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At the moment the engine and transmission have been rebuild and are waiting to get back in the car!
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Hi guys, I thought I start a new topic about my car to keep on subject in the other topic about Tom Sarmento.
Well, my General Lee. For people that don't know the car, I own a 1969 Dodge Charger and made a LEE1-replica out of it. Not 100% accurate, but comes very close.
I bought the car from a company in your country that where suppose to have restored it but they cut corners. Don't want to say much more about that, what has been done has been done...
It was the reason for me to redo the car back in 2009 and decided to make a LEE1-replica because I didn't want just a General Lee but a specific car. The car was finished in 2010.
I had a lot of fun with it! Used it a lot as a weddingcar for people, several carshows and even was invited for TV shows here in The Netherlands. But the best was 2013 when I picked up John Schneider in Germany for a comic-con event. John drove my car with me riding shotgun! Priceless! And also the 2 years Tom Sarmento stayed with us and drove the car! I think I am a lucky guy and am gratefull that it al happened!
Anyway, had great years with my car untill it broke down in 2018 with a leaking transmission and worn out cilinderheads. The car hasn't been out since but at the moment it has my priority to get it running again this year!
Atteched a pic of my car a few years back in better days.
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On 12/28/2022 at 10:00 PM, Mr. Lee said:
Hi guys,
It's been a few years but my LEE1 replica still isn't on the road again. I posted the pic from the rebuild engine earlier but while doing the first testrun it broke down after 17 minutes. Didn't have anything positive left the start over so left it for about a year...
Anyway, beginning of this year I started to rebuild the engine again and last month we did a succesfull testrun. 440 is alive and running like a beast. Also I painted the enginebay of the car in T3 Light Bronze Metallic. Looks awesome!
At the moment I'm getting the brakes working again (car has been standing for 4 years so brakes need tlc...) and after that engine will go in.
Anyway, the plan is to drive again in about 4 to 6 months. Can't wait!
Here's a link to my Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClemYvCM0tj/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=I'll make a pic from the enginebay soon.
Serge
As prommissed, pic of the enginebay.
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Don't know if it's still needed but Raymond Kohn sells them.
Serge
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On 12/30/2022 at 2:54 AM, RogerDuke said:
Maybe he bought cheap Hoggocco gasoline. Boss waters it down like he does the beer at the Boar's Nest.
Damn! That must have been it LOL
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On 12/30/2022 at 2:50 AM, Hobie Hartkins said:
Don't forget the basics Serge! It might be something detailed and complicated but it could also be something simple, that was just overlooked!
Checked everything multiple times, everything was done by the book...
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On 12/30/2022 at 2:42 AM, RogerDuke said:
Thanks for the update Serge. Did you ever find out what went wrong with the first test run?
No I wish, camshaft was worn on 1 place. Normaly that means to less lubrication but that wasn't the problem for sure. Think you can imagine I was a bit worried with the second run not knowing what the problem was the first time...
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Hi guys,
It's been a few years but my LEE1 replica still isn't on the road again. I posted the pic from the rebuild engine earlier but while doing the first testrun it broke down after 17 minutes. Didn't have anything positive left the start over so left it for about a year...
Anyway, beginning of this year I started to rebuild the engine again and last month we did a succesfull testrun. 440 is alive and running like a beast. Also I painted the enginebay of the car in T3 Light Bronze Metallic. Looks awesome!
At the moment I'm getting the brakes working again (car has been standing for 4 years so brakes need tlc...) and after that engine will go in.
Anyway, the plan is to drive again in about 4 to 6 months. Can't wait!
Here's a link to my Instagram :
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClemYvCM0tj/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=I'll make a pic from the enginebay soon.
Serge
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How's everyone doing? Thought I post a pic of the almost rebuild engine.
Next step will be painting the enginebay in T3 light bronse just like the original LEE1 had.
Will probably take a while but I'll post an update when it's done.
Serge
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On 12/22/2019 at 8:05 PM, RogerDuke said:
6 months? Cooter could fix it in 6 minutes. Great to hear from you again. Keep us posted and Merry Christmas!
Hahaha, I wish I had more time to work on the car.
Merry Christmas to all of you aswell!
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Hi guys, Serge here!
My LEE1 isn't running for 1,5 years now. First a leaking tranny and also an engine that wasn't running properly anymore. I pulled the engine out of the car and rebuilding it at the moment. Hope to have it running again within 6 months or so.
Great you guys enjoyed the footage from Tom visiting us!
Serge's General Lee
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One of the things that was not accurate like the original LEE1 was the paint in the enginebay. It was orange but had to be light bronze. You can see the pic in the Tom Sarmento topic that I painted the enginebay bronze now. The underside of the hood is still orange but I will paint it bronze aswell . First the engine must go in again to make space in my garage to paint my hood. At the moment I am working on the brakes of the car. Replacing al brake lines from the firewall back to the rearwheels.
Also another LEE1 detail that was missing was a 3-speaker dash. LEE1 had 2 extra speakers on top of the dashboard. It was an extra option back in the days. My car didn't have that option so I found speakergrilles and loudspeakers over the years. This week I pulled the windscreen out, drilled holes in my dashboard and am fitting it all at the moment. I am really happy that I can finally say that my car almost has the 3-speaker dash!