im now BROKE, but i got a new ride

[MilesFox]

Found me an 83 Gl wagon 4wd dual range. gold with tan interior. new exhaust, 75,000 original miles!

 

BUT, broken front axle, 3rd gear synchro is out, wont go into lo-range(donut time!)

 

so not bad finding an almost MINT ea81 with a "rwd conversion"

 

picked it up for 200 bucks. removed the bad axle immediately with a haer and a punch

 

the steering was funny so i got underneath and saw a bent radius rod(opposite the bad axle)

 

so at work today u-haul lent its services with the hitch rap, air tools, and the good ol carpet steam cleaner.

 

now only if i had enough money left to put gas it it!

 

the body is ROcK SOLID except fpr the typical rust on the rear wheel arches and the bottos of the doors. rockers are pretty solid but surface rusty

 

i would like this car to last me the next 20 years and 300,000 miles

[75subie]

got any pix, Miles? so this one won`t get any trashwagoneering?

 

20 years and 300k? i have a hard time holding onto a car for 6 months and 20k:lol:

 

NICE SCORE MAN!!

[jonas]

We Demand Pics!!!

[MilesFox]

once i get y flash card back from T-dub and a pair of AA's then i will put up pics! so long as i dont go to jail or let the car get impounded.

 

believe it or not TRASHWAGON5 holds the record for the longest i have owned, and escaped impoundment all the while, even during the going-out-west wcss5 ordeal, all the way until the EXACT MOMENT it returned to Butler, IN

 

as far as trashwagoneering goes, i think(for now) i will restore it to its forer glory, fix the rust and replace the stereo console with one that isnot chopped up with soe junk rump roast cd player, i would prefer the factory radio and an ASHTRAY

 

i do have an 83 turbo wagon that could lend its doors, sae color but i will gain 4x4 TURBO graphics

 

fixing the rust, obviously it will warant paint, so we may get some sort of trashwagon striping on the original gold body color, the paint from the trim up is PERFECT and will BUFF TO A HIGH GLOSS!