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While we are pretty confident in our abilities to
design the best suspension systems out there for early Muscle Cars,
we aren’t always terribly creative when it comes to naming things,
and as a result, this car currently has no “project” name. We simply
call it the Satellite. This is another car we rescued from the realm
of E-bay, and is another example of an ugly, but solid Southern
California car that is every bit worthwhile to save. During our
visit to the SEMA show, we had a LOT of inquiry about Mopar
suspension systems, and because we hadn’t designed anything for this
brand yet, we decided it was time to jump in. We chose to do a
B-Body car for our initial design because of the large number of
different cars that are based on this platform. B-Body cars are big,
they are generally pretty heavy, and have very large interior
spaces. What better car to turn into an ultimate performance
cruiser? We couldn’t think of a better one. The plans for this car
are to develop our signature 3-Link rear suspension system, as well
as to solve the issues with the front factory suspension through
re-engineering as well. People don’t expect big cars to handle well
while at the same time being comfortable, we intend to demonstrate
our engineering prowess by making this car an unbeatable all around
performer.
Our good friends at Best of Show Coachworks are handling all of the
body and paint responsibilities, and you can be certain that the
results will be stellar. Because the car is mainly intended for
“Touring,” it will get all of the creature comforts including A/C,
kick ass stereo, and comfortable interior. Motor-vation is being
handled by a simple but incredibly strong 500” stroker wedge based
motor, using the newest 440 Victor heads from Edelbrock, and a
custom solid roller valvetrain. Power output should easily exceed
700 HP, with a torque response as flat as the Midwest plains.
Underneath all of the cruddy purple paint laid an incredibly solid
car, this car had been spared from any major accidents, rust, and
all of the other things you expect to find when you tear a car down.
All of the trim work was in tact, although it all needs to be
freshened, and with the exception of spots surrounding the rear
wheelwells, all of the sheet metal was in remarkably good shape.
B-Body cars have pretty big rear fenderwells in which to put large
tires, but they weren’t big enough for the 335/30/20 meats this car
is going to receive, so a custom mini-tub job was required and
executed wonderfully. Front tires will be large 295/53/18’s, so the
car should have plenty of steamroller attitude, just what we live
for. Stay tuned for more progress pictures coming very soon.
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