roadrunner shoutouts

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Mon Mar 15, 10 11:19 am

Simon

Keith is right ... Get some tti headers, I'm using them and they are the business. Had heddman before and they just aint upto the job

If you're skint they can be an early christmas pressie from your mum

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Mar 15, 10 11:42 am

Doug's Headers are just as good as TTI but a little cheaper.
Not as much cheaper these days though.
About $50 difference on their small block header prices.

Break the engine in with some old headers or manifolds though otherwise you will destroy the ceramic coating.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Mar 15, 10 6:13 pm

Thank guys good advice,i was just going to paint my old hedman headers on,but tank reminded me that i have gone this far whats a set of headers lol

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Apr 19, 10 6:24 pm

Just a bit of an update and pictures to follow on the weekend.

The push-rods are ordered and being sourced by Chris at the moment,that will be engine,gearbox and prop ready

I have been striping the rear end to rebuild the drum brakes,only to find no half shaft gaskets,and the preload tensioner is completly buckled and screwed etc.

Sooooooo i have ordered green bearings and new gasket kit and this weekend i shall be taking the center section apart.

hopefully the rear end will be back together somewhere around the first week of may,i can then get the car over to Rickets who are going to sort out a bit of bodywork for me,weld the chassis and drivers side floorpan,meanwhile i will have the k-member cleaned and painted along with my headers [until i can afford TTI's.

When that is done rickets will be installing my new steering box and freshly painted k-member,then everything else can go back on

Have i missed anything,nope only pictures i will do that this weekend

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Mon Apr 19, 10 7:58 pm

Simon

Are you going solid or hydraulic lifters ??

Be very careful as this area of my motor is the weak link

Sounds good so far, gonna have to watch my back, another quick s/b

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Apr 19, 10 8:08 pm

Hydrolic lifters

Dont worry jon i dont think im going to be anything to worry about

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Apr 30, 10 8:01 pm

half shafts are out and i took the centre section out today aswell,soooo that should be it,once i have the green bearings and the rear end it done,it shall be going to a body shop just down the road for some chassis work and a bit of front end stuff plus front and rear bumpers,theeeeeen everything should be going back on.

Thanks so far to

Kiwi and Chris at Wasps who has played a massive part
jon connoly [carl burger dodge]
dave billadeau

and i know they aint going to see it but

real steel
mancini
south cerny engineering
and various people of ebag

Without these sort of people this hobby would be neigh on impossible,still got lots of work to do,but with all your help you have made it all that bit easier spot on guys

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu May 13, 10 3:17 pm

Right bad news

Unfortunatly it looks very doubtfull that the roadrunner will be on the road this year,i wont be at any shows either.

I kind off knew what i was in for when i started,but then its the other bits that you dont take into account like my rearend and the other bits in life that you dont forsee,extra bills needing a new car etc.

I cant get the engine,gearbox and prop back in untill the chassis and front end bodywork is done,and thats the bit that is stoping me as i could really do with spending that money on new daily or bills etc,but all this means even if i do get it fineshed i still wont be able to go to shows untill i recoop some money lol

I can however keep prating around with it,like fitting the new handbrake cables,ball joints,etc etc,and the engine and gearbox are ready to go in now which is fantastic,and hopfully bacca is going to sort out my diff for me which is the last bill [and fingers crossed it doesnt need to much]

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu May 13, 10 4:21 pm

You'll get there Simon, good luck.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat May 15, 10 10:21 am

thanks mate,really weird thing me and tank cleared out my garage today as you litrally couldent move in there,everything is now in the garage next doo rand just to be able to sit down and view the car as a whole is a real booster for some reason.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun May 16, 10 6:43 pm

Here are a couple of pictures i have finally got round to uploading

im thinking of repainting this the same blue as the engine

mmmm loosly fitted some bits,valve covers done fit properly but other than that loving it.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jul 03, 10 9:56 pm

Well progress has been slow but it is all going to happen now.

Painted up the rear end and also my headers today,unfortunatly after much thought i cannot afford TTIs at the moment so will have to make do with what i have.

I was also helping tim the tank man take the engine out of the dart [which im hoping he has pictures of]

Next weekend i shall be putting in the diff [waiting for snubber] half shafts and reinstalling the drum brakes also hopfully the new power steering box.

Weekend after engine gearbox and prop and hopfully vroom vroom but we shall see anyway just a couple of pics started getting too dark for any more by the time i thought of it

mmmm diff thanks baccaman

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Sun Jul 11, 10 11:15 pm

Just be careful to insulate the main lead on the Alt,Si,or dont let the braided line near it

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jul 18, 10 10:43 am

DaveB wrote:Just be careful to insulate the main lead on the Alt,Si,or dont let the braided line near it

The fuel line will hopfully be moved soon,most of the ancilleries are mocked up at the mo,so the plan will be to move the line to a more apropriate location when i start bolting things down properly,not amazingly happy with the line anyway but im not going to faff about with it now

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun Jul 18, 10 9:20 pm

You flogging this bloody thing or WHAT??????
Get a grip Si,,are you in or out???