Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated for 2022-23.
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1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car - Location: Rapid City, SD
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Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated for 2022-23.
Purchased this 1971 SSP back in 2007, and have been slowly plugging away at it. Slow and steady wins the race, right? I think the turtle is miles ahead of me! With work, family, and being a homeowner, progress has been slow, but every once in a while I wander out to the garage for a sanity break. I want to do most of the work myself, so I don't mind the slow progress too much.
Year 1 - 2007 - Bringing her home and tearing her down.
Pick up day. This poor SSP was ridden hard on the reservation and put up wet!
Safely home and being stuffed in the garage. How to you unload a car with no brakes - very carefully!
Broken glass and crud everywhere. Oooohh, is that a custom headliner?
Years of sun damage and mice have had their way with the upholstery.
Got a very warm day in March, so I put the girls to work.
There, doesn't look so bad after a good bath.
Let the disassembly begin! Going to have to find a valance.
Breaking it down further.
2007 Major Acquisitions: Found some grill bezels for the plastic surgery up front.
Scored a nice rally dash and a sweet music master AM radio just before Christmas.
Year 2 - 2008 - Tear down continues.
Firewall area completely torn down.
Interior is completely gutted.
Car is nearly stripped down. I know - I am blocking the view - just wanted to put a face with the project.
Suspension is off and its down to the shell. Now the hard part - body work.
2008 Major Acquisitions: New gas tank and motor mounts.
Sweet set of police wheels with the dog dish caps.
Year 3 - 2009 - Initial body work begins.
Blasted and primed the engine bay area. Boy that sand gets everywhere!
Close up of the engine bay.
Got a good coating of Eastwood Rust Encapsulator on it.
Now the fun begins. Got lucky - driver's floor pan is the only floor area that needed replaced. Ready for new metal now. Yep - the rocker and lower hinge area need replaced also. Just need to save up for that welder!
2009 Major Acquisitions: Found a junkyard 72 Satty that had solid lower rear quarters!
Found a very workable front valance on Craigslist.
One of my Mopar buds ordered this pan, then decided to do a full floor. So I got it cheap. Also learned the 71-72 Charger drip rail mouldings are not compatible.
Year 4 - 2010 - A pretty productive year.
Floor pan cut and ready to weld.
Front suspension disassembled and ready for clean-up. Bye-bye front drums.
Rear springs disassembled and wire wheeled. Ready for paint.
Wheeling the carcass out for some blasting on the underside. Firewall has been Encapsulated.
Underside blasted and ready for paint.
Underside coated in Eastwood Encapsulator.
Getting pretty stoked at the progress. Entire underside is completed except for driver's pan.
Lower door hinge area ready for welding.
Driver's rear lower quarter ready.
Passenger's rear lower quarter ready. Now, where is that damn welder?
2010 Major Acquisitions: Dash pad from my 1973 Sebring parts car is nearly flawless.
Scored a 71 setup for the front disc conversion.
Year 5 - 2011 - More blasting and painting.
Without a welder to keep me busy, its time to start blasting.
K-member and suspension parts getting cleaned up.
More suspension related parts ready for paint.
Let the black semi-gloss flow. Not too worried about correct component colors with this project.
More semi-gloss going on.
Excited to see some parts in a finished state - GY8!
2011 Major Acquisitions: Picked up a fender really cheap. The area behind the wheel is toast. I am going to combine this one with my existing fender to make one good fender. Now where is that damn welder?
There it is! My patience paid off - Miller had a $75 manufacturer's rebate going on during the Fall.
Year 6 - 2012 - Let the welding begin.
Hood hinge front mounting area needed replaced. Tacked in for now.
Drivers rocker was dented up pretty good. I was able to extract a straight one off a 1971 Charger shell.
Measure twice - cut once, right?
New rocker and floor pan in place.
Lower hinge area in place.
Having no welding experience, I am pretty happy with how things are going. The Millermatic welder has lived up to all the reviews on how easy it is to use. I would recommend this hobby welder to anyone.
2012 Major Acquisition: Snagged some fairly fresh 302 swirl-port heads. Should make my economy 318 grunt a little more.
Year 7 - 2013 - Patching and welding continues.
Lower hinge area welded up - just needs a little grinding and clean up.
Some patching required on the firewall and the forward hood hinge mounting area.
Patching and welding progress. Welding is a little ugly - need more practice.
Had some swiss cheese in the trunk, so I hacked it out.
Welded in trunk patch, just needs a little more cleaning up.
Looks good from the bottom. Just some clean up and primer.
2013 Major Acquisition: Scored a bunch of new goodies and super nice upper door panels from the parts car I bought last March.
