Nick Eagle 68 Roadrunner

Ashley · Post by **Ashley** » Wed Sep 22, 10 9:41 pm

Outstanding effort fella

You been on sick for two months

Bet your neighbours love you spraying 2k in ya garage

Car look's Great

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Sep 22, 10 9:45 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Sep 22, 10 10:28 pm

thanks ash had a few rest days i work shifts for the rac so can work late or early, all my neighbors are great ive lived here 29 years got the guy next to me to keep his new toyota out the garage when i sprayed the car. and just kept apologizing for the noise and dust. the colour is lighter than the pics show it.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Sep 23, 10 6:31 am

Car looks great! Well done for getting on with it so quickly. Just something to be aware of, you might want to reconsider painting the top of the dash yellow. In direct sunlight you get terrible glare from it on the windscreen, mate of mine did the same thing and wished he hadn't. The factory painted them satin black for a good reason.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Sep 23, 10 11:44 am

Blue wrote:Car looks great! Well done for getting on with it so quickly. Just something to be aware of, you might want to reconsider painting the top of the dash yellow. In direct sunlight you get terrible glare from it on the windscreen, mate of mine did the same thing and wished he hadn't. The factory painted them satin black for a good reason.

Great work Nick! Looks ace

Blue is right about the dash though, mines in the tan colour and is terrible for glare when the suns out, its really off putting

John · Post by **John** » Thu Sep 23, 10 12:51 pm

Phill440 wrote:
Blue wrote:Car looks great! Well done for getting on with it so quickly. Just something to be aware of, you might want to reconsider painting the top of the dash yellow. In direct sunlight you get terrible glare from it on the windscreen, mate of mine did the same thing and wished he hadn't. The factory painted them satin black for a good reason.
Great work Nick! Looks ace

Blue is right about the dash though, mines in the tan colour and is terrible for glare when the suns out, its really off putting

Your all probably too late, he`s most likely already done it with the speed things are coming along

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Sep 23, 10 1:19 pm

Looks fantastic Nick!

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Sep 23, 10 2:44 pm

Looks great Nick - reminds me of PUD 103F when Pete Webb had it...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Sep 23, 10 10:05 pm

thanks the top dash panel will be santin black, spent tonight flating and buffing its looking better already, screens will go in next trust me things will slow slightly. had to get it sprayed before the weather changed. met that deadline now i might spend the odd hour the wife.

68Roadrunner · Post by **68Roadrunner** » Sun Sep 26, 10 11:01 am

top marks to you nick, looks great, great to see youve brought this car back to life, i know of two other 68 383 sunfire yellow post roadrunners, is yours originally auto or manual, and are you going to paint that black funny square on the bonnet well done richard.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Sep 26, 10 12:39 pm

Hi Rchard thanks for the comments. the tag reads 383 auto tan interior. the interior will be black as the dash is in too poor condition to refurb. new head lining door cards carpet and new bucket seats all in black are waiting to be fitted.rear seat will be recovered. i will try the inner doors painted yellow if it doesn't work i will paint them black. as for the bonnet no i don't think i will go for the black strip across the vents. i will see how it looks when all assembled.the car was orange for a long time in swindon for 20 years then it went up north i don't think it was put on the road.im not a purist if it looks good thats how i will build it.
there are already some very nice restored cars mine will be used and abused on the drag strip but hopfuly nice enough to show as well.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Sep 26, 10 6:53 pm

FLAMING HELL MATE,you are going to have that back on the road before me tank or justin get ours done.

psst dont suppose you want another roadrunner project after this and then give it back to me when you are done

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Sep 29, 10 10:43 pm

dont think because im not posting nothing is being done!!
simon came to look at the car he is well impressed, not that i need any motivation, thanks si.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Oct 01, 10 2:17 pm

Nicks right i was proper impressed,i couldent belive as i pulled up he had already started putting the side glass in.

The colour definitly is different in real life,i myself wasent too sure but when i saw it in the Bananarama! looked spot on,and i think with his wheel choice [which he will reveal when ready] its going to be a proper stunner.

Keep up the fantastic work nick,quickest resto turnaround???

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Oct 02, 10 9:51 pm

Hi Nick,

Swindon is the new hotbed of Mopars!
Seeing the piccy of the 'PUD Roadrunner' at Brighton reminds me of the one and only JPC repairing it in his garage at the back of his house in Mitcham, seems like last year, bet it was best part of 25years ago LOL!
Looks like history repeating itself here Nick, and Sunfire is back in fashion again, I like it ALOT!
Brave decision indeed and the right decision, without a doubt!

Keep up the good work, and great to see someone with old fashioned enthusiam and energy!

Best wishes from Bacca, always wanted a Runner and never had one?