So this is how it starts?

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

Just can’t bring myself to cut this up..

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

...but this.

 

[mopar_chuck]

Looks like a beautiful car, nice and straight. What do you mean by “ cut up” exactly?

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

Guess where the Stroker, narrowed Dana, Caltracs, cage, and Subframe connectors are going

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

Looks like a beautiful car, nice and straight. What do you mean by “ cut up” exactly?

Sorry about the confusion

 

[Ironbuilt]

Please start a build thread, I wanna follow this build.

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

I’ve got various threads while gradually gathering parts to build my Satellite, but lamented giving up the originality and drive ability. Got a sweet deal on this Coronet. It’s gutted, dented but pretty damn solid. The plan is to patch lower quarters, fog in some original (yucky) green and blend in with patina. Lighten it up as much as possible. Split and lift the power bulge to clear my carb and spacer. Then matte black the hood.

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

Cool thing...comes with a a 400/727 core and has a 8 3/4 rear suregrip wth 323gears so the Satty will still get some goodies, but way more streetable.

 

[Ironbuilt]

The Satellite is way sweet!!

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

The Satellite is way sweet!!

Thank you very much, it’s fun to cruise around in. Might even put the original hood back on. Make some tow bars to pull the Coronet....

 

[davek]

nice set of cars you have there.

 

[dvw]

I like them both.
Doug

 

[Darter6]

Great project ! I know how you feel. I bought a a 63 Belvedere for a parts car out of Tucson.The car is so rust free and solid I couldn't part it out.
In the process of getting it back on the road.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

The hood on the coronet is by far the best looking mopar hood ever made. In my opinion, love the power bulge hood.

 

[PRHeads]

I’m kinda partial to 68 Satellites myself.
I’ve had mine since ‘81.

Yours looks great!!

Mine had been painted a few times when I got it, but it was silver originally.

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

The hood on the coronet is by far the best looking mopar hood ever made. In my opinion, love the power bulge hood.

This power bulge scoop has been “grafted” on. Fairly descent job.i won’t mind making it taller. Comes with the original flat hood as well.

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

I’m kinda partial to 68 Satellites myself.
I’ve had mine since ‘81.

Yours looks great!!

Mine had been painted a few times when I got it, but it was silver originally.

Man that’s cool you have owned it that long. Thank you. My Satellite is a nice driver, older restoration. It photographs well. The silver hides a lot.

 

[biomedtechguy]

The hood on the coronet is by far the best looking mopar hood ever made. In my opinion, love the power bulge hood.

Unfortunately not functional.
My favorite 2 are the 70 Roadrunner and 71 Charger N96 hoods, and then the Shaker.

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

Only shaker I liked was the Trans Am, I am actually a Pontiac guy. Don’t care for the e body shaker and absolutely hate the gull wing spoilers. Paled in comparison to the wing that was on my 70 GTO

 

[Bigfoots N Mopars]

On the way to pick it up