dhauser
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Hello everyone, my name's Doug. First, I just want to say what a wonderfully informative site this is. I've been poring over the threads for several weeks trying to absorb all the knowledge of the great members here. Of all the mopar sites I've looked over, this one is far and away the best for my money!
I recently bought a 1971 Super Bee, matching #s 383, auto, 3.55 posi, N96 Ramcharger option, hideaways, buckets/console, salt/pepper black & white upholstery, and AM/cassette/recorder options. EV2 hemi orange, black vinyl top, factory original front spoiler, and 15-inch rallyes. It is a very complete, original, running and driving project car. It has beautiful doors and solid floors and trunk, but will need metal work in most all other lower areas of the car. I'm planning to do a complete restoration in the near future, but have just gotten it running right and want to enjoy it for awhile before tearing it down. Both the Ramcharger hood and hideaway lights function perfectly. It is a 2-tag car, but unfortunately is missing the main tag (the secondary tag is still in place). Hopefully I've correctly attached a few pictures.
I'm not new to classic cars, as I operate a small, one-guy classic car business here in KC. But I am new to the Mopar restoration game, and esp new to the 71-74 B-bodies. I got the bug to find a '71 Charger/Bee after purchasing a wonderful, totally loaded, 30-factory option 1974 Charger Rallye 400 that was about 85% restored. I've just finished it, and will soon present it to the B-body community here before letting anyone else have a chance at it. Finishing this Rallye Charger made me fall in love with this body style, and always having admired the wild colors, engines, and options of Mopars, I decided to find one of these to do a complete restoration on to keep for myself.
This '71 will be a long-term project for me, as money is tight and my business just has never recovered from the financial crash of '08. But I plan to rely heavily on the kindness and expertise of all of you, and I will be sure to do a complete thread to highlight my victories, defeats, and lessons learned along the way. I will ask a lot of questions, so I hope that's ok. I will also try to share what insights I can about my journey, as well as other things I think you all can benefit from too.
I recently bought a 1971 Super Bee, matching #s 383, auto, 3.55 posi, N96 Ramcharger option, hideaways, buckets/console, salt/pepper black & white upholstery, and AM/cassette/recorder options. EV2 hemi orange, black vinyl top, factory original front spoiler, and 15-inch rallyes. It is a very complete, original, running and driving project car. It has beautiful doors and solid floors and trunk, but will need metal work in most all other lower areas of the car. I'm planning to do a complete restoration in the near future, but have just gotten it running right and want to enjoy it for awhile before tearing it down. Both the Ramcharger hood and hideaway lights function perfectly. It is a 2-tag car, but unfortunately is missing the main tag (the secondary tag is still in place). Hopefully I've correctly attached a few pictures.
I'm not new to classic cars, as I operate a small, one-guy classic car business here in KC. But I am new to the Mopar restoration game, and esp new to the 71-74 B-bodies. I got the bug to find a '71 Charger/Bee after purchasing a wonderful, totally loaded, 30-factory option 1974 Charger Rallye 400 that was about 85% restored. I've just finished it, and will soon present it to the B-body community here before letting anyone else have a chance at it. Finishing this Rallye Charger made me fall in love with this body style, and always having admired the wild colors, engines, and options of Mopars, I decided to find one of these to do a complete restoration on to keep for myself.
This '71 will be a long-term project for me, as money is tight and my business just has never recovered from the financial crash of '08. But I plan to rely heavily on the kindness and expertise of all of you, and I will be sure to do a complete thread to highlight my victories, defeats, and lessons learned along the way. I will ask a lot of questions, so I hope that's ok. I will also try to share what insights I can about my journey, as well as other things I think you all can benefit from too.
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