Spaceman Spiff's wagon project.

The seats are done!!!

Nose off, ready to start chassis detailing, and installation of disc brakes and new suspension parts.

as found sitting since 1970.

413. just waiting on the Crane ductile iron rockers to complete.

Brakes/spindles from an 81 Mirada CMX.

Link to progress.

http://s969.photobucket.com/albums/ae171/58ss/wagon/

Looking real good. Will I be seeing this wagon at the Whiskey on Saturday nights this summer?

You sure will

She won't be on the road till june, but i'll still be there in my blue/white '58 chevy wagon.

Stop by and say hello. I'll keep an eye out for your wagon as well,

Duuuuuuude....this think rocks.

gotta have a tach

she runs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYZ4jZFkj...VK_y01y_isupWqS

Congrats!

Wow... that engine bay looks great! Motor sounds really good... wicked choice for a ride!

Bryan

It's whisper quiet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvUCDeT60TI

roof's painted..

in prime.

Excellent work Spiff.

What a great looking car!

thats a awesome car great job



ricks_RR

This car is sick. I will be looking for it at the Whiskey this year.

Thanks guys. I'll be at the whiskey, for sure!

Draglites. Look for me near the Forward Look tent at Carlisle.

Much better

Changed out the open 3.31's for a 742 case with 3.73's and a sure grip.
Adjusted the second gear band, changed out the destroyed trans mount( tail shaft was shifted over about two inches!) added a Holley 850 vacuum secondary carb, fire core wires, and shorty plugs. Runs great.
Can't wait for Carlisle!!

Man that's a cool car. Nice job Sir

Reverse Chrome rims and wide whites coming soon!

Some moon caps would look good on top of those.

The lighting on the photo doesn't show the front tire well. Like the tires better than the wide whites. But I liked the weld wheels to start.

cell phone pic.

I have spider caps to go on this weekend.

I like the welds on there better than those chromies but the chromies would look good with the moon caps.

I change wheels every year, may go back to the welds, or thorq thrusts next.

block and heads are at the machine shop. 526 inches of angry wedge coming.

Trans part came in. reverse manual valve body( lot's of button pushing!!) Ultimate sprag, 4.2 lever, billet drum.
Hoping to get it together for Carlisle. We alreay have 10 rooms booked at the hotel! Look for all the 57/58 plymouths!

Getting ready for the temporary engine while the stroker is getting done.
Inner fenders body worked, holes welded up, battery tray removed, skim coated and painted. Crossmember notched and boxed for Hemi pan.

Billet drum, Ultimate bolt in sprag, Rev manual pushbutton valvebody.

This is getting cooler all the time.

Sheldon

The last two years I have looked at this beast at Carlisle and marveled over it and wondered if you were a Moparts member - nice to see that you are.

Your car is gorgeous, and I absolutely love it!

Can't wait to see it again this year!

Getting closer! Still much to do, redo front of exhaust, relocate battery to the back, misc wiring, etc. Fingers crossed will see ya'll in a week!

so, after the stroker not getting done yet, i had a punched .040 over, crank cut 10/10, decked lined honed, cleaned and new springs installed. get it back together, go to drop the lifters in, and 8 out of 16 lifter bores are oversized from the factory, so that's what that little diamond on the id pad means....... which that was check before hand. anyway, with 1,600 into an engine that is now useless, i got this "rebuilt and broken in" 440 for $1,500 bucks. looks to have been honed, crank cut and put back together, and has a small cam of unknown specs. so, get it in, fires right up, no smoke, no death noises.
Back out of the garage, and oil on the floor. take it for a test ride, look like a crop duster, but not from the exhaust....
get it up on the lift, rear main is puking. Pull the pan, look at rear main, old style rope seal. put in new rear main, get it back together. let it run, no leaks. Take it for a ride, more smoke. Pull over, oil leaks again. back onto the lift, pull pan, pull rear main seal, notice crank looks polished in area of seal, clock the seal a little to see what happens. get it back together, still leaking, but not as bad as it was. guess i'll just carry oil and keep an eye on it.
CARLISLE OR BUST!!
Still need to make a heater block off for the fire wall, secure the battery in it's new location, and change the master cylinder, ands she's done for now.

new numbers for the buttons.

