Bondo? Rust? What is the 73 Plymouth Roadrunner Hiding + Borescoping Engine and Leveling Suspension 

Sweet walk around and investigation! I just did a similar video on the micro level, with a 400 that I picked up. Let’s do a collab someday 💪🏻

the 318 is one of the most reliable engines Chrysler made

The upcoming cars sound promising. Great to see the old cars coming back to daily use.

With what Santa Workshop asked, on the Transmission pan, you can drill a hole for a drain with some washers for the bolt, so the bolt could be the plug and make your own plug

People are dumb 😂 the body filler is because it had a vinyl top on it and plastic filler shrinks especially on dark colors but if the tires are from 99 that's probably around the time it was done so that not bad at all . The new polyester type fillers are better and stretch so they don't crack so it can be redone . The floors are solid and to find a run and drive Plymouth satellite AKA roadrunner in drivable condition would be probably more than what you paid for it . I was looking at 73 Charger and it's a basket case for 8,000 so I'd say you did well on this car .

I’m one of the ones that said you paid $6-8 to much. If it didn’t have hail damage , it’s worth every penny what you paid imo. But if your happy that’s all that matters. I own a 74 duster and a 67 barracuda and I know the prices for these cars are going thru the roof.. Also what you have is a 904 trans and 8 1/4 rearend. Looking forward to the other classics you might be buying.

Strictly my opinion, but I think the car looks great with the chrome bezels, but that's coming from an old school mopar guy.

can't wait to see the 73 Charger you mentioned. I'll start saving my money now to maybe buy it when you put it back on the market - a 73 Charger is one of those cars I've always wanted. Keep up the great work!

Love the old cars on the channel, the car looks beautiful and thanks for going in depth on the engine with the bore scope, really cool to see how nice the engine and trans was. Nice buy !

73 is my favorite year for the road runner and satellite because that's the year I was born. My favorite color is plum crazy purple so when you said you were going to change the color that was a bummer to me but it's your car. By the way I did watch till the end of your road trip. You did good on this purchase.

Hey RANDY, How are you buddy, I might have to go back into the hospital again, my legs are retaining water and blisstering and hurts like hell, pray for me and i always pray for you, great video

That car looks really nice all over it looks brand new especially for the price and 100% it needs the roadrunner hood

Loving this Randy but don't forget the wiper motor and wipers

I think it’s a great car. I’ve always called it a rotor bug as well. There’s always someone telling you what you should or shouldn’t do. IMO, it’s your car, do what makes you happy. Keep up the great work.

Black wow Randy amazed how clean it is! You definitely in my opinion got a great deal on this Plymouth! Gonna be clean. She is beautiful!

I really like a new way of the channel ☺ I like the walk around as well but I love to see how you drive all around the country with these old school beauties. Big up from 🇭🇺 🇬🇧

Great looking car! Found one in my neck of the woods for $7500 but pictures usually look better than in person and you never know what it will need either. I honestly think you did well on this one! Looks great and turns heads! Congrats again!

Another great video!!! Love the content randy! Keep up the good work!

I've been watching your channel for a liitle while now. It's very entertaining, especially now with the classic American cars. Congrats on the 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner (Satellite) tribute car! A very nice find! Nice classic! I like that you are keeping it Plum Crazy Purple! That Roadrunner hood will definitely make the car! A definite keeper. A nice low mileage survivor. I recommend just winding up the original air shock hoses in the rear instead of cutting them. Thank you for the awesome show.

Okay , at 31:00 , I'm saying trans fluid is clean . That pan looks very clean ( especially with what I've seen from precision transmission ) you did good , Randy , buying that car .

This is a cool car! I wish you would of got the Firebird in Indiana! I tried to find it on the Copart site and was unable to find it. And we love watching Michael on Santa's Workshop! Thanks for introducing us to him.

Older persons car that was purchased and redone as a Road Runner then rarely driven. An $8,000 1973 Satellite, send photos. By this time insurance companies and air quality peddlers choked them off. I lived through that era. Big engines get you speeding tickets and good looking takes you everywhere. Go to Santa's Workshop and see what he and the Elves do on their off time. You will be happy you did.

