My Current 67 Satellite Build.
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The color looks great! That's going to be a beautiful car when finished.
I picked up the seats for this car yesterday.
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Lookin GOOD Jerry !
Started reassembly of the dash and dyed the replacement console.
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I have always liked the Western Motif style seats and interior panels in the '66-'67 Plymouth B-bodies, compared to the cheaper looking interior in the more expensive Coronets. This coming from a 1967 R/T owner. Nice job, Jerry.
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Going to be a very classy ride for sure - not to mention, you're not likely to "pass yourself"
at any shows!
at any shows!
I have a GG1 GTX that was painted 30 plus years ago in single stage and the metallic shows up just as good. I used base/clear to have a more up to date paint on this car. Plus if it continues like it's going there will be no orange peel.
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He (or you) are probably a lot better painter than I am. It takes someone who can lay down real smooth paint in single stage metallic and avoid the heavy color sanding and buffing which often results in a mottled, inconsistent appearance.
Like I mentioned earlier, the guy that is painting this one is a lot better than me. He also feels more at home with base/clear. It just takes more planning to do in base/clear to obtain a factory looking finish. Bolts that were painted on the car in single stage have to be painted separately with lots of care taken in installing those parts. For instance, we installed the doors and adjusted with another set of bolts. Then we replaced each bolt with its correctly painted one individually. It's just lots more time and care.
I got this out of storage today. Fully restored about 25 years ago. I put it away after I received it as the seller wouldn't make good on it. I ordered one for a GTX, and it arrived in the Satellite paint scheme. Now I have a use for it.
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Looks nice. The Plymouth lettering is black on all of 3 my Satellite tail panels. Did they also leave them argent on some or are you going to paint them?
I hand painted the lettering on my 66 Satellite. It was intimidating at first as hands aren’t as steady at 70 as they used to be, but it turned out to be not as difficult as anticipated.
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I'm 99% sure that the one pictured above is original and unrestored as are the 2 spares I have. All are light argent with black letters as opposed to the dark argent GTX panel. What I find interesting is that the edges of the black paint in the lettering are a little fuzzy, not sharp, implying to me that the letters were sprayed or air brushed without masking.
I can inspect closer and get better photos for you if needed
I can inspect closer and get better photos for you if needed
A little research and you are correct, the Satellite tail panels did have black Plymouth lettering. I guess I will be painting them.
Jerry, you are doing an excellent job on this car. I love the color. I would be nervous panel painting a metallic car, but yours seem to be looking consistent. Can't wait to see the finished product.
It will be a while, my ducks are still not in a row. It should be fully painted by the end of the month, hopefully sooner. I'm getting subassemblies ready and making sure I have everything new and or restored.
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