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  1. Chongo 68

    Golden Goddess heart surgery

    Can’t believe I missed this thread on the Golden Goddess! Guess I have been distracted with snowmobiling hee-hee…nice work and thank you for sharing! Car is so bad ***!!!
  2. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Thanks F4R/T...I'm with you, but my goal was to replicate my Dad's 69 as a tribute, pretty wild but what the hell, I'll be the only one at car shows with this one lol!
  3. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    More pics...
  4. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    More progress...pretty much on to the polish and finishing stages.
  5. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Got the car in high-build primer now, one more round of sanding, removed all the door handles/locks/mirror and antenna. Hoping to get it in sealer and start painting soon. Picked up a Bulge hood yesterday thanks to a lead from another member "1Tlew0"
  6. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Been a bit since my last update, after months of sanding and finish work on the welds, I'm onto the second round of DTM, sanding again and hope to have it in high-build primer this weekend.
  7. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Installed new shocks, tightened up the front suspension. Just started sanding, and prepping for primer!
  8. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Several weeks of grinding on the underside, front to back...everything is coated with POR 15. Dirty *ss work, crawling around on the floor removing 53 years of grime. Turned out pretty nice for what will be a daily driver. Now on to finishing the topside.
  9. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    MADCIMA, Here's pics of the interior...still oringinal for the most part, needs front bench seat recovered.
  10. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Car was picked up today from the welder/fabricator and delivered to my garage! Plan on starting the body work this weekend. Here's some pics of today's events.
  11. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Thanks MADCIMA, the only pictures I have to go from are old, so the paint colors looks gold. The car had multiple translucent layers of candy orange, red, and yellow over either gold or silver. Still trying to figure it out. Here!s a few more shots.
  12. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Thank you! Fun fact, I have been trying to get as much information as I can on my Dad's Bee...today thanks to a lucky hit on the internet I was able to track down the owner of the shop that painted his car in 69 "Stardust Custom's" in Round Lake, IL..the shop is still in business, under a...
  13. Chongo 68

    1968 Coronet Project

    Hi guys- Joined the forum back in July 2020 when I picked up my 1968 Coronet. Doing a tribute to my Dad's 1969 Super Bee he purchased new in 69 and had it custom painted. He passed away last year and we always dreamed of getting another one to enjoy. After securing all the AMD metal and 2...
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