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New to this board and hoping there is more info and knowledge here than other forums.

I just picked up a 66 Plymouth Satellite out here in AZ, Apparantly the car has been parked since 1980 in a shed on a chicken farm. Car is all there minus the motor which is why it was parked in the first place. No dents, no rust, all metal trim is in awesome shape. the interior is a little dirty but otherise original and decent, previous owner did cut up the dash to install a stereo and put some holes in the doors for speakers. Checking the VIN# it came with a 361 2 bl, premium interior and A/C.

I have a 440 stroker motor and built 727 trannie that i'll throw in.
I'd really like to build this into a S/S replica car Big jacked up rear end, tall skinny tires up front swap out the hood for a fiberglass RO23 scoop piece. Anyone ever seen the 67 GTX Silver Bullit?? I'm thinking Silver paint on the car and saving the black interior.

Couple of pics. I have the headlight and tailight pieces, they were in the trunk.

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There's tons of stuff from Google about it. Here's something from Car Craft -

http://www.carcraft.com/featuredvehicles/906_1967_plymouth_belvedere_gtx/index.html

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The lilac paint on your car is very uncommon ...it flip flops around in varying light conditions.Much cooler than silver imo.

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Mauve Metallic is a rare color and it looks awesome when painted fresh with todays paint.

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Since I don't have the time or money to restore the car properly right now I may just throw in the 440 and other parts i have laying around and drive/race it. If I can get it running in time I may drive it from Phoenix up to the Mopars at the Strip In Vegas (march 20-22)

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When you do get around to restoring the entire car...start a thread in the "Member Projects and Survivors Pictures" section. It is a fairly new section and any pictures you post will stay there for the entire build process. Welcome to Moparts!!!

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Nice find but just so you know, that's a fiberglass copy of a 1963/1964 Max Wedge style hood scoop, not an RO23 scoop like the 1967 Silver Bullit ran.

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Well I guess I am the odd man out on this one.. I say paint it any color you want and enjoy it.. I much rather see it in silver and on the road being enjoyed then it sitting in a barn at a chicken ranch waiting for that one special guy to come along with money falling out of his rear that wants a show perfect car...

Great find.. And keep us updated on it..

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I'm not sure I follow;

- repainting silver means he'd drive it and repainting it mauve would mean it would be show perfect?

I think it would be the opposite; repainting it silver (properly) would take more time and effort and the car would have more of a chance to sit unused than an exterior only repaint in the original color.

He can do whatever he likes; I'd repaint it mauve OR drive as is for now.

Dave

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my barn find was alot better brother.......because its a real 66 HEMI

[image]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k117/scottylack/BELVEDERE/HEMI275a.jpg?t=1250525807[/image]

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interior shot, center console was in the back seat and is pretty mint

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Learn something new every day -
I didn't know a 66 Belvie could be had with the premium "tooled leather" interior. Thought it was reserved for Satellites only in 66, then Sats and GTX's in 67. Very cool find.

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interior shot, center console was in the back seat and is pretty mint

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It's your car and your going to do what you want, but I give another vote to keeping the color as is. I like it! Nice starter project BTW.

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I agree... By the way, here is a link to mine. Enjoy....http://s793.photobucket.com/albums/yy220/wrtuckeriii/Daffy/

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Car is looking good! Congrats on keeping the original color, it's nice looking, unusual, and rare all at once. Although I'm not a fan of MW scoops on later model cars, your mods so far look very tasteful, good job!

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That has got to be the coolest oldschool looking car ive seen. Very Nice
Any track time yet?

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The last 2 runs the MSD box seemed to be cutting out over 4k RPM. The battery was draining and I didn't bring enough tools to check it out or fix it. Figured I'd pack it up and crawl home. I drove the car there and my headlights were dimming to almost nothing so I just drove with the parking lights on.

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After you get your electrical system under conrol (I'd start with the ballest resistor, alternator, then the voltage regulator with a charging problem) check your fuel pump and fuel filter, it could have been from lack of spark with a weak battery but that sounds like it could also be starving of fuel at higher rpms under load.

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I really like this! What did you use for the subframe connectors?

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Question: What is a good rust preventative for the bare metal behind the door panels, under dash inside trunk area ETC? I recently moved from Phoenix to South Florida and I don't want to see this original bare metal get any surface rust. The car is not in Florida yet and I'd like to prevent this before it gets out here.

Someone suggested Pledge since it is silicon based wax but it'll be a [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean] to get off should I ever want to paint the car.

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There are lots of choices in that area, most are topicals like Pledge, WD-40, Wax, or my choice, RPM (from ECS) etc. If you paint it down the road these areas could left bare metal just as they are now, or you should be able to prep them properly with a light sand/scuff and a good wax & grease remover, no big deal.