts to tuck in well, but I was extremely happy with the results! |
| Driving I-80 to Wisconsin |
| My entry in the 2013 HIPO Mopar Show before I was a club member |
| A Thursday night car show at Steak-n-Lube in Council Bluffs |
Hmm... what to do for the Haunted Garage Car Show at Don & Millie's? Maybe a giant Jack-o-Lantern... I need headlight covers, and eyes, a nose, teeth...
| A good smile... |
| And I need a topping, like a big ol' stem... |
| The Haunted Garage Best Decorated Mopar for 2016! |
