The best $50 I have ever spent

[426 pack]

2 hours ago, mchook said:

WOW $50 BUCKS!!! Great find, I thought I got a deal at $200 for this old Charger & it was a lot worse than your Satellite. Good luck with it, I love to see them saved & not crushed. 

That is awesome. I would have paid $200 for it. What year is it?

[426 pack]

The same guy that I bought this Satellite off of has an old amc Pacer that looks decent and has good glass that he will sell for $100 and Im thinking of buying it. 

Edited July 28, 2018 by 426 pack

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Very cool project!! I'm a big fan of these cars!! I had 2 66 Satellites and 1 67 Belvedere parts car. The bodies on the 66 and 67 were the same except for the trunk lid. Yours has the 67 grill, trunk lid and rear trim. Another difference between the 66 and 67 is that the 66 had a single chamber master cylinder (one reservoir and one line feeds all four wheels). The 67 had a more modern dual chamber master cylinder (two reservoirs and one line feeding the front brakes and one line feeds the rear). The 67 that I had was an original Hemi car that had hit a pole and it fell across the car. The roof was shaped like a V and the right front was smashed. The engine and transmission had been removed when I got it. I should have kept it and tried to track down the engine, and fixed the car with the 66 parts, but I was a kid, the the 67 parts went on the 66.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this one!!

[PARTSMARTY]

i'M JEALOUS OF THE MOPAR.BUY THE PACER FOR SURE.

[Oldcarfan27]

Judging by the color behind the missing side trim, it was probably a copper or dark gold paint - with a deep red or brown interior. It sounds like a stunning color combination! If you decided to return it to original.

[1972coronet]

50$ ( U.S. or Canadian ) is the deal of the century !

I'll bet that its V.I.N. is to the effect of RP23H7 :

R = Plymouth Mid-Size

P = Premium Price Class ( in this case , Satellite ; the top non-GTX model in 1967 )

2 = 2 door

3 = Hardtop

H = 383 Four Barrel ( likely , the 325-330hp version )

7 = 1967 model year . 

[426 pack]

12 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

50$ ( U.S. or Canadian ) is the deal of the century !

I'll bet that its V.I.N. is to the effect of RP23H7 :

R = Plymouth Mid-Size

P = Premium Price Class ( in this case , Satellite ; the top non-GTX model in 1967 )

2 = 2 door

3 = Hardtop

H = 383 Four Barrel ( likely , the 325-330hp version )

7 = 1967 model year . 

Here I just finished decoding the fender tag.   

 

[henry57]

I've heard Canada doesn't title cars, what all do you have to do to register it?

[cobraman]

You sure have your work cut out for you but I'm sure it could be done, Depends I guess on how much you can do and how fat your wallet is. I do wish you good luck.

[1972coronet]

3 hours ago, 426 pack said:

Here I just finished decoding the fender tag.   

 

Cool , man !  My guess as to its V.I.N. wasn't far off ; just curious about its assembly plant now ( "1" = Lynch Rd. ; "2" = Hamtramck ; "5" = Los Angeles ; "7" = St. Louis ) .

Those 1968 & earlier fender tags are too esoteric for me . 

[iamsuperdan]

3 hours ago, henry57 said:

I've heard Canada doesn't title cars, what all do you have to do to register it?

You're right, we don't have titles on our cars, makes it a lot easier to purchase and register vehicles quickly.

It varies from province to province, but here in Alberta, because it's 15 years old, it will need to pass a mechanical/safety inspection. Take that inspection and the serial number and arrange insurance. Take insurance and a bill of sale for the car to a registries office, and you now have registration.

The problem we see is that sometimes, shifty people will have a buddy who is a licensed mechanic that can perform the inspections. So they'll take a bucket of junk, get  a "passing" inspection, and away they go. If Cole was in Alberta and had a buddy who was a licensed mechanic that was willing to do him a solid, he could technically register and insure that car as it sits.

[iamsuperdan]

Man, that's a lot of work, but for $50? Heck yeah, I'd have bought it too!

As Bill said, if the frame and floor is solid, you're laughing. Now go ask that guy if he has a 70s station wagon kicking around. I need a new project! lolz

 

[426 pack]

2 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

Man, that's a lot of work, but for $50? Heck yeah, I'd have bought it too!

As Bill said, if the frame and floor is solid, you're laughing. Now go ask that guy if he has a 70s station wagon kicking around. I need a new project! lolz

 

I had spent a couple hours looking around at his place but didn’t come across any stations wagons. I will keep my eye out for you though.

 

after doing some more R&R (Research and Relaxing) I have came to the conclusion that the car would have looked like this one. The only difference would be the rims and it looks like the roof was originally black on my car.

