how it sat for most of the year. while looking for parts
separation
rear end
underside of frame
not much else to dismantle on the frame, now its detailing, buying parts and reassembling. i've ordered the new floor pans. they should be here before the weekend.
-- Edited by Stephenzone on Tuesday 23rd of November 2010 09:15:06 PM
Good work ! Now is the harder part of the job, restoring it and putting it back together. Hey what's that Firebird I see in the back covered in snow, 400 car ?
power washed the frame last friday. inside and out. i can't believe how much sand was in that thing
put it back in the shed to drip dry
wire wheeled the rear end and disassembled. one drum was cracked around edge so replaced with the finest offshore available. also did the wheel cylinders. emerg cables should be here tomorrow and the one flex line to the frame is due monday. gave the 3rd member a coat of armour coat gloss black.
-- Edited by Stephenzone on Tuesday 23rd of November 2010 09:17:21 PM
you mention how much sand was in the chassis. The frame of the wagon I bought last summer was full of dried mud, it was probably holding what was left of the frame together. Good work so far!!!
the front clip on that wagon looks very good. It'll bolt right up to the 2+2, you'll just need to move the 350V emblems and add the 2+2 louvers. Check the wagon for a heavy duty front sway bar, they're 15/16" if I recall. The wagon may also have a posi diff.
That wagon doesn't look too bad - but sometimes there have to be sacrifices for the greater good.
I've had 3 67-68 Canadian Chevy wagons with 10 bolts; one was a posi. Two of the cars came from Labrador, which has arctic level weather conditions in winter.
Great progress Steve.
-- Edited by gparis7 on Tuesday 22nd of December 2009 08:39:03 PM
Wow, you work fast. I need to retire! Hey, if you get sick of working on your car Steve you are more than welcome to come on down and help me install the floors in my Dodge!
Great progress. Wish I was retired. Then maybe I could do the body off on my 63 Impala. But I'm too young; well actually, I'm not too young, my kids are, and there's lots of money to be spent on them before I can retire.
gotta quit playing around with this thing on the weekends. nobody is open for parts when you are half way thru anything. At least got the rear end plumbed for brake lines. steering box, emerg cables in. maybe tonite or tomorrow the brake shoes and drums
-- Edited by Stephenzone on Tuesday 23rd of November 2010 09:24:15 PM
keep it up .. summers coming 10 weeks til top down weather
