Building my Superbird....

[99ss]

anyone heard of a 69 superbird?

 

[HT413]

Every time i read a build thread here I am amazed at the talent you guys show. But THIS!? You have gold in your hands.

 

[hunt2elk]

Wow, that is amazing fabrication you are doing. I wouldn't have thought a person could make that complex of parts by hand.

 

[old tired rebel]

I would like to see what the whole car looks like now. Your work is amazing.

 

[WP29440SE]

anyone heard of a 69 superbird?

nothing from the factory was ever put into production using the 69 plymouth body. im sure there was plenty of experimentation using them.

 

[Dave Pratt]

Don that's amazing work...I'm just shaking my head...how close to Pitt Meadows are you by chance?I'm out here with a 70 RR...

Dave

 

[Pops1967GTX]

DonC.....:headbang:

 

[moparstuart]

don made these superbird fender scoops for me

fantastic stuff

 

[Brads70]

wow! Now that is skill!

 

[CoronetRTguy]

nothing from the factory was ever put into production using the 69 plymouth body. im sure there was plenty of experimentation using them.

I have not seen any Plymouth B bodies studies because at that time Petty wanted to drive a Daytona and when told no he left Plymouth and went to Ford.

I have seen a few pics of a 70 Superbee Bird. If someone has a base 70 Coronet they just need to nose cone, wing, fender scoopes and the cap for the hood. I think the 70 Superbird hoods were 70 Coronet hoods that were cut and a piece welded in.

I love this thread and the metal fab work is just beyond anything I could ever dream of doing and it is an art from that you have mastered.

 

[wingcarenvy]

Like this one?

 

[moparstuart]

or theses of the wind tunnel proto type mach up

 

[DonC]

Great pics Stu - now that's some talent..sculpting the concept pieces in clay in the 60's. Dave I am on V island but sometimes get to the Vanc mopar shows. RT guy...your right aboout the hood mods to the 70 coronet hood etc. As I don't have a steel coronet hood so I am going to cut my RR hood at the front and fab a superbird insert...we'll see how that works..or not...haha, I do have air grabber 'glass hood scoop on a 'glass s bird hood I made as a back up, in the meantime the un-glamorous part of this build- hot tanked the front susp., and FirmFeel parts in the future.

 

[Hemirunner]

I have a steel 70 coronet hood that I don't think I'm going to use.

 

[moparstuart]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,51140.0.html

 

[WP29440SE]

or theses of the wind tunnel proto type mach up

thank you thank you, those are the pics i had seen before. i have been searching for those. thats what i meant by "experimentation"

 

[Dave Pratt]

Don I saw the Vancouver portion but missed the Island part.I usually make it over to Courtney/Comox a few times a year with the car.Nice run up the Island is always fun.If you happen to be looking for spare parts let me know.If I don't have anything I know a few guys with 70 RRs around who might.Fantastic work on the beast...more pics please

Dave

 

[DonC]

TY
Making my ' glass bird hood now, this is the inner hood gelcoated and ready for a few layers of 2oz matt. Hood is done so will bond these two then graft my air grabber piece on and a 'glass air box...which I also make.

 

[Dave Pratt]

You're making your own air box?This I have to pay attention to.Again really great work Don...keep the updates coming

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[steve817]

Hello to DonC! Are you serious! You have incredible skills and you are a super role model for the rest of us to move forward with our ideas and dreams! You are a true inspiration to the Mopar community with this type of creative vision and the intense amount of dedicated focus for a finished project. I will assume you have just started a huge following for those of us who would love to see the final product. I will continue to follow this FBBO thread if you elect to steadily move forward and post pics. Please, if you need any parts, please let me know and I will do everything to help out and keep the momentum going. Thanks for the inspiration!
Steve, OCD Restoration