Wide body with no engine mods?

[LeBarge]

Hey do they make grills for the rb v2

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by LeBarge

So is your car a 426 or 440 car?

A built 440 Magnum with a six pack.
Sold it 37 years ago and can still remember the sound it made.

[LeBarge]

Damn 440 with six pack has to be my favorite mopar engine always wanted a 69 dodge coronet 440 6 pack with a 4 speed but dream on right but as I was saying I want to keep the drive train in my car stock because I'm building a 72 Chevy c10 454 big block, full manual 4l80e, full custom suspension so yeah if I brake my toy I still want something stock but more exotic looking

Originally Posted by Tcoat

A built 440 Magnum with a six pack.
Sold it 37 years ago and can still remember the sound it made.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by LeBarge

Damn 440 with six pack has to be my favorite mopar engine always wanted a 69 dodge coronet 440 6 pack with a 4 speed but dream on right but as I was saying I want to keep the drive train in my car stock because I'm building a 72 Chevy c10 454 big block, full manual 4l80e, full custom suspension so yeah if I brake my toy I still want something stock but more exotic looking

It was a beast.

You see that is where opinions differ. To me (and many others) the RB has been done to death and is not "exotic looking". There are other kits out there where you don't need to spend $15K to do it right, you don't have to mess with huge tires to make it look proper, you can maintain the diving characteristics of the car and still make it look special.

[LeBarge]

I know what your getting at and maybe your might but I'm a sucker for huge tires my c10s 335/30r18s on the back lol

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It was a beast.

You see that is where opinions differ. To me (and many others) the RB has been done to death and is not "exotic looking". There are other kits out there where you don't need to spend $15K to do it right, you don't have to mess with huge tires to make it look proper, you can maintain the diving characteristics of the car and still make it look special.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by LeBarge

I know what your getting at and maybe your might but I'm a sucker for huge tires my c10s 335/30r18s on the back lol

Fair enough. You made it pretty clear that you wanted to maintain the car as a reliable DD and tires wide enough to look right on RB will impact mileage, reduce reliability, slow you down and increase costs. To take any advantage of them at all you need to bump power which makes the issues for a DD even greater. You are also diverting cash and time out of your real project car to make a car that 99.999% of the population already thinks is an exotic into something that a handful of people parked at a meet would appreciate.

[LeBarge]

So in other words leave the car stock and keep playing with my vehicle that as a toy gives a much bigger bang for my buck and let the wife have it, when the truck is done sound about right?

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Fair enough. You made it pretty clear that you wanted to maintain the car as a reliable DD and tires wide enough to look right on RB will impact mileage, reduce reliability, slow you down and increase costs. To take any advantage of them at all you need to bump power which makes the issues for a DD even greater. You are also diverting cash and time out of your real project car to make a car that 99.999% of the population already thinks is an exotic into something that a handful of people parked at a meet would appreciate.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by LeBarge

So in other words leave the car stock and keep playing with my vehicle that as a toy gives a much bigger bang for my buck and let the wife have it, when the truck is done sound about right?

Sort of.
More like:
Look at less expensive and evasive options to make the car stand out with as little impact to drivability and reliability as possible and finish the project vehicle sooner and better.


You can "let the wife have it" anytime you wish and I am not sure how that came into this!
Oh... You meant the car. Nevermind.