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Picked up a new project/daily driver yesterday - the replacement for my F-150.

I really need something that'll carry 4 full-size people, the doggie, a lake-load of crap, and occasionally tow the boat... the truck would do all of this, but NOT the 4 adults.

I'm going to have to tease y'all for awhile, until I get some "after" pictures... but I'll go as far as saying it was an "Estate Sale" one-owner car, with 71,403 on the clock.

It's been sitting basically un-used for 2+ years, wasn't cosmetically maintained for long before that, so it really needs a TOTAL detailing job. I've got the hard surfaces of the interior done, and will be doing the carpets, seats, and soft stuff over the next few days. Then I'll attack the exterior and engine compartment.

Thanks again to Pushrod for helping me get it home, and doing his wizardry on the A/C system.



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Buford II?

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Caprice or Roadmaster wagon?

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Tahoe or Suburban?

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Its got an LT1 in it right?



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Chris - Ramsey, MN.

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So, you’re going to have more children?

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If it's a wagon, I've got a 3.23 posi rear in my way... yours if you want it! :)

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My guess is a full size crew cab truck or Avalanche.

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You said 2 things that caught my attention; 1.) Estate Sale (meaning nobody in the family wanted it?) and 2.) You used the word 'car'

My guess is a Volvo station wagon!  laughing



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I'm changing my guess to a '70 Malibu wagon.  I think I just found it on CL!

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You said 2 things that caught my attention; 1.) Estate Sale (meaning nobody in the family wanted it?) and 2.) You used the word 'car' My guess is a Volvo station wagon!

volvo_265_wagon_green_1976.jpg

Hey, I resemble that remark... I drove one of these butt-ugly beasts for 1-1/2 years... and I did get it for free. Original owner didn't want it. It was a burnt Orange color. The only good thing I can say about it was the heater would melt your shoes off!!  Traded it in on my '87 Mustang GT.

 



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orange-station-wagon.jpgLike this.



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Derek gets a cookie, and Stan some crumbs...
It's a '95 Caprice Wagon, LT1-4L60e, wood delete, gray/green metallic with gray cloth guts. No nasty body rot or rust, a few rock chips that'll need some work. The surprising thing is the rust damage on the front wheelhouses & core support... no where else! Not under the back end, floors, nothing - just under the hood.

Spent the bulk of this and yesterday afternoon CLEANING... the dash, door panels, cargo area, seat upholstery, and carpets...
We've got a Bissell carpet machine with the side-saddle hose & wand gizmo - it got a workout today. I used 4 or 5 tank fills of water & "juice". The stuff I dumped out of it beared no resemblance to water, more of a viscous mud/slime/slurry.
(I'm seriously thinking this thing was left in a pine forest with the windows down. I sucked up about a pound of needles, and dug them out of every little crack and crevice inside & out.)

I'll get some more pictures up soon with the car CLEAN.



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Looks like a nice one! Hard to find them anymore with low miles and no rust...

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Hope some different rims or hub caps are on order to get rid of the grandpa look boring

That thing should get better mileage then buford did though and still haul just as much stuff.



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Chris R should get a crumb or two for making the call on the LT-1.

One thing about it, you know your way around that driveline combo and electronics from the swap into the Elky!  thumbsup



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67ss wrote:

Hope some different rims or hub caps are on order to get rid of the grandpa look boring

 iagree  And an Impala SS grille too!!! dancenana



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The inner fenders dont supprise me but I havent ever seen a core support rust like that before either.



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Chris - Ramsey, MN.

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Canadian Imp SS's were called Caprice SS, just saying...... they had emblems and everything........

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Hope some different rims or hub caps are on order to get rid of the grandpa look boring

I seem to do well on Craigslist finding wheels & rubber... nana

5 genuine GM wheels, 5 Impala SS center caps, 5 Bowtie center caps, 20 lugnuts (correct for the alloys - GM), and 4 Bridgestone Potenza's. Plus a "never on the ground/still got nubbers" spare. There isn't a SCUFF on any of these wheels! Less than 1500 miles on them.  thumbsup cool )

(original owner had them on a Roadie wagon, and didn't want to use a weenie wheel if he got a flat on the rear. He researched and found a 235/70/15 tire & wheel "the same diameter as the alloys & Potenza's, "because I didn't want to burn out the posi...". Then he bought a 5th wheel-only "just in case one of them got curb rash, I could have the tire remounted on the spare rim while the scuffed rim was repaired" rolleyes)

Now, which caps to run, the Impala's or the Bowties... headscratch



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WINNING! on the CL find  thumbsup 



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John D wrote:

Now, which caps to run, the Impala's or the Bowties... headscratch


I vote Bowties.....they have more contrast...thumbsup

 

 



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Couldn't take it anymore, had to bolt on the SS wheels. The dang car was looking too nice to have the granny-wires on it! Glad I did it now, as it took some PB-Blaster and a sledge to knock the steel rear wheels off the axle hubs. (They'll have to come off again when I inspect the rear brakes and paint the drums anyways...)

