70 Sport Satellite build
- Thread starter J.C. Corbett
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69.5CUDA
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and that right there is why i must vote slots
J.C. Corbett
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The new one's don't quite have the correct crease on the spokes, therefore I'll hunt down some originals. Part two of my reasoning is that it's damn near impossible to restore originals(the rim section) to duplicate the new ones. This way, I can have the rim sections polished on all four, then paint or blast & clear the spokes. Also, since all 4 slots are 15X8, I'd really like to save them for an original owner(demo, and yes, he owned the dealership) 80,000 mile 75 440 Power Wagon I've been trying to obtain.*Jumping up and down yelling*
TORQUE THRUST! TORQUE THRUST!!
You can still buy 'em brandy new from American Racing, go now get two more. :burnout:
beeper*71
This space for rent
J.C. Corbett
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Look at a set in person, and you may not like them. The windows aren't deep at all, which, to me, is really a big part of the Ansen's appeal. I looked at a new set for my now gone 79 Ford, and said hell no. For some reason, American Racing just got that one wrong, and what a shame. They had a chance to really revive a true icon of the musclecar years, and they cheaped out.:huh:Which you can also buy brandy new.
J.C. Corbett
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I do have to admit, the new slots would look great on a modernized Lil' Red Express. Picture it....Viper red, lowered, shortened stacks, modern Ansens. Mmmmmm.....
thrashingcows
Drowning deep in my sea of loathing...so I'm
I agree...those repro slots just don't look right. The need the meat through the slots to have that vintage look...69.5 has it right, they look like a cheap knock off.
Oh and what's up with the liner on the inside of each of the slots?? That don't look right.:naughty:
Oh and what's up with the liner on the inside of each of the slots?? That don't look right.:naughty:
J.C. Corbett
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If I remember to charge the batteries on my camera, I'll take pics of the engine tomorrow, which brings me to the point of this reply. It has been my understanding for many years that all HP big blocks installed in B bodys were painted orange after the 1968 model year. My Sport Satellite is a genuine 383HP car, yet the engine is as 68-down turquoise as can be. I got under the car, flashlighted the casting #s, then scraped the pan rail, and sure enough, it's the original engine to this car. Sooo, I scraped a bit farther, and I can find no evidence this engine has ever been painted orange, anywhere. Hell, even the torque converter has turquoise paint on it. Mind you, this isn't the 383 two barrel blue, it's the HP turquoise.
Is there anyone who's looked at enough survivor cars that may be able to give me some insight into why my car appears to have left the factory as it did? I'm really stumped.:huh:
Is there anyone who's looked at enough survivor cars that may be able to give me some insight into why my car appears to have left the factory as it did? I'm really stumped.:huh:
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
I think the orange paint was limited to high-performance models, rather than engines. If I recall, your engine was rated at 330HP rather than the Road Runner's 335HP, though I couldn't offhand tell you why. I've never seen a 330HP motor painted orange, including my high-school buddy's '68 Charger.
J.C. Corbett
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That could well be. Regardless, I prefer turquoise to orange. Funny, though, my buddy has a virtual sister car to mine, except his is a 4 speed(bastard!), and his was definitely orange. I guess like many things on the Mopar assembly line, anything goes.
I also noticed when I was flashlighting the underside, the car has its original exhaust with Chrysler embossed mufflers, and even has the original California turndowns on the back. I didn't even know until a few years ago that Cal. cars never got the straight out exhaust with tips. Turndowns on all. Even my buddy's hemicuda in Cal. has no cutouts in the valance, and it's very original. This hobby keeps me learning daily.
I also noticed when I was flashlighting the underside, the car has its original exhaust with Chrysler embossed mufflers, and even has the original California turndowns on the back. I didn't even know until a few years ago that Cal. cars never got the straight out exhaust with tips. Turndowns on all. Even my buddy's hemicuda in Cal. has no cutouts in the valance, and it's very original. This hobby keeps me learning daily.
thrashingcows
Drowning deep in my sea of loathing...so I'm
Yup Jass got it right....The motor in your Satty would have been "officially" rated at 330HP not the 335HP that the Roadrunner, supebees, and charges got. So since it was not officialy a "Magnum" motor it would have been painted the chrysler Turqoise...personally I like this color better than the orange.
My 68 Coronet 500 convertible I had was a factory "H" code 383/4bbl car and it had the same intake, carb, heads, cam and HP manifolds as the "performance" B-bodies but it's motor was "officially" rated at 330HP so it was turqoise.
My 68 Coronet 500 convertible I had was a factory "H" code 383/4bbl car and it had the same intake, carb, heads, cam and HP manifolds as the "performance" B-bodies but it's motor was "officially" rated at 330HP so it was turqoise.
J.C. Corbett
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Your car was correct in being a turquoise engine, as it was a 68. The air deal has me a bit perplexed, as my pal's 70, which I mentioned a couple of posts up, is an HP with 4 speed and air, and it was orange down to the bottom. I dunno. You're right, though, the turquoise engines were nicer to look at.
68R/T
I got drunk and swallowed my teeth, now
In 70 they were all orange.
J.C. Corbett
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How nice it is to pull the wheels off your car and find inscrewed with red drums! The deeper I get into this car, the more generally un f'ed with it is. Oh yeah, here's the Torque Thrusts on for a trial fitment. They look great, but have just the slightest rub. I guess my two options are to either to to a 275 tire, or roll the lip, but I sure hate to, because of the wheel arch mouldings. I also forgot to take pics of the turquoise converter and factory mufflers. Soon.
