well you did say you wanted some workNaughtyAlan wrote:Nice work twinsters
Martin cooper has just brought a 68 satellite in from Florida. Had to change the heater matrix today with air con, wa--ker job.
Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
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Ooh look forward to seeing thatNaughtyAlan wrote:Nice work twinsters
Martin cooper has just brought a 68 satellite in from Florida. Had to change the heater matrix today with air con, wa--ker job.
I do like a 68.Steve, this is how the stick-on woodgrain Stu got from the local hardware shop (£few per sq metre) compares to the original pattern/colour. Good enough for me Tommy
Bear in mind, that original might have faded over the years, and whatever is available on the repro parts may not be 100% correct anyway
Quick update....
This kind of shows why Wheels Day would have been a struggle for us even if the weather had been up to snuff....
Stu's been soldiering (not soldering) on, as & when, ticking a few jobs off the list, tho it doesnt look like there's much progress:
tidying the wiring under the dash - ripping out old unused items like alarm, elec fan s/w, elec fuel pump s/w etc
fitting new wiper pivot seals - so much easier without seats, steering column & radio
drilled holes in tunnel for console mtg brackets,
fabricated trans shifter bracket - thanks to Blue & Roger for info
stripping/prepping floor for new lick of paint & carpet....
some pics..
d.i.y. console fix - tot cost... couple of quid
in situ, with shifter posn established so we could get bracket made (see below)
new bracket made, to be painted.... hope it works
Floor not too bad, just needs new sealer on the seams & a coat of paint
At least there's already holes for the rear seat belts that we bought last year (unlike the Polara, which we had to drill)
Lookin up under the dash - driver side wiper pivot
removed
Passenger side removed
Wiper pivots removed & cleaned up (just wire-wooled)
New Laysons
seals fitted
Underdash with wiring tidied.. honest!
Unused wiring removed
Stu's in the process of tidying up the instrument panel (just this bit for now), and the wiper motor. Hoping a rattle can of black paint and a thin white paint pen will suffice...
That's all for now folks, will add more when I get back from sunny/snowy/rainy Scortlund!
This kind of shows why Wheels Day would have been a struggle for us even if the weather had been up to snuff....
Stu's been soldiering (not soldering) on, as & when, ticking a few jobs off the list, tho it doesnt look like there's much progress:
tidying the wiring under the dash - ripping out old unused items like alarm, elec fan s/w, elec fuel pump s/w etc
fitting new wiper pivot seals - so much easier without seats, steering column & radio
drilled holes in tunnel for console mtg brackets,
fabricated trans shifter bracket - thanks to Blue & Roger for info
stripping/prepping floor for new lick of paint & carpet....
some pics..
d.i.y. console fix - tot cost... couple of quid
in situ, with shifter posn established so we could get bracket made (see below)
new bracket made, to be painted.... hope it works
Floor not too bad, just needs new sealer on the seams & a coat of paint
At least there's already holes for the rear seat belts that we bought last year (unlike the Polara, which we had to drill)
Lookin up under the dash - driver side wiper pivot
removed
Passenger side removed
Wiper pivots removed & cleaned up (just wire-wooled)
New Laysons
seals fittedUnderdash with wiring tidied.. honest!
Unused wiring removed
Stu's in the process of tidying up the instrument panel (just this bit for now), and the wiper motor. Hoping a rattle can of black paint and a thin white paint pen will suffice...
That's all for now folks, will add more when I get back from sunny/snowy/rainy Scortlund!
Thanks Ivor Cracked on a bit more over the weekend.
First of all, thanks to Adam & Bob for offering use of (Adam's) hoist & (Bob's) truck, but we needed a smaller hoist so we could get the engine out then thru Stu's back gate, so thanks also go to Dave Long(shot) for loan of his folding hoist which fit in the back of my Alfa and then thru Stu's gate once the deed was done. And thanks also to Paul Knight, whose engine stand/frame we've had a few months while get our backsides in gear and get the darn thing out
All we didnt have (apart from experience & knowledge
) was a carb-top plate or chain-type-thing to attach to the hoist's hook, so put our trust in a bit of string wrapped around the inlet 
Managed to separate the engine from the trans and started with the hoist but then remembered we hadnt undone the flex-plate bolts, so spent what seemed like the next hour jiggling/levering the engine back onto the trans enough to undo the bolts
With bolts undone, engine once again prised off the trans, next concern was would there be enough height between the top of the rad support & the underside of the garage door to fit the hoist, the string & the engine. We were right to be concerned but it just fit with mm's to spare, and with some help from our sprogs (hope Mr Health & Saftey wasnt looking in) got it bolted up to the frame, which we clamped to an old Black & Decker trolley, so we could wheel it round to its high-security storage area till we can get it down to Paul Knight's for a once-over.
Pleased how the day went, apart from the over-sight with the flex-plate - i know some of you do this on a daily or weekly basis but we havent done for donkeys years (engine was last out in 1990).
All that's needed now is the small matter of the rebuild.... then to put it back together.
