Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
'72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 10/12/13 06:11 AM
of my next project.
'72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone"
Posted By: 1fastrunner
Re: A Teaser... - 10/12/13 11:55 AM
You're going to start painting Auto Art?
Posted By: moparpollack
Re: A Teaser... - 10/12/13 02:39 PM
International Truck?
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: A Teaser... - 10/12/13 03:20 PM
LOL.
72 Satellite, southern AZ car, solid as you'll ever find. Has 71 fenders and tail lights. Drug it home yesterday.
72 Satellite, southern AZ car, solid as you'll ever find. Has 71 fenders and tail lights. Drug it home yesterday.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: A Teaser... - 10/13/13 10:58 PM
Posted By: moparpollack
Re: A Teaser... - 10/14/13 02:39 AM
Color , motor, etc what are you gonna do with it?
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: A Teaser... - 10/16/13 03:52 AM
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Color , motor, etc what are you gonna do with it?
Current plans are to get it back together and properly titled -- probably a satin black paint job, polished Torq Thrust IIs, 400 or 440 (nothing wild). It has a dismantled title -- I have to get it back on the road and go through inspection to get a good title back on it. I'm just in the early stages of collecting parts now -- it probably won't see the road for a year.
Posted By: Rhinodart
Re: A Teaser... - 10/16/13 04:20 AM
Are you going to use tape of staples to put the title back together? 
Posted By: azblackhemi
Re: A Teaser... - 10/16/13 03:34 PM
Nice project. I recognize that trailer, it's Marks (azmopar)
Posted By: burdar
Re: A Teaser... - 10/16/13 04:50 PM
It looks like it was originally A4. Great color. I hope it goes back to that color some day. Good luck with it!
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 04:59 AM
Ok...starting to dig into this thing now. The "right" coast guys are gonna hate, cuz haters gonna hate. 
Car was originally bought in Tucson and bounced back and forth between Tucson and Phoenix its entire life, so I'm told. It's definitely a southwest desert car...99% rust free. I drug it home from south of Tucson. Originally a 318 car. Plan is a big block...either a 400 or 440, of which I have both.
Previous owner knew it had a 8.75 sure grip of sorts in it, possibly a spool...someone has definitely put some time and money into the rear, but I haven't dropped the pig yet to see what carrier it is. I did the "spin the wheels and count the yoke revolutions" the other day and it appears to have 3.91's in it.
So, without further ado, here are some pics of what I'm starting with.
Car was originally bought in Tucson and bounced back and forth between Tucson and Phoenix its entire life, so I'm told. It's definitely a southwest desert car...99% rust free. I drug it home from south of Tucson. Originally a 318 car. Plan is a big block...either a 400 or 440, of which I have both.
Previous owner knew it had a 8.75 sure grip of sorts in it, possibly a spool...someone has definitely put some time and money into the rear, but I haven't dropped the pig yet to see what carrier it is. I did the "spin the wheels and count the yoke revolutions" the other day and it appears to have 3.91's in it.
So, without further ado, here are some pics of what I'm starting with.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 05:03 AM
Pics of it at home after I started dismantling:
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 05:06 AM
Started some blasting today...look at that beautiful rust free metal!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 05:41 AM
Wow.......pretty clean body, shouldn't take long. 
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 05:51 AM
Quote:
Wow.......pretty clean body, shouldn't take long.
Yeah, clean as a whistle. Length of time to fix 'er up will depend on my motivation.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 05:54 AM
Fender Tag:
E44 318-2 Barrel
D34 TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
RH23
R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite
H = High
23 = 2 Door Hardtop
G2G
G = 318 150HP(net) or 155HP(net) 1-2BBL 8 CYL
2 = 1972
G = St. Louis, MO, USA
GY4 Paint Code: Light Gold
F1Y3
Trim Grade/Style/Color
F = F Class
1 = Cloth and Vinyl Bench
Y3 = Light Gold
GY4 Upper Door Frame: Light Gold
516 Date Built: 5 / 16 / 1972
EW1 Roof Type OR Color: White / Alpine White
U Built to Specifications for USA Order
G11 Tinted Glass All
G35 Delete Standard Outside Mirror
H51 Single Air /w Heater
J25 3 Speed Variable Wipers
J52 Inside Hood Release
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M33 Body Side Moldings
N23 Electronic Ignition 72 only
R21 Solid State AM / FM
V02 Two Tone Paint
26 26 in. Radiator
END End of Codes
E44 318-2 Barrel
D34 TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
RH23
R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite
H = High
23 = 2 Door Hardtop
G2G
G = 318 150HP(net) or 155HP(net) 1-2BBL 8 CYL
2 = 1972
G = St. Louis, MO, USA
GY4 Paint Code: Light Gold
F1Y3
Trim Grade/Style/Color
F = F Class
1 = Cloth and Vinyl Bench
Y3 = Light Gold
GY4 Upper Door Frame: Light Gold
516 Date Built: 5 / 16 / 1972
EW1 Roof Type OR Color: White / Alpine White
U Built to Specifications for USA Order
G11 Tinted Glass All
G35 Delete Standard Outside Mirror
H51 Single Air /w Heater
J25 3 Speed Variable Wipers
J52 Inside Hood Release
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M33 Body Side Moldings
N23 Electronic Ignition 72 only
R21 Solid State AM / FM
V02 Two Tone Paint
26 26 in. Radiator
END End of Codes
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 02:46 PM
Quote:Quote:
Wow.......pretty clean body, shouldn't take long.
