Looking to buy a General Lee? STAY AWAY FROM BK AUTO!! It's almost over!!!

[PocketThunder]

Chuck, Vance is hotter 

i dont see the resemblence?..??..   

[General_01]

Chuck, Vance is hotter 

i dont see the resemblence?..??..   

You can see the resemblance when Coy bends over.

[69DodgeCharger]

Chuck, Vance is hotter 

i dont see the resemblence?..??..   

They could have thier own "Where Are They Now" episode.

[moparstuart]

Chuck, Vance is hotter 

i dont see the resemblence?..??..   

again please  NO NEW DUKES     they were just horrible , gave me nightmares as a kid

[MoparManJim]

Chuck, Vance is hotter 

i dont see the resemblence?..??..   

again please  NO NEW DUKES     they were just horrible , gave me nightmares as a kid

I'm going to keep my comment to myself on that comment, But I will say this much, they are almost the reason the show kapt going back in the 1980's.

[Steve P.]

Let's keep the train on the tracks guys... 

[AutoRust]

jb666,   I have to offer my condolences and my congratulations for what you have done. I run a company here in RI, Auto Rust Technicians, we have been doing rust repair for 32 years. Its guys like HLPAG and BK that give the business a bad name, and that really blows, we all work way to hard to keep a good reputation in this business, for a couple of douche bags to do this, just pisses me off big time.
I was mystified when you cut off the rear quarters and didnt clean the rest of the car off at that point.  I am not criticizing, just wondering why they didnt look further at the chassis shop. But as I typed that I realized, they are a chassis shop, not a body shop.
Its amazing what you have done with this car, and I cant wait to see you and it around this summer.
Hey, check out massmopar.com,   there is a lotta local guys there you might enjoy getting to know.

2 things I need to go over here

1. One of my customers was Jeff, the guy that had BK build the 71 Hemi Cuda from a 73 Cuda. I know he spent LARGE $$ on that car. Imagine, they "built it" in a week or 3 !!     I think I can get in touch with him still if you need to, but I am unsure if he still has the car, he had it built with great intentions of building it and hitting it rich at one of the auctions. Last time I spoke with him he was trying to get the bidding up on flea-bay, and wanted me to put in a schill bid. $105k was the last number I recall hearing was spent to build it ( he might have been one of the cheap guys) and the e-bay bids were at $50K. This was several years ago when the "clone" cars were pulling good money, but who knows what this car looked like up close, I can only imagine

2. Get me an address of the body shop, I would like to donate a set of torques boxes for the car. I see they put sub frame connectors in it, and you have a 6 point cage in it. But, if your gonna drive it, and there is a chance you might apply some unintended acceleration, well, everything you can do to help keep her from twisting will be good. You must have blown some serious dough doing this car right, and I appreciate that tremendously. PM me, or call me, I will send a box to you asap, before they start putting paint on.

Dave

[jb666]

jb666,   I have to offer my condolences and my congratulations for what you have done. I run a company here in RI, Auto Rust Technicians, we have been doing rust repair for 32 years. Its guys like HLPAG and BK that give the business a bad name, and that really blows, we all work way to hard to keep a good reputation in this business, for a couple of douche bags to do this, just pisses me off big time.
I was mystified when you cut off the rear quarters and didnt clean the rest of the car off at that point.  I am not criticizing, just wondering why they didnt look further at the chassis shop. But as I typed that I realized, they are a chassis shop, not a body shop.
Its amazing what you have done with this car, and I cant wait to see you and it around this summer.
Hey, check out massmopar.com,   there is a lotta local guys there you might enjoy getting to know.

2 things I need to go over here

1. One of my customers was Jeff, the guy that had BK build the 71 Hemi Cuda from a 73 Cuda. I know he spent LARGE $$ on that car. Imagine, they "built it" in a week or 3 !!     I think I can get in touch with him still if you need to, but I am unsure if he still has the car, he had it built with great intentions of building it and hitting it rich at one of the auctions. Last time I spoke with him he was trying to get the bidding up on flea-bay, and wanted me to put in a schill bid. $105k was the last number I recall hearing was spent to build it ( he might have been one of the cheap guys) and the e-bay bids were at $50K. This was several years ago when the "clone" cars were pulling good money, but who knows what this car looked like up close, I can only imagine

2. Get me an address of the body shop, I would like to donate a set of torques boxes for the car. I see they put sub frame connectors in it, and you have a 6 point cage in it. But, if your gonna drive it, and there is a chance you might apply some unintended acceleration, well, everything you can do to help keep her from twisting will be good. You must have blown some serious dough doing this car right, and I appreciate that tremendously. PM me, or call me, I will send a box to you asap, before they start putting paint on.

Dave

Hi Dave - Thanks for all of your comments and support, I appreciate it!! I'm not sure how far down into RI you are, but if you're ever up this way (before paint) you're always welcome to see the progress.. But, you can count on seeing it in person, along with the mess that came with it.

I would LOVE to hear from the guy who bought the BK "Hemi Cuda". A car built in that time span must have looked incredible. Did you see it in person??

