New here, but long time 71 guy

[Northwest]

Hi all,

I'm new to this site, but have been a Mopar guy for 20+ years.

Just after high school I purchased my first B- Body - a 71 satellite Sebring plus with a HP 383. She was a bit rusty, but was great hobby and the amateur restoration on it kept me out of trouble.

Well I never thought I could do a proper restoration for it, I toyed with it and had a good time.

When it came time to get married and start a family, it it needed to take a backseat for a while. I never thought I would have the time to really do a restoration, so I kept my eye out for a good donor body. Eventually, I found a very solid, but neglected GTX that needed all the parts that were good on the old SSP. I made the tough decision to part out the SSP, put together the GTX, and at least store it away as a future project.

Now, 10 years later - I am moving to get the GTX restored and back on the street.

Got a new 440 stroker built and have slowly but surely been doing the bodywork and upgrading everything on the car.

This site looks like a tremendous resource.

 

[shag766]

welcome aboard

 

[Budnicks]

Northwest welcome aboard, good luck with your 71 GTX project.

 

[MoparMitch]

:yes:Welcome, Please post pics

 

[72Satellite440]

Welcome and yes we would love to see pics of both the GTX and the Satellite

 

[Northwest]

Here is a pic of the SSP in its day. I had some 'donor' parts from a RR - specifically the mill and the air grabber.

 

[greenmonsta79]

Welcome aboard! I Love those 71's! Looks bad *** as it is reminds me of a "Joe Dirt" Mopar!!

 

[Northwest]

This is a poor quality pic - but the only one from around the time I got the GTX project started. It was rough.

Also a 93 IROC that got me through the times when I had no B-body around.

I'm working on some current pics of the GTX...

 

[moparstuart]

welcome

 

[greenmonsta79]

Man' that IROC brings back some memories, I had a 1990 Daytona turbo 2.2 5 speed, man that little car would scoot for what it was and darn reliable too!!!
I always liked the K-car platform I have seen many 11 second 1/4 turbo minivans!!!!

 

[moparstuart]

I sold my shelby last year , very nice 42k surviver I owned since 89, was a great little car . I still miss it but just didnt have the space or time for it .

 

[alleyoopmgv]

Welcome to the site

 

[Propwash]

Welcome to FBBO Northwest. Glad to have ya!

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

welcome aboard.

 

[Northwest]

Here are some pics of my GTX as it stood last summer: Had worked a lot of a dings out and fixed the doglegs in the fenders.

 

[slick66]

Welcome to the site. Nice ride!

 

[BuckNeccid]

Here are some pics of my GTX as it stood last summer: Had worked a lot of a dings out and fixed the doglegs in the fenders.

I NEED those wheels!! Man, those may be the only thing that saves my life, I'm so depressed without them I just don't feel like living ( Looked all over the swap meet at Nat'l Trails today, and couldn't find a set at all.

Really nice ride. And I'm not the least bit biased lol

 

[sicksatellite]

Nice rides Northwest!!

 

[Northwest]

Hey buck - If you are serious - I am looking to move away from the slots and go to some old school steelies. Those front ones are 14s and the back are 15s though. PM me.

 

[Northwest]

Hey buck - If you are serious - I am looking to move away from the slots and go to some old school steelies. Those front ones are 14s and the back are 15s though. PM me.