1969 Dodge Super Bee Coupe Restoration

[The Rebel]

Awesome score Wayne.

Now why aren't you going with your wife to someplace warm with the wife?

 

[dadsbee]

Now why aren't you going with your wife to someplace warm with the wife?

She'll need another one after this!!! Her Mother wanted a girls trip before she dies, so her Mom, middle Sister and her. Younger Sister smartly bailed LOL

I gave the wife a blank check and a voucher for a 3 to 4 week trip anywhere in the world for her 60th Birthday last week. I'm sure that she'll be hot on that next week when she gets back. Roger might need to get some Rum in stock... as I suspect Oz and NZ will be on the tickets. Our Daughter wanted to go to OZ to visit her girlfriend, so ashes will be with us if we do.

 

[dadsbee]

She'll really need another one, she just sent me this picture of their "view"!!

 

[moparedtn]

I'd imagine going to the Bahamas wouldn't involve much room-sittin'...

 

[dadsbee]

I'd imagine going to the Bahamas wouldn't involve much room-sittin'...

I'm sure at this point her and her Sister are in the bar already.. Mom is in the Casino... LOL Issue is they paid for an ocean view!

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'm sure at this point her and her Sister are in the bar already.. Mom is in the Casino... LOL Issue is they paid for an ocean view!

In first trip to Hawaii rented ocean view a small opening between two buildings. Lesson learned.

 

[dadsbee]

In first trip to Hawaii rented ocean view a small opening between two buildings. Lesson learned.

Yep, we've been in that nonsense before as well. Wife is usually pretty good at getting a better room PDQ, if not our travel agent is gonna be paying for this trip...

 

[The Rebel]

She'll need another one after this!!! Her Mother wanted a girls trip before she dies, so her Mom, middle Sister and her. Younger Sister smartly bailed LOL

I gave the wife a blank check and a voucher for a 3 to 4 week trip anywhere in the world for her 60th Birthday last week. I'm sure that she'll be hot on that next week when she gets back. Roger might need to get some Rum in stock... as I suspect Oz and NZ will be on the tickets. Our Daughter wanted to go to OZ to visit her girlfriend, so ashes will be with us if we do.

You're a good man Wayne. You're both blessed to have each other.

Now stay outta trouble and get that honey do list done

 

[dadsbee]

Gotta love it. Her mom is in the casino, sister is in the disco hitting on guys from Boston and she's out on the wharf missing me. Only 45 years in and separated for 16 hours now! Anybody got a car for sale... LOL

 

[The Rebel]

Gotta love it. Her mom is in the casino, sister is in the disco hitting on guys from Boston and she's out on the wharf missing me. Only 45 years in and separated for 16 hours now! Anybody got a car for sale... LOL
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Well they do say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Was 8* farinheit when I woke up this am. Now it's about 25, burrrr

 

[dadsbee]

Just took a shot for another thread, but thought that I would add it here. 7 years and 3500+ miles since I coated the suspension parts with ECS's RPM coating. LCA's were dipped in real cosmoline.. Rust Vito 342

 

[Islandkent]

Still looking great Wayne! I'm glad you gave it such a high recommendation years ago for me to purchase a couple of tins. Still have about 1/3 of the first tin left.
I put that #^%@ on everything!

 

[dadsbee]

Time for the restored OE grill assembly to come out and be sold.

NOS assembly ready to go in. Just need to transfer the clip nut hardware and add a new Bee to it.

Looked like a nice shot.. lol

NOS on top, restored OE on the bottom. I think I hit it pretty close...

Not even gonna say which is which...

At this point, starting to wonder why I'm doing this!

NOS mint grill installed and carefully aligned.

Gotta love it...

So so clean..

Complete with a Chrysler suppliers employee's fingerprint!

 

[dadsbee]

5 years since restoration was completed and 8+ since it was started. Guess I got the preservation of parts correct. About 3500 miles and living on a gravel road, Therapy still looks like new. Stored since November and she started on second crank, I didn't even charge the 8 year old Odyessy battery!

 

[Cranky]

5 years since restoration was completed and 8+ since it was started. Guess I got the preservation of parts correct. About 3500 miles and living on a gravel road, Therapy still looks like new. Stored since November and she started on second crank, I didn't even charge the 8 year old Odyessy battery!
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How slow do you drive down that gravel road??

 

[The Rebel]

Still looking great Wayne. Did you take it for a ride yet?

 

[Hilljack68]

Time to break out the shop rags for the season!

 

[dadsbee]

Time to break out the shop rags for the season!

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She's doing good for an engine that was rebuilt in 1976/77 for 300 bucks! Always a valve cover gasket. BTW, that's it for drips and they didn't even make it to the cardboard below the car.

 

[tomsrunner]

A pillar trim in place.

Drivers side showing the correct #10 washer head screws. The ones in the repro kit had the wrong heads, but you can buy correct ones at NAPA.

Don't miss the screw up under the dash.

Hope you put these windshield trim retainers in before you installed the windshield! (you could get them in now, but wouldn't be fun)

The windshield to headliner trim was previously painted the same flattish black as the dash. It does not get painted gloss TX9 like the other interior trim pieces. #8 x 5/8" oval head screws x 6.

Windshield to headliner trim in place, over top of the A pillar trim pieces.

Headliner to roof rail trim uses 6 of these clips and one screw.

Clips slide it place like so. This is the the drivers side, picture taken from the front looking rearward.

3 on the front door section and three on the rear seat area. I used a bit of butyl to hold them in place so they didn't slide off while installing.

Screw goes about 4" from the front end, into the roof rails screw slot. Rubber hammer used to knock the trim clips tight onto the headliner mounting edge.

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First of all thank you DadsBee for the great post
You are helping me here as much as you did on the Murphy site

What are the roof rail clips called?
I searched several parts sources for "barrel clips" but didnt have any luck

 

[dadsbee]

First of all thank you DadsBee for the great post
You are helping me here as much as you did on the Murphy site

What are the roof rail clips called?
I searched several parts sources for "barrel clips" but didnt have any luck

That you Smart...... ?

Interior Side Trim Clip Set 1968-70 B-Body, Interior Trim Clips, 132-1602023A Reproduction, NOS and Used Mopar Muscle Car Parts