Recent content by Satellite72

Although it's not completely necessary to use the original refrigerant, I'm leaning towards going with the R12 mainly for just a few small reasons; 1) I have about 12lbs of refrigerant given to me from my father-in-law from a 30lb container. 2) even though it's not used anymore and is for the...

Thanks gentleman, your pictures and responses were very helpful! They seem to confirm what I had suspected....that there is enough change from 72-73 that the condenser alone wouldn't be a direct swap without switching some refrigerant lines as well. From what I can observe, it appears that the...

While I'm a 72 owner, I have a question for you 73-74 fellas, more specifically 73, regarding your air conditioning condensers. Several years ago I started getting serious about my factory air conditioning reinstated (to original - including R12), but the wife wanted to move....so that put that...

That's an excellent point there superbee.... And enough of a good point to at the very least remove it and take it to them. There is something very admirable about someone with a skill that your average Joe doesn't have.

What would make better sense.....to send my radiator to a repair shop or order a new one? I noticed last night that my coolant level had dropped just a little after a couple days of driving here and there. Upon further investigation, it looks like I've got a small leak up top where the inlet...

Thanks Ron for your kind words and encouragement. It's lead to some tiresome evenings but getting her back on the road is worth it! - - - Updated - - - Yay!!! The door is finally back on! My Satellite has been parked in the garage and not driven since last fall because of the door being...

You're very welcome roguerunner. I'm glad the fasteners came out easily for you...cause they didn't for me. By the way, good looking Satellite! I'll be following your progress. I just started a build thread on my 72, you should check it out.

After grinding the welds down, I did several passes of filler and sanding as doing multiple patches in one place seems to make it impossible to get the contours dead-on and completely correct. Then followed up with a rattle can etching primer so it doesn't rust overnight.

Just did this operation the last week.... and on a 72 plymouth satellite sebring plus, so your in luck! I can't help you with the rear seat glass, but I can give you some pointers for door glass (based on MY limited experience). The first thing to do is pray...lol, it can be either a decent...

Since the original sheet metal patch for the front fender didn't have the structural component, I got one ordered from Classic Industries. I'm very pleased with the quality of the sheet metal...it's a shame that it doesn't extend beyond the body-line. Otherwise I would've just bought this one...

Thank the Lord for Galvanizing from the factory! I was afraid that with all this other rust, I'd find plenty more on the inner rocker. After cutting out the main portion of the outer rocker, it was just minor rust that could be sanded and treated. This car originally came from southern...

Cutting out the fender revealed some rot to the fender support frame (assuming that's what it's called). I could also tell that lurking behind the frame was a portion of the rocker panel that had some pretty soft metal. There was no doubt in my mind that my fender patch alone wasn't going...

Now on to the drivers-side rocker panel and lower fender. I guess while I'm taking the time to do this, might as well just replace the entire rocker. This fender is going to require some attention.... A complete lower patch panel is in order. - - - Updated - - - Bought some new metal on...

Finished doing some touch-up welding on my door and then it was on to some light body filler work. This door had been blasted but got some surface rust from humidity, so after a good sanding with 60/80 grit it was back to rust free metal. Once all that was done, I sprayed a coat of Epoxy Primer...

Now to take care of the opposite side of the door. I had to cut out the rusted area to fabricate my first exterior rust patch. the curves of this bodystyle car made for a bit of a challenge for a first timer on bending and stretching the metal.