1968 Plymouth Hemi Road Runner

[Mr. Moparman]

I have no clue, I think the gov. thinks somebody might make a deadly paint bomb. And would the stupid rules stop coming up!!!!!!

[mrmike]

Brandon, in this post-9/11 world that we now live in, certain things have changed our way of life to help insure our public safety. This includes the shipping of hadzardous materials overseas, which includes paints. A young person, such as yourself, may not understand why since this event took place nearly 10 years ago when you were very young. You may think of a can of paint exploding and leaving paint all over, but when combined with other chemicals and a detonation source, the result could be very deadly.

[richcrabman]

Brandon, in this post-9/11 world that we now live in, certain things have changed our way of life to help insure our public safety. This includes the shipping of hadzardous materials overseas, which includes paints. A young person, such as yourself, may not understand why since this event took place nearly 10 years ago when you were very young. You may think of a can of paint exploding and leaving paint all over, but when combined with other chemicals and a detonation source, the result could be very deadly.

i fully understand now,so thanks for clearing that one up.....i did get a jar of tamiya x-6 orange.looks close enough

rich

[Mr. Moparman]

Brandon, in this post-9/11 world that we now live in, certain things have changed our way of life to help insure our public safety. This includes the shipping of hadzardous materials overseas, which includes paints. A young person, such as yourself, may not understand why since this event took place nearly 10 years ago when you were very young. You may think of a can of paint exploding and leaving paint all over, but when combined with other chemicals and a detonation source, the result could be very deadly.

I totally understand, I was two then and my parents told me that they had just finished setting up the new trailer, (which we still live in today) and hauling away the old one when the towers fell.

[richcrabman]

God bless America.......

[charlie8575]

Actually, shipping paint, especially in the spray variety, by air freight has been forbidden long before 2001, mainly for the possible toxic hazards. That's why paint vendors like Scale Finishes and MCW are pretty much confined to the lower 48. I remember even in the 1990s MCW couldn't ship to Canada.

For our Canadian and other friends, your local paint jobbers should be able to supply you with something that can be translated from the American formulae.

Charlie Larkin

[richcrabman]

Actually, shipping paint, especially in the spray variety, by air freight has been forbidden long before 2001, mainly for the possible toxic hazards. That's why paint vendors like Scale Finishes and MCW are pretty much confined to the lower 48. I remember even in the 1990s MCW couldn't ship to Canada.

For our Canadian and other friends, your local paint jobbers should be able to supply you with something that can be translated from the American formulae.

Charlie Larkin

That's it Charlie,if i could get some kind of paint codes from the likes of krylon,mopar,and testors.then i hopefully could get some colours mixed.

But that's another thing.testors paints seem to do all the right engine colours like ford blue,Chevrolet red,and possible hemi orange.but we can't get the jars of testors paints over here either.so would it be safe to ship jars of model paints,instead of not being able to ship can paints?

Thanks,

Rich

SORRY!!...for nicking this thread michael:-/

Edited July 3, 2011 by richcrabman

[pforster2000]

Looking good. I use to own one way back when. I bought the 3rd '68 Roadrunner manufactured back in Sept. of '67. It was burgundy with burgundy interior. No radio and did not get the then optional light package.(Fender turn signal lights). No carpet, just plain paper mats. Got it with a 426 Wedge and ended up putting a GMC 6-71 Blower on it. Posi-traction and of course a 4 speed. Sweet ride for sure. Sticker price at that time, $3135.15 off the showroom floor. Boy, those days are long gone. Saw an add for one just the other day only it was black on black with a 440 magnum in it and the guy only wanted $28,000.00 for it but you had to go pick it up. The original car came with G78 x 14 Wide Ovals with redline white walls. Thin red line instead of white. Hard finding those tires today. Sorry about running on but that is one of the best cars of its time, (other than the '66, '67 Dodge Charger fastback. Guess you can tell I am a Mopar Man from the get go. Still, you have got one sweet looking car there.

[mrmike]

SORRY!!...for nicking this thread michael:-/

No problem, Rich!

After an extremely busy week, I was able to sit down at the bench this morning and work on the Roadrunner by installing the glass.

What muscle car doesn't go cruisin' around with at least one window rolled down? I cut off the driver's and passenger door windows and installed just the rear side windows.

The grille and front bumper have been detailed. The taillights will be dechromed, sanded smooth and have the Keith Marks decals added.

More to come...

[george 53]

Mike, not to be picky, but those rear windows didn't roll down, they popped outward at the rear. put you a itty bitty pinhead there in the tip of the corner at the rear, an that's it! That lil RR is lookin GREAT!!!!! ;)

[richcrabman]

Is bmf easy to apply?....I have a new packet and have allways been a little scared to use it.and if it goes on wrong,is it easy to take off?

Btw Michael,car is looking fantastic!!....and that blue relly suits the style off car.keep up the good work:-)

Rich

[mrmike]

Thanks George and Rich!

