72 Satellite Gen III Hemi Restomod

[supergluehero]

I've been talking about doing this for well over a year now, but now the ball is finally rolling. The car is a 72 SSP, the original drivetrain is long gone. Right now it's got a 318 with the 3 speed auto. The car was restored in 2021 to be a driver quality car with some flaws here and there, but I was looking for a project anyway. Here's the plan:

6.4l Crate Motor
TKX 5-speed
RMS front and rear suspension
Wilwood discs all around
Holley Terminator X
All the other stuff required to make it work

This will be my first engine swap so go easy on me. I'm sure there are some things I'll mess up and ways I could have done it cheaper, but it'll be a fun ride.

 

[Project66]

Cool project! I think that body style is perfect for the resto-mod treatment. Keep us in the loop. I did the TKX swap on my Satellite last year, and I really like it.

 

[ckessel]

Nice start.

 

[Belvedere408]

Awesome build, where did you get your 6.4 crate from?

 

[chargervert]

Cool project! I like this build a whole lot better than turning a 72 Plymouth into an electric golf cart!

 

[supergluehero]

Awesome build, where did you get your 6.4 crate from?

Scoggin Dickey provided the motor. They seemed to have the best price that I could find.
Mopar Performance 6.4L 392ci HEMI Long Block Crate Engine - 68303090AC

 

[supergluehero]

Been working on the subframe connectors and torque boxes. I have them prepped for welding, just gotta get the rest of this sound mat out of the way. Shame it's gotta come out only to go back in. That stuff doesn't want to come out.

 

[T2R9]

Nice! Looking to do something like this after my 74 so will be following along.

 

[supergluehero]

Got a little work done on the Holley mid mount kit only to find my kit had the non VVT damper in it so it's too long. I bought the kit through Ebay so we'll see how that sorts out. Subframe connectors are getting welded in today, so more to come.

 

[supergluehero]

Halfway through my oil pan install and noticed one of the rubber inserts is sticking up pretty high. I'm worried that might cause a leak. I'm debating leaving it alone, adding some RTV there, shaving down the rubber a bit or some combination. Thoughts?