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Looks great Do have a question though. you mention it being a race car. Why a power steering chuck instead of a manual? No flames, just curious

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Fair question. Early in the build I decided not to modify the car in terms of adding and deleting options. It's actually been a bit of a hard thing to stick to at times. Some of the things I considered;

- manual brakes. Car is coded for power disks

- power steering. That doesn't show up on the Lynch Rd. fender tag, but there was a power steering box in place when I bought the car. Looks original, but who knows

- torque boxes. Like most '70 440-6 autos, this car never had factory torque boxes. I had the urge to add them, but after some reflection decided I didn't need them for the traction-limited classes I intend to run.

- radio delete. Again, not on the Lynch Rd. fender tag, but there was a factory hole in the fender for an antenna. This one I probably would have done except the radio "delete" woodgrain plate I bought doesn't match the repop woodgrain dash.

There are a lot of purpose built cars and clones in Pure Stock and I wanted this one to be a little more true to how it was built. I have no illusions of being anywhere near the top runners anyway; just looks like a fun thing to do. I just need it to run strong enough so I don't embarrass myself!

Cheers,
Dave

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The car looks even better in person! Dave's got enough parts that he's going to build 2 more Super Bees after he gets this one fired up.

Sheldon

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If that's true...Dave when I bring my Coronet home from Cranbook, I'll stop by your place and you can throw some parts on it Great job guys! Dave, get that beast done for Mopar Madness

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That looks great!!!

What did you use on the exhaust manifolds?

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I used the Eastwood manifold paint. It looks pretty good so far, but I've heard conflicting stories of how long it holds up.

Of course, correct would be bare with heavy orange overspray, but I couldn't bring myself to do that.

If I was to do it again (I painted them 3 years ago!) I'd try Scott Smith's "baked in oil" method.


Dave

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The car looks even better in person! Dave's got enough parts that he's going to build 2 more Super Bees after he gets this one fired up.

Sheldon

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If that's true...Dave when I bring my Coronet home from Cranbook, I'll stop by your place and you can throw some parts on it Great job guys! Dave, get that beast done for Mopar Madness

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I may have a couple of extra pces here and there....



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You working on it Saturday again Dave? If so I'll pop over if I am in town.

Sheldon

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I wish. I gotta go to Scottsdale for a week; back on the 16th....

Are you going to Vegas? If not, I'll be back working on the car on the 21st weekend.

Thanks for the offer.



Dave