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Thack
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by Thack » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:58 pm
I figured I'd post a few pics just because. The car had it's original carpet and it was shot so I pulled it and was very happy to find zero rust.
So far I have two identical build sheets for this car, I wonder how many more I may find. I bought this engine and tranny off craigslist for $850.00. I was told they had 5k miles, I put new gaskets on and I would say the seller was honest. The engine bay was painted black so I used a rattle can to paint it brown, I don't like working in a dark, gloomy engine bay. I will enjoy the car this summer and when fall comes it will be time for the tear down. The plan at this time is restored as a Satellite...restomod would be a better term. I will remove the vynil top and A/C and add a 500 cid 6 pack with strange 60 and hemi springs.
This car should make a real sleeper. Hmm...maybe I should keep the top......
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landon1
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by landon1 » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:35 pm
looks like you have a pretty nice project going on there. would you mind getting some more pics of the rectangular tips for me????
oh, and if you get rid of the top, i may want your trim
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Thack
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by Thack » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:28 am
The tips were muffler shop tips and are gone now. Let me ponder the top and I'll let you know.
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Thack
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by Thack » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:32 am
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Smellslike1974
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by Smellslike1974 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:54 pm
Nice car!Its so cool that you have two build sheets.I only found one In mine and Its was too weathered.
"Sunny D"-1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring With Sundance Packaging
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gionni
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by gionni » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:10 am
nice car with a very nice colour...!!
"PRO RUNNER" 1971 Road Runner Pro Touring (GY9 Tawny Gold)
AERODYNAMIC IS FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T BUILD ENGINES!
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Thack
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by Thack » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:21 pm
Wow, beautiful car....more pics!
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Thack
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by Thack » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:13 pm
Figured I'd post an update since it's been a while. I fired the engine today for the 1st time and it sounds great. I fired right off which, taking me into account could be considered shocking
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Smellslike1974
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by Smellslike1974 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:32 am
Don't jynx yourself!
"Sunny D"-1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring With Sundance Packaging
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Thack
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by Thack » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:17 pm
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Thack
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by Thack » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:29 pm
It's all back together so here is a clip of the car running, I am in that not-exciting stage of a project car, rounding up parts, scrounging for money and scraping off undercoating. I have found that an electric heat gun work well as it does not overheat but get the stuff soft enough to get off with a plastic scraper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvdg7ZA9Qyg
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TX9GTXN96
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by TX9GTXN96 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:20 am
Nice project! I love to buy them like that with low to no rust, it is nice not to have to worry about the Chinese metal on your car
BTW- if you have a well ventilated area, a propane torch makes undercoating removal a real breeze along with a scraper
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Present: '71 GTX 440+4bbl 4-spd 4.10 Dana GW3 GW3 J68 louver
'70 Super Bee 440 6 pack 4-spd 4.10 Dana EB5 N96
Past: '71 GTX 440+4bbl 4spd 3.54 Dana TX9 TX9 N96 spoiler pkg
'71 RR 383 4bbl 4-spd 3.23 GY8 V1X
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Thack
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by Thack » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:53 am
I'll have to try that, I wonder how much weight I'll take off when I'm done? The stuff is heavy for sure, I guess I could save it all then put it on a scale when done. I bought the car from California and a rust free body is worth every cent it cost to ship.
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steved
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by steved » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:25 pm
when I did my undercoat, I had a 5 gallon bucket full, it was HEAVY...less than 100 lbs, but it was heavy...
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Elvad
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by Elvad » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:41 pm
to remove the undercoating i used a good heat gun, a putty knife, and a case of beer. the beer helps with the pain of molten undercoating landing on you. I saved the stuff i scraped off, it weighed almost 50#! we have the same color car, T8, i think. mine has the canopy vinyl top, the same 'padded' rear and front bumper, and way more rust
