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How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 bee? #255277 03/15/09 11:09 PM 03/15/09 11:09 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing gtsuperbee OP top fuel
gtsuperbee OP top fuel Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing	How do you know if the piece between the grills of a 70 super bee should be chrome or body color? Is it on the buildsheet? Was it by color? I know the chrome center is a "sleeve" that fits over the painted center piece. I just don't know when to use it. THX in advance. And just for the record, this is the little wedge piece that connects the 2 front bumper loops. Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 bee? [Re: gtsuperbee] #255278 03/15/09 11:14 PM 03/15/09 11:14 PM
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Kidsixpack master Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,111 Detroit	Gary I'm pretty sure that the Model denotes what filler the car got. A bee would be body color as it's a Med price option? I thought that the color was over the chrome though? My FC7 car had the chrome under the FC7. My FJ5 car has no chrome. KID

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 bee? [Re: Kidsixpack] #255279 03/15/09 11:31 PM 03/15/09 11:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing gtsuperbee OP top fuel
gtsuperbee OP top fuel Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing	You could be right steve. I don't remember which one was on top to be honest. Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: gtsuperbee] #255280 03/16/09 08:25 AM 03/16/09 08:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,607 Pgh, PA B Bull1tt top fuel
Bull1tt top fuel B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,607 Pgh, PA	Color should be OVER the chrome

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Bull1tt] #255281 03/16/09 02:54 PM 03/16/09 02:54 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,647 Houston Texas PAINT IT BLACK Got a CHIP on my shoulder
PAINT IT BLACK Got a CHIP on my shoulder Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,647 Houston Texas	Quote: Color should be OVER the chrome The chrome part is similar in thickness to the bumper loops and bolts between them... effectively part of the collective "bumper". The painted part is thin sheet metal overlay that attaches with two rivets at the bottom. I don't know the answer to your question. But my '70 Bee is a Medium price class and it has the overlay. It's actually an added part, so it's not like it is a cost saving feature.

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: PAINT IT BLACK] #255282 03/16/09 04:47 PM 03/16/09 04:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	What Steve said. The colored pce is a sheet metal cover which is rivited to the chrome center bumper. We had a LENGTHY post on this a couple years back and the consensus was.....there WAS no concensus. None of us could figure out any sort of pattern on the chrome vs. painted. We tried build dates, plants, models, optional with valance moulding or bumperette packages....... If anyone out there has any info, or even a theory, lets hear it! Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: DPelletier] #255283 03/16/09 07:04 PM 03/16/09 07:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 22,900 Gabba Gabba Hey! NYC Diego (not Ted) Too Many Posts
Diego (not Ted) Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 22,900 Gabba Gabba Hey! NYC	I know the answer! Sedans and wagons got the chrome, and 2-doors got the color. I can't be 100% sure about all the 2-doors as the article in Collectible Automobile said most, but I feel secure in suggesting the Bee should be colored.

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 bee? [Re: gtsuperbee] #255284 03/17/09 12:34 AM 03/17/09 12:34 AM
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Quikshft master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,135 Kingsburg Calif.	Color looks better on a Bee so that is what mine will have.

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Diego (not Ted)] #255285 03/17/09 11:22 AM 03/17/09 11:22 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	Quote: I know the answer! Sedans and wagons got the chrome, and 2-doors got the color. I can't be 100% sure about all the 2-doors as the article in Collectible Automobile said most, but I feel secure in suggesting the Bee should be colored. That's as good an answer as any. Certainly the color IS correct for at least some whereas I could find no factory pics or original road tests showing the chrome center. I think where it gets confusing is that so many have been changed using parts (probably from other models) from other cars. A quick survey on Andy440's site shows 52 Super Bees with the colored center and 13 without (chrome showing). Included in the 52 are two factory pictures. I think it's safe to say that colored centers are definitely correct for a Super Bee, but I have been unable (so far) to say that NONE came chrome. Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: DPelletier] #255286 03/17/09 07:51 PM 03/17/09 07:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 180 Smithville .Ontario,Canada F fastback383 member
fastback383 member F Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 180 Smithville .Ontario,Canada	We've had this car since the mid 80's and it's a original 440 6 pak 4 speed Bee. It's chrome. Last edited by fastback383; 03/17/09 07:54 PM.

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: fastback383] #255287 03/18/09 12:52 AM 03/18/09 12:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,654 Hamtramck, PA	5101323-70coronetgrilleappliquesmall.jpg (39 downloads)

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Alaskan_TA] #255288 03/18/09 01:44 AM 03/18/09 01:44 AM
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big-block-dave super stock B Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,187 USA	Painted cover over chrome, got one if you need to buy one or other '70 Bee stuff. Sold my 6pak, 4psd, super trak pac car, don't need spare parts. I'm the CARETAKER of Weinstats '69 440 'cuda registry and have 104 of the 360 cars to date. 84 fastbacks/20 coupes. Always looking for new(REAL M-code) '69 440 'cudas to add to the registry so drop me a note if any are found or known. This isn't a publicly released registry. Thanks, Dave

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Alaskan_TA] #255289 03/18/09 10:10 PM 03/18/09 10:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,476 3 340dart4spd Parts Problem
340dart4spd Parts Problem 3 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,476	Quote: 100% correct

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: 340dart4spd ] #255290 03/18/09 10:21 PM 03/18/09 10:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,595 TX , NJ , FL W WINGCARS_6970 master
WINGCARS_6970 master W Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,595 TX , NJ , FL	I have owned a few 70-s Super Bee RT 500 and a Coronet station wagon.My wagon has just chrome in the center .On that center cover thats riveted .As my 500 and Super Bee and RT did have the cover painted as the car.I got a few of the centers sitting in a box with the cover never removed .Wonder why Chrysler would have spent the $ and then cover up the chrome 1969 Daytona 440 L9B410772 1970 Coronet 500 383 Presently owned 1970 Superbird 440 U 166242 1970 Superbird 440 U 174597 1970 Superbird 440-6 V 179697 1970 Coronet RT 440 U 224126 1968 Road Runner 426 J 134509 1970 Daytona Replica 318 G 178701

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: fastback383] #255291 03/18/09 10:28 PM 03/18/09 10:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat	I've owend 5 1970 coronets, 2 Bee's, 1 R/T , and 2 500's and none had a chrome center yet , there were several 1970 coronets around here in the mid 80's and I remember seeing a few with chrome centers though

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Alaskan_TA] #255292 03/18/09 11:21 PM 03/18/09 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 22,900 Gabba Gabba Hey! NYC Diego (not Ted) Too Many Posts
Diego (not Ted) Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 22,900 Gabba Gabba Hey! NYC	Barry, I don't know what to say as the info I posted came from one of the designers.

Re: How do you know if the grill center is chrome, 70 b [Re: Diego (not Ted)] #255293 03/19/09 02:01 AM 03/19/09 02:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,559 Oh H His and Her 69's pro stock
His and Her 69's pro stock H Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,559 Oh	My 70 superbee is body colored. I am the 3rd owner of it and it is a 50,000 mile car. only 1 repaint on it but original owner said the car is like it left the factory. Just my David

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