Yeah, clean as a whistle. Length of time to fix 'er up will depend on my motivation.
Well the weather you have in Arizona during winter should be enough to motivate you no..............
This car should look good when done as you did a wonderful job on the cuda. 
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/02/13 04:20 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:
Wow.......pretty clean body, shouldn't take long.
Yeah, clean as a whistle. Length of time to fix 'er up will depend on my motivation.
Well the weather you have in Arizona during winter should be enough to motivate you no..............
Ty sir.
The plan is to get some more blasting done today...hopefully the entire front clip minus the suspension -- those will get done when I pull it all off the car to do a disc brake swap (it has 4-wheel drums now). The inner fenders and firewall should go pretty quick -- the old paint is blasting off very easily.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/03/13 05:08 AM
Did some more blasting today, but no pics to share. The blaster was giving me fits, so I spent some of the afternoon taking apart the sand dispenser...found some curly-q thread looking thing stuck in the ball valve. By the time I got it all put back together light was fading fast, so I wrapped it up for the day.
I did blast a bit on the driver side floor and found some very minor rot. Deciding what to do as they are very small holes...I don't want to replace the whole pan, but don't want to do a cob job either. When we did my daughter's Barracuda, we filled a couple of small holes with lead...you'd never know by looking at it. We'll see.
I did blast a bit on the driver side floor and found some very minor rot. Deciding what to do as they are very small holes...I don't want to replace the whole pan, but don't want to do a cob job either. When we did my daughter's Barracuda, we filled a couple of small holes with lead...you'd never know by looking at it. We'll see.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/03/13 11:17 PM
Gonna need a small patch...
Posted By: moparpollack
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/04/13 02:11 AM
Quote:
Gonna need a small patch...
Crush that rust bucket already!
Looking good all you
Need now is time and money!
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/05/13 12:04 AM
Windshield out and channel ready for blasting:
Posted By: Slant6pak
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/05/13 02:52 AM
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Plan is a big block...either a 400 or 440, of which I have both.
I think your hood is trying to tell you something
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/05/13 03:35 AM
Quote:Quote:
Plan is a big block...either a 400 or 440, of which I have both.
I think your hood is trying to tell you something
LOL...unfortunately, that hood didn't come with the car. That was a pic I got from the seller before I picked up the car. Going with a air grabber or maybe even stock Satty hood.
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/13/13 01:21 AM
Not much new to report -- just been blasting. Hope to have paint on the floors, door jambs, underhood, and trunk by mid-December.
Posted By: DPelletier
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/13/13 01:45 AM
Cool car.
Very solid which is what makes life alot nicer! I really love the wheels, can they be saved? think about the color choice as you only really have one shot to do it right (underside, jambs, eng. compartment and trunk). I really like gold with black trim, but it's a blank canvass
Dave
Very solid which is what makes life alot nicer! I really love the wheels, can they be saved? think about the color choice as you only really have one shot to do it right (underside, jambs, eng. compartment and trunk). I really like gold with black trim, but it's a blank canvass
Dave
Posted By: Hotwheelsjr
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/13/13 05:18 AM
Quote:
Cool car.
Very solid which is what makes life alot nicer! I really love the wheels, can they be saved? think about the color choice as you only really have one shot to do it right (underside, jambs, eng. compartment and trunk). I really like gold with black trim, but it's a blank canvass
Dave
Thanks Dave -- the TQ's didn't come with the car -- I tried! I am going to run TQ IIs on it though. Already have the 15x10s on the back -- looking for a set of fronts now.
Color-wise, I'm going FK5 or a close variant. How many deep burnt orange 71/72 RR's or Sattys have you ever seen? I think I saw one, once! FK5 with black roof & B-pillar stripes are the plan. Haven't decided if the bumpers are going to be painted yet. It will also have black front spoilers and a black Air Grabber. I think it's going to look pretty badass when it is done.
Posted By: moparmarks
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/13/13 06:46 AM
"Gonna need a small patch..."
Isn't life in the desert grand?
Sweet car Mike.
Isn't life in the desert grand?
Sweet car Mike.
Posted By: DPelletier
Re: '72 Satellite Becoming a '71 RR "Clone" - 11/13/13 05:48 PM
FK5 is another one of my favorites; that'd look great!
Dave
Dave