so ive been restoring a 71 Plymouth satellite. I was given 2 of these cars for free from my 3rd cousin I think it is :-/ one was supposed to be a parts car and the other just a shell. the parts car had the motor I was gonna drop in the shell but I changed my mind. so im just fixing up the parts car now. it was called the "parts car since it needs new floor pans and a trunk pan, I need to find a junk yard that has these pans rust free ish or just minimal rust, but cant find anything yet, me and the neighbor and my grandpa are gonna weld in the new pans.
for the engine she has a dodge 360 engine, its original to the car. 110 compression on the cylinders. 150k on it also. ive been going crazy trying to get this thing running and I finally got it started up and drove it 10 feet haha but no breaks. the whole ignition is new,i rebuilt the holley 2 barrel carb also, and we set the timing on it and it runs awesome now. could use a fuel pump though, pressure is low.
my plan with it is to just get it running and driving and then sandblast it all and replace exterior gaskets and such then spray it flat black for the time being. then drive it to school and hope it gets semi good gas mileage haha. eventually I think its gonna be a pro street drag car. drop in a 498, thats a few years down the line though.
now for the pics
for the engine she has a dodge 360 engine, its original to the car. 110 compression on the cylinders. 150k on it also. ive been going crazy trying to get this thing running and I finally got it started up and drove it 10 feet haha but no breaks. the whole ignition is new,i rebuilt the holley 2 barrel carb also, and we set the timing on it and it runs awesome now. could use a fuel pump though, pressure is low.
my plan with it is to just get it running and driving and then sandblast it all and replace exterior gaskets and such then spray it flat black for the time being. then drive it to school and hope it gets semi good gas mileage haha. eventually I think its gonna be a pro street drag car. drop in a 498, thats a few years down the line though.
now for the pics
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At 110 PSI, that engine ought to run on 70 octane gas! I hope that you made a mistake there. That is waaaay low! I guess once you get the engine started and ran awhile the numbers may come up.
Congrats on the car. With the 71-74 Plymouths, having a whole other car around for parts will be a huge help. NOBODY is making fenders, doors, hoods or any other body panels for them yet. EXCEPT quarter panel skins. Many parts are like it is with other Mopars...ONE year only grille, side marker lenses, front bumper, taillights, fenders, who knows what else.
Good luck with it all.
Congrats on the car. With the 71-74 Plymouths, having a whole other car around for parts will be a huge help. NOBODY is making fenders, doors, hoods or any other body panels for them yet. EXCEPT quarter panel skins. Many parts are like it is with other Mopars...ONE year only grille, side marker lenses, front bumper, taillights, fenders, who knows what else.
Good luck with it all.
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Congrats on the car. With the 71-74 Plymouths, having a whole other car around for parts will be a huge help. NOBODY is making fenders, doors, hoods or any other body panels for them yet. EXCEPT quarter panel skins. Many parts are like it is with other Mopars...ONE year only grille, side marker lenses, front bumper, taillights, fenders, who knows what else.
Good luck with it all.
nope no mistake, oil pressure is on the low side of the gauge also, im gonna run thicker oil hen the time comes, and yea it sat for 25 years in blackberry bushes, fired up somewhat easy though and runs good. it was 110 in cylinder 1, haven't tested the others yet though. will soon thoughOriginally Posted by Kern Dog
At 110 PSI, that engine ought to run on 70 octane gas! I hope that you made a mistake there. That is waaaay low! I guess once you get the engine started and ran awhile the numbers may come up.Congrats on the car. With the 71-74 Plymouths, having a whole other car around for parts will be a huge help. NOBODY is making fenders, doors, hoods or any other body panels for them yet. EXCEPT quarter panel skins. Many parts are like it is with other Mopars...ONE year only grille, side marker lenses, front bumper, taillights, fenders, who knows what else.
Good luck with it all.
