Sapper 157 Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Your story is very similar to others who have also had wagons in the past, subaroo808. The stories all seem a like and its usually some old guy that walks up to me and says "Nice car ya got thar. I used to have one just like it back in '88. I took the little dam' thing ta hell n' back and it just kept on a puttin'. If I remembers' right, I think I sold it to some junkie for two hundred bucks." The sad thing is how quickly these little workhorses are thrown away. It breaks my heart to see a wagon that has not lived a full life yet and is just left to die at some junkyard somewhere. Edited September 2, 2015 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevint143 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 So far they're great! I love em'! Awesome I'm picking up a set for my wagon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) I put new rear shocks on about a month ago. Really loving them. the old ones were totally shot. I replaced them with Gabriel ULTRA shocks. Edited September 17, 2015 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) Sooooo, anyways... Ive been a little busy Plan to do: Clutch Replace Oil Pump (old one cracked) Degrease Major carbuerator rebuild Reseal Water pump PCV valve Reseal EGR New oil filler tube seal Front main seal Rear main seal Coat newer valve cover gaskets in RTV Oil pan gasket (with RTV) New v-belt New radiator New OEM thermostat New cooling hoses New fuel hoses Fine tune valves New Cap and rotor What am I missing? Lol Edited June 9, 2016 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Loyale Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Sounds like you got the major things covered. Should be a reliable runner for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Sounds like you got the major things covered. Should be a reliable runner for quite a while. Thats my hope! I basically want to get this car to the point where I dont have to worry about anything on it for a long time. For a little while, it seemed like one thing after another was going wrong with it. After 32 years I guess I can expect that, but after this engine job, I hope to eliminate most potential problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Carb is all disassembled, just waiting on the rebuild kit now. The new oil pump came today, OEM straight from Fuji Heavy Industries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) Almost done! Engine is in, hooked up and almost ready to go. Had quite a few issues with the rocker arms and pushrods, but thanks to CrazyEights, all that is taken care of now... I still need to fill the antifreeze and triple check all connections, but once when that is done, then all that is left to do is get a new pitching stopper rod at a pick n pull. Crazyeights rocker arm all snug and valves adjusted: Edited July 24, 2016 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 No radiator: New Radiator: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Before: After: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 The worst of the bad pushrods: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratWarrior Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 What is the gold thing in place of the hex plug to the left of the crank pulley? Block heater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 What is the gold thing in place of the hex plug to the left of the crank pulley? Block heater? yup. Aftermarket block heater... It doesnt work right now though, I need a new cord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Weber swap is fully underway.... here's some pics of what I have done so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) Weber is finally on! Just got to figure out what to do with the stupid ASV system. Edited December 19, 2016 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper 157 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Figured I do a quick update. So the ASV system is deleted, got the new throttle cable in, ( old one broke when I tried to move it to its new location ) started it up and it runs great! Feels so good to have a steady idle again! I'm pulling a solid 16 inches vacuum so that's good. The only thing I have left to figure out is get my brakes all taken care of and then my baby should be on the road again. Edited January 23, 2017 by Sapper 157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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