2013 Major Acquisition: Scored a really nice set of buckets and complete back seat. I will have to die them T7 brown to match my interior.
Year 8 - 2014 - Finishing off engine bay body work.
Patch above the driver's shock tower.
Driver's side forward hinge area patch.
Firewall patch.
Had to fab some new inner fender anchors for the forward hood hinge bolt. Not perfect - but will function nicely.
Ready for some filler.
Working the filler.
Filler nearly finished.
Front end of car finally ready for paint.
Oh yeah baby! GY8.
Ready to start getting the front suspension back on this ride.
Big day! Parts are going back on the car - K frame in place.
Suspension parts needing to be prepped and put on.
Plans for the rest of 2014 and early 2015 - Looking to get the suspension back under my ride so I can get it down to our winter car show in late February and place it in the "In Progress" category.
Year 1 - 2007 - Bringing her home and tearing her down.
Pick up day. This poor SSP was ridden hard on the reservation and put up wet!
Safely home and being stuffed in the garage. How to you unload a car with no brakes - very carefully!
Broken glass and crud everywhere. Oooohh, is that a custom headliner?
Years of sun damage and mice have had their way with the upholstery.
Got a very warm day in March, so I put the girls to work.
There, doesn't look so bad after a good bath.
Let the disassembly begin! Going to have to find a valance.
Breaking it down further.
2007 Major Acquisitions: Found some grill bezels for the plastic surgery up front.
Scored a nice rally dash and a sweet music master AM radio just before Christmas.
Year 2 - 2008 - Tear down continues.
Firewall area completely torn down.
Interior is completely gutted.
Car is nearly stripped down. I know - I am blocking the view - just wanted to put a face with the project.
Suspension is off and its down to the shell. Now the hard part - body work.
2008 Major Acquisitions: New gas tank and motor mounts.
Sweet set of police wheels with the dog dish caps.
Year 3 - 2009 - Initial body work begins.
Blasted and primed the engine bay area. Boy that sand gets everywhere!
Close up of the engine bay.
Got a good coating of Eastwood Rust Encapsulator on it.
Now the fun begins. Got lucky - driver's floor pan is the only floor area that needed replaced. Ready for new metal now. Yep - the rocker and lower hinge area need replaced also. Just need to save up for that welder!
2009 Major Acquisitions: Found a junkyard 72 Satty that had solid lower rear quarters!
Found a very workable front valance on Craigslist.
One of my Mopar buds ordered this pan, then decided to do a full floor. So I got it cheap. Also learned the 71-72 Charger drip rail mouldings are not compatible.
Year 4 - 2010 - A pretty productive year.
Floor pan cut and ready to weld.
Front suspension disassembled and ready for clean-up. Bye-bye front drums.
Rear springs disassembled and wire wheeled. Ready for paint.
Wheeling the carcass out for some blasting on the underside. Firewall has been Encapsulated.
Underside blasted and ready for paint.
Underside coated in Eastwood Encapsulator.
Getting pretty stoked at the progress. Entire underside is completed except for driver's pan.
Lower door hinge area ready for welding.
Driver's rear lower quarter ready.
Passenger's rear lower quarter ready. Now, where is that damn welder?
2010 Major Acquisitions: Dash pad from my 1973 Sebring parts car is nearly flawless.
Scored a 71 setup for the front disc conversion.
Year 5 - 2011 - More blasting and painting.
Without a welder to keep me busy, its time to start blasting.
K-member and suspension parts getting cleaned up.
More suspension related parts ready for paint.
Let the black semi-gloss flow. Not too worried about correct component colors with this project.
More semi-gloss going on.
Excited to see some parts in a finished state - GY8!
2011 Major Acquisitions: Picked up a fender really cheap. The area behind the wheel is toast. I am going to combine this one with my existing fender to make one good fender. Now where is that damn welder?
There it is! My patience paid off - Miller had a $75 manufacturer's rebate going on during the Fall.
Year 6 - 2012 - Let the welding begin.
Hood hinge front mounting area needed replaced. Tacked in for now.
Drivers rocker was dented up pretty good. I was able to extract a straight one off a 1971 Charger shell.
Measure twice - cut once, right?
New rocker and floor pan in place.
Lower hinge area in place.
Having no welding experience, I am pretty happy with how things are going. The Millermatic welder has lived up to all the reviews on how easy it is to use. I would recommend this hobby welder to anyone.
2012 Major Acquisition: Snagged some fairly fresh 302 swirl-port heads. Should make my economy 318 grunt a little more.
Year 7 - 2013 - Patching and welding continues.