I’m not 100% sure yet but I think the original rims would have been the magnum 500.

Edited July 29, 2018 by 426 pack

[Toner283]

On 27/07/2018 at 11:52 PM, moparfarmer said:

Throw away the Holley Carbs unless your intention is racing..They are NOT street friendly carbs..

I have to strongly disagree with you on that one. I have a 600 holley 4 barrel w/vac secondaries (that I bought new and tuned to the engine/cam) on a mild SBC that I drove daily in the summer for almost ten years, stored the car for a full decade (stored properly w/fuel system drained as I knew it was going to be a long hibernation), brought back to life after that decade in dry storage (ran a can of sea foam cleaner mixed with the first tank of hi-test)and I have driven it almost daily again for the last two summers. All on the original build from holley. Fuel bowls have not been off of it and the jets etc have not been touched since it was first tuned properly to work with the combo I am running.

Almost all issues with holley carbs can be attributed to improper tuning, improper carb for the application (750 double pumper on a 305 because it sounds cool to say etc) or a carb that is badly worn and needs properly rebuilt (throttle shaft bushings replaced etc).

A properly selected, jetted, tuned, set up and looked after holley carb will work very well for a long time.

Cool Satellite. I would be tempted to repaint it as it is painted now. You would not see another like it at a show and restored stockers are boring. 

Edited July 31, 2018 by Toner283

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 7/28/2018 at 11:59 PM, 426 pack said:

...after doing some more R&R (Research and Relaxing) I have came to the conclusion that the car would have looked like this one....

Good looking car.  

[Ace-Garageguy]

14 minutes ago, Toner283 said:

...Almost all issues with holley carbs can be attributed to improper tuning, improper carb for the application (750 double pumper on a 305 because it sounds cool to say etc) or a carb that is badly worn and needs properly rebuilt (throttle shaft bushings replaced etc).

A properly selected, jetted, tuned, set up and looked after holley carb will work very well for a long time....

100% agreed. They're great carbs, very tunable, simple, and easy to get parts for.

[dshue76]

2 hours ago, Toner283 said:

I have to strongly disagree with you on that one. I have a 600 holley 4 barrel w/vac secondaries (that I bought new and tuned to the engine/cam) on a mild SBC that I drove daily in the summer for almost ten years, stored the car for a full decade (stored properly w/fuel system drained as I knew it was going to be a long hibernation), brought back to life after that decade in dry storage (ran a can of sea foam cleaner mixed with the first tank of hi-test)and I have driven it almost daily again for the last two summers. All on the original build from holley. Fuel bowls have not been off of it and the jets etc have not been touched since it was first tuned properly to work with the combo I am running.

Almost all issues with holley carbs can be attributed to improper tuning, improper carb for the application (750 double pumper on a 305 because it sounds cool to say etc) or a carb that is badly worn and needs properly rebuilt (throttle shaft bushings replaced etc).

A properly selected, jetted, tuned, set up and looked after holley carb will work very well for a long time.

Cool Satellite. I would be tempted to repaint it as it is painted now. You would not see another like it at a show and restored stockers are boring. 

Exactly. Too many people think Holley engineers are idiots and proceed to tune it with drill bits, or they bought one at a swap meet already tuned by Back and Decker. My weekend toy has a Holley carb and will cold start any month of the year in Pennsylvania(100* F to -20* F) and never fails to fire within 10 seconds. Hit the gas once to set the choke, turn the key and vrooooom. In the heat of summer, it fires with just a bump of the key.

I would restore that Sattelite with its current paint scheme. That paint scheme fits the car to a T.

[randyc]

Keep the paint scheme as long as possible.  Take lots of photos and have it repainted the same again when bodywork is complete.   I'd love to see THAT at a cruise in - running as shown or "restored" to that point in it's life.  Plenty of complete restos running around - give us day 3 or 4 cars!

Sweet find.

[Casey]

On 7/27/2018 at 10:52 PM, moparfarmer said:

Hope you've got a big bank account or lots of money cause I think your looking at at least $35-45,000..She'll be nice though for that kind of money.

I'm all for youthful exuberance, but this is the type of project where you end up more than the finished product is worth. That's totally fine, as long as that's understood and accepted at the start, and the project can been seen though to completion, years later.

Definitely need to get that unibody on a frame rack and check everything before replacing or removing any body panels. Doesn't look horrible, but resting on it's side isn't ideal, and even 1/4" of tweak in one section will lead to future problems of not corrected now.

Cale, are you the person with the C-body, too? 

[Deathgoblin]

Looking at the pictures, it looks like some kind of a racing or show paintjob.  I like it a lot!  Good Score!!