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New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:32 pm
by 71Satellite98661
Hello for the first time! I have finally registered and have been following this site for quite a while now while obtaining lots of valuable info and insight into our hobby. I guess I finally started to feel guilty for not being able to give back! I am anxious to start sharing and will have to figure out how to upload photos and links. I've had many Mopars over the years and have managed to hold on to my first car; a 1971 GY8 Satellite. I bought the car when I was 16 in 1990 from Jerry's Used Cars in Salem, OR. My Dad drove me and my best buddy down from Vancouver, WA were we still live today. I still have the AutoTrader clipping and would love to share it. The car is currently on a rotisserie and just got it's belly sprayed last week in B2 Glacial Blue. With mixed feelings I've decided to leave the gold paint behind. Interior will be B5 and powered by a 71 440, 727 and 3.23 Sure Grip while riding on new G60-15 Polyglas tires with new 15" versions of Road Wheels and polished trim rings.

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:41 pm
by asuperdry
Right on! Welcome to the nest!

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 8:56 pm
by Eric
Welcome to the Nest...we love to see pictures!

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:28 pm
by sdweatherman
Yay! Another GY8 car - even if it is in disguise... :shock:

Welcome to the nest...and 2nd on the pics... + did your car come with any cool options?

Scott.

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:12 am
by bruce
Welcome! :beer: Did someone say pics? Is there an echo in here? :D

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:32 pm
by 71440 gtx
echo echo echo yes there is :lol: :lol: :beer:

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:01 am
by mopar71
Welcome to the nest,good luck with your car, show us some pics when you are done. :beer:

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:31 pm
by 71Satellite98661
:wink: Thanks for the warm welcome guys! Though I'm late to post this for Mothers Day I thought I'd share it with you. This is my Satellite in Ocean Park, WA at my folk's place Sept of 2012 just before I blew it apart for paint. by the way, I had to crop this photo 5 times before I could upload it. Any advice?

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:59 pm
by asuperdry
71Satellite98661 wrote: I had to crop this photo 5 times before I could upload it. Any advice?
If you already have a youtube or gmail account then you should already have access to the free Picasa Web Albums. Just upload your photos to any free web album and then when you want to post it in the forum all you need to do is click the "img" tab and insert your pictures url.

hope that helps :beer:

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 8:05 am
by bruce
Don't feel bad about leaving the gold behind... did you know that Dave's RR was actually BUTTERSCOTCH before he had it painted B5? The horrors! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:22 pm
by Eric
bruce wrote:Don't feel bad about leaving the gold behind... did you know that Dave's RR was actually BUTTERSCOTCH before he had it painted B5? The horrors! :lol: :lol: :lol:
One of these days Bruce....

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:18 am
by bruce
Eric wrote:
bruce wrote:Don't feel bad about leaving the gold behind... did you know that Dave's RR was actually BUTTERSCOTCH before he had it painted B5? The horrors! :lol: :lol: :lol:
One of these days Bruce....

:D What? :D

Re: New member - owner of 71 Satellite

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:01 pm
by 71_bronze_gtx
I had to crop this photo 5 times before I could upload it. Any advice
A free download of freeware called Irfanview. Nice picture manipulation software will let you easily resize picures.

What's wrong with Butterscotch? Not ordianary like some of the other popular colors.