TK-421
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A week or two back I picked up a 74 Plymouth Satellite Sebring that had been turned into a Roadrunner clone. The owner was planning on restoring the car but that never happened. I know very little of the cars history, only that it's been sitting in a barn for the last 5 years or so and driven "around once a month". Though I suspect it sat for longer periods than that. The car definitely hasn't seen a lot of love.
Body:
It's not the prettiest thing at the moment. She's got failed clear coat past the quarter windows, on the roof behind behind the 3/4 vinyl top, and on the trunk. The paint on the rest of the car should be salvageable with a good cut and polish. There's rust bubbling in the usual spot, the lower, left rear quarter panel behind the door. The car was blue prior to the black respray. I definitely like the black better but it will likely need a proper paint job at some point. The vinyl top will need replaced. Pretty sure there's rust underneath but it feels like nothing has eaten through the roof.
Interior:
The interior is in pretty good shape for a near 50 year old car. Not as pristine as the interior of my 67 Cougar but certainly serviceable. It is blue, which I don't much care for. I intend to swap it out for a white, full vinyl interior (with buckets). The dash is, of course, cracked. As is the cap that was placed upon it. The gauge is of the old sweeping tach variety. I'll swap it out for a rallye set when I get the chance. It currently has a column shift auto which I intend to swap out for a floor shift. Interior lights don't come on when the door is opened. I'll have to look into that. The car has AC and the compressor seems to spin alright. I'll have to have it pressure tested. Hopefully, it can be updated to modern fluids without too much trouble. The trunk isn't sealing properly and moisture is getting in. No rust but new weatherstripping is in order.
Engine/Transmission:
The engine is a mildly built 318. At some point, the engine was given a 4 barrel Summit thermo-quad dual-plane intake that was for some reason paired to a square-bore Eddie carb (1405), a mildly aggressive cam (judging from the slight lope at idle) of unknown grind, and a set of long-tube headers (unknown make). It's also got a Mopar Performance 90 degree adapter for the oil filter. Runs well when it actually runs. Won't stay running once warm, though. The radiator appears to have rust or maybe dirt within the upper portion and appears low on coolant. Hopefully, a good flush will do the trick. The transmission is a 3 speed auto. Not sure if it's a 904 or 727. Rear drive is a 8.25. Not sure about ratio or whether it's got posi.
Wheels/Tires:
Wheels appear to be Magnum 500s of the 15 inch variety. Widths are unknown. Tires are 215s up front and 275 out back. Both pairs could use replacing but the fronts are in dire need of replacement as they're from 2007. I think I'll bump the fronts up to 225 (or wider if the wheels will support it, the 215s just look so insufficient and thin) and the rears to 285 (seems to be plenty of space on either side of the 275s).
Body:
It's not the prettiest thing at the moment. She's got failed clear coat past the quarter windows, on the roof behind behind the 3/4 vinyl top, and on the trunk. The paint on the rest of the car should be salvageable with a good cut and polish. There's rust bubbling in the usual spot, the lower, left rear quarter panel behind the door. The car was blue prior to the black respray. I definitely like the black better but it will likely need a proper paint job at some point. The vinyl top will need replaced. Pretty sure there's rust underneath but it feels like nothing has eaten through the roof.
Interior:
The interior is in pretty good shape for a near 50 year old car. Not as pristine as the interior of my 67 Cougar but certainly serviceable. It is blue, which I don't much care for. I intend to swap it out for a white, full vinyl interior (with buckets). The dash is, of course, cracked. As is the cap that was placed upon it. The gauge is of the old sweeping tach variety. I'll swap it out for a rallye set when I get the chance. It currently has a column shift auto which I intend to swap out for a floor shift. Interior lights don't come on when the door is opened. I'll have to look into that. The car has AC and the compressor seems to spin alright. I'll have to have it pressure tested. Hopefully, it can be updated to modern fluids without too much trouble. The trunk isn't sealing properly and moisture is getting in. No rust but new weatherstripping is in order.
Engine/Transmission:
The engine is a mildly built 318. At some point, the engine was given a 4 barrel Summit thermo-quad dual-plane intake that was for some reason paired to a square-bore Eddie carb (1405), a mildly aggressive cam (judging from the slight lope at idle) of unknown grind, and a set of long-tube headers (unknown make). It's also got a Mopar Performance 90 degree adapter for the oil filter. Runs well when it actually runs. Won't stay running once warm, though. The radiator appears to have rust or maybe dirt within the upper portion and appears low on coolant. Hopefully, a good flush will do the trick. The transmission is a 3 speed auto. Not sure if it's a 904 or 727. Rear drive is a 8.25. Not sure about ratio or whether it's got posi.
Wheels/Tires:
Wheels appear to be Magnum 500s of the 15 inch variety. Widths are unknown. Tires are 215s up front and 275 out back. Both pairs could use replacing but the fronts are in dire need of replacement as they're from 2007. I think I'll bump the fronts up to 225 (or wider if the wheels will support it, the 215s just look so insufficient and thin) and the rears to 285 (seems to be plenty of space on either side of the 275s).
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