NZ 70 RR
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Hi all,
Been far too long . I still have my 70 RR but it has not been on the road for 9 months. Gear box needs a freshen up. Got a kit from Brewers , just haven't installed it.
My mate Grant wanted a 1970 superbee and we looked and looked . Only found 2 here in NZ that came up for sale but not what we wanted. Looked to the USA and eventually found this 70 coronet in California . Been in storage last 15 years.
The price of a finished Superbee was beyond my mates budget so I said I was keen to help him restore a car. We are approaching this project as a team effort.
The car; base model coronet, 383 column auto, green on green, buckets with buddy seat. Seat backs look like they never been off so fingers crossed there might be a hidden Build sheet. Rust/dent repairs in usual B body areas. Floors and trunk in excellent shape.
Resto plans ; Super Bee clone, 512 stroker out of a 440 camper engine, Ice Blue , move auto shift to the floor, black interior without buddy seat, magnum 500 rims.
We began the strip out this week. I got 2 weeks school holiday so time rich. Engine was a bare 383 block. Took the rotissorie I have used for my mopars out to Grant's today. We will mount it to that and then stip the underseal before getting body media blasted and epoxy primed. Then start the body work. I will do the small repairs and we got a bodyguy for the bigger jobs.
Time frame, hard to say, will depend on my schedule. I purchased a 64 Lincoln Continental out of California 14 months ago and are restoring it. Was painted and interior done so not a major.
Am still old school with a button phone so must remember to take my ipad for photo updates.
Am already finding out the small differences between a 70 plymouth and dodge B body.
Been far too long . I still have my 70 RR but it has not been on the road for 9 months. Gear box needs a freshen up. Got a kit from Brewers , just haven't installed it.
My mate Grant wanted a 1970 superbee and we looked and looked . Only found 2 here in NZ that came up for sale but not what we wanted. Looked to the USA and eventually found this 70 coronet in California . Been in storage last 15 years.
The price of a finished Superbee was beyond my mates budget so I said I was keen to help him restore a car. We are approaching this project as a team effort.
The car; base model coronet, 383 column auto, green on green, buckets with buddy seat. Seat backs look like they never been off so fingers crossed there might be a hidden Build sheet. Rust/dent repairs in usual B body areas. Floors and trunk in excellent shape.
Resto plans ; Super Bee clone, 512 stroker out of a 440 camper engine, Ice Blue , move auto shift to the floor, black interior without buddy seat, magnum 500 rims.
We began the strip out this week. I got 2 weeks school holiday so time rich. Engine was a bare 383 block. Took the rotissorie I have used for my mopars out to Grant's today. We will mount it to that and then stip the underseal before getting body media blasted and epoxy primed. Then start the body work. I will do the small repairs and we got a bodyguy for the bigger jobs.
Time frame, hard to say, will depend on my schedule. I purchased a 64 Lincoln Continental out of California 14 months ago and are restoring it. Was painted and interior done so not a major.
Am still old school with a button phone so must remember to take my ipad for photo updates.
Am already finding out the small differences between a 70 plymouth and dodge B body.
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