What have you done to your wagon lately? (Let's keep the thread going!)

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  1. jmt455

    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Fat Tedy,
    Here you go!

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    The floors look like new!

     
    jmt455, Dec 4, 2011
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  2. Dogbone

    Dogbone Senior Member

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    Rotated the tires on the Loyale. :)

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  3. HandyAndy

    HandyAndy Well-Known Member

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    Don't they rotate when you drive the car? :p
     
    HandyAndy, Dec 6, 2011
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  4. Dogbone

    Dogbone Senior Member

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    Sure, just not real fast - unless I'm going downhill. :bouncy:
     
    Dogbone, Dec 6, 2011
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  5. tbirdsps

    tbirdsps New Member Charter Member

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    If you are going fast you are not looking cool. As the lowrider folks say "Low and Slow":cheers:
     
    tbirdsps, Dec 6, 2011
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    SwannyMotorsports Well-Known Member

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    Installed my new rear wheels, My dad has my front ones trying them on his car
     
    SwannyMotorsports, Dec 9, 2011
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  7. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Those do look like new, I just love seeing metal like that!


     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    for years now i have been having carrier bearing issues. i just redid the trans mount using a kit from late great chevy . the other day i heard a knock from underneath and sure enough the p o s bearing snapped off at the bolts . had it out and back in with a new bearing in about an hour .
     
    59 wagon man, Dec 12, 2011
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    SwannyMotorsports Well-Known Member

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    Do you have any driveline vibration? I hardly ever see a carrier bearing going bad without a out of balance driveshaft or a severe angle problem. Maybe you should check your pinion angle and see what it is at. Under power maybe it is twisting way upand pulling the driveshaft into a major positive angle
     
    SwannyMotorsports, Dec 13, 2011
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  10. silverfox

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    I agree on the possible angle issue. You say that you changed the tranny mount and then it snapped the bolts. I would check the angle on that rig. I don't know what you are running in the car but it does sound like an angle issue to me.
     
    silverfox, Dec 13, 2011
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  11. jmt455

    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Carpet, floor console and shifter in the Bonneville

    Making progress...

    Here's the carpet...turned out great!
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    Test-fitting the console...

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    Another view of the console. I used a portion of the old floor carpet (from under the seats, where it wasn't faded) to make the new console side panels.

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    I also found some good-looking burl-wood vinyl film for the trim plates and the dash panel. The console trim plates are done; now for the dash panel...

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    Another view of the console trim plates with the new wood grain.

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    Now I've got to figure out what to do with the passenger seat tracks - hard interference between the inboard edge of the seat and the console. Should be a relatively easy fix....I hope.;)
     
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  12. silverfox

    silverfox New Member

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    Very nice, jmt!!:thumbs2:
     
    silverfox, Dec 13, 2011
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    Looks great jmt455, got a question where did you find the burl-wood at
     
    gray07, Dec 13, 2011
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    That looks fantastic! Nice work!

    Methinks your steering wheel is having an identity crisis. :rofl:
     
    Cyber-Wizard, Dec 13, 2011
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