1990 country squire resto/lowrider in UK

[1990LTD]

What does this wagon have on it for exhaust, Andy? pipes exiting behind the rear wheels would look great when its all done


What's planned as far as paint goes?

[hemihotrod402]

ummm how are you going to match up the rear bumper?

wouldn't a sedan bumper be a close fit?

I never noticed that either....it looks so much better the way you did it IMO

[andyfanshawe]

Please tell me your going to remove the spare tire "hump". that is always one thing that annoys the crap out of me on wagons.

Hi pantera77.
I agree-the hump is already gone (see below).
The bumper will be reshaped to profile the new panel and be put closer to the body.
The exhausts? See picture below.

Thanks guys!
Heres the spare wheel well removed completely



And the cardbord templates of the panels to fill the gap





Now just got to make them out of steel







Now then, one of my friends (Chris) has done a sketch of a possible finished product......

Have a look at this:



Not a bad sketch is it! He says he is available for custom sketches on any car of your desire. Send me a PM and he will do you one for a small cost.

Interesting design though!

Andy.

[1980c10]

I like the paint scheme and the exhaust in the bumper. except on the paint I would do the roof the same color as the body.

[1987cp]

Probably a stupid question, but how do you make sure the car is symmetrical after performing major surgery like tilting the lower quarters inward?

[1987cp]

wouldn't a sedan bumper be a close fit?

Here are some pics of a sedan bumper on a wagon: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showpost...6&postcount=10

[andyfanshawe]

Thanks for the link.
The chance of me finding a sedan bumper in the UK is none!!

Don't worry, I'll mod the old one.

Andy.

[83countrysquire]

thats how i wanted to my bumper on the coupe!!

[andyfanshawe]

Probably a stupid question, but how do you make sure the car is symmetrical after performing major surgery like tilting the lower quarters inward?

A profile gauge!
In other words, a piece of card cut to the exact profile of the panel and then checked again on the other side.

Andy.

[gadget73]

I was actually just about to give the same answer lol. Cardboard is multi-functional.


I really like the re-shaped lower area. the spare tire well is sort of ugly looking in stock form, though a neccesary evil I suppose. Your mods actually look more factory than the factory stuff. What are you planning to do with the spare, use the "body well" under the cargo area, or just not bother with one?

[1987cp]

I was actually just about to give the same answer lol. Cardboard is multi-functional.

I'll bear that in mind!

I really like the re-shaped lower area. the spare tire well is sort of ugly looking in stock form, though a neccesary evil I suppose.

Only sort of ugly? It's positively horrendous! And even after owning the same wagon for 12-plus years, you never really get used to it. I'm very glad to see someone with a real plan for eliminating it.

I'd always figured on tossing my spare in the cargo well, though that'd rule out the possibility of running third-row seats. Though, I suppose a compact spare might be considered an option ... those take up essentially no space at all.

[MrMarquis]

I have no idea what everyone is saying when they mention the spare tire well...never crawled around a wagon before. But from the sounds of it, it's not a good thing.

Conti-kit anyone?? :smirk:

[Pirate]

I'd always figured on tossing my spare in the cargo well, though that'd rule out the possibility of running third-row seats. Though, I suppose a compact spare might be considered an option ... those take up essentially no space at all.

After a certain point, the kids are too big to ride back there, anyway, and the seat bottoms begin collapsing in the middle....

[1987cp]

Also, TOTCG says once kids are no longer in small-child safety seats, the booster seats one can get these days are supposed to work oodles better if a three-point harness is available.

[andyfanshawe]

My kids wont be big enough for a few years yet, so the rear seats will be retained.
The horrendous spare wheel well and spare wheel is gone and won't be replaced.
I have breakdown recovery for any flat tyres!!

Andy.