73 satelitte

[barbee6043]

I have the hots for another 73-4 satelitte after the last one went away maybe 15 years ago. After that, many early A's and bunches of dusters, and just one B body a 66 Bel. But I degress. Cars seem to com and go over the years and decades.
So here I am wondering what if an repop stuff is available for these lesser loved models. Why the 73 you ask. Well when retired poor, and already 4 mopars in various stages of health, I gauge it all by smiles per mile and smiles per dollar! A 73 sat, even with the 318 will do fine. Affordable project is the key word.
I love to do the metal work, but fab rear qtr complex curves by hand, No! I call AMD, nope. But I see GoodMark even as full qtr. for the 71 sat. Wondering if they fit decent? and I know the marker light will change. I guess Legendary does upholstery? anyone do door panels?
Texas is not a mopar state, IMO, like old Missouri where I spent 38 years, just 3 now in Tx. Used parts? Stuff like decent used bumpers $ ? OEM buckets $ ?? I know, anything over price of scrape is salesmanship!!
I miss those 73-4 Sat. and chargers!

 

[Montclaire]

I am 99% sure there are patch panels for 73/74 plymouth out there. No full quarters that I know of. AMD is working on full quarters for 73/74 Charger but I haven't heard anything about Plymouths yet. 71/72s are different. Supposedly the wheel arch from a dodge pickup is a close match but I haven't tried it. Interior door panels and trim is already available aftermarket - not as good as original but available.

 

[barbee6043]

I am 99% sure there are patch panels for 73/74 plymouth out there. No full quarters that I know of. AMD is working on full quarters for 73/74 Charger but I haven't heard anything about Plymouths yet. 71/72s are different. Supposedly the wheel arch from a dodge pickup is a close match but I haven't tried it. Interior door panels and trim is already available aftermarket - not as good as original but available.

Been years since I had any, but the 73-4 quarter is different, not just the marker light??

 

[Montclaire]

Yes.

 

[joe m]

73-74 are my favorite years also.havent had one since high school,but picked one up last year in north carolina for 8k with very little rust.will post pics soon

 

[YY1]

did my post with the ebay links get deleted?

 

[barbee6043]

did my post with the ebay links get deleted?

yes.
My computer and Evilbay do not like each other!
I have now only found a lower rear patch, for the 73-4. Figures.

Funny how ever week I get a notice from AMD of another part coming out for obscure Fords!! lol

 

[YY1]

wonder why

it was pertinent

 

[barbee6043]

Since the mid 80's I have owned about every model Mopar from '62 on up into the 70's, so now, decades later, I will get the hots for some model I had back years ago. But like the '71 up B bodies I had back then, 15-20 year ago I bought good solid cars! Never any need for anything other than a few patches. Now days, car hunting, its usually a "restored" ( very relative term) car for more $ than I want in a toy ( I have 4 toys already), or its a poor example of a project. Way more solid cars here in Tx than the rustbelt, but way more cars (people) back there too, to choose from.
These 73-4 B bodies remind me of my last B project, a 66 Belvedere post car back 4-5 years ago. There were NO decent rear qtr metal at all, Sherman had some junk patches. I made better stuff by hand.
I will find a decent project that just needs some lower qtr and/or floor patches!!

 

['68 Charger]

It's S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E
Satellite

Why is Satellite the most misspelled Mopar model out there???

Examples I've seen:
Satelitte
Sattelite
Satilite
Satillite
Satllite

It's a common word in the dictionary and if you see a red squiggly line under the word you typed that means it's misspelled.

 

[barbee6043]

^^^^ Sometimes spell check does not appear on here. I have probably misspelled it more than once. If I live more days, I will be 72 and my fingers are old and stick, I hit the wrong keys sometimes! lol

 

[YY1]

I observed at the tender age of about 7 that the cursive script used on the 73/74 models is not that easy to make out.

For quite a while around that age, I thought it might be "Seattle".