will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

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will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 72 blue 400 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:13 pm

i have a guy that needs a roof for his 72 roadrunner,i have one off a 73 roadrunner was wondering are they the same,or is there a difference??will it work on his car.

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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71ChallengerSE » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:46 pm

No the area around the back windows is completely different.
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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71440 gtx » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:03 am

the roofs are the same 71-74 Dodge or Plymouth. The quarter panels are different, and it uses the same back window, charger or satellite :D
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1970 Dart Swinger 'Special' 340 pro-touring
1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six
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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71ChallengerSE » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:33 am

71440 gtx wrote:the roofs are the same 71-74 Dodge or Plymouth. The quarter panels are different, and it uses the same back window, charger or satellite :D
Maybe the skin. Also you cannot use the inside roof trim from a 74 in a 72, they're not the same.
1972 Road Runner RM23 Numbers Matching 340 4spd
1972 Satellite Sebring Plus EV2 1 Owner Family
1971 Challenger 383 R/T tribute
1971 Dodge Demon 'Sizzler'
1970 Dart Swinger 'Special' 340 pro-touring
1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six

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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71440 gtx » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:05 am

http://www.ssmoparmuscle.com/progress.htm

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1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six
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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71ChallengerSE » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:45 pm

You might be right, I bet there is something different with the structure. When did they change the number of headliner bows? The trim is still different for some reason.
I'll go back to tinkering with E's and A's :beer:
1972 Road Runner RM23 Numbers Matching 340 4spd
1972 Satellite Sebring Plus EV2 1 Owner Family
1971 Challenger 383 R/T tribute
1971 Dodge Demon 'Sizzler'
1970 Dart Swinger 'Special' 340 pro-touring
1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six

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1971 Dodge Demon 'Sizzler'
1970 Dart Swinger 'Special' 340 pro-touring
1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six
Location: Virginia

Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71ChallengerSE » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:02 pm

BTW nice 71 too bad they ruined it with those wheels and painting the grille wrong.
1972 Road Runner RM23 Numbers Matching 340 4spd
1972 Satellite Sebring Plus EV2 1 Owner Family
1971 Challenger 383 R/T tribute
1971 Dodge Demon 'Sizzler'
1970 Dart Swinger 'Special' 340 pro-touring
1975 Dart Swinger/Scamp project confused 225 super six

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Re: will a 73 roadrunner roof work on a 72 roadrunner

Post by 71440 gtx » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:47 pm

Yeah I hear you. That car puzzles me. One. it's not the factory dana, it's a Strange dana. Two it's not a factory air grabber car, there's no hole in the firewall for the hoses. Three. It has disc brakes on it, but it's factory drums. It didn't come with louvers or a console and there is no pic of the VIN or fender tag. Plus there's no shots of the underneath to see if it has boxed in springs or not.I think it's a 383 car. :beer:
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