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'69 Satellite Wagon Project #871553
12/04/10 11:03 PM
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I have been meaning to make a thread on my wagon project that I can update as I go.

1969 Satellite 6 passenger 383/727 wagon that was converted to a 2 door before I bought it. The previous owner did all the fabrication and the condition as it sits on the trailer is the way I bought it.



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Re: '69 Satellite Wagon Project [Re: StukaJU87] #871554
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Needed a gas tank. The one it came with had a hole in it. No one had a tank for a 69 b body wagon. I took a chance and bought a tank for a 66-67 b body car because it looked the same and it fit perfectly.

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Re: '69 Satellite Wagon Project [Re: StukaJU87] #871555
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that thing is really cool. whomever fabbed it did a great blend. at a 1st look, I thought the wagon portion had been added to a 2dr car.

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Tires and wheels needed to be replaced. Got a set of repop rallys. 15x7 front and 15x8 rear wrapped in Indy 500's. 235/60/15 in front and 295/50/15 out back.







Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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That is definitely a wagon that I would like to turn into a two door hard top just for the fun of a project.

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That is definitely a wagon that I would like to turn into a two door hard top just for the fun of a project.




Noooooo....we don't want to go backwards.

That might be harder than making it a 2 door in the first place.

I also replaced the 2.76 open rear with this 3.55 sure grip.


Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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So anyway, I had bought this car in February of this year. With the tank replaced and the front end rebuilt with a kit from PST I took it to a couple local cruise ins.

People seemed to like it, they looked and asked questions etc. Hell...maybe they were horrified by it.

So as the season was winding down I decided that instead of rebuilding the 383, I would replace it with a 440 which I purcased from Rick H (qkRick) here on the forum.

I took a ride out to Ohio and spent the morning BS'ing with Rick. Loaded this motor into my truck and headed home.




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Here is the 383 just as I started to remove all the stuff to get it reday to be pulled.


Here it is after plenty of colorful language and hard work



Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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Firewall shot before removing ac/heater box.

Giant tumor removed from under dash.

Firewall after now with gaping holes everywhere.


Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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Scott,

If this forum could show facial expressions, then my mug with a major jaw-drop would display absolute awe for your machine. In my younger days, this would have been the ultimate party / stabbin cabin for the local outdoor theater. Keep rolling on this wonderful project and keep us up to speed. It'd be great to eventually see this machine at a car show.

Brian


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Very cool, keep the progress pics coming!

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Quote:

Scott,

If this forum could shoe facial expressions, then my mug with a major jaw-drop would display absolute awe for your machine. In my younger days, this would have been the ultimate party / stabbin cabin for the local outdoor theater. Keep rolling on this wonderful project and keep us up to speed. It'd be great to eventually see this machine at a car show.

Brian





Wow, thank you Brian. I appreciate the kind words.


Earlier in the week I made a cardboard template for a block off plate for the ac/heat stuff. Then I just cut it out with a cutter and did some light grinding.


I test fitted it and it fit well for what it is.
Here is my buddy, Fat Mike tacking it in.


Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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Do you have a color in mind?

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Do you have a color in mind?




I ran a poll a while back with 4 colors listed. 2 of the colors were gomango and sassy grass. It was to settle the color argument between my g/f and myself and we both agreed to go with the outcome. Orange (my choice) won hands down, but lately I have been thinking about caving and surprising her with the sassy grass.


Scott

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i think the green fits the wagon better than Orange



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Spit the difference with the Girl friend and paint it Rally Green its a mid year 69 color.


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i think the green fits the wagon better than Orange



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Spit the difference with the Girl friend and paint it Rally Green its a mid year 69 color.





The rally green is nice, but I am leaning towards the sassy grass. I just like it better. I am also planning a black bumble bee stripe and black on the hood to break it up a bit. I may go with a six pack hood too. I am undecided.


UPDATE: I just picked up the 727 from Tritak. Contrary to some stories I have heard about him he seems like a nice guy.

I also picked up my headers from http://hypercoat.net/ who coated them for me. They look nice. No photos yet but I will add update pics at the end of the week.


Scott

1969 Super Bee, 383/4 speed


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Wow that is one awesome wagon....just awesome!!!
Now I'll throw in my ......seeing how I just painted my '69 Charger SassyGrass, my vote is paint it Sassy!!!!!!!!!

Keep up the good work!!


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Glad you started a thread on this. I've seen the car in your sig and it's pretty neat. I'm painting my Challenger GoMango and am really happy with the color I had considered sublime for mine so we seem to have a similar thinking. Either way, I don't think you could go wrong.

The wheels and tires made a huge difference. Keep the updates and pics coming!

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Sorry for the bad cell phone pic. (EDITED POST to replace with better pic) Here is the ac/heat block off plate with the welds ground down and primed to get an idea of how it will look.


I am probably going to put a heavy ground stud through the plate/firewall to ground the electronics and a strap from the passenger side of the engine to the firewall.

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