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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 11, 2012 22:11:34 GMT -5
1984 pontiac wagon, started as 305 th350, put in a older 305 th350, i have 2 other chev wagons, same exact style i will post them when i get to them too when i first started the car new motor and interior moved to back of the car lol windows out and creasing on one side Motor upgrades and chrome tips 4 in a row headers Hood cut and rolled and fixed around motor Start of pinion brake, used a caliper and bracket, and rotor from a 88 civic, and a drive shaft end from a 95 ford explorer, welded on the stock driveshaft, which all with minow work all fits to stock 10 bolt with stock pinion, just needed a shorter driveshaft, a slider is definitely needed in the future Lots of stuff left to do yet, will post as it happens!
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Post by scooter24d on Mar 13, 2012 6:41:41 GMT -5
nice wagon i think you are the only one with a build in progress with a wagon thanks for posting i like the rearend cant wait to see that done
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Post by scooter24d on Mar 13, 2012 8:27:01 GMT -5
well gm wagon anyway and my uncle has a wagon with the same woody look and color lol
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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 23, 2012 20:07:29 GMT -5
My other wagon is a woody too, but my next one yet is not, i have three all from one source which is any wagon lovers paradise, if you can afford the prices of the real good ones anyway... i sure cant
here is my 86 caprice wagon, when i get to it i will start a seperate thread
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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 23, 2012 20:07:46 GMT -5
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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 23, 2012 20:09:07 GMT -5
that car will be fun to do, no steering column, no brakes at all, everything even the lines are gone and no drivetrain, will be a lot of stuff to be fabbed i will definitely post lotsa pics to help everyone else
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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 23, 2012 20:11:14 GMT -5
this is my third wagon and last years 75 ford ltd, front frame didnt even bend after 7 front hit heats, and still ran when parked there but motor was not well
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Post by prettie2722 on Mar 23, 2012 20:17:51 GMT -5
83 wagon btw
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Post by scooter24d on May 14, 2012 7:43:56 GMT -5
any progress on the wagons?
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Post by prettie2722 on Jun 28, 2012 23:34:33 GMT -5
Well i did the following to the car to help everyone out, i beat the humps to a hour glass shape, pre0-bent the hell out of the car, roof UP, NOT down, different bumper, 77 pontiac steel was cheap and pointy and hard, notched a huge notch as shown, trans cooler, seat bar (thank god for that one could have been bad without it), dash bar, pinion brake, high rise intake helped with heat, decent mud tires, hit with the front as much as you can, back folded pretty fast and blew the humps even with the notch and hour glass shape, get rid of rubber body mounts and put nice big washers, bring extra rads hahaha, not bad car till driveshaft bolts broke. Ran awesome and drove great but hung up both my heat and the consi. Cut the back bumper off, then get rid of the rear shock mounts so you have a straight piece of frame sticking out only, i got hung up on the shock mount! here is mid build, getting ready to be ready ahahah, stock p.o.s. white metal bumper there, DON'T USE THEM. Get a steel one that looks stock Here is the night before the derby, note new bumper, and new headers, also note, everything is custom built on this car. sadly, my front frame was rusty and the bumper ended up folding under the car and between the tires, just scrap weight now
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Post by scooter24d on Jun 29, 2012 8:55:53 GMT -5
nice thanks for posting got any more walk around pics i like how the back body bent
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Post by etownrdnck on Jun 29, 2012 20:07:33 GMT -5
nice man it folded well
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Post by prettie2722 on Jun 29, 2012 21:10:34 GMT -5
the body only bent good cuz it ripped the rear body mount clean off, then blew both humps, didnt even bend at my huge notch, and the front was horrible, my water pump was further out than most of the frame hahaha DONT USE RUSTY ONES, THEY ARE A WASTE
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Post by derby111 on Jun 29, 2012 23:46:08 GMT -5
Just make sure you learn from this one and make the next car better!
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Post by ashbaugh585 on Jun 30, 2012 17:00:01 GMT -5
here is a pic of our 84 pontiac wagon takes alot of time to figer them out
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