Operation Superbird: Bringing the Lemon-Twist Bird back to life: She's gone...

[nascarxx29]

Steady progress good job.Noticed dash had no map light just a block off plate

[hemi68charger]

Operation Superbird:
Well, productive morning thus far... Finished up getting the rest of the front suspension off along with the nose. This will allow me to get the front dolly on the body. Thanks to my daughter's academic teams prop box, I was able to support that nose as I separated the nose from the framerails.

[hemi68charger]

more nose removal

[hemi68charger]

Operation Superbird:
The front end is pretty much done, as in totally disassembled other than sheet metal.. Worked out pretty good by myself and that nose with nothing in it weighs hardly anything... Ok, front side marker lights are still in..   

[hemi68charger]

more front dolly

[hemi68charger]

This is one way to make a Superbird nose fit the fenders... Best 'em in. The dents on the leading pinch weld was actually done at the factory during mating of the nose to the front clip. The paint on the car is the original paint and I have seen multiple examples of this on Superbird's..

[hemi68charger]

Operation Superbird;
Free floating. Ok, so the car is totally support by dollies now.. Separated the complete differential from the car. So, is is pretty ready to head to the body shop.

[birdsandbees]

Great progress!!!! What happened to your rad support.. isn't the cut right through your hidden VIN stamp?? 

[hemi68charger]

more rear removal...

[hemi68charger]

Great progress!!!! What happened to your rad support.. isn't the cut right through your hidden VIN stamp?? 

I have it.. It will be welded back in and won't be of any concern or aesthetic compromise.. But, like MANY Superbirds out there, the sequence number stamping didn't happen on this Superbird... There probably a larger percentage of Superbirds without the typical stampings than with....

[birdsandbees]

  Not sure if mine is there either, not peeling the radiator decal to check if it's on top. As it was I had to sand the paint off the trunk rail to finally find mine there and then cleared over it. With my 'Bee the rad support and trunk stamps are readable from a mile, even with three paint jobs.

[kw mopar]

Great job dismantling. Be careful you don't scratch the Ram or the Daytona, tight quarters there.   

[Mopar John]

Great job dismantling. Be careful you don't scratch the Ram or the Daytona, tight quarters there.   

I agree!
How long do you plan for the body shop to have it?
MJ

[hemi68charger]

Great job dismantling. Be careful you don't scratch the Ram or the Daytona, tight quarters there.   

I agree!
How long do you plan for the body shop to have it?
MJ

"Supposedly" about 4 months.. But you know how that goes...

[1969 R/T SE]

hows Alen and his charger 500 and the daytona  , last I herd he was starting on the daytona 

[hemi68charger]

hows Alen and his charger 500 and the daytona  , last I herd he was starting on the daytona 

Allen is doing as well as could be expected...

The C500 is looking GREAT !!
Allen out and about in his C500, aka Blue Thunder

Yes, I do believe he has started the Daytona but not sure on its status........

[41husk]

Allen's C500 is a lot farther along than Allen's Charger 500

[hemi68charger]

Allen's C500 is a lot farther along than Allen's Charger 500

Since 1969 R/T SE mentioned C500 and Daytona, I was assuming he was referring to Allen V....

[41husk]

I knew, just playin

[Hemi Runner]

Do you have any good shots showing the area between the plug and the dutchman panel and how they are joined in that area? Are you removing the plug at some point where you could get some?  I'm trying to put a plug in mine and need more info on how they were joined.

[hemi68charger]

Do you have any good shots showing the area between the plug and the dutchman panel and how they are joined in that area? Are you removing the plug at some point where you could get some?  I'm trying to put a plug in mine and need more info on how they were joined.

Yeah, I'll take some or I may have some on my camera.. I have already taken pictures of that area....

[Davtona]

hows Alen and his charger 500

He must be having fun. Now he's doing music videos. MTV from Texas!   

[1969 R/T SE]

I'm serious, last I heard his health was declining rapidly

[hemi68charger]

Do you have any good shots showing the area between the plug and the dutchman panel and how they are joined in that area? Are you removing the plug at some point where you could get some?  I'm trying to put a plug in mine and need more info on how they were joined.

Runner.... I had forgotten to get this picture to you after all the flooding here....... Is this what you're referring to? There's a vertical brace attached to the underside of the plug that rests on the original filler panel. There are simple welds used to secure it...

[Hemi Runner]

That's exactly the shot I needed. My plug is lacking all that on the underside so I'll have to fabricate it. Thanks!