As for the torque boxes, that's very generous, thank you!! I'll shoot you a PM now!! 

And don't you worry, shops like Jon's and the shop it's at now have COMPLETELY restored my faith in good honest people/shops. Before this, I was so down on "restoration shops" it wasn't even funny. To spent this amount of $$ on a car and find out it's a rusty wreck, well, you can imagine... 

I'll have to connect with you and get a list of shows/cruises you do this year. This car will get plenty of coverage.

Jeff

[Big Sugar]

What Did I tell you Jeff,  Dave @ Auto Rust Tech is a Stand up Mopar Guy.



Ron

[jb666]

What Did I tell you Jeff,  Dave @ Auto Rust Tech is a Stand up Mopar Guy.



Ron

You weren't kidding.  Some times with me I'm like a blind man peeing in the wind.. But it all comes back to me.

Thanks 

I just got back from the shop --- I LOVE seeing the car come together like this. Running my hand down every body panel and feeling it perfectly smooth is awesome, but standing back and seeing perfect lines, clean metal and thinking about what the car will look like just does it for me!!

Pictures to follow...

[jb666]

Ok, first let me put a disclaimer out there. The body shop's owner is on vacation, so the main man at the shop has been trying to juggle several cars, the phones, walk-in traffic and other issues all week. Not to say he didn't get anything done, but he's definitely been a busy boy!!  As you can imagine, my car was dropped on their lap with very little notice, so the fact that they've gotten done what they have in such a short time is awesome, and my hat (if I wore one) goes off to them!!

With that said, if I don't see some serious work by next week, I'll be blowing up someone's turbo van, and you know who you are 

First, I'm not sure if you can see it from this angle, but I'm VERY pleased with how natural the hood looks with no directional holes.





Someone had asked me a week or two ago about the bars. They had asked if the bar was straight, or bent, so I figured I'd snap a shot at how the bar was set up to allow the door to close.



On to the car.. The entire car is 'roughed out' and nice and smooth. Obviously not to the point of being sprayed with primer, but a lot closer than before!!















Today while at the shop a couple of people stopped by.. It still amazes me that Ma Mopar has such a following.. People seeing this car in person (now) have nothing but positive things to say..  Now, when it was at Jon's, it was a different story because they saw THE REEALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY ugly side of the car...

Anyways, onward and upward!!

This week's quest?? I'm looking for a passenger's seat. I have two driver's seats that came out of my car and I'd like to replace the passenger's seat with one that belongs there.

[mikepmcs]

Lookin sweet brother.

[jb666]

Lookin sweet, brother.

Thanks, Mike.. You were one of the people who saw this in it's "ugly Betty" phases, so you can appreciate the stage that it's at now.. It's also a reason I'd really like to see you down here in person some time again..  I'll make you a deal, if you make the trip I'll buy you lunch 

[tan top]

   ............    nice .........  ..looking real good now ! 

[mikepmcs]

I'll see if I can come down in the next couple weeks.  It will be on a saturday for sure.

Mike

[jb666]

I'll see if I can come down in the next couple weeks.  It will be on a saturday for sure.

Mike

Awesome, that's the only day I can make it to the shop, so that'd be perfect!!

[GL#10]

Hey

Great to see it start to take shape again , Hats off to you for sticking with it ,and not passing the death trap it was on to some one else , look forward to seeing the finished deal .


K.c

[jb666]

Hey

Great to see it start to take shape again , Hats off to you for sticking with it ,and not passing the death trap it was on to some one else , look forward to seeing the finished deal .


K.c

Thanks!! I couldn't imagine passing this on to someone else because of it's condition. I guess that's what separates me from people like Brian & BK Auto 

[mopar73]

What a transformation in such a relatively short period of time.  Keep up the good work and my hats off to you for sticking with that mess to begin with. 

[captnsim]

Nice to see those crisp lines on your car Jeff...  Great job on the turn indicator delete for the hood. Looks like it came that way. 

[jb666]

What a transformation in such a relatively short period of time.  Keep up the good work and my hats off to you for sticking with that mess to begin with.

Nice to see those crisp lines on your car Jeff...  Great job on the turn indicator delete for the hood. Looks like it came that way. 

Thanks guys!!  It hasn't been easy, or cheap, but it's going to be worth it when it's done!!

[Back N Black]

why are you deleting the hood turn signal lights?

[69bronzeT5]

Jeff, the car looks bad-ass the way it looks right now!

[skip68]

    Nice !   

[jb666]

why are you deleting the hood turn signal lights?

Well, a few (small) reasons, actually.. I like the looks of the hood without them. It's one less thing to wire up (and go wrong), and it's one less thing I have to buy for the car.

It's funny, but the bill I have from BK to Brian when Brian "added" turn signals on the hood showed the parts being $400. That'll buy two of the most expensive kits out there.. But even at $200, it's not something I wanted to do 

Jeff, the car looks bad-ass the way it looks right now!

I think so too!! I love the lines.