Junk Yard Runner REINCARNATED!

[graybo]

Here is a pic of my 2 1/2 year project that I dragged out of a junk yard.  It used to be a 70 Jamaican Blue, Post, 383 car that sat in a junk yard for over 20 years.  I'm hoping to have it ready for the Mopar Show at Norwalk on September 12th weekend.  Gonna drag race the old girl in Sportsman class just for fun.   

[Dave Kanofsky]

 
WOW!  Looks GREAT!

[wingcar]

Double WOW....You took it from "Junk Yard Dog" to "Show Dog"..... 

Congrats on a job well done.......post more pictures......

[hemi68charger]

That looks great !!!!! what nose and rear plug did you use?

[billssuperbird]

 

[graybo]

Thanks Guys!   Troy, I used a Stinger plug and JANAK nose.

[ACUDANUT]

What did it look like when you dragged it home ? 

[graybo]

It was a basket case when I dragged it home!  I'll include pics later when I get home from work.  I found it resting on its K frame with no front suspension at all, no interior, glass, basically a rotted shell!

[BigBlockSam]

wow!! nice!! and my favorite color for a superbird   

[thehemikid]

From rags to riches in just 2&1/2 years!...you da man!

[graybo]

Here is my son CRUZ posing on engine install day!

[Moparparts]

Nice work! Great looking car, glad you brought it back to life!

[nascarxx29]

Great build what did it look like in the beginning.

[graybo]

Great build what did it look like in the beginning.

I will send some pics of the car when I started....but be prepared!!!! IT WERN'T VARY PURTY

[nascarxx29]

Cant shock me I put 2 superbirds in a junkyard back in the day

[graybo]

Here is a pic of the car in March 2013. 

[graybo]

More pics prior to bringing back to life.

[graybo]

ONE year mark.  March 2014 some progress

[graybo]

June of 2015

[graybo]

June 21  2015 on way to paint

[nascarxx29]

Not bad must been in west coast junkyard .

[nascarxx29]

Page 1 rear ended superbird was mine parted junked in the 80s.       http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,63327.0.html

[graybo]

Not bad must been in west coast junkyard .

No the Junk Yard was in Western PA 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh, PA.  Town called Butler, PA.  Car was sitting in Gravel with a tarp over it for all those years.  It helped a lot.

[nascarxx29]

Find any back history of past ownership and how it ended up in junkyard Dan Mays multiple wing car owner from western Pa  also his cars first picture post    

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,47956.0.html

[graybo]

Find any back history of past ownership and how it ended up in junkyard Dan Mays multiple wing car owner from western Pa  also his cars first picture post    

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,47956.0.html

xx29,  No I do not have any back history of the car...but it was just a 383 post roadrunner.  It was not a real bird.

[nascarxx29]

You did some great. work.

[graybo]

You did some great. work.

Thanks for all the kind words.  This project was more than I expected.  I have built (rebuilt) many mopars since I was 14 years old with my first car (1967 Barracuda 273 hypo 4 speed).  But this was absolutley the most testing build I have ever done.  I ain't perfect but probably better than factory.  I'm gonna enjoy this one by driving it with my family and once in a while....I'll drag race it.