I’m really liking the new direction you’re taking with saving old school muscle cars. I think you should keep the 73 plum monster. You’ll have a hard time finding anything else in that condition. Plus, if it was lost 2 years the car was probably meant to be yours.

N95 on the top of the Fender Tag is California Emissions. That could explain why it is so rust free. Though technically any dealer in any state could order a car with that.

An older car like this needs a motor oil with zinc in it to protect the cam, lifters etc. Zinc will ruin the catalytic converters on newer vehicles which is why it was removed from motor oil. You can use a zinc additive or get some racing motor oil which still has the zinc in it.

Somebody has treated this Road runner Right and kept her Good and nice

Good find, there’s a huge market for these old muscle cars, keep on doing what you do man. 👍🏼

Like a wonder ball! Who knows what surprises the wonder ball May hide…….

Not only does the K & N have the nut on the end, it has a hole in the nut for safety wire so it could be used for race cars and experimental aircraft.

When I was in High School in 88 my grandfather died and left me his 73 dart 318. I worked at a gas station and all my wealthier classmates came in with they’re Irocs and 5.0s. I saved up a lil cash maybe $1500 and was hitting up local junkyards every week determined to blow the doors off my classmates.Persistence paid off when one week a junkyard owner had Demon top end, heads, intake and thermal quad, along with 3:90 gears, after seeing me there every week looking have gave me the whole lot for $300. I took the heads into auto shop and my teacher told me everything to buy, new valves , springs etc. Then he taught me about porting and polishing, he also didn’t like the rich kids coming into shop installing bass tubes in they’re Irocs much either.So I called Direct Connection and they set me up with a new cam lifters and main bearings and high volume oil pump, the top of my pistons looked better then yours.. Found a good deal on a 7qt oil pan and headers, also tires and rims from a wrecked Duster.After it was finished, and my shop teacher helped me tune it, I took it to street night at the local track..Low 13s every pass, needless to say after a week I learned about rebuilding a transmission. Ended up wrecking the Dart, put the motor in a 4 door Cornet, drove that for years till the frame rotted, then put it in a 78 remcharger and used it to plow, until that rotted. Now 35yrs later my son put new bearings and an oil pump and put it in a 78 Warlock. Motor prob has 250k miles without changing anything but about 8 of those dam dodge starters

You guys work good together. Love the show.

I used to have a 1970 340 Duster emerald green with a black interior and a 4 on the floor. Love love loved that car!

I'm already a follower of Sata's workshop. Thinking "The Roadrunner" is a great car. Keep the color, and the value of the car is always what someone will pay for it. Like such videos with the cars you buy.

My brother Kevin's best friend Kevin had a 73 Satellite just like this but white. I loved that car so this video just brought back a lot of great memories! Thanks again for making these videos for us! Sure beats Uber 😎👍

That engine looks quite clean. No stamping noted on pistons or rod caps so that could be completely original block. Undercarriage looks great. Good score.

I think you did well.... The lack of headaches on this thing is pretty amazing it's one of the best cars I've seen and I don't know how long probably the 1970s when it came out

Good Video Randy and Michael Definitely Black Bezels The Green Firebird real nice My friend took a 73 Satellite Sebring Plus Made it look like a Road Runner His car has the floor shifter ( Slapstick) Seats out of a Lazer 1968 340 Under the hood

Randy I love all your videos mate but I especially love as a Brit to see these old beasts and the in depth videos! She looks so much better already in your custody! What a gorgeous car!

To be 50 years old that Plymouth is clean underneath. You did a fine job.

Hello Randy and Mike aka Santa's Workshop. The Plymouth Roadrunner (Satalite) is in great shape and looking great underneath.

I had a 1973 Dodge Charger SE with a 318 and a 727 stock that would top out at 156mph. So I know that 73 was a great year for Mopar.

Great video!! Love the longer videos.

I really love the old cars. I love the cars from the 40s to 90s.

