Re: 65 Satellite Mirrors!

[bruce buntain <bbuntain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings from Beijing, China:

A couple of suggestions regarding your visually challenged sight lines: 
Roger mentioned checking out the seat situation, which is a good idea. 
However, if the seats are 'collapsed' enough through wear & tear, I suspect 
that if it was enough to affect vision, it would be obvious. General wear & 
tear repair may indeed raise the driver up a bit, but it may not be enough 
to change the situation to correct the problem.
Another solution centered around the seat might be either to find different 
seats in a salvage yard or through a site like Kijiji or Craigslist that you 
could install. If you got bucket or semi-bucket seats out of a Mopar (to 
keep it in the family) from, say a 10-year old Concord, for instance, you 
might end up with something that wouldn't look out of place, would be more 
adjustable and supportive, and would hold the driver's seat to the car seat 
more securely, especially in the case of an emergency manoeuvre, which is 
exactly when you don't want to be sliding all over the seat.
However, if you want to retain the stock seat/interior, then another seat 
fix might be to modify the seat rails, either by changing rails or adding 
"spacer blocks" of some kind in order to raise the seat a bit from the stock 
height. Just use cushions or whatever to sit on to check what the optimum 
seating height would be over what you have now and make the seat rail 
changes. If you do this, remember that it might affect the reach to the 
pedals, shifter, sight lines to the instruments, etc., so check these things 
out first. The other thing to remember is to make sure you use quality 
hardware, especially bolts, etc. to make the change with - you still want a 
safe, secure seat attachment.

Regarding the mirrors, Roger's suggestion of a salvage yard trip is the best 
way to see what might work. A good yard should let you look around and see 
what might be there that could work. If you paid a deposit, a decent yard 
operation should let you take one home to try it out; if it doesn't work, 
take it back and get your money back. If it works, go back and get the other 
one for the passenger side (having a right side mirror is, as far as I'm 
concerned, a must, stock or not. You mention that you have the holes already 
drilled. However, it the name of safety, you might want to consider moving 
the position of the mirrors anyway. Safety trumps two small drilled holes, 
especially for a relatively new driver! My '64 Chrysler is currently 
undergoing a restorative body and paint job and I'm considering using 
non-stock outside rear-view mirrors in a non-stock location and I intend to 
go to a salvage yard for 'inspiration'.

While I'm at it, you might be able to find rear-view mirrors that 'hang' 
from the top of the door or doorpost instead of attach to the door or fender 
in the usual spots. Aftermarket mirrors of that type are out there. Just a 
thought! In any case, Roger's suggestion is a good one - head to a salvage 
yard.

Bruce Buntain
'64 Chrysler 300
'65 Dodge 1/2 ton
'72 Datsun GTZ
'69 Datsun 510


-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger Pettigrew
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:27 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Fw: 65 Satellite Mirrors!

Smile,,,,, a lot of unanswered questions befor making a  suggestion,,, you 
say the interior needs redone, is it possible that the seat is worn/broken 
springs or missing padding that would make her sit taller once it is  done?, 
if you do not think that this is the problem, I would suggest that you go to 
a u-pull it type salvage yard and check what is on other vehicles and find a 
taller or wider mirror for usage,,,,,


-----Initial Message-----

Hi  Everyone,

This is my 1st post here on this list (except a personal  message to Joey) & 
I was hoping for some advice.  Please forgive  me in advance if I make 
several errors. I am new to Mopars. ;)

My  daughter just got her first car (a 65 satellite) for her birthday. It 
has been really fun and a money pit. LOL!  The body was in great  shape. We 
havereplaced everything except the engine and the transmission  to make sure 
it is reliable for her.  The outside has been painted  Hemi Orange.   We 
have a few chrome and symbols that are missing  we would like to find to 
complete the outside.  The interior still  needs work.

We are currently having a issue with the side  mirrors.   She can not see 
out of them at all.  She shorter  than the average guy (perhaps why?).  I 
have read that it did not  original come with a side mirror but it seems one 
was added at one time.  With her being a recently new driver I would feel 
better if  she had the second mirror since the holes have been drilled. Does 
anyone know of mirrors that are taller or lean out  further?   Has anyone 
had a similar problem? My dad came up with  the solution of getting the 
1970's Porsche 911 mirrors because they are at  an angle.  I thought I would 
ask here before I purchased yet another  set of mirrors that possible won't 
work with a restock fee :).

Thanks in advance,
Gina


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