Finally starting

[blu satelite]

As a Christmas Present to myself and a New Years Resolution I'm finally starting on my 70 Satellite Convertible. What I'm looking for is some kind of exploded view for the frame and body. this car was taken apart a long time ago I'm wanting to see what is missing.

 

[4mulas]

That’ll be a great project. I recommend getting the full service manual, Especially if you bought it apart and may be missing stuff

Good luck, go get to it!

 

[moparnation74]

Best of luck on the project and congrats!

Start a build thread here!

 

[Fran Blacker]

That’ll be a great project. I recommend getting the full service manual, Especially if you bought it apart and may be missing stuff

Good luck, go get to it!

Agree. If you have a PC with a printer, you print pages as needed. You download service manual for most models here.
http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=31

 

[4mulas]

I agree with Fran too, but I actually own and like the hard copy. I’ve learned a lot just leafing through when I’m bored at night while my wife watches Christmas cookie baking challenges etc..... lol

 

[68Moparmaniac]

This is on the pricey side but how much is your frustration worth. Unless you blew the car apart yourself, knowing what fastener you use and where is priceless IMO

 

[blu satelite]

Thanks to all. I now have a starting point. now out to the garage to move things around

 

[dadsbee]

NICE.... and as Justin (Moparnation) stated, PLEASE start a restoration thread in the members project and restoration section.

 

[doctordodge]

Just started on
my roadrunner too. Keep at it.

 

[blu satelite]

well, I'm at a stuck point. I'm jigging up the rear cross member and trunk pan trying to make sure It fits correctly when I realized the tail light panel doesn't look right. am I over thinking this or am I missing something. does the tail light panel attach to the cross member? if someone has pictures to help I would appreciate it.

 

[69b3rt]

The trunk floor goes over the rear frame cross member. The tail panel attaches to the trunk floor rear lip.

 

[blu satelite]

thanks
that makes sense to me. the problem I was having is the trunk floor pan I bought does not have a lip going down.

 

[blu satelite]

The trunk floor goes over the rear frame cross member. The tail panel attaches to the trunk floor rear lip.

is that rear lip about 3/4 of an inch?

 

[70GTX Texas]

As a Christmas Present to myself and a New Years Resolution I'm finally starting on my 70 Satellite Convertible. What I'm looking for is some kind of exploded view for the frame and body. this car was taken apart a long time ago I'm wanting to see what is missing.View attachment 885954

I’m finishing up my 70 GTX. I took a bunch of factory stuff off of it. Suspension, brakes, heads (440), intake, exhaust manifolds, radiator, AC pump. The car drove good stock but I upgraded it. The heads (906) only have 1000 miles on them since rebuilt the engine. The only suspension pieces I don’t have are the lower control arms. I reinforced and reused those. Let me know if you are interested.

 

[69b3rt]

is that rear lip about 3/4 of an inch?

When I did a trunk floor in a 70 Charger before AMD sheet metal came out, I had a metal fab shop make me a 90 degree sheet metal lip to weld between floor and tail panel. The factory gobbed a lot of seam sealer there anyway, which covers up the extra weld area.

 

[blu satelite]

I’m finishing up my 70 GTX. I took a bunch of factory stuff off of it. Suspension, brakes, heads (440), intake, exhaust manifolds, radiator, AC pump. The car drove good stock but I upgraded it. The heads (906) only have 1000 miles on them since rebuilt the engine. The only suspension pieces I don’t have are the lower control arms. I reinforced and reused those. Let me know if you are interested.

mine is a small block and I plan on keeping it that way. at this point I believe I have all the suspension pieces but you never know until you get there. I'm in Dallas what part of Texas are you in?

 

[blu satelite]

When I did a trunk floor in a 70 Charger before AMD sheet metal came out, I had a metal fab shop make me a 90 degree sheet metal lip to weld between floor and tail panel. The factory gobbed a lot of seam sealer there anyway, which covers up the extra weld area.

Thanks, If I remember correctly I bought the trunk floor about 15 years ago from year one. Ive been collecting parts even though I have not had time to work on it

 

[70GTX Texas]

mine is a small block and I plan on keeping it that way. at this point I believe I have all the suspension pieces but you never know until you get there. I'm in Dallas what part of Texas are you in?

Near Denton. Small world. I’d like to check out your project. I plan in taking everything to the big swap meet at Texas motor speedway in April and sell it. I don’t plan on ever putting my car back to “original”. It’s more fun like this. The brakes are all rebuilt (they are drum).

 

[70runner]

Get the service manual and download the 70-71 parts book. Here's what it looks like when finished

 

[blu satelite]

Get the service manual and download the 70-71 parts book. Here's what it looks like when finished

View attachment 912522

I can use this as inspiration