Update Pics on my SuperBee UPDATED 1/24/10

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Do you know if that tranny is installed yet? I haven't heard anything since and I'm hoping all is well.

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Yes, we got Scott's car to track twice before end of year, ran 10.41 @ 131. Trans/converter work great, if I recall it's flashing around 5200 behind the hemi. He broke the sure grip the 1st time @ track with it, so we put a spool in it & then 2nd he stripped the teeth off ring gear of converter when it kicked back trying to start it in 30 degree weather in the AM. Going to send verter back to PTC for new teeth & put a start retard on it, there is more left in car juts have to get some more passes on it. But yes very pleased with trans, was a great deal


& yes Dave my SBee has Lightning rods in it as well as my '68 Road Runner also....

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Thats GREAT news, thanks. I was sure all went well but never knew for sure.. Too bad about the ring gear and Sure Grip though..
What was his prev best with the 4spd? 10.7 ??

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I think best it ever ran with 4 speed was 11.80 @ 124

SuperBee has a 727, with Hurst Lightning Rods 3 speed shifter from early 70's in it.

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SuperBee has a 727, with Hurst Lightning Rods 3 speed shifter from early 70's in it.

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WOW! I think that is the only other set of non-console Lightning Rods I have ever seen. I've had my set since 1984, got them used from a buddy of mine.

They will probably be in the casket with me when I go.

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They are on ebay all the time, just have to watch as the Hurst olds ones are FOUR SPEED auto sticks.... need to get a direct from Hurst 3 speed aftermarket setup for the 727/904. I've even seen a couple NOS new in box setups in last year. I think they sold in the $625 range, I paid $425 a pop for the 2 sets I have, both had Buy It Now options otherwise for how nice they were they probably would have went higher. My other set in the RR does not have the plastic cover for it...but it came with a reverse lockout option.

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I gave $125 for mine and thought I was crazy spending that much for a used shifter.

Considering I've had them for 25 years I guess the cost per year is pretty low now.

Mine have the reverse lockout.

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Ryan
was this your daily driver car? .(ramcharger)
i vaguely remember you mentioning a coronet as a driver...
if your doing it that blue...its gonna look sweet..
you dont have the dart any more ?...its been a while seems i remember an orange dart..

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No, This is my '68 RR clone that use for a daily driver (when weather cooperates) I drove this every day from mid April 2009- till early Novemeber & then put it in storage for winter, put almost 8000 miles on it in that time.... fuel milage is ridiculous, (3.91 gears, 4200 stall, & 550+HP & 3700 lbs aerodynamic as a barn door) & with estimated gas costs by Spring I will probably not drive it every day this year.... Gas is already $2.80 a gallon here in dead of winter, so by Summer I'm sure it will be $3.20-$3.50 or more.... It's just ridiculous to waste so much $ just to try to drive one of these things every day, I did it this year just to kind of shut some people up who talk about "street cars, & drivers" who never actually drive their cars on the street. Pay no attention to the 7.73 dial in, that was I think first day I had car to track this year with a 2000 stall mancini converter. It ended up running best of 11.24 @ 121 MPH with a 1.57 60'. Weighs 3700 exactly with me in it & the Hoosier Drag Radials/Alum drag wheels on it. I run it around most of time with a set of M/T Indy profiles & Matching Cragar S/S's on the back. Put 41 passes on it this Summer/fall, did'nt break anything all year & car has only let me sit once in 8000 miles, & that was thanks to a JUNK brand new MP fuel pump that failed in less than 100 miles. Other than that it has been a GREAT driver....Car handles great, runs cool, all lights work, idles @ 800 RPM, starts instantly, no matter what the weather like, turns heads wherever I take it, & is just overall just fun to drive..... I got screaming deal on car off of Ebay early in the year & then went through all the mechanical & did my own motor/trans/rear/electrical/brakes etc. I may sell it this year, not sure... don't have a huge attachment to it, just wanted to get a car to drive to tide me over till the S. Bee is done. If I do keep it, it's going to get new bumpers, body re-done in orange, new Black top & interior converted from current Gold to Black next Winter.....I will take the Bee to my grave with me... I have WAY too much $ in it to ever even contemplate selling it. I could never justify taking the loss on it, plus it has been built exactly how I wanted, there was no compromises made anywhere on it....It's pretty much my "dream car" There are few minor things I may change over time but overall it's darn close to exactly what I have always envisioned.... I also plan on driving the SuperBee at least once a week this year once it's done on nice days... It may not be as hard on fuel as the Big Block if I keep it out of boost? We'll see.

I still want to get my hands on a '70 Charger @ some point in future & do one in black & red, probably a Big Block driver type deal like the RR. Anyone reading this that has either a '68 or '70 Charger & may be interested in the '68 RR in some sort of a trade email me LOL.

My Dart has been sold, new owner has it @ a chassis shop somewhere I do believe. He is an aquaintence of one of my friends in State College, although I've never met the guy. Supposedly he has an injected Hemi of some sort for in it & is planning on doing some type of Nostalgia S/S type deal with it?? Dunno, don't really care. Never really had much of an attachment to that car as well... was just a cheap car I was able to afford to play with while in College. I get crap from some about it not being "anything special, or overly nice" But man I dunno how many 22/23 year olds have a 10 second street car while they are going to college... It was best I could do with what I had & I did everything on that car myself.... body, paint, mechanicals etc..It was a GREAT learning experience.... First 1/4 panels I ever put on were on that car.... Were they as nice as the job being done on my Bee? Hell no, but there is some satisfaction in doing things yourself as well...

But at this point in life, I don't have time or patience to try to build car of that caliber by myself, that's why I had Bob G. do the chassis & am having the body & paint done elsewhere.

I'll post a pic of my old Dart in a sec....

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Great job Ryan. This is one build that I can't wait to see how it turns out. Keep up the good work.

Any picks of the interior (lightning rod setup)?

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Looking good Ryan. Can't wait to see this one done. Any plans for attending some of the C/C events this year? I wanna see this one in person!!!

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Looks good, Ryan. Going to have to check the car out in person, the next time we come up.

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It will be in the shop by next time you are here..... It's going to John Simbeck's shop to be scaled & aligned as soon as we get it re-assembled from paint & then from his place in Early March it's coming back to my shop for final finishing/race prep.

It went in paint booth last weekend & did'nt get finished, It's going back in this weekend, after plowing out commences... Maybe I'll get some pics of it in color next week? Dunno. I have only seen it through garage door window so far.... from what I saw I liked it, it was "sparkly".

It went from being called the "Joe Dirt" car out @ BGR, to now being called everything from a "bowling ball", to a "Dune Buggy", to a "bass boat" Apparently no one likes Metalflake but me...

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He's just thrilled with idea of shooting more flake LOL He bought TWO Sata paint guns to do this car.....

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He's gotta pay for those guns somehow, lol

Looks good, I like it!

A bit of metal flake never hurt anyone

AL...

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I told the painter, don't be shy with the flake, I don't think you could over-do it for my taste.

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See you're mexican and you don't even know it .

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Ryan,looks GREAT!!!! Is that your shop or the painters??

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See you're mexican and you don't even know it .

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I almost fell out of my chair laughing at this!!

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when you gonna test it at beaver?

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How bout a update

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