It's the red one. Park is the factory "pull handle" under the dash.

Congrats!!!!!!!

I love it!! When is your stroker going to be ready?? I'm building a 520" for my 65 Coronet wagon. Is your engine using a stock block? You are inspiring me to make mine nicer now. Your wagon is amazing!!

My friend's son Hanging out in the back.

The 413 popped a head gasket, cracked the block, and heads. Trans was still good.
The engine in it now is a holdover till the stroker is done. The trans i had was a ball and trunion type. This trans is a '65 cable shift with a slip yoke. It was decided that since i was going to use this trans with the stroker, and it has a manual valve body, that we could get rid of the kick down assembly, and move the engine and trans back about 2 inches, and also set it lower in the frame. So to save time when the stroker goes in, all this was done before hand.

NOS tail light assemblies. ( i have both)
Next week the NOS bumper arrives.

Sweet!
Those are going to look awesome on there!

Engine is finally coming together.
She will be running in the next few weeks.

And this season's wheels will be...?


Still one of my faves on the site

Keeping the Draglites.... for now...
Need to get a rear done first, i doubt the 8 3/4 will hold up. Then get around to doing the A/C. That'll happen over the winter, when i have more funds.
Shouldn't be long now.

Look for me at the dealership outside Carlisle.

Led lighting.

Dyno day is tomorrow. Not much time left to prep things before the 3 hour trip to Carlisle. Look for me outside the dealership this year.

It made 550+hp and 630+lb ft.
With a performer rpm and a 850 Holley. I'm sure with a better intake and carb, it would pick up a bunch.

That is awesome power for a cool wagon! Are you drive the wagon to Carlisle.

I'm going to trailer it, unfortunately. Engine isn't in yet. It's to much to chance with a fresh package and a 3 hour drive.

Fingers crossed, car will be at the dealership @ Carlisle on friday.

She's alive.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VtWKWolqtCE

broke the trans two weeks ago. it's back together now.

open header goodness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilMFMJK8akE&feature=youtu.be

3 inch w/ ultraflows.

M1 intake and 1000cfm ultra series carb.
these replace a performer RPM and 850 vacuum secondary holley.

Wow, that is one awesome wagon!

Hope video works.

https://www.facebook.com/furyjim.rawa/po...499216310953796

I knew I felt the earth shift on its axis a little while ago, that was the reason!

Badass!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XduDjTx4nBg&app=desktop

Nice wagon Spiff.

Love old wagons. I grew up riding in a 60 Dart Pioneer. Only brand new car my folks ever had. Dad owned it until he died in 2008 Great project. Looking forward to finale!

Scott

Little video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXBvRqJuyk

Awesome Wagon

Had a little mishap.

At least it doesn't look like any trim got hurt. What happened?

I have two concrete walls leading into my driveway, it’s about 7 feet wide.
Came home last night from a show, as I was pulling in a cat ran across the driveway and startled me. I cut the wheel a little to much and hit the wall. It’s all gouged up.
But I already have plans for a custom paint job, below the trim line.

She’s undergoing paint surgery now. Also getting custom made control arm bushings. Got a list of stuff to address before Carlisle.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PP7eOmWf0i0

You drive like my wife.

Russian mail order?

No, she is home grown LOL.
My favorite wagon and I have to see it banged up.

Progress.

Hate to see that - at least it stayed off the trim.

I bet that trim would be tuff to locate !

And repairs are underway !

Mark

If all goes well, it’ll be done( less wet sanding and buffed) by Saturday night.

Almost ready for paint.

Painted.

Mopar action photo shoot.