Great video of you guys working on the purple people eater , what a beautiful car.

Santa, you're work and skills are as always amazing. Hope you get well compensated.

I love them old cars too man. Keep up the good work👍

I still own my '73 340 Plymouth Roadrunner bought new in 1973 in Bellevue Washington. Strip and replate the chrome front & rear bumpers and leave the headlight bezels/ surrounds in their natural state. The monochromic paint scheme. I believe you have the small A904 transmission and the smaller rear end. The 8 3/4 rear-end has a dropout 3rd member with no removable inspection plate. Roadrunners all had rear windows that were not able to be lowered. Also, base-level Roadrunners have 318 2 bbl drive trains that have the smaller rear-ends and transmissions.

This is a great foundation for a nice car. I like the older cars better than having a new car. I'm looking into a 1977-79 Ford Thunderbird for an older car to redo. The ride is incredible. I always liked those cars, as they are basically a rebodied Torino, which are really nice cars in their own right.

I love the 73 model I'm 55 and I had a red with black stripe on it and 318 it was raised up in the back. I also owned another on that was dark blue with the console in the middle and a 360 great cars

Man the underneath is super clean! I see cars shown on other RU-vid channels that the upper part looks pretty clean but the underneath looks like it leaked from every place imaginable! Definitely got a good car for the price!

Its a classic i love it the older cars a getting harder to find these days and chase says hi yes hes still watching 3 years later hes 5 now and he still watches the video with his shout out in the early days

Bondo Queen, rust bucket.. You got to love your supporters lol

Randy I would go with a good pressure washer and clean that underside, use brake clean for sludge and oil, then get 5-6 cans of FLUID FILM and do that underside, you might want to get some kind of rust primer over the surface rust, also spray that in the doors and quarter panels might want to use a black sound deadener in the trunk, that car worth a lot more than you paid for it, very nice car, wish I owned one.

I love this body style...who cares what others think. If they are true mopars enthusiasts they would love this care

Good video bud keep up the good work 👍

Been waiting on this one !

great shows keep up the good work

Randy you have a damm good little ride there your rite on that car. 👍 keep them coming man.

THAT CAR WAS CHEAP, YOU GOT A BEATIFUL DEAL HERE, IT WORTH DOUBLE WHAT YOU PAID!

Poor man’s Cuda. Love the body style. Had one just like it 20 years ago and had a lot of fun. 👍

Welcome to the World of 73-74 Mopar B bodies,, where everything is made of unobtainum! Got a good one there, but I would leave the bezels, and clean off the grille and re paint it silver. They are too rare and expensive to paint, but plasti dip if you want the look. They make poly sufb frame bushings. I have a 74 Charger SE, factory 440, power windows, cruise and ac. Had it for 29 years, still love it!

Good Seeing You & Micheal Back At It On The ‘73 Satellite Road Runner, She Looks Better Randy With The Bezels, Yes Paint Them, She’s Actually A Solid Car For What It It Man..

Best idea you made keep the color it looks good an the color fits the body style. It really looks good.

Really interesting video. To investigate if a car is worth it. And what the state of the part is. And two very nice hosts. Thank you.

Hey buddy hope you have great weekend good luck with the cars

In 1973 my buddy turned 16 and his dad took him down to the Plymouth dealer and let him order the car he wanted. He ordered a white 340 roadrunner with black interior and an automatic, posi,and dual exhaust but it had a different hood than yours, it had the raised bubble/faux scoop. Look for that hood for yours.

I always add a couple stiffer leafs from the boneyard. My 74 Dart has a couple Durango leafs. I say this because shackles are bad, not good, don't have them on your car, don't corner. You can also reshape your leafs, though I don't know if it will last.

Looking forward to the '69 SS 396!!! My first car was a '66 Malibu 327 4 speed M22. In the late 80s, a guy liked it so much, he offered to trade me his Texas '70 SS LS6 4 speed. Biggest mistake I ever made was not taking him up on it - though, I was an idiot back then and would have wrapped it around a telephone pole to be sure!!

