70 Hemi Superbird Restoration..................errr.....scratch that........

[Hemirunner]

That happens a lot when fabbing.....Back to the Acme drawing board.

Very true. Problem solved.

 

[Hemirunner]

Future intercooler location.

 

[HawkRod]

Very true. Problem solved.

As always, I love all the fab work here - Nice job!

Are you going to drill and pin them in, or what will hold the nose in place?

 

[Hemirunner]

As always, I love all the fab work here - Nice job!

Are you going to drill and pin them in, or what will hold the nose in place?

I'll drill the telescoping tubes and use pins. Pull four pins and untwist an electrical connector and the nose will pull off. There will also be a latch tray type panel and a lower valance panel held on with 1/4 turn fasteners. With the nose off and those two panels removed, I'll be able to work on the engine right up at the radiator yoke.

 

[Hemirunner]

 

[Hemirunner]

6.800 Oliver Maxx rods showed up just in time for Christmas!

 

[Hemirunner]

This bird has a beak! Got all the tubes welded up and it fits pretty good. It's not the easiest thing to remove by oneself but once the telescoping tubes are greased, it should be much easier.

 

[Hemirunner]

Retainer pins.

 

[daytona kid]

Santa was good to you! If/when I finish my current project/68charger my next dream is to get a 69 charger and make a clona. I'll be copying a lot of your ideas, like your nose attachment.. Very cool!

 

[keepat]

Very cool removable Beak ;-)
Pat

 

[Hemirunner]

Santa was good to you! If/when I finish my current project/68charger my next dream is to get a 69 charger and make a clona. I'll be copying a lot of your ideas, like your nose attachment.. Very cool!

Santa was very good to me! Copy anything you like. I'm trying to keep this thing from being a tank. These tubes are much lighter than the factory getup.

 

[Hemirunner]

Very cool removable Beak ;-)
Pat

Thanks Pat. Now I have to build an extension for the rotisserie to accommodate that big nose....

 

[Hemirunner]

Did some rear window plug work. I had to deconstruct the window channel from the plug, trim it extensively and install it. I'll have to recut the window opening and then reinstall the channel. What a big job.

 

[usaroadrunner]

Wow hemi it looks awesome. Love the aerial pic. Just badass

 

[69 GTX]

Looking great!!

 

[Hemirunner]

Hopefully I can get all the metal work done this winter so I can blast and epoxy this spring. Fitting the plug to the car was a big step forward. I still have to trim the window opening and put the glass channel back in.

 

[69 GTX]

What do you use for glass? I thought I remembered someone saying they used a Vega rear window.

 

[Hemirunner]

What do you use for glass? I thought I remembered someone saying they used a Vega rear window.

The Dodge Daytona clones use the vega hatch and window for their plugs. The superbird is different. My original plan was to use a reproduction AMD glass but I just can't get over the huge price tag. I found a couple of other places selling laminated glass units but once the AMD came out, those guys thought they could also charge AMD prices. My plan now is to cut my own from a piece of Optic Armor.

 

[Hemirunner]

 

[Hemirunner]

Much more affordable! Lol