First B Body

[Budnicks]

welcome to FBBO from NorCal Sierras

 

[Rick Carson]

Welcome from Canada, couldn't have picked a nicer one myself!

 

[Paul Boucher]

Welcome from NC!

 

[GetX'd]

Welcome to FBBO from SoCal. That’s a super looking Bee you have there

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

Mine

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

I’m gonna park at a friends house for about a week while I’m out of the country then a road trip back from Minneapolis to Racine in it with my wife .

 

[BDF6]

Hello! That's a beauty. It sounds like a fun trip home with it also.

 

[scot]

Welcome aboard Craig, from a fellow Cheese-Head. Nice lookin' Bee-Body. Any plans for it ? Tire & wheel swap maybe ?

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

First thing it is getting is new front brakes, I ordered a wildwood dynalite kit this morning and we will probably install it before we leave for Racine. It pulls really hard to the left on moderate braking, and I am not going to waste any time, money or effort on getting the drums to work right.
The wheels & tires are going to change, it will probably get vintique dog dish wheels painted gloss black: 15x5 in front with 205/75R15 and after spring relocation I will try 325/50R15 Drag radials in back on 15x10 with 5.75 B.S.

Assuming my wife likes the car, we are going to change the engine, trans, and rear axle over the winter. Either a 440 6 pack or a Hemi, Dana 60, and probably an A518, but I need to do a bit more research on the transmission part... The car will remain bench seat & column shift, but probably will get a Super Bee dash so I can get rid of the aftermarket tach.

Welcome aboard Craig, from a fellow Cheese-Head. Nice lookin' Bee-Body. Any plans for it ? Tire & wheel swap maybe ?

 

[Billccm]

Smart decision on the disc brakes. Please update us on the conversion process.

 

[scot]

First thing it is getting is new front brakes, I ordered a wildwood dynalite kit this morning and we will probably install it before we leave for Racine. It pulls really hard to the left on moderate braking, and I am not going to waste any time, money or effort on getting the drums to work right.
The wheels & tires are going to change, it will probably get vintique dog dish wheels painted gloss black: 15x5 in front with 205/75R15 and after spring relocation I will try 325/50R15 Drag radials in back on 15x10 with 5.75 B.S.

Assuming my wife likes the car, we are going to change the engine, trans, and rear axle over the winter. Either a 440 6 pack or a Hemi, Dana 60, and probably an A518, but I need to do a bit more research on the transmission part... The car will remain bench seat & column shift, but probably will get a Super Bee dash so I can get rid of the aftermarket tach.

Sounds like a good plan with the brakes and those white letter tires and boat trailer wheels gotta go. What engine is in the car now ?

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

Sounds like a good plan with the brakes and those white letter tires and boat trailer wheels gotta go. What engine is in the car now ?

Engine is some small block mopar of unknown background with enough cam to sound good but pretty low on power so I assume it is a low compression smog era 318...

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

Some other random photos. I am not an expert on mopar at all, but I want to believe that this car is pretty much rust free with mostly original body panels.

It comes with an extra hood already painted orange. I plan to put it back on... the twin scoops with flat black just doesn't do it for me.

 

[Craig Jorgensen]

Smart decision on the disc brakes. Please update us on the conversion process.

Sorry, not exactly a step by step, but the install is easy, instructions are very easy to follow.