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Opinion on Super Bee clone

UPDATED, couldnt find the EDIT button, but here is my Super Bee clone update,

I went to go check the car out, crawled all over it.

Some one did a great job on it.

Looked underneath, its been completey undercoated, no signs of rust behind the wheel wells, front or back, no tell tale signs of rust underneath the paint behind the wheel wells either.

Magnet tested all over the car. I took one of those bendable flex magnets with me, and threw it against the panels, it stuck every where i tested. Doors, hood and trunk all close like the car was brand new, with that typical Chrysler door sound. The bumpers do look kinda crappy in body color, but they dont look like someone was trying to hide anything, they are straight and there is no rust on the backside.

It does look like someone rolled the wheel wells to make room for the tires. They have some funky kinks in them in certain areas, you can see that in the pictures too.

The trunk has been completey undercoated, no signs of rust. I scraped some off and there was paint and sheet metal underneath.

It did have the typical rust under the package tray, surface mostly, looks like the rear window had been sealed though.

Looked under the dash, it had been raining and the trans hump was wet, but i felt up under the dash but didnt feel any wetness by the wiper pivots, could have been from people getting in and out.

The interior needs some work, glove box door needs a latch, carpet seems ok, but the seats are needing to be recovered.

The engine seems strong. Trans too, shifts fine, no lags between shifts. It has a 8 3/4 rear end, no clunking or anything. Needs a brake adjustment. Goes straight down the road when you let go of the wheel. The engine is a beast. Great lumpy idle, the pavement was wet so i couldnt get on it really. Electical seems ok, at least the starting circuit. I hit the gas too had at a light and stalled it, started again on 1/4 crank.

VIN is WH23F9, so a Coronet 440 with a 318. Typical non working fuel gauge MoPar, and i think it may need a Alt or a voltage regulator, as the ammeter was acting crazy. Could have been just a low battery from being a car lot car.

Picking it up tomorrow, $500 a month till the accident settlement we had in the Explorer goes through.
 
Man i hope the car works out for you but i have a gut feeling it may be a can of worms i've been there myself 20 yrs ago but those cars where only a grand or so and we chalked it up as a learning experience don't be afraid to go over that frame with a screw driver looking for weak spots covered with undercoat the mopar sickness can get you into trouble sometimes....goodluck
 
Man i hope the car works out for you but i have a gut feeling it may be a can of worms i've been there myself 20 yrs ago but those cars where only a grand or so and we chalked it up as a learning experience don't be afraid to go over that frame with a screw driver looking for weak spots covered with undercoat the mopar sickness can get you into trouble sometimes....goodluck

Yeah, i was wary too, it really looks like someone just ran out of money, nothing looks sloppy on it. I will take some pictures for everyone when i get it home.
 
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