"The Beater Bee" becomes "The Better Bee"

[Woj]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m22mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hope to hell that there's beer in that cup Dave [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] Great work.
Hay Phil, you watching ? He is going to fire that thing this week.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

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I think we should take inside bets of when he fires her up. Great progress. I know Dave makes it look easy, but I also know he works his a$$ doing all the behind scenes details.

Keep up the good work Dave.

Phil [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Well....several things are going to prevent that from happening this month. Mainly, the wiper motor is out being restored and until that comes back the dash won't go in since it's a royal pain hooking that up with the dash installed. Steer &amp; Gear has the steering box, so I'm waiting on that too. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] but in the meantime, I've got the whole interior, doors, headliner/v-top, and another polishing round to do. Not to mention a bunch of redoing junk on the steering linkage finishes. Good thing I'm not planning on having this judged! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] So fear not! I'll have more updates and pics forthcoming!

And Bill....would have been nice to meet you too. Definitely next year! I'll be hanging around a certain car next year so be sure and say hi. And as far as the pics, that would be me with a tripod/ timer handy! I know.....pretty dorky but it's all for fun [once verified that nothing will fall on me if I move to set the camera! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] ]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[cook_dw]

Keep up the amazing work Dave!!!

[bashton]

Almost time to slap a cover on that thing and build the suspense... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img]

Bashton

[1969grb]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A12pilot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

H-Pipe installed and I'm just about ready to wheel this whole assembly into place! Meanwhile, started working on the window regulators. Pics to follow!
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Cheers
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How is that going to breathe with those tiny pipes??? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] I think you need some headers! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[1969grb]

Hey Dave, Just had to mess with you a little. Car is looking great!


Grady

[A12pilot]

Compared to the toilet plumbing you had on the COPO.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]...yeah....they are a little weak looking even at 2.5&quot; If I had a set of those things I'd just hang them on the wall and look at them all day. So friggin' cool!

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Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm trying! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Window regulator final detail. Markings put back where I found them. Will you see them? Nope. Does anyone care? Not really. Is it cool!? Of course it is!!!!!![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] And you can see that part tag number hanging in the quarter window too[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]



Parking brake foot pedal, parking brake lines all installed.



Something unique on the front fender splash shield retaining bolt at the fender. Looking at several survior cars, this bolt was blacked out with a a brush, not spray. I have seen some not blacked out, some got sprayed with the undercoating, but for the most part, this was hand painted. Just another detail item nobody will notice....or think much of.....or care about!
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Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Below you can see the torsion bar details. Remember those factory drips? Now you can see them installed. They don't face downwards...they basically face which ever way they happened to be installed. Torsion bars are indexed Left and Right. And the part number faces aft and is visible through the torsion bar crossember. 780 and 781 are the numbers for mine as depicted on the Broadcast sheet.[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] OOOOOO! And you can see the cylinder bore size letters just barely under the engine paint telling the engine builder guy what sized piston ring to get! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]






Front end with the K-Member support brace and that &quot;2&quot; marking I found. I used the survivor Bee's marking to simulate mine since mine was pretty far gone to really determine what it looked like.



Transmission crossmember marking. What do all of these mean, anyway???? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] I'm pretty sure they were put there by guys knowing that in 45yrs people will be looking at them like cave paintings trying to decipher what they mean so they made them as stupid and vauge as possible!
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Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[68l30]

I was hoping you were going to black out that bolt and tab... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

BIG