83 MY wagon in my sights

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:08 am

make the holes bigger and ala Flinstone mobile

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:03 pm

LOL
See what I am up against.
If the hole aint big enough it is the position of the repair.
Anything is possible though.
Gave her a scrub, degrease and oil change today.
I do want to fix her up to register it.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:31 pm

Looks like you have some practically new tyres on it

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:09 pm

Gannon wrote:Looks like you have some practically new tyres on it

yep from what I understand less than 5000ks.

$240 worth in new tyres.
just discovered it has newish flexable brake line on the front too.
The motor runs incrediably well, it is rocker noisy but I can adjust the valve clearances eaily.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:42 pm

Getting so hard to see the old girls on the road these days, it would be sad to see it parted

I vote to keep her alive

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:43 pm

once had a Valiant in the family that came from a concreter, and that concreter brought some master repair skills with him from the old country for rust holes like that. Started with a stuffing of newspaper then some left over - er ???? slab/driveway/footpath

Had to be seen to be believed with the finish !

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:25 pm

Thats nothing, my father in law once used bread, plasticine and masking tape to patch a rust hole the size of ya fist. The funniest part was that it actually fooled the rego inspector and passed with flying colours.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:50 am

My grandfather pulled off a year after year inspection with a white painted piece of cardboard hiding a decent hole in his plenum for fresh air above the firewall. Did not twig to it myself for a while

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:17 pm

I can use metal so will go to the extra trouble to weld some in.
run some radiator flush through it today for about an hr.
OH boy did that flush out some crap, then back flushed the radiator and even more crap came out.

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:08 pm

I am sooo butsing to do some work on "Wanda" but I got a heap of projects to finish off before she gets some TLC.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:41 pm

Gannon wrote:Looks like you have some practically new tyres on it

Glad to see someone's picking up on the rust holes!

revmax wrote:I am sooo butsing to do some work on "Wanda" but I got a heap of projects to finish off before she gets some TLC.

I know how that feels! And I'm sure if it's not other projects, it's work or something!

Cheers

Bennie

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:54 pm

yer work always gets in the road of having fun.
My latest is putting a full 3mm alloy checkerplate floor in the trailer, might get that done over the weekend though.

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:00 pm

Well we got the alloy checkerplate floor fitted into the trailer. SO Wanda will get some lovin tomorrow.

shouted myself a toolex blast pot.
https://www.gasweld.com.au/products/592541 I am very impressed.
and gave it a test run today, it seems to use less air for the same result as my little baster.
I have a full day of blasting cutting and welding planned for Wanda tomorrow.
She is already up on ramps with stands in place. blast pot filled and tools at the ready.

My air supply is a 15cfm Stanley and 17cfm Toolex compressores in paralell with an extra 50L tank situated right beside the blast pot. This is so if there are any losses in the long lines cause the compressers are in my shed, the extra tank will act as a header or balast.

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:38 pm

Sounds like a productive day ahead!

...wish I could spend my Monday doing that

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:32 am

RDO, only get one a month and the neighbour will be at her work so i can make some noise.

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:23 am

Gunna wreck it.

Brumby Kid · Post by **Brumby Kid** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:32 am

What parts does she have?

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:24 pm

it is a complete running car, coupla parts reserved for my brumby though
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coffs-ha ... 1005317029

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:48 pm

Damn, it's really that rusty?

That dash and door cards look nice...don't spose you'd be willing to pull all that out and wrap it up for me?

revmax · Post by **revmax** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:52 pm

dash is spit to bits. Yer the door trims apper in good nick
I will put an add in the propper section so I dont clog up this forum.