72 Plymouth Satellite Wagon and 73 Dodge Challenger
About this Mopar:
Obviously, the B body and the latest project. 1972 Plymouth Satellite Custom Wagon. Haven't started tearing into it yet, but it is a solid car, drives great for what it is. I'll document everything along the way. Here's a few photos to get started. It's got a rust spot on the fender so I'll have to get that all fixed up.
Got some new shoes, some Mopar police wheels... Just the fronts for now, mocking up to see what size to put on the rear...
Here is our '73 Challenger. We found it sitting in a field. Some teenager put it through a barb wire fence and had it taken away from him. This car was in rough shape.
The frame was super rusted, so it was braced up. We added a Hotchkis suspension kit (see purple A-Arm for evidence). Replaced the floor pans, then modified them to accept a modern challenger seat. Painted the engine bay interstate battery green (hey, I liked Labonte growing up, sue me). Fixed some rust and the dent on the front from the fence post. Removed the vinyl top and fixed that rust... repainted it the wrong turquoise. Not my fault. Took the hoodscope that was for show and made it functional. Removed the T/A stripes since it isn't a T/A. Added hood pins because, why not?
The 440 was originally out of a motor home, while we did fix it up some and put a cam in it, we decided it would cost the same to machine and rebuilt as it would be to get a new crate motor. We went with a 526 stroker. Not sure how we ended up there other than my father and I can't say no to more power... we were originally building a track car and not another drag car (we have Buicks for that). Oh well. I'd love to add overdrive to it and eventually EFI it, but the problem my father and I have is that we get to 90% completion then get bored and start on something else. Oh well, everything comes full circle because I plan on taking that 440 and putting it in the muscle wagon.
Since then I've built a miata from a shell, I assume no one wants to see pictures of that little thing but it's a ton of fun. We also have a turbo buick running 10s and another one running 11s as a daily driver.
Got some new shoes, some Mopar police wheels... Just the fronts for now, mocking up to see what size to put on the rear...
Here is our '73 Challenger. We found it sitting in a field. Some teenager put it through a barb wire fence and had it taken away from him. This car was in rough shape.
The frame was super rusted, so it was braced up. We added a Hotchkis suspension kit (see purple A-Arm for evidence). Replaced the floor pans, then modified them to accept a modern challenger seat. Painted the engine bay interstate battery green (hey, I liked Labonte growing up, sue me). Fixed some rust and the dent on the front from the fence post. Removed the vinyl top and fixed that rust... repainted it the wrong turquoise. Not my fault. Took the hoodscope that was for show and made it functional. Removed the T/A stripes since it isn't a T/A. Added hood pins because, why not?
The 440 was originally out of a motor home, while we did fix it up some and put a cam in it, we decided it would cost the same to machine and rebuilt as it would be to get a new crate motor. We went with a 526 stroker. Not sure how we ended up there other than my father and I can't say no to more power... we were originally building a track car and not another drag car (we have Buicks for that). Oh well. I'd love to add overdrive to it and eventually EFI it, but the problem my father and I have is that we get to 90% completion then get bored and start on something else. Oh well, everything comes full circle because I plan on taking that 440 and putting it in the muscle wagon.
Since then I've built a miata from a shell, I assume no one wants to see pictures of that little thing but it's a ton of fun. We also have a turbo buick running 10s and another one running 11s as a daily driver.
