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

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  1. mpqualdie

    mpqualdie Active Member

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    packed up

    Well unfortunately, I packed mine up this week. Going to storage for a little while till we get a house built. Hopefully we'll get her out in a few months and finish her up. Got the 4 point roll cage in it and finished the bodywork this winter. Now time for all the fun stuf like, installing the interior, building a 351 Cleveland motor w/ 5 speed manual trans, and the final black cherry paint. Hope to have it done by next summer. Then a long road trip around the country... Hope you all can help me out with some car shows when it's time for the trip, would love to meet some of you!!
     
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  2. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    I haven't added much on this post for good reason. I've done nothing to the 55 Chevy wagon. But that all changed today. I opened the garage doors and started up the wagon. With a Holley 750 carb on a 305, overkill, it started before I even heard the starter turn! Damned I'm a good tuner-upper.
    Listened to the glass-pacs rumble about 30 minutes, revved it up over 5000 a few times, turned it off, shut the garage.
    Love the look of the new Dakota blue digital dash. All systems appeared right. I even played with the cruise control knob a little. :rofl2::clap::rofl2:
     
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    advance auto sells the oil cooler line assembly. I needed one for my 96 earlier this year. Comes as a set you will be replacing both sides. Took about an hour (needed to free up rusted lines on the radator watch that bottom one it can be real bad)
     
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    Turned out the oil cooler lines are on the other side of the car. Amazing what you can learn in the daylight. :) I'm thinking that I likely have a power steering problem now.
     
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    Jairus Well-Known Member

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    After two years the Surf wagon has it Ranch Wagon side trim back on finally. Took me 6 hours to do it and the last piece went on at dusk so no pictures unfortunately.
    But it's DONE! :dance:
     
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    Jairus, you can't tease us like this...
    Pics, please!!!!
     
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  7. Jairus

    Jairus Well-Known Member

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    Just bought those too!!! A real pain to install you have too empty the cooling system because of how they are routed. :(
     
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  9. TheLoyale

    TheLoyale Subaru Alliance

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    Wow, we have one of these threads over on the USMB as well!

    Haven't done much to this one, other then take it out of my garage for the Summer, and been driving it to work!
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    As for this one, its a full on restoration. Getting new Fuel tank and Rockers from WA since they are rust free. Lots and lots more to go, hopping to get it driving within the next month.

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    Now looks like this:
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  10. Prafeston

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    Dude, that is one serious Subey! Love to see some other AWD/4x4 wagons out there! Good luck with the restore on the other one. I saw one of those older body styles in a used car lot in OK last summer. I never knew they shoved the spare tire up front until I saw that one with the hood open while I was driving by. I turned around and had a look at it, but it was a little too much for what it was.

    My AMC Eagle got neglected today. I rode the motorcycle to work.
     
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  11. heinzh

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    What have you done

    Wagon is in body shop .... to be continued
     

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  12. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    I REALLY like your sooob!(y) (y) (y)
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  13. TheLoyale

    TheLoyale Subaru Alliance

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    Thank you for the comments! There are build threads here:
    '92 Loyale
    http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=121283

    '83 GL
    http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=130421

    '92 Landcruiser (Some call it a wagon lol)
    http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=125981


     
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  14. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Haven't seen you around these parts for awhile, Loyale! Good to see you again. If you bought that ski car in WI...I looked at it and ALmost bought it!(y) Great job on BOTH cars!:yup::thumbs2:
     
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