1969 Satellite Restoration--My Way.

I recently purchased a 69 Satellite and am in the process of doing a build my way. Progress will be slow due to the lack of readily available funds but I wanted to keep an album if you will of the things I have done. I will start with some basics, like the car and the tear down of the dash and some other pictures. The body has been patched and smoothed out and painted a flat black to seal it until paint this spring.

Welcome to FBBO 69! I for one love to see albums of start to finish projects so please continue. BTW: What the hell did Cowboy & Lonewolf do to that car? ;)

Welcome to FBBO!

Welcome

Welcome and good work. :)

Welcome aboard. Was that car in a flood or did the dash get like that from the lack of glass ?

Dunno much about the car or the condition. No flood though. The car has been disassembled as you see it in the pictures since the early 90's. The dash has been in a shed or something along with all the panels, chrome, bumpers, grill, lights... I probably won't see the car in person for at least a month as it is in storage until the winter has passed. Weather in South Dakota is a pain in the ass.

Anyway, I was on forabodiesonly for a long time so I am not necessarily new to FBBO. I sold a mostly original 70 Swinger in ok shape for this... hmmmm. I think it was a great decision but we will see how it goes once spring hits.

I started cleaning the pieces from the dash and they are in suprisingly good shape underneath 20 years of gunk. Does vinyl dye work to make them look new and not so faded or is there a better option?

Don't ever show an elky next to a b body, it brings the value of your car down. Have you tried Armorall? just thought to ask the simple question first.

The vinyl dyes work pretty well these days. Just be sure to clean the area real well and use the adhesion promoter the mfg. recommends.

Started with regular soap and warm water to get rid of the gunk. It is all gone and looks good but still has a somewhat sticky residue to it. Armorall maybe after it is refinished to give it that little extra shine.

Elky.... sorry. It is my brother's shop. The frame you can sort of see on the left is a 66 GTO I believe and my dad's 70 cuda is in the background on the rotisserie.

Don't use Armorall on your dash pad. Use Johnson's baby oil

Got the car out of storage today. Rebuilt motor and trans are in. Slotted mags put on the rear. Headers on... what a pain in the ass. Engine bay was scuffed and sanded and shot with gloss black. Tomorrow, putting some skinnies on the front and getting back to work.

Got new shocks, aluminum radiator, new dizzy and plugs/wires, alum intake, alum water pump, 1/2" fuel line, gas tank was shot so got a new fuel cell, new carb... a lot of parts and no time to put it all in... oh well, all good things take time. I will take pictures when I can.

VERY COOL!!! You're well on your way to a fine ride.

Don't hesitate to ask if I can help restore any of the parts. I'll make ya a killer deal. :-D

Nice!!!

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Any updates ?

Sorry. Yes. I will get some pictures up soon.

man those wheels are gonna look SICK! what size are they? i have 17 inch Foose on my 66 bel. looks like you car is gonna be a hell of a ride man. Sioux Falls? ill be driving through there on my way to visit my dad in Wahpeton, ND not to far from you...lol ill have to look you up and check out your ride on my way through!

Here is a pic of day 1 of my 64 Sport Fury. 3 years into it and out of cash for the moment !

And now 3 years later !!!! Be patient.. It's killing me to not be on the street with it now !! Good luck

Looks great Moose. I did not know 64's came with a cage and ladder bars!! Keep up the good work.

Actually, that would be a $1200 Alston Chassis Works Pro 4link setup. Custom crossmembers, punched through floor where the back seat should be, and a Strange Engineering Dana 60.. Custom bent quarters on the car too.. Tons o cash and work on the back of the car..

Wow... it's been a while.

They wheels are 18x10 in the rear and will have to double check the front width.

Hmmm... well here is a picture of the dash that I finished. Looks really good in person, especially compared to what I started with.

The other picture is one of my brothers cars.

I will get pictures of my car soon.

sweet

does that have a stroker lol. thats an in your face ride. subtle sleeper be damned. i like it.now more pixcs of your b.

I know sorry. Been really busy with two jobs and school starting again. Will try to get pics this weekend.

yes Moose, wanna see more pics!

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Great job on the dash.
Look like it was under water with all the dirt and mud before you started.

Your dash looked as dirty as the one in mine! Wow! Great Job on cleaning it up, I can't wait to see more pics of your car!

Wow, it's been a while. I am getting ready to start putting everything together. Hopefully running and driving in a couple of weeks. I do have a question I am hoping someone can help me with though. The grill and headlight assemblies... what screws am I looking for? I have a lot of miscellaneous screws but I am not sure which is which. Thanks for your help.