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by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 7:38 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Was trying to keep it in date order but thats gone a bit pear shaped. Not many left tho so bear with me.. Gettin some paint (ok, primer) on at last. And engine gettin tarted up too. Did want to stick with the original colour but Steve was reluctant to use metallics cos he didnt have access to an ove...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 6:51 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

continued...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 6:43 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Driver side front wing needed a lot more repair than the other as we already had a replacement. Only prob with the pass side was/is that it's off a 68, so Steve had to cut out the side marker area from the original and graft it in place of the replacement's.
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 6:21 pm
Forum: Member's Car Show
Topic: Satellite's errr Satellite
Replies: 16
Views: 5134

Mark
Have a look at this colour chart, see if theres mention of any of the colour codes on your fender tag.
If you say it was dark green, might find an F8 stamped on it, that seems to be the darkest green.
Keep this jpeg, might prove useful when you come to look for new paint.
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 6:12 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

oops doubled up on one there.
As you can see from some of the pics, original colour was Spanish Gold Y4 i think. I'm sure Stu will correct me if I'm wrong. There were about 3 other colours still on the car including the Volkswagen green and a white.
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 5:51 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Back to the history lesson...

See notes in the picture description
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 5:37 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

BTW, that cuda behind Velma is the one Dave Eady recently finished restoring, and had at the 2004 Nats.
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 5:34 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

tell you what that guy in the blue jacket and the glasses is a ringer for a fella that used to race with our crowd groucho, we called him unfortunately he lost the plot and got more on the bottle Youre right about 'lost the plot', Dunc, but nah, dont think it's 'groucho'. This guy's real name is Sp...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 2:45 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Thanks Sandy The guy with his back to us in that pic, with the no-expense-spared team t-shirt, was the CH owner, Paul Mander. T'was a lovely car, a/c, electric seats, etc when he got it. But gradually got dtripped of its creature comforts in favour of go faster goodies. Paul eventually moved on to a...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 10:09 am
Forum: Member's Car Show
Topic: Satellite's errr Satellite
Replies: 16
Views: 5134

Looks like the Twin's Satellite just found a twin!

What colour is that, looks like a dark grey?

Cant wait to see it!
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 9:53 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

'Lucky' I'm in between jobs at the mo, otherwise this could take forever. Around 1990 we were going to a gym in Hendon that was also being used by Mark Wilsmore, who, as some of you will know, has since then gone on to re-open and run the Ace Cafe. Turned out that Mark was into his American cars (&a...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 9:32 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Yeah, 20th anniversary this summer! Tho not as long as some one here, eh Allkiller? 27 and counting... As 318's go, it was a good un, had been worked on, but was always fighting a losing battle in a stock B bod. Despite a problem with no 5 cyl's spark plug boot being constantly burned thru cos of th...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 2:08 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

At the time, our mate Paul Mander was having his 360 in his Aus CH Charger built up for racing in Sportsman class by Clive Bond of Ultimate Race Cars. His other customers were Dave Mingay (Hellraiser) and Graham Barrs (Neon Star), so were keen to 'let' him build up a big block for us. After a couple...
by RobTwin
Wed Dec 07, 05 1:51 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
Replies: 434
Views: 146116

Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite

Just dragged myself into the 20th century and got me scanner up & running so thought it about time to post some old pics of our Satellite. Plenty more to come over the coming evenings, I'll try not to bore ya too much :? Saw the car in an ad in the Auto Trader, advertised at £1700. Went to see i...
by RobTwin
Sun Dec 04, 05 5:24 pm
Forum: Restoration & Miscellaneous
Topic: New seat covers....sunglasses req'd
Replies: 8
Views: 1274

Thanks guys, Dave, yes we did import them. If we'd had our act together a few weeks, (ok, a couple of months) earlier, we could have brought them back with us from our trip to Florida in October. That would have saved a bunch as you know, but the delivery took about 10 weeks altogether, so presumabl...