cudak888
Well-Known Member
Evening, gentlemen:
Just came over from the A-body forum where I occasionally post whenever I have something to address on my '69 Valiant - a lucky little find with just over 22k on it now:
The Valiant gained a new big brother today - a '68 Satellite unmarked police cruiser clone (built on a base 318 car). Nothing fancy and not the best clone (still a 4-wheel drum brake car w/no power assist; ideally it should be a Belvedere), but it "feels" right.
If you've ever been in the Florida section at Copcarnet, it might be familiar to you (ironically enough, I saw the photos at Copcarnet 6 months prior to ever seeing it in person, which happened quite by accident - I went to see some 14" SBP rims for my Valiant, and I found the Satellite in the seller's driveway).
There's a laundry list of things to do on this one - door seals, driver's door alignment and striker adjustment, tailpipe (anyone have a single B-body tailpipe kicking about, passenger's side?), idles like crap, absolutely NOTHING is tightened down (strikers, trim, belts, the strangest of things), dash pad and panel were eaten by the Tasmanian Devil, etc.
But who cares? The rear window lights and Federal Interceptor still work, along with the PA system. I'm happy...and I also intend to raid the Wanted forum here for some of those bits, starting with that tailpipe.
Looking forward to being a part of the community.
Best,
-Kurt
P.S.: I'm also a '71-73 Mustang fan, and I have a severe temptation to find one to Eleanorize, grab my Blackmagic Cinema Camera, and shoot a sequel trailer to the original Gone in 60 Seconds with this thing in tow. Unfortunately, I actually had to sell a rough '72 to buy this - and that '72 was an ideal candidate.
Just came over from the A-body forum where I occasionally post whenever I have something to address on my '69 Valiant - a lucky little find with just over 22k on it now:
The Valiant gained a new big brother today - a '68 Satellite unmarked police cruiser clone (built on a base 318 car). Nothing fancy and not the best clone (still a 4-wheel drum brake car w/no power assist; ideally it should be a Belvedere), but it "feels" right.
If you've ever been in the Florida section at Copcarnet, it might be familiar to you (ironically enough, I saw the photos at Copcarnet 6 months prior to ever seeing it in person, which happened quite by accident - I went to see some 14" SBP rims for my Valiant, and I found the Satellite in the seller's driveway).
There's a laundry list of things to do on this one - door seals, driver's door alignment and striker adjustment, tailpipe (anyone have a single B-body tailpipe kicking about, passenger's side?), idles like crap, absolutely NOTHING is tightened down (strikers, trim, belts, the strangest of things), dash pad and panel were eaten by the Tasmanian Devil, etc.
But who cares? The rear window lights and Federal Interceptor still work, along with the PA system. I'm happy...and I also intend to raid the Wanted forum here for some of those bits, starting with that tailpipe.
Looking forward to being a part of the community.
Best,
-Kurt
P.S.: I'm also a '71-73 Mustang fan, and I have a severe temptation to find one to Eleanorize, grab my Blackmagic Cinema Camera, and shoot a sequel trailer to the original Gone in 60 Seconds with this thing in tow. Unfortunately, I actually had to sell a rough '72 to buy this - and that '72 was an ideal candidate.
aboard!
