Anybody else from around here? I only know one other person with a wagon. He doesn't seem to share the passion I have with wagons. I have a 1992 Roadmaster, that is being fixed up. This is my 3rd wagon since I come to see the light. I have 2 girls 5 and 3. The wagon is the BEST all around vehicle, plus they look awesome. I may also be acquiring a 1979 Cutlass Cruiser wagon. More on that if it shows up at my house.
Welcome aboard. There's at least one other guy from out your way. I razzed him the Buckeye state O (Hawaii's HI) O. He's around. http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2239&highlight=Buckeye
hello Toledo Hi Slowlane, Welcome to the board,We are kind of neighbors,I'm north of Detroit. I think you came to the right place for wagon fanatics.We share your enthusiasm.Welcome and nice Wagon!! Moparwagon
Yes lots and lots of pics. I have tried to up load them in the gallery. For some reason they havent took. I will try again.
You may have to resize them to FORUM size and weight. Stefan will likely pipe in, but he recommends FastStone Resizer (free download) from here: http://www.faststone.org/ Create a sub Directory, and put your originals in there. I have a separate C:\Temp Then I create a C:\Temp\NewPics Startup Faststone. Navigate to your 'C:\Temp\NewPics', and click on the Add or Add All... buttons. It'll put the new pics under 'C:\your temp' Before you do, you can set some presets (size, serial number prefix, etc.) for each batch. So for me, the Dash pics are MyDashMay08-##, where the ## is the series. For more than 99, you'd go ###. Hope that helps.
Take a look at the 3 "sticky" threads here: http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19
Pics are up in the gallery. She has 174000 miles. No rust. I am redoing the interior. I have almost no budget. Its been fun so far.
If your interior is tan,dark charcoal,dark blue. You can go to Hancock Fabric and get headliner material with foam backing for a reasonable price.
Are those Leather seats? I redid a 1956 Porsche 356B that had a leather interior. You can save a potful if you do it yourself. I bought full skins (tanned) and here you need an industrial machine. If you don't know how, you can either take an evening course at a community college or get some videos from the Library, then rent a machine (Pfaff or Singer industrial/commerical grade - with the table). The trick with leather is using tissue paper between the seams - you need some slippage to move and adjust the alignment. If you want to save some grief, I'd use one of Naugahyde's vinyls. No variation in skin thickness and better yield of the fabric. Don't muck around with reusing old binder rope - use new. Hog ring or D-ring pliers and new rings - there are different depths. Disassemble with a pad and pen next to you and mark down where the old D-rings go, or you'll either use too few or too many - it won't fit right if you don't. Also mark down where the bolts and springs and screws go (length, type, location). You can get videos from http://www.upholster.com and their online How To: http://www.upholster.com/howto/ This is one of the best DIY threads I've seen and covers a lot of 'expert' secrets (you may have to register to see the pics): http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=168060 Check out either Leather qualities and colors at: http://www.leatherique.com/ http://www.leatheriquecanada.ca/default.htm Some techy stuff about threads: http://www.fjx.co.jp/english/information.html Hog Rings and Pliers: http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=26_106 Naugahyde's Automotive stuff: http://www.naugahyde.com/productcategory.asp?ctg=8&Automotive Some tech info on Naugahyde (useful for all vinyls too http://www.naugahyde.com/specmatrix.html And for other bits and pieces: http://www.originalauto.com/index.htm The only trouble with using Leather is getting it treated for Automotive use (UVA and UVB rays, heat and a permanent finish that won't crack or absorb stains and dyes (lipstick, felt markers, kids crayons, etc.) Hope that helps!
I believe recovering the seats my self will be a little above my skill. I took out the 92 interior, and replaced it with mostly interior from a 96. I like the color much better and it was in real nice shape, mine was not. I got the seats from a 97 Bonneville. The color is a little off, but it works. My plans in the future will include, recovering the seats, putting the back seat from the Bonneville in ( this will take some work). The headliner is OK, not great but it will look a whole lot nicer that what was in there. All of this for a grand total of $150 so far. With any luck I can sell some old parts to make up some of that.
