1969 Dodge Super Bee Coupe Restoration

[tomsrunner]

yep 831R
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[dadsbee]

yep 831R
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Tonight... ran out of day to get back to camp...

 

[Nxcoupe]

Tonight... ran out of day to get back to camp...
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Camp?

 

[dadsbee]

Camp?

What we call shitty cottages up here...

 

[DynaBro]

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Lower corrugation taped off and a quick scuff with 400 to put some bite back in where I polished paint areas while doing the profiles.

Cleaned up with wax and grease remover and sprayed with etching primer.

Two light coats of etch primer, that I wish I had of gone with my first thoughts and omitted. Made it impossible to do a quick wipe on the letters.

While waiting for the primer to tack up, made my letter swipers. I'd tried them on my OE panel and they worked good.

More to do, so I don't paint too soon. Needed some more spacer rubbers for the mounting screws on the panel.

No need to buy stuff that is easy to make.

Now I'm good for the install and 30 minutes has gone by, time to paint.

Tail panel painted with Duplicolour CDA1603 (DA1603 in the USA). Note to self, never paint acrylic against plastic again.

First clean up I got the first D perfect, O and D dragged the cloth in the centers and part of the G. E good.

Pill bottle wipers caused me issues, so a wood dowel it is! Just a WHIFF of lacquer thinner.

Having gone through all of this how would you suggest I approach stripping off and re painting the red stripes on my 70? If I have to strip it entirely with a lye solution and redo the black as well, then I guess I do. I was going to use one of these spray reds that claim to be MOPAR tail panel and accent red like Herbs or 8774paint1 but now I wonder if they even adhere to the metal after reading your debacle.

 

[moparnut426]

Working the seal into place. To avoid stretching I started at the B post corner as it was the most positive location. Then tucked the A post corner in place and the lower end on the A post where there is a location tab . Then worked the seal in between all locations.

Roof rail seal pegged in place.

Again with the plastic brush handle soaked in window cleaner. Without the "lube" it's VERY easy to mar the surface of this seal material.

Drivers side roof rail seal in place.

Passenger side in place.

Door seals that I used # LM 23. They have been on since paint, but thought prudent to show part number and install.

Door seals fit VERY well. No glue on them, even though Metro states to use same between "pins".

Front "wing" window seals. # WR 2308 for the pair.

Wing window posts that were rechromed.

Now to put the puzzle together. Didn't even realize that the chrome / stainless polisher vendor didn't put them back together again.

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Im currently in the same boat on my Bee, On the pop out windows, I plan on using 3M 1/4" butel roll squished up under the lip, then force the frame against the lip as tight as I can. Mine currently fit "ok" Ive only got the drivers side in, but I plan on removing them and wedging that butel rope up in there to bridge that gap.

There sure isnt a lot of tech out there for us Post car guys!