George, I did know that the rear windows didn't roll down, but did swing outward on a pivot. The idea of a small pinhead is one that I have been toy with in my mind and had forgotten about when I installed the windows this morning.

Rich, BMF is fairly easy to apply once you get the hang of it. It can be pulled off, but you'll most likely need a new piece to replace it with. Remember...measure twice, cut once and take you time with it. It does get easier over time.

[mrmike]

I had forgotten this when I installed the windows the other day. Thanks to George 53 for reminding me that on the rear side windows, the windows did not roll down in the coupe version, but opened out on a pivot. I decided to add that little detail by drilling a small hole and inserting a pinhead like the ones that I used for my side markers.

The pinhead represents the rivet holding the swing out mechanism.

Then I installed the interior and the chassis and added the front grille.

More to come...

[Mr. Moparman]

"Wonderful, Craftsmanship at it's best"

Edited July 6, 2011 by Mississippi Resins

[richcrabman]

Thanks George and Rich!

George, I did know that the rear windows didn't roll down, but did swing outward on a pivot. The idea of a small pinhead is one that I have been toy with in my mind and had forgotten about when I installed the windows this morning.

Rich, BMF is fairly easy to apply once you get the hang of it. It can be pulled off, but you'll most likely need a new piece to replace it with. Remember...measure twice, cut once and take you time with it. It does get easier over time.

thanks michael,got to do my charger with bmf and im not looking forward to doing it

rich

[george 53]

It's lookin GREAT Mike! I know it's a small thing, but those of us who were around then, and were surprised as heck to see how cheep they'd gotten, not realising that it was done that way to keep the weight and cost down, won't ever forget it! The VERY first 68 RR i ever saw was EXACTLY like the one your building, owned by a WOMAN no less!!!

Edited July 7, 2011 by george 53

[David G.]

I love the idea for the pin on the rear pop-out windows, very cool!

David G.

[charlie8575]

Great idea about using that pinhead to replicate the latch/pivot. How did you drill the hole without cracking that rigid styrene too badly?

I wonder if the regular Belvedere 2-door sedans windows were like that, or if they rolled down?

Charlie Larkin

[Keef]

Looking good. I use to own one way back when. I bought the 3rd '68 Roadrunner manufactured back in Sept. of '67. It was burgundy with burgundy interior. No radio and did not get the then optional light package.(Fender turn signal lights). No carpet, just plain paper mats. Got it with a 426 Wedge and ended up putting a GMC 6-71 Blower on it. Posi-traction and of course a 4 speed. Sweet ride for sure. Sticker price at that time, $3135.15 off the showroom floor. Boy, those days are long gone. Saw an add for one just the other day only it was black on black with a 440 magnum in it and the guy only wanted $28,000.00 for it but you had to go pick it up. The original car came with G78 x 14 Wide Ovals with redline white walls. Thin red line instead of white. Hard finding those tires today. Sorry about running on but that is one of the best cars of its time, (other than the '66, '67 Dodge Charger fastback. Guess you can tell I am a Mopar Man from the get go. Still, you have got one sweet looking car there.

paper mats? bet those were ruined after one good rain, 426 wedge? guess someone pulled a switcheroo on you since they stopped making the 426 wedge in mid-1964, redline whitewalls? i just dont know what to say about that one

[Keef]

car looks excellent mrmike, love the details on the marker lights and popout 1/4 windows

[mrmike]

Thanks everyone!

Charlie, I made sure that my drill bit was sharp and that I did not apply too much pressure when I started drilling. I kept my finger on the inside of the window to make sure I didn't pop it out accidentally. AFAIK, all Belvedere 2-door sedans had the pop out windows. I was cheaper and lighter than the heavier crank assemblies.

[pforster2000]

I must apologize for a statement that seems to have come over wrong. My '68 Roadrunner came from the factory with a 383 but I had a '64 Wedge from another car put into it. The new engine (383) only have like 5 miles on it when it was swapped out with the Wedge. Used it years later in another car, ('65 Plymouth Fury VIP III). Again, sorry for the misinformation. Here a picture of the red thin line tires that I was talking about.

[mrmike]

Thanks Philip for clearing up the confusing statement you made about your Road Runner

I received a small gift in the mail from my good friend, Dave. He had ordered several sets of resin taillights from Kevin at Missing Link Resin. Man...these are really nice looking taillights with good detailing for the Road Runner.

Here's a shot with the kit taillights. See the difference?

My only concern at this point is the thickness. I may have to sand them down a bit.

More to come...

[mrmike]

I set about grinding down the taillights for the Road Runner to make them fit better..

See the difference...

A mock up.

More to come...

[george 53]

Mike, Kev ALSO has a BEAUTIFULLY re done Dash for the RR WITH decaled instrument cluster. They are MUCH nicer by a 1,000 times than the stock peice. I've bought both peices for a couple of mine. And YES they ARE the Mook!!!!! Check'em out, they can ONLY make your ride THAT MUCH nicer!!!!