68 Satellite- GTX/ Roadrunner build

M1AM14SPUR · Mar 24, 2018

I have been thinking about something and I need some opinions. If I found a ratty 68 Roadrunner or GTX, If I put the badging and VIN #'s on my very solid Satellite, would that be wrong? I'm not planning on selling her, I've had her for 29 years now. Would it be considered a GTX or Roadrunner? I know we take sheet metal and other parts off cars and use what they need. I would basically take the drive train all other hipo goodies out and restore my Satellite.

threewood · Mar 24, 2018

Why? You know it is a Satellite. Keep it a Satellite. Swapping VINs is illegal but debatable as to when it becomes fraud and I'm not going down that rabbit hole.

If you want a RR, slap RR stickers and badging on it and be done.

PP1RT · Mar 24, 2018

Fake. Imposter. Illegal. Immoral. Lame. Kaitlyn Jenner. Cross dressing a car.

And yes it will get sold when you are dead and someone will get burned.

If you want a RR or a GTX sell what you have and go buy the real thing.

My 2 cents...

munger77 · Mar 24, 2018

Do what makes you happy and my opinion is to not swap any vin or car ID. My convertible is fully disclosed as a satellite with all GTX badging, which is how I bought it. Any guru could quickly look at the vin and fender tag and in 5 seconds know it too, which is fine with me. I like the way it looks as is, and one GTX conv. in mint condition same color sold at auction for 150k a couple years back. I'd be lucky to get 32K but that's ok with me and I park it and leave it when I go shopping. Just a more practical vehicle for my budget and weekly use rather than stuck on a trailer. Plus, they made less than 800 satellite convertibles so it's still pretty unique.

eldubb440 · Mar 24, 2018

you don't swap the VIN to the lower car, you swap the metal to the higher car

brian6pac · Mar 24, 2018

In the state of Ohio you can use a donor car but both vins get put on it by the state highway patrol and it gets a special vin tag riveted on. I have looked into it a couple years ago. I would recommend calling the State highway patrol in your state and see what the law is.

wyrmrider · Mar 24, 2018

My 69 chevy PU was hit hard in the rear- jammed the bed into the cab hard enough to bend the left front door
lucky one of my tenants had a 69 hit in the right front with bent frame and rt front suspension torn off
so swapped cab and bed
so all the vins except one on the frame are from the donor
became a PITA when the plates did not match the vin on the door
so got highway patrol to inspect- (with their little flashlight looking at the frame)- and write a letter
Donor was even the same chevy Brown
The other good news was that they caught the hit and run guy in his high end suv- he only made it about a block and his insurance company paid off big time (before we made the swap)
bought that truck new as a "midnight loss leader TV special - still have it
Mopar connection? 6 replaced by V8 with Thermoquad

65wgn440 · Mar 24, 2018

If you have a good/clean title for the Sattelite, then what purpose would it serve to swap vins, except to deceive ? Why not just re-badge like others have mentioned ?If you had no title for the Satellite, and you were in for the long haul, then whatever, do what you have to do. I wouldn't hesitate for a second, in that situation. I've been through the hassle of obtaining a title for a car the seller screwed me on.

68gtxman · Mar 24, 2018

Change the badges, but don’t change the VIN. Make the Satellite a “tribute “ if you want but don’t “rebody”.

68 Satellite- GTX/ Roadrunner build

Good idea or just wrong

Do it, it is ok

Don't do it, you will get attacked by flying monkeys.

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