Projects Holy crap what have i gotten myself into?? Bowling green bound.

Thanks we are doing our best. we are trying to get it good mechanically. We hope to do bodywork and paint this fall.

 

Enloe
Keep at it. Any progress is better than none at all.
Michael

 

allot of memories being made. Good times

 

Well it is finally moving under it's own power. One of my best friends came over yesterday to lend an extra set of hands. We got the back tires put on and tinkered around with it . My son wanted me to start it so we did. We had a hose in a gas can and we moved it back and forth and checked the brakes. We replaced the radiator and hoses and thermostat the last time we worked on it. we ran it long enough yesterday to find any leaks. The thermostat housing was leaking so we will take it off and put a new gasket on.

The barn where it is parked at is next door at my Grandpa's house he is 86 he came down and hung out with us for a little while also.

 

Well I loaded the wagon up and took it to my friends shop today they are going to start cutting and fitting the floorpans tomorrow

 

Here is a pic on the trailer and a pic in my friends shop.

 

It moves!!! Congrats. Feels good, huh?

 

yep

 

Progress!!! Congrats!

I know that's a great feeling...

Well, okay... I've been told that's a great feeling. I wouldn't know... all my projects are in Jack Stand Hell... once they go up, they never come down.

-Brad

 

You will keep moving on it as long as the boy is not distracted.

 

I heard that

 

I told my son ,I raised him all wrong. I never set out to make him a car guy . But you know ? Many are called but few are chosen. But me , I had an interest ever since my dad put the Model A engine in my little red wagon and I pushed it into the kitchen, where he overhauled it on newspapers.

 

We have been watching car videos every morning after the kids get ready for school. He asked me this morning how much money he would have to save to build a hot rod. I said it depends on how much you want to do yourseld and what you want to build. I told him start saving now.

He said he was going to.

 

Something became very apparent to me recently. If a young fella took an interest in pin-stripping and coupled that with hot rodding he would be set in many ways, it's unique , it can be profitable , it can get attention, could even be famous. The demand is there if traveled in certain place. You stated you sell a swap meets . That would be perfect. It's also tradable.

 

i know that is right. One of my friends is a pin striper/artist and recently turned tatooist. We used to set up together at car shows and swap meets and he always made a killing.

 

update 4-30-2013 one floorpan fitted and tacked at the factory spot weld locations.

New metal being put in tailgate

 

5-1-2013 both floorpans tacked in. Time to start the finish welding. Toeboards need a couple of small patches. Bodywork started on tailgate.


Slowly it is coming along.

We still have to fix a spot under the backseat on the drivers side

Ronnie does good work if you need something done give him a call. It does not cost nothing to get an estimate tell him Enloe sent you.

Here is a little mustang he has been doing some work on. IT sounds mean. It has a little Cobra Jet motor in it.

 

Keep it up it's coming along well.

 

at first, i was not a fan of wagons... they have now grown on me.. if done correct

 

Eventually this one will be back the blue and white with some 5 spokes on it.

 

Sounds good!

 

Lookin' good enloe...the floors looked about like our '60 wagon...it's really solid once he floors are all sealed up, eh...??? Nice that it's moving under its own power too...

R-

 

looks awesome! I just picked up a 59 Pontiac to build as a family vacation cruiser...i love these wagon threads!

 

One of my favorites but so big.

 

tell me about it! it was a feat getting it home...now to go back for the four door hardtop parts car!

 

Cool now it is time to start a wagon build thread all your own

By the way I love the Stude Truck. I have been saving pics off of here for a while and yoour truck is in my truck file.

Big is Beautiful

 

I will once we get started on it when I'm home on leave in August! I'm glad you like the truck, It's getting closer but I only have limited time to work on things!

 

Be safe and keep your head down. Thanks for all the sacrifices you are making for our country

 

Status Update:
Here are some pics from Friday. The tailgate has new metal welded across the bottom. the main floorpans are done the spot under the backseat on the drivers side is done. the passengerside under the backseat was being worked on. All of the floorpanseams were sealed and the pans were coated.

The toeboards right above where the floorpand meet the firewall had to have a place on each side patched and that is done.

Today we will put a new clutch , pressure plate, and throwout bearing in and bleed the brakes.
We are still going to try to get a new channel for the tailgate window to set in.
we are getting closer.

Please go to my links in the misc for sale section and buy something because this project needs some funds.
I still need 2 more tires and some seat belts and water pump

 

looks good enloe!