Oh & fit the new front suspension parts we got from Beaver Bushes. Something else we'll be doing a bit of on-the-job-training for
Cracked on a bit more over the weekend.First of all, thanks to Adam & Bob for offering use of (Adam's) hoist & (Bob's) truck, but we needed a smaller hoist so we could get the engine out then thru Stu's back gate, so thanks also go to Dave Long(shot) for loan of his folding hoist which fit in the back of my Alfa and then thru Stu's gate once the deed was done. And thanks also to Paul Knight, whose engine stand/frame we've had a few months while get our backsides in gear and get the darn thing out
All we didnt have (apart from experience & knowledge
) was a carb-top plate or chain-type-thing to attach to the hoist's hook, so put our trust in a bit of string wrapped around the inlet Managed to separate the engine from the trans and started with the hoist but then remembered we hadnt undone the flex-plate bolts, so spent what seemed like the next hour jiggling/levering the engine back onto the trans enough to undo the bolts
With bolts undone, engine once again prised off the trans, next concern was would there be enough height between the top of the rad support & the underside of the garage door to fit the hoist, the string
& the engine. We were right to be concerned but it just fit with mm's to spare, and with some help from our sprogs (hope Mr Health & Saftey wasnt looking in) got it bolted up to the frame, which we clamped to an old Black & Decker trolley, so we could wheel it round to its high-security storage area till we can get it down to Paul Knight's for a once-over.Pleased how the day went, apart from the over-sight with the flex-plate - i know some of you do this on a daily or weekly basis but we havent done for donkeys years (engine was last out in 1990).
All that's needed now is the small matter of the rebuild.... then to put it back together.
Oh & fit the new front suspension parts we got from Beaver Bushes. Something else we'll be doing a bit of on-the-job-training for
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just sitting here in the states LOVING your work and dedication,
looking over your pix you have your family there ,i just put in my own comments like your daughter in her mind"why is this american iron so special,what are you doing?"im sure im wrong,but .................
why do you guys like this american,mopar stuff?(I KNOW WHY)
you have a passion that is even more than my blokes here,at least it seems that way,
anyway awesome work i WILL make it over there soon,i want/need to meet some of you guys!
looking over your pix you have your family there ,i just put in my own comments like your daughter in her mind"why is this american iron so special,what are you doing?"im sure im wrong,but .................
why do you guys like this american,mopar stuff?(I KNOW WHY)
you have a passion that is even more than my blokes here,at least it seems that way,
anyway awesome work i WILL make it over there soon,i want/need to meet some of you guys!
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Comon Drew get over here! 30th July to the 1st August 17th Mopar Nationals.
Rob sounds like a steep remembering curve mate have some engine paint that colour if your staying with the orange.
Are you going anorack with the builld?
Also have some original rocker covers and a Carter laying around somewhere
Rob sounds like a steep remembering curve mate have some engine paint that colour if your staying with the orange.
Are you going anorack with the builld?
Also have some original rocker covers and a Carter laying around somewhere
Thanks guys, yes it would be great to see you over here Drew.... maybe this will be finished by the time you get here!
Not sure what Stu's daughter (in the pic) was thinking... prob more like "why have they dragged me out here, I'd rather be inside watching the tv, than trying to get a bolt thru a hole in an engine stand etc etc)". My lad was probably relieved to be away from all the girlie programs on the tv tho
Bob, if the car was originally a big block car, we prob would be giving it the anorak treatment but as it's a 318 car (long since gone) and as it's now got a 440, which they never came with (only 318/383/426), we'll just stick with 'original looking'.
Already got a set of steel valve covers (cheers Bacca!) but could do with the breather/pcv bits it needs. Dont suppose you got any of those?
Yes it'll be needing some fresh orange paint one day - I'll let you know nearer the day
Not sure what Stu's daughter (in the pic) was thinking... prob more like "why have they dragged me out here, I'd rather be inside watching the tv, than trying to get a bolt thru a hole in an engine stand etc etc)". My lad was probably relieved to be away from all the girlie programs on the tv tho
Bob, if the car was originally a big block car, we prob would be giving it the anorak treatment but as it's a 318 car (long since gone) and as it's now got a 440, which they never came with (only 318/383/426), we'll just stick with 'original looking'.
Already got a set of steel valve covers (cheers Bacca!) but could do with the breather/pcv bits it needs. Dont suppose you got any of those?
Yes it'll be needing some fresh orange paint one day - I'll let you know nearer the day
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Crikey 5 months since i last updated this. You'd think I havent done anything since
You'd be right too....... well i havent done much, but Stu's been cracking on, when time allows.
Decided it was now or never for an engine bay respray, so Stu's managed to smooth off the layers of paint down to and beyond the silver Hammerite that was on the car when we got it, to get rid of the hammer finish that we've lived with for all these years.
He's found some one that can come to the garage and spray the engine bay with the car there - 'all' we need to do is all the prep.
Decided to take the bumper off yesterday to save the inside of it getting covered in overspray.
Still a bit more prep to do - underside of the k-frame, torsion bars, lower rad surround still need rubbing down, then primer etc before we're ready for matey with the top coat(s).
5 months since i last updated this. You'd think I havent done anything since You'd be right too....... well i havent done much, but Stu's been cracking on, when time allows.
Decided it was now or never for an engine bay respray, so Stu's managed to smooth off the layers of paint down to and beyond the silver Hammerite that was on the car when we got it, to get rid of the hammer finish that we've lived with for all these years.
He's found some one that can come to the garage and spray the engine bay with the car there - 'all' we need to do is all the prep.
Decided to take the bumper off yesterday to save the inside of it getting covered in overspray.
Still a bit more prep to do - underside of the k-frame, torsion bars, lower rad surround still need rubbing down, then primer etc before we're ready for matey with the top coat(s).
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