wifes wagon

[1987cp]

That stinks, I also had bad luck with spray-on bedliner, even though I used the same stuff (Duplicolor) they'd used on Car Craft magazine's project El "Cheapo" Camino and said it worked great.

[wagon mafia]

i believe that is what we used and GoodSamaritan i missed you post. i think she was just going to remove the factory arm rests.

i'd like to se some pics of the center consoles you guys have

[1987cp]

Grand_Marquis_GT and Bowman85merc have the best examples I know of. Got theirs from a '70ish Cougar and a Mutang II, respectively.

[Enigma]

That looks very nice.
May I ask how/what the missus used to remove the vinyl.? It was a pain when I did mine. Just wondering if she found an easier way.
The best way I found to remove the little welded on trim nubins, was to clamp on a visegrip and twist them till they came off. Leaves very little leftover to have to grind down.

[wagon mafia]

razor blade, and heat gun

thanks for the tip. a lot the adhesive stayed though..

[Enigma]

heat gun and a blade... that was some work. I used paint stripper for my vinyl, but it left the adhesive also. Lots of rubbing with acetone took care of that.

Here's a pic of what my bodywork looked like after I was done filling all the trim attachments, and a few dents and dings too.

[wagon mafia]

yea it was, but she flew through it. was able to remove large sections at a time

[wagon mafia]

BTW the wagon has been replaced, with an 86, and it too has been dewooded

[wagon mafia]

how we got this one


some rust on the top, that she has already sanded and primered


like i said she has dewooded, and found 3 decent size holes, but nothing like the red wagon, and she got her hands on some national city bank capeting, and elmers craft bod spray glue...



now we are looking for some blue cloth seats for the front and back, cause it's leather for one, and the drivers side is torn badly

[1987cp]

That carpet actually doesn't look bad. Kind of wish they'd done it that way from the factory.

[wagon mafia]

and it's high traffic carpet so it will stand up to some abuse

anyways heres proof shes workin. using the sander on some surface rust... shhhh she doesn't know i took this much less posting it on line

[wagon mafia]

ok lil up date. the lincoln upper rear seat does not fit... another waste of money



NOT! the wifey wasn't going to let that hold her back, she has removed most of the foam from the stock rear wagon seat, and combining the frames, and what not. i have to say she went farther on this than i would have even gone. in other word she's done the oil change, and general tune up, with very little guidance from me. she took apart the over flow tank and cleaned out the brown nastyness. next is a trip to my dad's to fix the brake line that blew a nice hole, change ujoints, tail shaft seat, and the pinion seal on the rear axle will post pics with the new seats in as soon as they are done. the bottom is in already, and looks a ton better than the leather did

[1987cp]

Ooh, this is interesting! This is the first time I've heard of someone modifying a wagon rear seatback. Must - see - pictures!!!

[wagon mafia]

and pics you shall have... uploading to photobucket now...

[wagon mafia]

this is the nastyness of the overflow tank. and the water is diluted


wagon rear seat, not modified



lincoln rear seat not modified



this is how everything is connected


in the process of removing stock wagon rear foam



this is how much over lap there is on just the sides


rough placement and head scratching


wagon rear foam on the top (to keep the curve), and sides cut off the lincoln seat (almost 6" on both sides)


both of the factory frames bolted together (to keep shape on the sedan one, and to have the 3 mounting holes for the wagon)



there has been a test fit in the wagon, and she can still use 2 of the 3 mounting points. does not currently fit flat when folded down, but there is still some extra that she has to remove. plus the top of the lincoln one hadn't been cut yet. but she has now finished cutting the top of the lincoln, and molded the to foams together with hot glue. yes hot glue. but not at the edges so that you cant feel a lumps, should still be nice and smooth when the cloth is done. she is also sewing (by hand) a plastic connecter that holds the top of the wagon cloth onto the back of the fold down part. more pics to come, and maybe a finished product today. this only day 3