The paint is really coming around. I'm using Meguier's "Fine Cut" compound/cleaner on an orbital D/A buffer. 99% of the minor scratches and scuffs are coming right out! Let me tell you that these cars are BIG to begin with, and only get BIGGER/HUGE when you're polishing & buffing!



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Looks great John!

Did a guy named Matt call you about the truck? I gave him your cell # last week.

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Scored a new in the box trailer hitch off EvilBay = $15
(cost 4x that to ship the dang thing... but I'm still $100 ahead)

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http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/2487482667.html

Noticed this ad in Lakeville. Might contact him and see how good the inner fenders and core support you need are.



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Thanks for the lead Chris! I left him a message.

Yesterday's project was the tailgate. The license plate corners had rubbed through the paint causing some rust bubbles, and the emblems and moulding were loose (foam sticky tape had failed). When I pried the emblems all the way off, where the sticky tape didn't fail, it took the paint off. There were also some deep scratches and scuffs all over the gate... so it got re-shot.

Dupli-color no longer offers my color (in dauber or spray), and it would take a case of those little cans to shoot this tailgate. I found these guys on the 'net:

AutomotiveTouchup.com

Took about a week to get the paint, clear, and some supplies. I'm very pleased - the spray cans have a great pattern - 4" fan, constant level of paint for the width of the fan, and when they're getting low, they don't sputter!

I watered down the garage floor & work area, then took the scratches out with 220 wet, then feathered those areas into the field with steps of 320, 400, then blocked the whole gate with 600 (wet). Two cans of color later (2 dry/fog coats, 2 slightly wet, and 2 wet final coats) got the new work covered, then 4 coats of clear. I'll give it a few weeks then a buffing.

You can do respectable work at home with spray cans, patience, and good materials!

 

 



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Looks great John!  thumbsup

Obviously, I wouldn't want to paint an entire wagon with rattle cans though!



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Looks great, John....beers

The new paint should adhere but 600 is a little fine for finish sanding. Generally 320-400 is better.



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Factory colors in a spray can eh? I wonder if a guy could go that route and use the same technique to paint an engine to match the rest of the car.



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Chris R wrote:

Factory colors in a spray can eh? I wonder if a guy could go that route and use the same technique to paint an engine to match the rest of the car.

That's an interesting question. I wonder if they can mix the color in a high heat, oil/gas resistant paint.....cuckoo  I'm sure the body paint won't stand the heat and would discolor.

 



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Lost in the 60s wrote:
Chris R wrote:

Factory colors in a spray can eh? I wonder if a guy could go that route and use the same technique to paint an engine to match the rest of the car.

That's an interesting question. I wonder if they can mix the color in a high heat, oil/gas resistant paint.....cuckoo  I'm sure the body paint won't stand the heat and would discolor.

 

 I dont think it needs to be high temp and oil resistant. From what I understand. If the engine has to be super clean when you paint it and the paint will stick just fine and should last forever. I dont know what upkeep it required but I know that using typical body paint has been a custom trick for years.



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The person to ask would be Derek. He shot the old LT-1 engine & accessories body color on his '69.

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We "Christened" Pushrod's new garage toy today. Had the barge up on the new 4-poster and got lucky with some repairs!

It started puking trans fluid badly last week. Leaving it running and looking it appeared to be coming from the front pump seal angry - not a job I was looking forward to!

Got it on the lift, started it, and the leak turned out to be coming from the pressure side cooler line. The little steel clips used to hold the lines together had reacted with the lines and rotted a pin-hole in it! nana WooHoo! Didn't have to drop the trans!! While it was up we also noted some leakage from the water pump - so a new water pump was in order. Then we saw the sway bar end links were totally shot/broken.

So today's wrenching session was:

Splice in new cooler lines (I had a spare set)

Drop the trans pan, new filter and gasket

Engine Oil change & filter

New sway bar links

New water pump, T-stat, hoses, and coolant.

This thing's starting to run and drive like a 70K miler should! With these repairs the oil pressure's up, coolant temp is down, it doesn't leak, and it wallows "less"...



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Nice the leak was a cooler line....whew

So Pushrod now has a hoist too. Seems he may get a lot more "business" from other members with that...beers



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John D wrote:

The person to ask would be Derek. He shot the old LT-1 engine & accessories body color on his '69.

 I used regular automotive BC/CC on it, and never had any problems... Lord knows I put some heat in that thing too. doh

The biggest thing on engines is to grind smooth any casting-flash and radius the sharp edges on the block & heads so that the paint doesn't have an easy spot to crack and peel.



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John, I have a "big" 9C1 front sway bar here with your name on it... set it on top of the 3.23 posi wagon axle that also has your name on it. thumbsup



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I need to pick a day on an upcoming weekend to make a "power run" down to Dexter with the trailer. Pushrod wants to tag along too!

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