{"id":154,"date":"2016-11-22T05:49:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T05:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobmazzoliniracing.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2016-12-03T05:07:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T05:07:50","slug":"134255-1966-plymouth-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobmazzoliniracing.com\/134255-1966-plymouth-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"134255 \/ 1966 Plymouth Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tastefully modified, from its custom suspension and Greg Bolton Hemi to its custom sheetmetal and Boyd Coddington wheels, this squared-jawed Chrysler is dangerously fast and brutally appealing.<\/p>\n<p>This superb Satellite&#8217;s high quality, professional restoration began when its solid convertible body was meticulously stripped and carefully massaged by Freddy Valdez of Santa Ana, California. Once that canvas was fully prepped, a $20K coat of House Of Kolor two-stage was rotisserie sprayed and buffed to a brilliant, wet-look shine. Naturally, all of the car&#8217;s panels remain laser-straight, with a closer look revealing even gaps and fantastic fitment. And overall, this sinister Plymouth presents well from every angle, offering undistorted reflections that have more depth than most swimming pools.<\/p>\n<p>Toss the Jet Black hood and you&#8217;ll find a 426 cubic inch Greg Bolton Hemi that takes this brazen Mopar from &#8220;very appealing&#8221; to &#8220;GOTTA HAVE&#8221; almost as fast as it takes the car&#8217;s driver from &#8220;nitro junkie&#8221; to &#8220;white knuckle tight&#8221;! At the top of the 500 horsepower mill, a custom air system mixes wind from two reusable filter elements with fuel that&#8217;s supplied by two Holley carburetors, custom stainless fluid lines and a vertical Summit pressure gauge. At the base of those carburetors, a big aluminum intake sends a rich air\/fuel mixture into aluminum Mopar cylinder heads that are built with Dick Landy rockers and capped with aluminum, &#8220;Mopar HEMI&#8221; valve covers. That air\/fuel mixture is sparked by an MSD Blaster 2 coil via a traditional points distributor and blue Taylor plug wires. The resultant combustion comes courtesy of an Eagle crank, ARP bolts, Clevite 77 bearings, Manley rods, a solid-lifter Competition cam and brutal Keith Black pistons. Cooling for those hot fires is provided by a big, aluminum radiator that&#8217;s seated between a high volume pump, a Mopar Performance neck and fully polished accessories. And spent gases are efficiently expelled through a slick set of high performance Tom Face headers.<\/p>\n<p>Behind that big bore engine, a Bob Mazzolini-built Torqueflite utilizes Gear Vendors under\/overdrive to spin a traditional Dana 60 that&#8217;s fitted with Truetrac innards and big, 3.73 gears. Naturally, the car&#8217;s old-school torsion bar and leaf spring suspension has been completely swapped for Black Nickel, No Limits control arms, 2-inch drop spindles and a custom, 4-link rear end that&#8217;s complete with a Black Nickel X-bone. And at the corners of that suspension, power flows to the ground through a sweet set of Boyd Coddington Classic II wheels, which spin 235\/45ZR17 Nitto NT555 Extreme ZRs in front of 285\/40ZR18 Nitto NT555 Extreme ZRs. <\/p>\n<p>Restored by The Upholsterers in Riverside, California, and finished in quality Legendary vinyl, this Plymouth&#8217;s cockpit brings a real sense of class to a car with a generally solemn and subdued nature. In front of the driver, a Painless-wired instrument cluster and correct Plymouth radio ride inside a classy, stainless-trimmed dash. Below that dash, a factory console seats a modern B&#038;M QuickSilver shifter inside what seems like a mile of chrome trim. And below that console, fresh black carpet is protected by heavy, color-keyed floor mats. On top of that carpet, fully restored seats prop intricately detailed covers in front of a sweet, 2-spoke steering wheel that&#8217;s complete with a glowing red centerpiece. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tastefully modified, from its custom suspension and Greg Bolton Hemi to its custom sheetmetal and Boyd Coddington wheels, this squared-jawed Chrysler is dangerously fast and brutally appealing. This superb Satellite&#8217;s high quality, professional restoration began when its solid convertible body was meticulously stripped and carefully massaged by Freddy Valdez of Santa Ana, California. 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