Project 1972 Satellite
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Let me first start by saying thanks for a wonderful forum and allowing me to post my non-exciting project. I think this will serve me to keep motivated working on the project, even if only a little bit at a time. Back ground: I was interested in this car when I first saw pics of it. It appeared to be an easy project for me: New paint on one of my favorite body styles. It was looking like: throw a drive train in it, some interior work...and I'd have a very decent driver. I wasn't looking for perfection in the painted body, but the seller told me it was one of the most rust-free cars that he had the opportunity to work on. I checked it over, and asked a question( should have been my 1st clue of buyer beware!) Why was the old vinyl roof not replaced during the repaint? I see a few bubbles under there along the front top of the windshield area.What is under that? Serious rust? The owner assured me it was very minor surface rust, and nothing to worry about. I don't have alot of experience with vinyl roofs and their problems,plus the assurance of an obvious experienced Mopar expert( he had some other very nice Mopars on hand that weren't for sale, but very impressive.)Anyway, the paint shined really nice, looked quite straight, and the deal was struck...( probably paid twice what I should have, but o well...the guy seemed honest,and I won't have to track down a body/paint guy to get the car on it's way to be back on the road soon). So onto what I found, and you'll soon see why I got so mad! Not at what was found under the roof, but what was hidden to paint this car! Here's what I started with:
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Here you can just see the bubbles in the vinyl above the windshield...
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2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
(2)72 Satellites, one on hold,one under resto on the rotisserie.
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Front seats needing new skins...And needs a new carpet also...
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2015 TorRed Challenger Hellcat,A8
2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
(2)72 Satellites, one on hold,one under resto on the rotisserie.
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Found this : "minor" surface rust under the vinyl...
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2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Just a few more "minor" bubbles..
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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So please be gentle...I'm not a body man, never been taught to weld...so here it goes, my attempt at cutting out the cancer, and starting from the pass. side corner, piece by piece cutting out and replacing the roof and window channel. I used approx 6" at a time as that's how big my vise is to make the bends.... very tedious....of course I bought a 36" brake after the job was done...
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2015 TorRed Challenger Hellcat,A8
2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
(2)72 Satellites, one on hold,one under resto on the rotisserie.
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Working my way across the front...6" or less at a time!
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2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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a bit more
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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I'm getting there...takes a while, bending a near 90 degree angle in the roof piece, with a slight curve to try to follow roof curve, and then welding a separate piece to complete the "z" of the profile...cuz I can't bend it that way in a vise with one piece...
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2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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The corners were fun...a flat top piece, curved/bent to mimic roof lines, then the 90 degree bent curved channel piece welded to the top...sheesh!
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2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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Looks almost like a roof again...
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Re: Project 1972 Satellite
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The lines and arrows are where the windshield clips go...once I cut out the old channel, there was no reference to where these go.
2015 TorRed Challenger Hellcat,A8
2013 Plum Crazy Challenger SRT8,6 Spd
2013 Black Challenger R/T Classic,auto
(2)72 Satellites, one on hold,one under resto on the rotisserie.
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