wifes wagon

[marquisman]

is that trans fluid in the coolant? is the rad damaged?

[wagon mafia]

nope, just nasty brown. coolant has probably never been flushed

[1987cp]

This seat work is pretty amazing! I can build an engine and install a transmission, but upholstery has usually been a mystery to me.

[wagon mafia]

it's some what of a mystery to her to. like i said i would have just installed it and net made it fold down, but she wanted that luxury still she knows we will need to fold down at some point and time. i will pass the comments on to her

oh and i forgot to mention this car only has 78,000 on it!

[wagon mafia]

ok i got to finally do some work on this car. well ok, me and my dad got in some much needed bonding time, and spent the entire day (my bday non the less) under her car. The brake line broke under the drivers door, so it was replaced for most of the entire lenght. Both u joints were replaced, tail shaft seal was replaced, tranny fluid and filter changed (that was some super clean fluid). what didn't get done was the brake fluid didn't get drained (it's black), and bleed, rear pinon seal wasn't replaced (not a big enough socket), u joints didn't get greased (no grease gun), and radiator flushed. wife is currently sewing up the rear seat right as i write, and should be able to install that tomarrow. i work long weekends, so nothing will get done till tuesday.

[79lincolnlover]

Congrats on the "new" wagon.

[wagon mafia]

thanks, the poor red one was traded off for a grand am that i sold for 900 (got my money back on both wagons total there), then my buddy decided it was raod worthy still, so he traded it off for $300 and a chevette ready to derby, i then saw it BACK up on Craigslist again lol
http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/1362956593.html

[1987cp]

Funny. Call it the wagon that just won't die!

[wagon mafia]

hah yea. oh and the REAR SEAT IS DONE WOOOOOOHOOOO
IT"S INSTALLED WOOOHOOOOO
AND!
IT'S FULLY FUNTIONABLE fold down and arm rest! DOUBLE WOOOHOOOO

and boy does it look good
wish i could show you but i forget how to post pics any more....

[wagon mafia]

you guys are just not any fun! i though i would have had pics or die posts lol





also did some work on the grill




Enigma - did you weld your holes, or just fill them?

[johnunit]

Nice job on the grill and that's some serious time on the seats. They came out well.

[87gtVIC]

looks great!

[wagon mafia]

YAY FRONT SEATS

how they looked



a LOT of time went into these as well. lots of cutting, and the wife HAND sewed the piping back in (needle though plastic, and no thimble... ouch)

here's is one in at 12:00 last night


and the second one in with console! WOOT


in a few short hours will will be on our journey dayton ohio to spokane washington look for us on the road! blue and gray primer

[87gtVIC]

ooo i like that a lot. Was it difficult to chop those pieces of the seat off?

[wagon mafia]

yes there was acutally a lot of time with a hack saw involved with where the arm rest bolts into. almost 1/4 think around it! but it is so worth it. wife went out there this morning was like damn this car looks so much better

on a great note we made it to washinton state. bad news, i think the injectors are shot. going up hill it just spits and spudders, barely has any power, and you can start smelling gas. that is my guess, and i'm worried about having to do the mts again on the way back to ohio. can't really afford 400 for injectors though