1971 Plymouth Road Runner NASCAR For Sale
1971 Plymouth Road Runner NASCAR
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If this classic has you flashingback to the 70's you obviously spent allot of your time at the speedway! This car was built for promotional purposes by the owner ofMicro Sleeve Corporation. Originally designed to also race the car in the“Silver State” highway run!
In 2000 withthe aide of archival pictures and technical details, Sputnik Motor Sports beganbuilding this vintage NASCAR clone like none you've ever seen! With detailedNASCAR references, they were able to put together a very accurate chassis, rollcage and suspension combination. The ten point cage is made utilizing1-5/8"/.134 wall steel tubing that extends from the front of the framerails all the way to the bright chrome front and rear bumpers. It wouldn't be aNASCAR clone if it had stock suspension. All this work included adding heavy1.1" torsion bars, heavy duty front and rear sway bars, moving the rearsprings, using all polyurethane bushings, and adding dual heavy duty racingshocks over each wheel. The rear end is a 742 casting 8-3/4 unit and in truestock car style utilizing 12" Chrysler drum brakes all around. It rides ona set of 15x10" Bart Racing wheels with never run one year old 275x12x15Goodyear Eagle tires! If you’re trying to recall the team that ran with Orangeand White you won’t come up with anything. In fact, it was a conscious effortto avoid any colours that were used on circle track cars during this era. Itmakes the car much more of a tribute to the sport than to a specific driver.
Followingthe plan of the original racers the same body modifications were done to thiscar. The side marker lights were covered, door handles and mirrors removed,front wheel openings opened up, gas filler port fabricated, plus the headlightsand taillights removed. Pop the hood and you will see a 440 block with lowhours. Underneath the custom NASCAR style cowl induction air box is a Holley intakewith a 850 cfm Holley double pumper. The Mopar Performance transistor ignitionsystem utilizes dual cockpit mounted modules which was standard practice forstock car racers. An old school custom aluminium shroud covers the Griffin fourcore radiator with dual cooling fans. Since the car was intended to be drivenoff the track as well, a Torque Flite transmission was used with a manual valvebody. A stock clutch pedal is in place and the vintage Hurst manual shifter hascustom linkage to power the transmission.
The interioris finished out in matching orange with custom aluminium panelling thatfinishes it very nicely. Black faced gauges line the dash with a polished tachon top. The racing steering column was custom fabricated and is topped with aremovable stock car padded steering wheel. The original side quarter windowswere fitted with Lexan replacements. Retaining straps are in place to reinforcethe stock front and rear window glass. The single NHRA Kirken racing seatutilizes a five point racing safety harness that is approximately a year old andwindow safety net. This is a professionally built, thoroughly researched andplanned, rotisserie restored race car tribute with receipts to prove it! Thiscar would do well in any car show and would make an amazing addition to anyprivate or museum collection! Or if youare not into only showing it, put it back on the street or track where this carwill really shine!
No racing log book.
This beautyis currently licensed (Non-Op) in the state of California with a clean title.
Technical and Build Specifications:
BODY CONSTRUCTION
· Fullcage made of 1 5/8” x .134 tubing. It isattached under the hood, in the cockpit, and in the trunk. It is also covered with padded foam.
· Noinner fenders.
· FendersRadiused for wider front wheel openings.
· Firewallhas been smoothed to a flat piece.
· Alllights have been covered, horn, lights and wipers removed, etc.
· Thedoors are not welded shut they actually have electronic poppers; driver’s sidehas locking swing bar on roll cage.
· Ithas a Kirken all aluminum racing seat, Simpson 5 point belt, and a window net.
· Windshieldand rear window safety hold-down straps.
· Aluminumcovers inside front bumpers and tail lights.
· Airfoil on the rear deck lid and a 4” air dam across the front.
· Thebattery is custom installed on the left side in the trunk.
· Periodcorrect 22 gal. fuel cell, with an over-flow can and steel tubing surround.
· Drybrake with fuel filler neck that comes from the same supplier who provides theparts to current NASCAR teams.
· Brightchrome bumpers, front and rear.
· Plexiglass¼ windows.
· Rollup side windows, which can easily be removed.
· Stretchedrear wheel openings.
· Exhaustfan for the cockpit that also cools the transmission.
· Threepins hold the hood and two hold the trunk.
· Aluminumair flow panels under the hood, windshield post, rear windows and the rearbumper.
SUSPENSION
· Thefront has tubular upper A frames and std. lower control arms.
· Twoshocks per wheel.
· HDhemi torsion bars.
· HDRear leaf springs.
· Panhard bar.
· HDanti-roll bars, front and rear.
· 15”x 10” Boyd race wheels –steel.
· Tiresare NASCAR 12”Goodyear’s
· 8¾” Chrysler rear end with 2.94-1 gears.
· 1968Roadrunner 12”drum brakes in the front and 12” police drum brakes in the rear.
· STD,1971 B-body front spindles.
· PowerSteering.
· Shaftand U-joints type of steering column with a removable steering wheel.
· Dualreservoir master cylinders with heat shields.
MOTOR & EXHAUST
· 440engine.
· Fourrow radiator with high flow water pump.
· Custom“NASCAR” air cleaner. (metal)
· Hookercoated headers.
· 3”pipe, 2 chamber Flowmaster mufflers & tail pipes that exit in front of rearwheels.
TRANSMISSION
· 727automatic with a shift kit and a Hurst 4 speed type shifter handle.
· ClutchPeddles installed so car can be converted to a 4 speed with tunnel openinginstalled.
· Interioroil cooler behind the driver’s seat.This system pulls air out of the cockpit and cools the automatictransmission fluid.
PAINT
· Acrylicenamel was used in the engine compartment, cockpit and trunk.
· DuPontbase/clear was used on the exterior of the car.
· Graphicssuch as Plymouth, 426 ci, 007 are stuck on units with clear shot over graphics.
