Bolt-Action
Well-Known Member
67 Satellite "Silver Special" project
So I figured I'd start a build thread since I have some work to do on my 67 Satty., so here's some pics/info of what Im starting with.
With a LOT of your assistance I was able to decode the data plate/vin and this is what follows;
67 Satty, (RP (premium)), special ordered
auto, 383 4bbl, buddy bucket console, AC, PS, PB, Sure Grip rear end 3.55, AA1 silver met paint, two-tone interior (red and white) western scroll, fender mounted bullet turn signals, remote mirror, trunk light, stripe delete, day/nite mirror, armrest with ashtrays in back, deluxe AM radio (speakers in kick panels and tray), all glass tinted, 26" rad, chrome belt line moldings, etc pretty much loaded.
Im not really sure if any/all of these options make it "rare" or not, a member with a knowledge of the numbers might be able to tell me (?)
it was built in St. louis and has always been/and is a Kansas car, its been in storage now for many, many years until I scooped it up.
Its a pretty clean car with small, light spots of surface rust, BUT, it's still wearing a lot of its orig paint, inside and out.
The worst rust is in the front passenger floor board and front driver floorboard, also the passenger bottom quarter panel. Other than that fairly straight.
at some point in its life the orig 383 4bbl was pulled and a 440 was swapped in (but the swap wasn't completed), the front buckets seats were removed and the buddy bucket console was taken.
the guy I got it from had located and included another pair of correct buckets and buddy bucket console (wrong color though).
the first thing I did was sort out what was present/missing, then a few days with some 409 and scrub brush, really helped to clean up the doors.
i used some Meguiar's Ultimate Compound on the door paint and chrome, it really brought it around.
I ordered my floor pans and lower quarter and FINALLY got them, so, Ill begin cutting out the floor pans, lower quarters VERY soon.
- - - Updated - - -
Whoever did the 440 swap just dropped the motor/trans in place.
I've been busy;
changing the water pump housing to the correct drivers side for my radiator.
hooking up rad hoses, running all the wires for the alt., oil pressure unit (for idiot light), temp sending unit, starter, alt reg, starter relay, wiper pump, plug wires, etc.
As well as routing all the necessary hoses. And all the linkage for carb, trans, kick down etc.
Also basic maintenance.
basic plans for the car now are more modern upgrades like discs on all 4 corners, subframe connectors, sway bars, coil overs etc. I'm going to go with silver paint and the red/white interior again.
The interior was dusty dirty from siting but for the most part, all there. Its taken a LOT of scrubbing to get this far and there's still a bunch left, I need to reupholstered pretty much everything.
So I figured I'd start a build thread since I have some work to do on my 67 Satty., so here's some pics/info of what Im starting with.
With a LOT of your assistance I was able to decode the data plate/vin and this is what follows;
67 Satty, (RP (premium)), special ordered
auto, 383 4bbl, buddy bucket console, AC, PS, PB, Sure Grip rear end 3.55, AA1 silver met paint, two-tone interior (red and white) western scroll, fender mounted bullet turn signals, remote mirror, trunk light, stripe delete, day/nite mirror, armrest with ashtrays in back, deluxe AM radio (speakers in kick panels and tray), all glass tinted, 26" rad, chrome belt line moldings, etc pretty much loaded.
Im not really sure if any/all of these options make it "rare" or not, a member with a knowledge of the numbers might be able to tell me (?)
it was built in St. louis and has always been/and is a Kansas car, its been in storage now for many, many years until I scooped it up.
Its a pretty clean car with small, light spots of surface rust, BUT, it's still wearing a lot of its orig paint, inside and out.
The worst rust is in the front passenger floor board and front driver floorboard, also the passenger bottom quarter panel. Other than that fairly straight.
at some point in its life the orig 383 4bbl was pulled and a 440 was swapped in (but the swap wasn't completed), the front buckets seats were removed and the buddy bucket console was taken.
the guy I got it from had located and included another pair of correct buckets and buddy bucket console (wrong color though).
the first thing I did was sort out what was present/missing, then a few days with some 409 and scrub brush, really helped to clean up the doors.
i used some Meguiar's Ultimate Compound on the door paint and chrome, it really brought it around.
I ordered my floor pans and lower quarter and FINALLY got them, so, Ill begin cutting out the floor pans, lower quarters VERY soon.
- - - Updated - - -
Whoever did the 440 swap just dropped the motor/trans in place.
I've been busy;
changing the water pump housing to the correct drivers side for my radiator.
hooking up rad hoses, running all the wires for the alt., oil pressure unit (for idiot light), temp sending unit, starter, alt reg, starter relay, wiper pump, plug wires, etc.
As well as routing all the necessary hoses. And all the linkage for carb, trans, kick down etc.
Also basic maintenance.
basic plans for the car now are more modern upgrades like discs on all 4 corners, subframe connectors, sway bars, coil overs etc. I'm going to go with silver paint and the red/white interior again.
The interior was dusty dirty from siting but for the most part, all there. Its taken a LOT of scrubbing to get this far and there's still a bunch left, I need to reupholstered pretty much everything.
