Assessed the options...Again (Pictures)

I have to be careful because if I take too long on a project it gets that snowball effect of I will take this off while I am at it and next
thing you know all I will have is a shell. That's why I think I will concentrate on getting it running and rest later.

Does sound tempting though and besides my dad thinks I'm throwed off anyway so I may be able to get away with stealing his motor!

 

....iiim tellin daaaad

brother...im the King of 1/2 finished projects.....so i got nuttin

 

Hi
I have the same wagon, as you know 1tireman, and believe me, if I showed you more pictures that are um less flattering shall we say, than the garage pic, then you would change your mind about whether yours is worth persevering.
I love mine again today..it's been sitting for a year and I took it for it's annual inspection - and it came so close to passing - I have to source a RHS park brake cable and fit a mandatory UK high-intensity rear fog lamp - but there are many MORE rusty spots around the rear side windows; the rear-most left pillar has a little hole in it; the rear window scraper seal has completely perished as have most of the sides; the paint is bad; the headlining sags; the upholstery needs putting through a washing machine; someone has been 'creative' with some electrics under the dash..did I mention the dash top has cracked..the door bottoms (not the panels, the 'undersides') are all shot and rotted through, needing a LOT of steelwork...? But you know, my options for one of these cars are so limited over here, that if I want to enjoy this kind of motoring where gas is $3.50 PER LITRE, ("5.0 V8, 19mpg?? Are you CRAZY?" I get asked all the time) then I have to put the work in....I guess what I'm saying is that I'm insanely jealous my friend, and I'm watching your progress closely and hoping you love yours like I love mine...

 

Thanks for the encouragement lowtime and everyone else and the more I look around the more I like mine. It has
just been hard to get motivated lately but just seemed like I had a burst of energy this weekend and kinda excited
again about it. Maybe has something to do with I am cheap as I get older and I have been busting my hump to save
up enough to buy a used wagon but have constantly talked myself out of spending the money and I will get off cheaper
even buying some extra things I want for my wagon than buying one of the few wagons I found in my price range.

 

Perhaps you could keep this thread going. You could post up all your baby steps and we(Cat) could encourage you, much like he did for Dewey(about his interior).

 

i know how it feels to get depressed about a project..thats why i have 5 in the shop now. when i get tired of one i jump on a different one for awhile to break up the monotony ... never get much done but i dont get bored either.... if you get to needing anything let me know i have a similar one out back somewhere..

link.. http://s202.photobucket.com/user/rcplumley/media/61-69 chevy cars/MOREYARDPICS081.jpg.html

 

Thanks everyone and I will try to keep moving forward with THIS project. I have never giving up on a project but this is as close as I ever come to giving up and just buying something done. In the next few weeks I will set the motor down in it then move it inside and believe things will move better from there.
4 more days will be 3 years I owned it and another one of my mess ups, I got a bill of sale and the signed title but never did anything with it. So today I went and seen the title clerk at work (worried about the paper work) and found out penalties and interest on it will cost me about $140. That was a relief because I thought it may end up a big problem but I can handle that but it was a $140 I could have spent elsewhere on it but another baby step to getting back on track.

 

Update Pictures from 3/2/14





Morgan with my dad showing her how to use the spray gun.


Morgan Painting!

My dad itching to get the gun away from me...I finally gave up and let him and Morgan do the painting.

He was happy once he had the paint gun!

Here's Morgan with the engine for it and a couple other shots of the engine.

 

Way to go! Making a lot of progress. Man, I'm jealous of you guys wearing short-sleeve shirts outside - we just broke a record for coldest March day in KC's history - yay.....

 

Rite on man, glad to see it happening! Awesome your girl is helping also, I miss those days..... mine grew up and got a go to work in fancy cloths job...... Now she comes over and hovers over me..."Dad, that's a 1/8 inch out, you missed a spot, ,,,I can't help you, look how I'm dressed"

 

It got to 74 degrees today, rain coming in tonight. We have Tuesday off for Mardi Gras so if I can talk Morgan out of going to the parade I may get my plugs, wires and starter on but if not I am going to keep plugin' along and hopefully it will make it to Crusin' the Coast this year. This is the most progress I made in the last 3 years this last couple weeks.

 

Nice work Dennis and crew!
How many rednecks does it take to paint an engine bay?
My wife asked why your wife wasn't helping. I told her there wasn't room in that engine space for anyone else.:banana:
It was over 80 degrees, calm, and sunny here today. Could have painted an entire wagon.

 

looks like you are getting things done with the familys help...i hope you make it to crusin the coast it is a great time.. a friend of mine from metairie should be there this year with his 60 chevy wagon.. i may be back with my 46 white bus again this year hopefully

 

I think my dad may have been a motivational speaker in a previous life but he is mixed up with his current construction job so he tries to motivate me all wrong! Just so you know telling someone to get their Fat A$$ out the way because he can do it quicker is not very motivating!