My 66 Satellite street car project

[malex]

Thanks Justin.......... looks pretty good outside too!


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Beautiful. Curious as to paint and clear brand you use.

 

[eldubb440]

Beautiful. Curious as to paint and clear brand you use.

Nick supplied the paint........ ppg basecoat with Southern Polyurethanes clear........ the ppg base is some of the nicest I've used

 

[malex]

Nick supplied the paint........ ppg basecoat with Southern Polyurethanes clear........ the ppg base is some of the nicest I've used

Good to know. It looks deep and glass clear. Does that clear flow out smooth? I always find that clear has such a fine line between laying smooth and runs. You seem to have it down pat though. Nice!

 

[malex]

Nick supplied the paint........ ppg basecoat with Southern Polyurethanes clear........ the ppg base is some of the nicest I've used

Thanks for the info on the products you used. I have not previously heard of that clear coat but I see that there is a SPI dealer north of the border. I've been using Glasurit Univesal clear. Actually just sprayed this hood a couple of days ago using Glasurit products. That clear on the silver sure looks good!

 

[eldubb440]

Thanks for the info on the products you used. I have not previously heard of that clear coat but I see that there is a SPI dealer north of the border. I've been using Glasurit Univesal clear. Actually just sprayed this hood a couple of days ago using Glasurit products. That clear on the silver sure looks good!
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I love Glasurit products, but most people won't justify the price........ the SPI clear sprays and buffs like any other quality clear......

 

[2quick]

Thanks for the info on the products you used. I have not previously heard of that clear coat but I see that there is a SPI dealer north of the border. I've been using Glasurit Univesal clear. Actually just sprayed this hood a couple of days ago using Glasurit products. That clear on the silver sure looks good!
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That hood sure looks good. I like the two tone it breaks it up nicely. SPI can be ordered over the phone and shipped to you, no need to find a dealer and their tech line is great. You can call or better yet Text Barry even on a Sunday at 5pm and he will answer your questions.

https://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/

 

[2quick]

Got the car back yesterday. Looks really good. Thanks Mark for all your help. Now the fun begins.

 

[2quick]

Got some work done over the past couple days so I thought I would post some updates.
Front wheels and tires mounted and installed. Rear tires mocked up and working on backspace so I can order wheels Door handles belt moulding and locks installed.

 

[2quick]

Got a new copilot for Christmas, A dachshund puppy. Kids love him.

 

[Hikin Mike]

View attachment 553012 Got a new copilot for Christmas, A dachshund puppy. Kids love him. View attachment 553013 View attachment 553014

Cute! We had two black and tan Dachshunds when I was a kid, well not at the same time.

 

[2quick]

Waiting on Parts to show up (Back Ordered) so I decided to start mocking up the new TCI OutLaw Shifter. Because the TCI Shifter sits so far forward compared to the factory console shifter location (with its rearward bend) I cut away all the mounting brackets and moved the entire console back 4" and raised it 1.5" also the shifter itself sits higher and is mounted on top of the factory brackets instead of under it like the factory piece. I think it will be more comfortable with the RMVB I'll be using. I've noticed a trend in the street outlaws world of very high mounted shifters, usually on some kind of fabricated stand, so this is my somewhat milder interpretation while still retaining the factory console.

 

[2quick]

Got the vent window door pillars back from the chrome shop today. Looks good except for one small pit mark they left behind, it's small and I guess I'll deal with it. also got the trunk emblem done.

 

[Moparstyle]

So after stripping the paint from the pass qtr I found the car had been hit and pretty good. After some measurements from left to right I realized the previous repair had about an inch of bondo. I hammered and pulled it out as best i could and while it still needed filler its very thin.
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Also some rust around the wheel house and lower qtr.
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Pics are mid way through repair, so some of area had already been replaced at time of photo.
As most anyone who's ever tried to fix a 66-67 b-body will know, the Sherman replacement wheel house patches are garbage. I decided to cut away as little as possible and needed to hand form a replacement lip using the sherman part as a starting point. I've put the cutout part against the sherman part to show how bad they are off. Edges are not as crisp and corners are round.
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Some shrinker / Stretcher action and a cool backing tool I made out a old set of vise grip clamps to back the weld.
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Some welding and grinding
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66-67 body lines are a total bitch to get straight.
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2 wet coats of SPI epoxy, 4 coats of SPI 2K high build
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Right fender was a total loss. So found a solid replacement. Left fender needed a lower patch but was usable.

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Doors in good shape, lots of work in the cowl to windshield area.

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Roof getting done.
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Roof, sail and cowl blocked out.
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Interior was done a few years ago so i'm trying to be careful not to screw it up.
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I really like ho you did the wheel arches ive got to fix mine the lip was cut off for the slicks and never needed to be great job

 

[2quick]

Got wheels on yesterday and they fit. Amazing! Of coarse in my excited (Joe Joe the circus clown) haste, I installed the entire bead lock ring before I realized I forgot the valve stem. WTF, off it came for round 2. I like it and the car should come down a bit once the interior, battery, Motor, trans go in. But at the end of the day I'm tuckin 390's (15 1/4" wide), 30" tall, on a 12" wheel, with a stock inner wheelhouse.

 

[Moparstyle]

Got wheels on yesterday and they fit. Amazing! Of coarse in my excited (Joe Joe the circus clown) haste, I installed the entire bead lock ring before I realized I forgot the valve stem. WTF, off it came for round 2. I like it and the car should come down a bit once the interior, battery, Motor, trans go in. But at the end of the day I'm tuckin 390's (15 1/4" wide), 30" tall, on a 12" wheel, with a stock inner wheelhouse.

View attachment 561928 View attachment 561929[/QUOT Those wheels are awesome been looking at the billet specialties for my car hows the quality

 

[1967coronet440]

Looks awesome! Nice work

 

[2quick]

Rebuilt my wiper motor this week. New seals, Powder coated silver and black. Here's some before and after.

 

[1967coronet440]

Nice work, do you need Amy parts for the wipers, I pulled all the hardware for mine it’s not going back in, I also have the tubing and connectors for washer fluid.

 

[dieseldazzle]

Got the vent window door pillars back from the chrome shop today. Looks good except for one small pit mark they left behind, it's small and I guess I'll deal with it. also got the trunk emblem done.

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Have you had the fun of wrestling the rubbers back in these?

 

[2quick]

Have you had the fun of wrestling the rubbers back in these?

Not yet, I had to take the driver side pillar back to the chrome plater to get redone. There were a few grind marks in it I didn't like so I'm waiting. I guess its not fun though.