I have a 1973 Plymouth roadrunner my first car bought at age 18 and have had it now for 41 years. It's a 904 tranny, 8 1/4 inch rear end probably 2.71 gear open end. Your front subframe bushing should be changed, plus the tranny and strut bushing. Can be bought threw rock auto, energy suspension. Rear leaf springs should be rearged and a leaf added. I could give u a full list what should be done mechanically just from the video.I think u got a good score for what you paid. Thankyou for this video n the ride home video.

love the dart burn out!, mine had 10 inch slicks and nos did 6's! believe it!

Great car Randy and I love the colour

That Plymouth is pretty minty, wish my 68 Dart was in that shape but I like the challenge and it'll be fun to build

Hi randy I love that car, don’t let the haters tell you different! I grew up with these cars and again I love it! Honestly get the missing parts and just leave it the way it is.

I could so cruise around in that car on every summer weekend, sounds really good

Don't forget to change the coolant, break fluid and diff oil. Nice car, I'm not a mopar guy but it is cool.

I love the car and the color. At 69 years old, i can appreciate the style. Liked it then, love it now. But what do I know, I owned a 77 Chrysler Cordoba with a 400 cui lean burn engine. I won't even go into the Vega and Mercury Bobcat I owned.

I really appreciated the stickers on the shocks facing the same way! 😂 great video!

You struck gold with the car randy an i know some people gonna talk smack but you already know you struck gold

Leave them chrome. Rear bezels black. Grille should be black on Road Runner too. Cool project!

I love the old style cars this is a gem

Its clean man nice car

Leaving it purple great ideal 👍

My aunt had a early 70s firebird it was blue with the gold firebird on the hood I remember riding in it as a kid

Chrome, I had an actual 73 340 Roadrunner red with white stripes. The chrome bezels with chrome bumpers look the best. One more thing, get a set if factory Mopar rally wheels and that will set it off!!

That is an absolutely amazingly clean engine staggering....

Love this car had same setup as my first car in high-school in 1980 mine was red sold it for $200. In 1982

I think the headlight bessels should stay chrome as the will reflect more light from the headlights, plus I think they look sharp against the black grill.

Love it. Black bezels goes fine with that black grill. Even that the car has some hail dents, it looks good, and methinks you didn't overpay it.

Thats a great RR replica project. Keep the bezel stainless/chrome or it will look cheap. Unless you plan to properly paint back to the orig green (not maaco) just leave paint as is to maximize return $.

Man... no wonder they were picking all the bezels off this thing.. $$$$$$, looks very nice, can't wait to see it with the right hood and hail damage fixed. 👍

Very clean brother after you get the new wheels and Santa workshop gets your headlight bevel paint it up, make sure you get those windows tinted.

Awesome find. I would be happy to own this car.

That’s a nice car it runs strong and it’s quiet you can hardly hear it running unless you hit the gas

I enjoy you videos. Thank you.

Hey Randy, Glad The Purple People Eater turned out to be a very solid car! Geez! after the Scamp you needed some good luck! That car is a solid driver! I would fix all the little stuff like you are doing and enjoy the heck out of it! Its cool enough to turn heads but, not so nice and valuable that you have to seal it in a vault to protect your investment. Enjoy your time with her! My favorite car on your channel is the 57 Plymouth... Do you still have it? My dad bought one new in 57 and I've always wanted one. Good luck with the channel!

"Santa" is one awesome guy, seems real knowledgeable and a super loyal friend. Just wish his channel would move a little quicker on the projects. Love his El Camino project but it's taking to long for me to really get invested and subscribe up to the channel.

Put the Roadrunner hood on it Randy. It would look much better than the flat hood. The hood is what made the 72 -74's standout!

The more I see this car the more it grows on me. Just something about it 👍

Great car! Amazing how clean and solid it is. Please leave those rare bezels the way they are. No more black. I hope you get the right shackles. Would look so much better. The price you paid is right on the money for such a clean example. Score!! 👍🏻

I like the looks of the old slots myself.