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Paul’s Plymouth Road Runner

The original Road Runner race car from the mid 80’s returns!  Pure nostalgia.  Having been back halfed and caged by Hauser/Webster, the car came to us for paint, wiring and a rebuild as a long term project.

The bulkhead was painted, the front suspension re-bushed, the brakes rebuilt and all parts were powder coated.

The graphics were painted by Byran Whitfield and the signwriting done by Craig Ainge.  Most of the wiring was complete and the 440-1 heads were ported. The 540ci engine parts were ready for assembly…

After one last push the Road Runner was finally back in the hands of Paul.  This long, steady rebuild project was ready to race in the 2012 season, Full Revs!

Steve’s ’69 Plymouth Road Runner

At first, Steve just wanted the engine bay painting and a few oil leaks fixing… he then decided to ditch the old 383 and go for a built 440! It comprised of KB Pistons, steel crank and rods, a comp cam, an aluminium intake, Holley carb and stainless steel valves.  A full seal kit went into the 833 transmission and a new Sure-Grip in the axle.  Some rewiring and the hood stripes finished the job.

Mojo’s ’70 Plymouth Duster

This Duster was built and owned by Dave back in the 1990s.  It’s had a few different owners since Dave sold it on but Mojo’s added some nice touches to the car while still keeping the car period.

Mojo brought the car in to us for a new 493ci engine.  Based on a 440 block, it featured Indy SR heads and a roller cam, and was outputting around 600hp.  The car had run a best ET of 10.1 seconds.

Richard’s ’69 Plymouth Road Runner

After suffering fuel pump problems, Richard called us for help.  We solved this issue then a little engine tune up was completed.   A battery charging problem was also sorted.

Further work to the Road Runner included a Billadeau built 440 Six Pack with ported heads, forged pistons and Scat rods.  It produced 475hp on the dyno, with 530ft-lb of torque.  The rear axle was also rebuilt.  As of May 2010, Richard had run a personal best of 11.8 sec on the strip.

Dave Billadeau’s ’64 Plymouth Fury

Bought in as a new street/strip project for the 2010 season, this 1964 Plymouth Fury was lined up for the full Billadeau treatment.

The body was stripped back ready for a panel by panel, full bare metal respray.  Once the bodywork was complete, the installation of a Dana 60 followed.  The motor was the next stage – a cross rammed 426 HEMI.

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