1969 Plymouth Road Runner Restoration Guide — preview & buy
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Step-by-step procedures for the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner restoration - 116-inch-wheelbase B-body platform identification distinct from the 1969 E-body Barracuda (108-inch) and the 1970 E-body (115-inch), Mopar unibody rails with the Road Runner-specific Hemi-engine reinforcement pattern, partial VIN stamp on the driver-side dash and second partial VIN stamp on the engine block, the 1969-only flight-paint stripe color set (FE5 Rallye Red, QQ1 Crystal Turquoise, GB5 Jamaica Blue, Y3 Cream) and the impact stripe mask sequence, the fender tag on the driver-side upper fender (RM21 base Road Runner / RM23 Road Runner 440 / RM27 Road Runner Six Barrel) and the door-jamb trim tag distinct from the Charger trim tag, bodywork and rust repair at the rear quarter wheel arch / trunk-to-quarter seam / lower quarter trailing edge (NOT the coke-bottle wheel-arch pattern of the 1969 Charger), surface preparation with Mopar epoxy primer and urethane primer-surfacer (NOT the 1967 Camaro single-stage paint process), the 440+6-Barrel N96 M-code premium engine (440-ci short-block casting 2536430 with three Carter WCFB-3445 two-barrel carbs on the Six Barrel-only ram-air intake casting 3462341 - 390 hp at 4,700 rpm / 490 lb-ft at 3,200 rpm, with the N96 hood option paired to the engine, NOT the Charger RPO A66), the N96 Air Grabber vacuum-operated cold-air hood scoop (1969-only - distinct from the 1970 Shaker, casting 3462341 intake baseplate, vacuum butterfly to snorkel, A/C cars lose the hood scoop), firewall bulkhead and wiring harness with the B-body body-loom / engine-loom / dash-loom three-loom split and the Road Runner-only instrument cluster gauge block (cartoon-horn callout and "Road Runner" wordmark - NOT Charger R/T), assembly sequence frame-first then drivetrain then suspension then body mount, interior and console restoration with Strato-bucket high-back vinyl and the Road Runner-only cartoon-horn bezel instrument cluster, the RM-series fender tag decode (NOT the Charger XS-prefix scheme) including the trim tag cartoon-horn callout, and parts interchange for the 1969 B-body Plymouth Road Runner including the cartoon-horn decal, road-runner-script tail trim, and external ornaments (NOT a stripe set - the Charger bumblebee stripe is Charger-only).
Includes torque charts, fastener grades.
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Key restoration topics
11 topics covered in the full guide
- 01Pre-build survey & unibody inspection
- 02Bodywork & rust repair
- 03Surface preparation
- 04Paint (FE5 Rallye Red / QQ1 Crystal Turquoise / GB5 Jamaica Blue)
- 05440+6-Barrel (N96 M-code)
- 06N96 Air Grabber induction
- 07Firewall bulkhead & wiring harness
- 08Assembly sequence
- 09Interior & console restoration
- 10Fender tag decode (RM21 / RM23 / RM27)
- 11Parts interchange (1969 B-body Plymouth Road Runner)
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Step-by-step procedures for the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner restoration - 116-inch-wheelbase B-body platform identification distinct from the 1969 E-body Barracuda (108-inch) and the 1970 E-body (115-inch), Mopar unibody rails with the Road Runner-specific Hemi-engine reinforcem... Free sample pages and the full guide in a single PDF, optimized for desktop reading and a tablet in the garage.
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