Lower hinge area welded up - just needs a little grinding and clean up.
Some patching required on the firewall and the forward hood hinge mounting area.
Patching and welding progress. Welding is a little ugly - need more practice.
Had some swiss cheese in the trunk, so I hacked it out.
Welded in trunk patch, just needs a little more cleaning up.
Looks good from the bottom. Just some clean up and primer.
2013 Major Acquisition: Scored a bunch of new goodies and super nice upper door panels from the parts car I bought last March.
2013 Major Acquisition: Scored a really nice set of buckets and complete back seat. I will have to die them T7 brown to match my interior.
Year 8 - 2014 - Finishing off engine bay body work.
Patch above the driver's shock tower.
Driver's side forward hinge area patch.
Firewall patch.
Had to fab some new inner fender anchors for the forward hood hinge bolt. Not perfect - but will function nicely.
Ready for some filler.
Working the filler.
Filler nearly finished.
Front end of car finally ready for paint.
Oh yeah baby! GY8.
Ready to start getting the front suspension back on this ride.
Big day! Parts are going back on the car - K frame in place.
Suspension parts needing to be prepped and put on.
Plans for the rest of 2014 and early 2015 - Looking to get the suspension back under my ride so I can get it down to our winter car show in late February and place it in the "In Progress" category.
Last edited by sdweatherman on Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:15 pm, edited 49 times in total.
1971 GY8 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page
Right on....Sweet car! Keep us going with more pics!
It's a fine line between a hobby & mental illness!
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2009.
Great to see more pics and Progress!
How do you like the rust encapsulator so far?
How do you like the rust encapsulator so far?
Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2009.
Nice to see more than those 3 pics in your signature!
AKA Butterscotch71....the road runner nest is out to win you over this year!
- sdweatherman
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1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car - Location: Rapid City, SD
- Contact:
Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2009.
The Eastwood Rust Encapsulator has worked great so far. I comes in spray can, quart, or gallon sizes. When it comes in the quart or gallon, it is a little thick so that you have the option to brush it on. You can thin it to run through a paint gun, which is what I did. Having a couple of spray cans is handy also. Sometimes you can get the spray can into areas where the paint gun doesn't quite reach. Also, if you are at a point where you just need to zap a small part or small area real quick, then you don't have to go through the whole spray gun prep and clean up process to do a small job. It gets a two thumbs up from me. Scott.gcoupe72 wrote:How do you like the rust encapsulator so far?
1971 GY8 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Very enjoyable pictorial. Can't wait too see more progress! What was the white X painted on it when you got it? Did you get it from a salvage yard or a group of cars being cleared?
"Did I just buy another car?!?"
- sdweatherman
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1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus factory Sunroof
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1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car - Location: Rapid City, SD
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
I am not sure what the white X was, maybe a mark for "get rid of this one". Got this car from a farmer in eastern South Dakota. It had been sitting in his field, along with a number of other vehicles, for better than 15 years. The county was "encouraging" him to clean up some of his vehicles.
1971 GY8 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Awesome work to the body panels! You didn't take any short cuts on the floor either. Cannot wait to see the paint added
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Nice work so far! Just wondering what size wire you are running in that welder? They say .020-.025 is good for sheet metal.
- sdweatherman
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1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car - Location: Rapid City, SD
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Thanks for all the praise and words of encouragement.
KentuckyBlueBird - "Cannot wait to see the paint added " - Neither can I !!!
moparite - "Just wondering what size wire you are running in that welder? They say .020-.025 is good for sheet metal." - I am using 0.030 for the heavier welds and spot welds, and 0.023 for the sheet metal butt welds.
KentuckyBlueBird - "Cannot wait to see the paint added " - Neither can I !!!
moparite - "Just wondering what size wire you are running in that welder? They say .020-.025 is good for sheet metal." - I am using 0.030 for the heavier welds and spot welds, and 0.023 for the sheet metal butt welds.
1971 GY8 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Looking good, Scott. I need to start a thread for mine.
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Boy I rememebr those days! No helpers though. Looks great, just wait until you done. I think everyone gets a shit eating grin a mile wide when they sit back and see the finished product.
4th generation B bodys- there is no substitute.
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Wow, nice progress. Any updates on this?
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1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car - Location: Rapid City, SD
- Contact:
Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2012.
Bump. Progress from 2013 has been added. Scott.
1971 GY8 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
1971 GB7 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1972 EV2 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus w/factory Sunroof
1974 KB5 Plymouth Road Runner GTX Dealer Announcement car
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Re: Daddy's Stinky Car progress page - updated through 2013.
Progress is looking good Scott! Many thanks again for scoring me a much needed drivers door