'Nother wagon body "saved"

[ssn696]

Anybody have a laser scanner? Brian could scan the two cars and use the data points to help figure out how to merge the two body styles. We'd finally see exactly how different/similar they really are....

 

[83partshauler]

I'll be using the wagon structure and windshield pillars, Malibu coupe doors (have) and front of Malibu quarters/B pillars;inner quarter structure. Believe I will have to make the B pillars a tad taller, and will probably build a frame for the door glass from the original doors. I have a guy that claims he can get the glass made for the quarters (and doors, if needed), but am currently working on a couple different ideas for those windows.

I have seen a coupe with a wagon rear spliced on, made a funny looking roofline. I like the way the original slopes back gradually and with a coupe windshield/pillar it gets humpy in the middle. Biggest gripe about the Fox body wagons, roofline is too tall all the way back.

The RR door is badly sideswiped, but if you're desperate, I can probably find one...same guy has another wagon that may or may not be mine, and is parting a 79 sedan, but the window frame would have to be transplanted to it for a wagon. He parted 2 or 3 other wagons, but only kept the front doors since the rears had had the handles shaved (poorly, I might add)

Does your guy still have another wagon he's parting out? I'm still searching for patch panels for the ribbing on my roof that are rusted.

 

[Longroof79]

Brian,
Any luck finding a 2-dr coupe donor car, or quarter panels and B-pillars? I suppose you could use the 4-dr pillars moved back and use the rear door skins(and structures) for fillers.

 

[Ribbedroof]

Found one in Tulsa, but now he won't call me back

Lot of irons in the fire right now....2 dr wagon project, LT1 swap project, soon-to-be 16 daughter thinks she needs a car, and I "inherited" a postal Jeep that is turning out to be a major PITA.

Something will turn up, I'm sure.

Wagon B pillars have too many issues to consider using for me.

 

[Ribbedroof]

83partshauler:

All he has right now is a full roof skin (roofrack delete) that he is keeping for one of his projects. I have asked for dibs if he decides not to use it.

We are looking at another wagon that is coming up at auction in about a week, might be cheap since it's mostly older stuff (30s-50s) that is in the auction.

 

[finkous]

well well well... I come back to the forum after a short winter of snowmobiling and hot toddies to find someone else has planned to do this project. I had thought about doing this as well but in reality I don't think I would have the attention span to do it in the time that I would want. Its just to bad your so far away as I have a wagon donor, a four door donor and a coupe donor thats just a phone call away. I will be following this if it starts to take off and the cutting wheels come out... I have seen one that was done with the coupe doors, extended 1/4 panels spliced with the coupe 1/4's and B pillar and just used plexiglass for the windows