The Black Sheep of a Chevy family

[MoparMitch]

I Still got a Chebbie !!!

 

[Speedbird]

Tell your wife when the family arrives, she will appreciate the larger size of the B body.

I would describe "them cars" as cliche.
They are like belly buttons too.
And over priced.
Did I leave anything out?

Which has a lot to do with the reasoning behind my love for early mopar and Chrysler engineering. I've seen a plethora of identical chevells, camaros and mustangs and to me, they've became somewhat "sterilized and politically correct"

Hello to all, I've been lurking amongst your midst for years now, reading and learning from the forums. I finally decided to give up my anonymity and join. I don't have many questions as of yet because there's not much that hasn't already been covered. However, I did want to introduce myself. As the title suggests, I come from a long line of "very middle class", chevy aficionados who taught me how to work on cars as a matter of necessity and practicality. My father sold his beloved camaro to provide for his family and he has been driving the same silverado since 1998. Although I spent a great deal of time as a stary-eyed child listening to my fathers stories of yesteryear's hotrods. I have never owned a fast car or even one with a V8 for that mater. So when my uncle agreed to sell me his 70 superbee during my freshman year of college, I jumped at the chance. I took the remaining money I had from my time in the USMC and he agreed to accept payments on the rest. The pictures below do not do it justice... It's a heap. He bought it sight unseen off of eBay. A year after he got it, little bubbles and pink cracks began to form under its black paint. When I got it, I broke off a solid 3 inch deep slab of bondo and found a crushed quarter panel with 100 dent puller holes in it. The right side isn't much better. Other than needing new rear frame rails, quarter panels and wheel wells it's a pretty solid car. Still, it needs a complete restoration. Although I'm mechanically inclined, I would still consider myself a novice when it comes to vehicle performance and restoration. I work in aviation and my degree is more focused in electronics and physics. However, I do have a couple of things going for me in that I'm meticulous and I'm a nerd. Having said that, I made a decision when I got the car that I would do everything myself, aside from structural welding and machining. Now that I am married with a child on the way, my budget has become much more humble. Paying someone isn't really an option. However, that is a large part of its appeal. To be honest, I've dreamt more of being a crew chief for a race team than a driver.
Which has a lot to do with the reasoning behind my love for early mopar and Chrysler engineering. I've seen a plethora of identical chevells, camaros and mustangs and to me, they've became somewhat "sterilized and politically correct". I mean, even my princess wife wants a 67 mustang. But, the first thing she said when she saw my bee is "ew, that's not cute". ...... "ya dam right it's not dear". I've got a long way to go but I'll keep you all updated on my progress on the mediocre-bee.

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[68sprtsat383]

Welcome

 

[biomedtechguy]

It's STILL a SUPER BEE under that bondo! I'm sure you will do it up right. Great job on the dash! The dash lights on my 70 Roadrunner, even though I cleaned the contacts on the dimmer, are too dim. If I would/could have done what you did, I wouldn't have had to spend $900 on a Dakota digital gauge cluster. Thank you for your service !

 

[Riverdawg]

Welcome from MI. Nice Super Bee. Thanks for your service.

 

[Claytonhc]

It's STILL a SUPER BEE under that bondo! I'm sure you will do it up right. Great job on the dash! The dash lights on my 70 Roadrunner, even though I cleaned the contacts on the dimmer, are too dim. If I would/could have done what you did, I wouldn't have had to spend $900 on a Dakota digital gauge cluster. Thank you for your service !

I wired it up with leds it cost about 25$ just some soldering it's really easy

 

[Claytonhc]

It's STILL a SUPER BEE under that bondo! I'm sure you will do it up right. Great job on the dash! The dash lights on my 70 Roadrunner, even though I cleaned the contacts on the dimmer, are too dim. If I would/could have done what you did, I wouldn't have had to spend $900 on a Dakota digital gauge cluster. Thank you for your service !

Oh and I forgot I also put aluminium tape on the back side and sprayed clear over it so that it would be more reflective

 

[Rick Carson]

Welcome from Canada again! Nice piece,will be even nicer when it's done. I really like what you've done so far.
Family first,and it sounds like you're a fightin man,you'll get it done when the time is right some how.Thanks for the fight,might be a different country but we have fought the same monsters together many times in last 100 yrs.

 

[Car Nut]

aboard!

 

[67440chrg]

Welcome from Missouri.