New member '74 Satellite Sebring from Tuscola County MI

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Hey everyone I'm new to these forums and wanted to introduce myself and my custom ordered '74 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 318 727 Automatic, A/C, Power windows, power steering, power brakes, fender mounted turn signals,remote mirror adjuster, inside hood latch, and sundance plaid interior. I'm from Sandusky MI originally, the car was my grandpa's he bought it from the original owner in the early 90s for $4500, he drove it all over to all sorts of car shows, 2 Woodward dream cruises as well '94 and '01, he drove it up until his death in 2011 with 56,936 original miles on it, it sat pretty much un used and un maintained up until May 10th 2023 when my dad got the car running with a buddy of his who is a mopar expert for my mom to gift the car to me for my 18th birthday. I have since begun fixing it and driving it all around the thumb to different car shows and car events. Currently I am waiting until May to get it running and take it to the first car show of the year. I still have lots to fix on it but I am making great progress and will continue to revive it further into this year and into the next!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Very nice. Has that been restored or is it an original survivor? If it’s a survivor it is in awesome condition. If it is a survivor don’t modify it, just my opinion. How about some engine pics?

 

[polywideblock]

G'day from Australia

 

[Curiousyellow71]

Very neat to get Grandpa's ride!
Welcome from the midwest!

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Very nice. Has that been restored or is it an original survivor? If it’s a survivor it is in awesome condition. If it is a survivor don’t modify it, just my opinion. How about some engine pics?
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It is an original survivor with only engine modifications and a few aftermarket gauges, the rims are an addition my grandpa added when he bought the car originally.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

It is an original survivor with only engine modifications and a few aftermarket gauges, the rims are an addition my grandpa added when he bought the car originally.

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Very nice. You don’t find too many survivors in the condition you have there. Keep it as NOS as possible. Don’t remove those factory stickers under the hood or anywhere else. That’s a show winner car in the stock category. To enter it in that category you are usually limited to one or two modifications. There is probably still a broadcast sheet from the factory inside the car somewhere. Usually behind the back seat. Also look on the drivers inner fender under the between the washer bottle and battery, there is a metal tag with a bunch of letters and numbers riveted to the inner fender. Take a picture of that and post. We can decode that tag for you. It will tell you all the options the car was ordered with from the factory.

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Very nice. You don’t find too many survivors in the condition you have there. Keep it as NOS as possible. Don’t remove those factory stickers under the hood or anywhere else. That’s a show winner car in the stock category. To enter it in that category you are usually limited to one or two modifications. There is probably still a broadcast sheet from the factory inside the car somewhere. Usually behind the back seat. Also look on the drivers inner fender under the between the washer bottle and battery, there is a metal tag with a bunch of letters and numbers riveted to the inner fender. Take a picture of that and post. We can decode that tag for you. It will tell you all the options the car was ordered with from the factory.

I have checked for the broad cast sheet under all the seats for it and it has since been removed, I won't touch the cosmetics aside from mechanical bits that need replaced, I want to keep it the same way my grandpa had it when he died as a tribute, I have since made a post about the fender tag decoding in the 1971-1974 page of this website. Speaking of car shows i actually won a big trophy at the very first show i took it to the day before my last day of highschool only 8 days after we got it running again! I probably wouldn't be able to enter into that class in show though, due to the mechanical modifications, it has 360 heads an edelbrock performer aftermarket cam shaft in it, an edelbrock aluminum dual plane intake and a holley 4160 series 750 cfm carb on it, it has been converted to dual exhaust as well.

 

[69Bee]

Welcome from AZ...

 

[RR Fan Dan]

I have checked for the broad cast sheet under all the seats for it and it has since been removed, I won't touch the cosmetics aside from mechanical bits that need replaced, I want to keep it the same way my grandpa had it when he died as a tribute, I have since made a post about the fender tag decoding in the 1971-1974 page of this website. Speaking of car shows i actually won a big trophy at the very first show i took it to the day before my last day of highschool only 8 days after we got it running again! I probably wouldn't be able to enter into that class in show though, due to the mechanical modifications, it has 360 heads an edelbrock performer aftermarket cam shaft in it, an edelbrock aluminum dual plane intake and a holley 4160 series 750 cfm carb on it, it has been converted to dual exhaust as well.

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Good job. Did you look behind the back seat for the broadcast sheet? You have to remove the bottom cushion and then the back comes out. Both are held in with clips. Easy to do.

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Good job. Did you look behind the back seat for the broadcast sheet? You have to remove the bottom cushion and then the back comes out. Both are held in with clips. Easy to do.

I did look awhile back for it under both the front and rear bench and it isn't there unfortunately, I was really bummed about that too

 

[ckessel]

Welcome from the central coast of Cal. Looks like rear springs should be on the to do list. How is the rest of the suspension?

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Honestly in the next couple of years I will begin replacing worn out stuff like the springs and old bushings in the front, right now it isn't too bad to drive but could become a problem with time on the road

 

[Mopar Hunter]

 

[DeltaV]

Welcome to FBBO from Georgia.

 

[DeltaV]

Hey everyone I'm new to these forums and wanted to introduce myself and my custom ordered '74 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 318 727 Automatic, A/C, Power windows, power steering, power brakes, fender mounted turn signals,remote mirror adjuster, inside hood latch, and sundance plaid interior. I'm from Sandusky MI originally, the car was my grandpa's he bought it from the original owner in the early 90s for $4500, he drove it all over to all sorts of car shows, 2 Woodward dream cruises as well '94 and '01, he drove it up until his death in 2011 with 56,936 original miles on it, it sat pretty much un used and un maintained up until May 10th 2023 when my dad got the car running with a buddy of his who is a mopar expert for my mom to gift the car to me for my 18th birthday. I have since begun fixing it and driving it all around the thumb to different car shows and car events. Currently I am waiting until May to get it running and take it to the first car show of the year. I still have lots to fix on it but I am making great progress and will continue to revive it further into this year and into the next!

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Gold and white interior looks good!

727 Automatic

Are you sure it's a 727 and not a 904?

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

Gold and white interior looks good!



Are you sure it's a 727 and not a 904?

Actually after looking at the decoded fender tag and all that I'm not sure tbh I was taking a mildly educated guess more than anything

 

[RemCharger]

Quick look at the pan would clear that up in short order

 

[DeltaV]

Actually after looking at the decoded fender tag and all that I'm not sure tbh I was taking a mildly educated guess more than anything

 

[Mopar_Junkie_74]

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I'll keep that in mind and I'll crawl underneath and look at it tomorrow
After a closer look today it is a 904 not really surprising given it has a 318