70 Hemi Superbird Restoration..................errr.....scratch that........

[Hemirunner]

I think this thing is going to be too nice to race...

I’m hoping it’s really nice but that won’t stop me from racing it every chance I get!

 

[ELLIOT]

Race it like it owes you money !

 

[Hemirunner]

Race it like it owes you money !

And it does..... lots of it!

 

[Hemirunner]

Brake pedal cut, lengthened and rewelded with the TIG.... too bad I can’t do this with other things that could use another 1.75” lol.

 

[Hemirunner]

Brake assembly installed along with the go pedal...this was an unplanned three day interruption to the schedule

lol. Now, on to the steering column.

 

[747mopar]

Nice work!

 

[Hemirunner]

So the after hacking the dash frame up into two large pieces and several small ones, it’s back in with the pad. The upper portion will be welded into the car. It holds the dash pad. The rest of the dash is configured to be removable if the need arrises. I still have plenty of work to do to it and some bracing to be added back in. The dash pad needs to be nice and soft to squeeze in between the bars!

 

[69 GTX]

Looks good

 

[Hemirunner]

More hacking... gotta get the AC vents in! A big thanks to MarkB for providing some sweet AC parts and an original AC dash frame for a guide! Some simple duct tape templates, a whack or 8 from the cutoff wheel and we’re chillin...
Notice the Dzus fasteners in the top. Seven fasteners and the dash is out.

 

[Hemirunner]

Finished up the passenger side intercooler plumbing. It was real tight. I had to wait for a cast aluminum elbow to show up. Nothing else was going to work.

 

[Hemirunner]

Cold side piping finished. I still need to incorporate two blow off valves. Hood clearance is minimal.

 

[HYRDGOON]

That top pic in the last post is the money shot!

 

[69 GTX]

Sweet!

 

[Hemirunner]

That top pic in the last post is the money shot!

Just needs to be from a slightly lower angle to get the turbos in the shot!

 

[moparnation74]

BADAZZ!!!

 

[showard]

Nice!!

 

[Hemirunner]

Back to the dash and steering.... electric power steering with tilt and telescope.

 

[Wookie316]

Looks complicated.

 

[Hemirunner]

Looks complicated.

It is. I like the challenge of ‘backyard engineering’ that these projects offer.

 

[Wookie316]

You’ll have it figured out when you come to do mine. You need an excuse to come freeze in Canada.