topless satellite?

teddy1500 · Post by **teddy1500** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:59 pm

I have a basketcase satellite body, rl21g. no motor or trans. the body is shot, needs rockers and quarters, it has some bondo in it. I saw a pic of a satellite being chopped up, and if cut in the right place, the body would look good as a convertable.
my question is this. What convertable frame might fit an odd ball like this, or would it be possible to have something built?
I could always build a nascar clone out of this

road chicken · Post by **road chicken** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:14 pm

I would check out a few e-body rag tops, or a B body rag top if you can find one. I would think the minimum would be weld-in frame connectors and boxing the frame like most 71 GTXs have. Could be common to the 440 cars also. Also a solid brace from wheelwell to wheel well behind the rear seat.

I wouldn't think there is rag top "frame" since the cars ar unit body and they gain their strength from the whole body.

1bluegtx · Post by **1bluegtx** » Sun May 07, 2006 11:27 pm

I think he is talking about the convertible top frame,not a car frame.My best guess would be a 70 b-body top.It actually would be cool to see a 71 turned into a convertible.

BRIAN

road chicken · Post by **road chicken** » Sun May 07, 2006 11:48 pm

1bluegtx wrote:I think he is talking about the convertible top frame,not a car frame.My best guess would be a 70 b-body top.It actually would be cool to see a 71 turned into a convertible.

BRIAN

Ooh- I think you may be right. sorry bout that!!!

1971SSP · Post by **1971SSP** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:48 pm

The woman I bought my Satellite from, told me she saw a 71 Satellite chopped to a convertible a few years ago. I think there was one in a mopar magazine to. I think it was brown.

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:38 pm

Yeah I saw a pic of a roadster in the image gallery under satellite. Probably would cost quite a bit, but it would definitely be cool! You could probably get an interior or body person to make a custom top for a custom fit.

1bluegtx · Post by **1bluegtx** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:45 pm

That picture of the brown car was done with photoshop or some program,If you look thru the windshield you can still see part of the opposite quarter panel and window.

Brian

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:45 am

You are right.

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Thu May 11, 2006 6:04 pm

True, but that would definitely be the look I'd be after with the quarters arched up like that instead of flatter. That would look so much better in any color other than BROWN!!

racedodge · Post by **racedodge** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:40 pm

1bluegtx wrote:That picture of the brown car was done with photoshop or some program,If you look thru the windshield you can still see part of the opposite quarter panel and window.

Brian

dont forget the roof shadow on the seats

scottish440 · Post by **scottish440** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:50 pm

I have been wanting to do this also.....i have done some mesurements...and found a possible donor...for the frame....

but...

it is bran x......a 71-74 mercury cougar and or a 71-72 mach 1 convert...
the car lines are similar....this is very important as you don't want to look
like your driving under a bubble....and the mercury converts are cheap!

look one up and give it a look see....scott

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