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'64 Wagon build progress #1102242
10/26/11 10:30 PM
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383man asked for a couple of pics, so here they are. So far, the new fuel system's plumbed, battery switch is in, shifter & electrical stuff has a bracket for the 4-speed hump, MSD is in, additional wiring & sender plumbing is in, rear springs done, subframe ties are done, MC, line-loc & plumbing are done. Now I'm just waiting on the machine shop, and the car will have its drivetrain plucked and a rearend built from one of my spare housings. It gets bigger rear tires on wider wheels once the rearend's narrowed to fit them.
Made the ties from 56" of 2x2 with 2x5 front gusset plates, as that size fit inside the rear rails once I cut them open; drilled a couple of holes in the rear rails for plug-welds and welded around the 2x2 where they meet the car.
Rear springs are a combination of the OEM main & 2nd leaf, 3 leaves of my old 002/003 SS springs, and another leaf from the OEM springs turned around & re-drilled.
Holley blue pump & battery switch mount to the trailer hitch, MSD to a fabbed bracket that fits between the grille & lower valance; trying not to drill any holes in the body.
Battery pretty much has to go in the spare tire well; wanted to put it behind the R/R tire to offset the L/R OEM gas tank, but that won't work w/o welding & killing the paint.

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Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102243
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Shifter & electrical stuff mounted to plate that attaches to 4-speed hump...

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Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102244
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Pump & switch...
Found a way to mount 2 5/8 gauges where the radio goes, using canted bezels on a panel so they'll clear the dash. 2" gauges would be easier but the big gauges are easier to read at a glance. Attaches using the gauge studs through the radio knob holes, no drilling. Period-style tach on the column.
The idea is that the car will look like a period Stocker, might even letter it with my # and a class, like C/SA or whatever a 426 Street Wedge would have fit into around '64.

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Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102245
10/26/11 10:42 PM
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wesome wagon! Love 'em!!

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102246
10/27/11 12:58 AM
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Great car, nice job, love the wagons!

Arvid Svendsen

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: AMXDuster] #1102247
10/27/11 01:54 AM
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Way cool...I so want one of those

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: Al_Alguire] #1102248
10/27/11 02:34 AM
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Very cool !

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102249
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Pump & switch...
Found a way to mount 2 5/8 gauges where the radio goes, using canted bezels on a panel so they'll clear the dash. 2" gauges would be easier but the big gauges are easier to read at a glance. Attaches using the gauge studs through the radio knob holes, no drilling. Period-style tach on the column.
The idea is that the car will look like a period Stocker, might even letter it with my # and a class, like C/SA or whatever a 426 Street Wedge would have fit into around '64.




LoL! it still has the hitch on it from when Gary had it.


56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: moparpollack] #1102250
10/27/11 05:28 AM
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I love it ! Wagons are so cool. Thanks for posting the pics. Ron

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: 383man] #1102251
10/27/11 11:50 AM
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Yup, same hitch; kind of like George Washington's axe. Thanks for the compliments. Pretty soon I'll have to name it...

Re: '64 Wagon build progress [Re: topside] #1102252
10/27/11 12:27 PM
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thats a real cool project...keep posting pics as you go along..














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