J.C. Corbett
or something.....
The rest of the 70 Sport Satellite build post is now dead, so I'll just go from here. I recently sold some stuff, so it's time to buy some more primer, finish block the body, buy paint, and paint this car.
I'm probably not going to get to much for the next couple of weeks, but once I get through that, here's the plan. The trim and such will come back off, and I'm going to finish the top properly, as I'm not going to put a vinyl roof back on the car. The engine and trans need to come out so the bay can be prepped properly, plus the engine really needs to be detailed. While the engine is out, I'm going to go ahead and get rid of that purple shaft cam, and put in something that'll actually run. I'm thinking of a custom grind that'll sound relatively stock, and make killer torque, keeping with the sleeper image of the Sport Satellite. That being said, I'm not going to use the Road Runner hood, so it'll go bye bye, and help finance other parts of the project. The windshield will come out also(it's cracked), which will make changing the interior from brown to blue much easier.
For now, I'm thinking of leaving the stock exhaust in place. I know it doesn't flow as well as a new mandrel bent exhaust, but it's in great shape, it sounds good, and it's original. When the performance really calls for it, I'll replace it with a proper unit, but for now, it's cool.
Recently, I took some detailed pics of another 383HP Sport Satellite with air, in order to properly reassemble and detail my engine bay. When I get them downsized, I'll post them along with pics of my bay so we can all see what I need to do, and maybe some of you can point out anything incorrect in the other car so I can avoid making the same mistakes.
It's been hard to get motivated to work on the car with such limited funding, but it's now back on track, and I know exactly what I want the car to be when done.
I'm probably not going to get to much for the next couple of weeks, but once I get through that, here's the plan. The trim and such will come back off, and I'm going to finish the top properly, as I'm not going to put a vinyl roof back on the car. The engine and trans need to come out so the bay can be prepped properly, plus the engine really needs to be detailed. While the engine is out, I'm going to go ahead and get rid of that purple shaft cam, and put in something that'll actually run. I'm thinking of a custom grind that'll sound relatively stock, and make killer torque, keeping with the sleeper image of the Sport Satellite. That being said, I'm not going to use the Road Runner hood, so it'll go bye bye, and help finance other parts of the project. The windshield will come out also(it's cracked), which will make changing the interior from brown to blue much easier.
For now, I'm thinking of leaving the stock exhaust in place. I know it doesn't flow as well as a new mandrel bent exhaust, but it's in great shape, it sounds good, and it's original. When the performance really calls for it, I'll replace it with a proper unit, but for now, it's cool.
Recently, I took some detailed pics of another 383HP Sport Satellite with air, in order to properly reassemble and detail my engine bay. When I get them downsized, I'll post them along with pics of my bay so we can all see what I need to do, and maybe some of you can point out anything incorrect in the other car so I can avoid making the same mistakes.
It's been hard to get motivated to work on the car with such limited funding, but it's now back on track, and I know exactly what I want the car to be when done.
I've been gone roping all weekend, so I didn't get a chance to take any date code pics for you, but the camera batteries are charging right now.
