My '64 Rambler wagon build!

[Old Iron]

All I can say is, keep your nose to the peruviol grind stone.

 

[Tripper]

Driveshaft's in place & fixing to go out to the shop right now to install the gauges, radiator in next! [

BoB

 

[Old Iron]

Moving along nicely.
The previous post was supposed to say (proverbial) not peruviol

 

[bob w]

You're really going to like this one.[cl

 

[offroadrolls]

I think you're on to something......a long-roof revolution.
Love this car Bob, well done!

 

[Tripper]

Moving along nicely.
The previous post was supposed to say (proverbial) not peruviol

You're really going to like this one.[cl

I think you're on to something......a long-roof revolution.
Love this car Bob, well done!

Thanks guys! Mrs Tripper has been wanting a station wagon for years & she's finally getting her wish! Got the wiring finished, hooked the battery up & the starter turns the engine over. Gonna finish a couple lil things tomorrow, fill the tranny up & see if the beast will come to life!

BoB

 

[forbigpicture]

Lookin good !!!!

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[zzrodder]

Right on, fun times comin' up! [cl[P

 

[bob w]

Lone Star here we come!

 

[Tripper]

Adding fluids this morning & hope to fire it up B4 lunch! Fingers & toes crossed!!! [ddd

BoB

 

[Old Iron]

 

[MercuryMac]

Good luck, Tripper.

 

[Tripper]

I didn't make it to Round Up with the wagon & the last straw was my cobbled radiator hoses so I spent yesterday morning giving it another go. Think I have a winner but will see when I put some water back in! The guy before me had the pinion angle really off so I ordered some shims to get it back in line! Although I didn't make it to the big show... I made some serious progress!

BoB

 

[Tripper]

Since I'm putting in some pinion angle shims I figured I might as well replace the leaky front pinion seal while I'm at it! The fun never ends! [ddd

BoB

 

[MercuryMac]

Tripper, was it easy for you to find pinion angle wedges down there. It's getting pretty hard up here. Especially finding the narrow older ones.

 

[Tripper]

Tripper, was it easy for you to find pinion angle wedges down there. It's getting pretty hard up here. Especially finding the narrow older ones.

Mac, found what I needed on Amazon! [cl

BoB

 

[MercuryMac]

Thank you.

 

[Tripper]

Installed some shims on my rear end... that was a bunch of fun!

The paint on my wagon is in such good shape I thought it surely was a respray but it appears to be the original paint & I found a matching pint of acrylic for some small touch up! Can't wait to try it on some places to see how close it is!

BoB

 

[Old Iron]

Was it always a Texas car?
If so, it must have been taken pretty good care of for it to be original paint in the Tejas sun.

 

[Tripper]

FINALLY! I have been having a hard time with my cooling system, couldn't stop it from leaking! I bought an alum short water pump that was not machined properly & was thin at the bottom... although I put all kinds of water proof putty & JB weld everywhere, it would not stop leaking & the guy that welded the tabs on my radiator did a poor job on one weld. I finally pulled everything apart, replaced the alum pump with a cast iron one & JB welded the radiator up! Finally success!!! All I have left now is hook the shifter cable up, add some gas & hope to have it running this weekend! Hope to hit the muffler shop early next week & buff the paint out! There's one of my fav local cars shows coming up Saturday June 10 & looks like I'll make that! Never had so much trouble!

BoB

Was it always a Texas car?
If so, it must have been taken pretty good care of for it to be original paint in the Tejas sun.

It was definitely kept inside!