69 Super Bee Rebuild (my way)

[themechanic]

Looks fantastic. Be careful closing the hood the first time.

 

[oldbee]

Looks fantastic. Be careful closing the hood the first time.

Lol, air cleaner studs are a real pain!!

 

[hunt2elk]

You DO know that something else is going to go wrong before it's all said& done(?)!!! Hoping I'm wrong.

Guaranteed there will be more than a few hiccups before it is on the road. Seems like nothing I touch goes smoothly on these old cars. Doesn't even bother me anymore like it used to years ago. I just shrug it off, fix the problem, and move on now.

 

[themechanic]

You know you are not alone regarding your comment on the way things seem to go opposed to the way they should. I always plan 4 hours for a 10 minute task when working on my cars.

 

[vintage chromoly]

If it was easy it wouldn’t be any fun.

 

[oldbee]

At my age, I go into every task anymore knowing something's gonna go wrong!!!

 

[CoronetDarter]

Hey Rich. The K-frame splash shields came with all these cars. I just cleaned mine up and have some large aluminum pop rivets that are like the originals. I have never seen it, but have heard that some were bolted on instead of riveted. Don't know if that was an assembly line difference? You can buy the shields new if yours are missing.
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Thanks Joel, that's what I'm looking for. The Coronet has both but they're original and cracked.

 

[hunt2elk]

So when I mention that it seems like anything that can go wrong does with me, I'm really not exaggerating. Today was going to be spent getting the front end, brakes, steering buttoned up and the car back to a roller and off the hoist. After the strut rod deal I figured the rest of this portion should be smooth sailing, but that was not meant to be.
Going with the heavier duty 11/16" tie rod ends and QA1 sleeves. Had this stuff bought 2 years ago. Opened up the boxes to screw it together and found another surprise. Boxes are correct, but inside were the correct 2 right and 2 left nuts. However I have 3 left hand thread tie rod ends and 1 right. How can this even happen? Of course nobody around here stocks these things, so I had to order another right thread on the internet. One side is together at least.

 

[69 GTX]

Damn the luck!

 

[oldbee]

So when I mention that it seems like anything that can go wrong does with me, I'm really not exaggerating. Today was going to be spent getting the front end, brakes, steering buttoned up and the car back to a roller and off the hoist. After the strut rod deal I figured the rest of this portion should be smooth sailing, but that was not meant to be.
Going with the heavier duty 11/16" tie rod ends and QA1 sleeves. Had this stuff bought 2 years ago. Opened up the boxes to screw it together and found another surprise. Boxes are correct, but inside were the correct 2 right and 2 left nuts. However I have 3 left hand thread tie rod ends and 1 right. How can this even happen? Of course nobody around here stocks these things, so I had to order another right thread on the internet. One side is together at least.

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Sooo, what happened with any honey-do's; as an aside? It crosses all boundaries!

 

[themechanic]

So when I mention that it seems like anything that can go wrong does with me, I'm really not exaggerating. Today was going to be spent getting the front end, brakes, steering buttoned up and the car back to a roller and off the hoist. After the strut rod deal I figured the rest of this portion should be smooth sailing, but that was not meant to be.
Going with the heavier duty 11/16" tie rod ends and QA1 sleeves. Had this stuff bought 2 years ago. Opened up the boxes to screw it together and found another surprise. Boxes are correct, but inside were the correct 2 right and 2 left nuts. However I have 3 left hand thread tie rod ends and 1 right. How can this even happen? Of course nobody around here stocks these things, so I had to order another right thread on the internet. One side is together at least.

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I also went with the bigger tie rod ends. I just noticed the grease zert hits the passenger torsion bar and changed it to a shorter version. Either my bar is bent or the larger size TR causes the issue with normal grease zerts. Autozone sells a box with an assortment of zerts.

 

[Deanfitz27]

And back together.

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Did you have to readjust your doors after your install the glass and hardware, did the weight make them drop ?

 

[hunt2elk]

Did you have to readjust your doors after your install the glass and hardware, did the weight make them drop ?

I haven't had to adjust them even though I was expecting to. I will wait to check the gaps after everything is on the car and it is sitting on all 4 wheels.

 

[Deanfitz27]

I haven't had to adjust them even though I was expecting to. I will wait to check the gaps after everything is on the car and it is sitting on all 4 wheels.

Ok, I’ll keep following to see how it works out. Thanks

 

[hunt2elk]

Correct tie rod end showed up, so I was able to get the suspension and brakes pretty much buttoned up.

 

[hunt2elk]

TTI headers fit real nice. Only 2 minor tight spots. Every set I have used seem to be about touching on a boss on the passenger side of the bell housing. I just grind a bit off that. This is the first time I have used the Miloden road race 7 quart oil pan, and the rail of that contacted the drivers side header in a 1 inch spot. Slightly rolled that flange and all is good.

 

[hunt2elk]

Also the first time I have used TTI's 3 inch exhaust. Definitely a lot tighter than their 2.5 inch stuff. Worst area is the tailpipe to gas tank area on both sides. Ended up bending the flange of my tank for better clearance. Otherwise, it fit real nice. I always cut off the ends and use Accurate tips because I like them better. One note with TTI exhaust is that they don't make the correct rear hanger, so they send a Charger style instead with all their 68-70 B body kits. I got the right ones from Mega.

 

[hunt2elk]

Also bit the bullet and ordered a 440 air grabber base from PG Classic so I didnt have to cut my original 383 one. Wouldn't you know that after waiting over a week for it to be shipped from Canada, they packed a 383 style in the box marked 440 .

 

[themechanic]

Also bit the bullet and ordered a 440 air grabber base from PG Classic so I didnt have to cut my original 383 one. Wouldn't you know that after waiting over a week for it to be shipped from Canada, they packed a 383 style in the box marked 440 .

Sorry to hear that. And just as everything was going so well, too.

 

[hunt2elk]

Sorry to hear that. And just as everything was going so well, too.

Yeah, for a day or 2 lol.