What have you done to your wagon lately? (Let's keep the thread going!)

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  1. HandyAndy

    HandyAndy Well-Known Member

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    Wow, congratulations on being able to do anything after all that!

    I swapped out my NGKs to see if they were part of my rough idle.
    They looked better than when I put them in.
     
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  2. Dogbone

    Dogbone Senior Member

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    Hutch57, you must be an ornery cuss to bounce back after all that. Doesn't surprise me much, I have relatives in Bristol, and so I know how tough you folks from Tennessee are.

    Anyway, found a station near where I work that sells Ethanol free gas, so I filled up the Sube's tank and am curious to see how it affects my mileage (hopefully 5 to 10 percent better).

    Although it was slight, I did notice that on these hot evenings coming home my temp gauge was showing slightly hotter than usual while I was climbing the mountain that I drive every day with the A/C cranking. (Engine temps on old Subarus have to be watched like a hawk, the little aluminum engines do NOT like to get overheated).

    I know ethanol gas will run a little cooler, but I'm actually surprised it was really that noticeable.
     
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  3. CapriceEstate

    CapriceEstate Yacht Captain

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    I started up the old Caprice Estate a couple weeks back. She's been sitting a long time, since I can't afford the insurance and the tires are shot. She fired up no problem, and after letting her run for a little while, she drove just as good as always. I love that old girl.
     
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  4. Thrashingcows

    Thrashingcows New Member

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    I know how you feel. I've pulled the old T/C wagon out of months of hibernation, gave it a wash, then drove 300 miles to a car show or swap meet. Good old cars!!:thumbs2:
     
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  5. jmt455

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    Baby's got new shoes!

    Since the Bonneville arrived last week, I have "touched up" the woodgrain on the dash, replaced the temperature control valve, cleaned out lots of desert dust and repaired the broken glove box.

    Today, I finally got the proper lug nuts so I could install my Pontiac "snowflake" rims.
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    I couldn't drive it on those old tires (badly cracked, bare shoulders and at least one separated belt), but now I'm ready to start driving!:dance:
     
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  6. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    That looks good!:dance:
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    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, Tedy!

    It's a good thing the windows are tinted...the interior is quite decrepit!;)
     
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  8. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Eazy fix, just do some junk yard searching, From the out side it looks like your Poncho deserves it!:)

    console.jpg
     
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  9. jmt455

    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, I've got a long JY shopping list already.
    Hope to score Grand Prix buckets & console...
    And HD suspension bits!
     
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  10. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    I hope you find what your looking for(y) I wanted and searched for what seemed forever trying to find a "Olds" bucket/console colour match for my 83 but it was clear that wasn't gona happen unless I bout a junk 2 door Calais and spend a huge amount at a interiour shop getting them redone...remember I'm on a island, so pickings are few and far between at wreakers. Keep your mind open to ideas, my power 6 way leather seats and console come from a Crystler Concord!

    But here is some insperation for you, a bit older than yours but has the look of factory:2_thumbs_up_-_anima

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  11. hutch57

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    Grand Prix console

    Hey jmt455, I have a complete and nice mid eighties console still has the carpet on it and the woodgrain is great. If I can out guess this stinking computer I'll send you some pics. hutch57
     
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    hutch57 New Member

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    poncho interior

    Fat Tedy, the pics of your ride are great. I replaced the malibu dash in my wagon with a Grand Prix unit but I still have some aplique materrial of engine turn like the old GTOs had soI redid that to the GP dash and console where the woodgrain is. If I ever get these pics on You can see. Itg really looks wild. hutcvh57
     
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  13. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Oh, hold on:rofl:...The black Poncho is not mine, just pics off the net:rednose:

    The Blue interiour I posted is mine though, in my 83 Crewzer:thumbs2:
     
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  14. jmt455

    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Hutch57,
    That definitely sounds interesting! I'll be watching for pix.
    Joe
     
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    new shocks

    recently tinted the windows and replaced the 30yr old air shocks.I ran individual lines for each shock and set them @ 30psi.Seems like it added a sway bar and dont have a rear body lean anymore,gonna play with the pressures.Also took care of some wheel hop issues on real hard accelleration IE side stepping the clutch.Also lowered the ass end by 1 inch as the new shocks are 1 in shorter.BTW they are Monroes replacing Gabrial Hi- jackers... Love em...
     
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