my 2 projects

with everyone posting on their projects i thought i would tell you about my 2 projects. the 1st is i am trying to relocate my computer in the wagon started marking up part off a harness i got and labeling everything. still not sure where i want to move it to. i do want to hide the wires and not have them running over abs to computer. here is pics of harness nothing great.




the second project is i am building a new wagon from scratch been working on it a good 2 days and hope to have it done in 2 weeks




my 2 boys are helping a little but they cant wait till i am done so they can build thier own car with left over parts

Very cool.

Nice spaghetti!

I want one! I wanna build a land speed car....

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the 1st is i am trying to relocate my computer in the wagon

Why?

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still not sure where i want to move it to.

I don't even know what to say.

If you move your computer to the inside of the car, then you can't fill the interior with water and drive it like Rutledge did on TV... On the plus side though you won't have to worry about your computer being like this:

i was thinking of just rerouting the wires to the computer so they go up between the fender and the wheel well. or moving the computer to the back side of the wheel well but it looks tight back there and would need to see if cowl would be draining on it. my drivers wheel well is pretty empty now i removed the cruise and the washer tank and welded all the holes shut.

Lynol wrote:

If you move your computer to the inside of the car, then you can't fill the interior with water and drive it like Rutledge did on TV... On the plus side though you won't have to worry about your computer being like this:

Hmm, wonder what wagon that pic is of

My kid's Cavalier had the PCM mounted just in front of the passenger wheel well. It always got wet.

95BRMW wrote:

Lynol wrote:

If you move your computer to the inside of the car, then you can't fill the interior with water and drive it like Rutledge did on TV... On the plus side though you won't have to worry about your computer being like this:

Hmm, wonder what wagon that pic is of

What's scary is that you and Lynol wound up with the EXACT same car!

[quote="jimbeau"]My kid's Cavalier had the PCM mounted just in front of the passenger wheel well. It always got wet.

thats what i am afraid off. i have to take off the wheel well and see how much room is back there

mtrhead79 wrote:

Where can I buy wagon model? I want it so bad!

http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4041&p=63473

It's $40 for the resin body, you'd need an Impala SS kit or Caprice kit or similar to finish it.

I have the SS kit, debating getting the wagon too....

You guys gotta understand OCD and its symptoms. Here we have a fine example.

the model wagon body looks good. its a tbi year the emblem placement is wrong for lt1 car. i shaved the emblems off with a razor and need to sand the remaining part of emblem down. the body is not fitting chassie now need to do a little sanding on the front to get it to fit correctly. when you get the wagon it comes with body, windows,roof rack, taillights and the back part of the int. They also sell a roadmaster kit but true to custom roadie parts it cost more than the caprice

Stingroo wrote:

http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4041&p=63473

It's $40 for the resin body, you'd need an Impala SS kit or Caprice kit or similar to finish it.

I have the SS kit, debating getting the wagon too....

I has '92 Caprice taxi/9C1 kit. I now need the wagon mold, i've been wanting that thing for AGES.

Hey Tim,were you referring to your own symptoms of OCD?

here is link to roadmaster kit
http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4023&p=63717
they have a complete kit also listed for roady

http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4041&p=63473
link for caprice body

Damn those kits have gone up in price.Of course its been 45 years or so since I put a model
together.Please post pics when you are done John!
Thanks

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

You guys gotta understand OCD and its symptoms. Here we have a fine example.

True OCD is called CDO..... it has to be in alphabetical order.

Mike

200OZ wrote:

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

You guys gotta understand OCD and its symptoms. Here we have a fine example.

True OCD is called CDO..... it has to be in alphabetical order.

Mike

Thats actually funny right there mikey,.

nick

Flasheroo wrote:

Hey Tim,were you referring to your own symptoms of OCD?

There is all levels Jim, and John has taken it to another dimension!! When his wife jokes about him powdercoating the kids, SHE WAS NOT REALLY JOKING!!!

phantom 309 wrote:

200OZ wrote:

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

You guys gotta understand OCD and its symptoms. Here we have a fine example.

True OCD is called CDO..... it has to be in alphabetical order.

Mike

Thats actually funny right there mikey,.

nick

Very funny, as it seems those of us with OCD can really identify the symptoms quickly!!!

To any nonwagon fan,we all have mental problems with 3 letter names.They see our wagons and
the way we take care of them and ask themselves WHY!
Jim with OCD /CDO and proud!

I'm a wagon fan, but I have no clue what OCD/CDO/CDC symptoms are you talking about. Enlighten me please someone?

guys that are anal retentive about cleaning stuff,. usually people with a lot of unresolved issues in their lives so they are drawn to cleaning and making things 'perfect' to compensate for the things they cannot control,.which makes them also control freaks. i,ve heard it discussed that small penis size also contributes to this disorder,.

proper name is "OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER"

someone who is obsessive about things being in the correct order and obsessively clean.

Nikc

phantom 309 wrote:

Nikc

LMFAO.


Nice. That was hilarious.

i would be in real trouble if i had the talent to fix the stuff i see wrong with my wagon. i would be working on it all the time

Yea,me too John and I keep waiting for the stuff on my wagon to fix itself.Guess I'am going to be
waiting for quite a while.

Don't let him fool you, John is a very talented fabricator not to mention a great mechanic.

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Don't let him fool you, John is a very talented fabricator not to mention a great mechanic.

Wasn't he one of those that helped you put in you r center console back at WF10?

thanks tim, makes me feel warm and fuzzy. wait does that sound bad

mtrhead79 wrote:

thanks tim, makes me feel warm and fuzzy. wait does that sound bad

only if you move the comma to before "tim"

HAAAAY

Robert.I always wondered about all that time Tim and John spent together under Tim's wagon.
Maybe they just discovered their feelings because of the "Happy Feelings"our wagons give
off!

phantom 309, now it all makes sense. thanks.
So you say, that cleaning power window switch with cotton buds may be a symptom of OCD...

MarcinV8 wrote:

phantom 309, now it all makes sense. thanks.
So you say, that cleaning power window switch with cotton buds may be a symptom of OCD...

Don't we all use Q-tips to clean little bits and pieces on our cars? Have any of you seen the new pointed Q-tips? Those work great!

Mike

I have to try

Stingroo wrote:

http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4041&p=63473

It's $40 for the resin body, you'd need an Impala SS kit or Caprice kit or similar to finish it.

I have the SS kit, debating getting the wagon too....

Thanks yo! I was just gonna post this question!!

Wait,pointed Q-tips,what will they think of next.Going out to get some today and clean my
window switches too!

you people scare me!!!

Walmart has a huge display of make-up brushes that are great for cleaning shiny parts without
leaving scratches.Oh hell did I type this out instead of just thinking it?

Flasheroo wrote:

Walmart has a huge display of make-up brushes that are great for cleaning shiny parts without
leaving scratches.Oh hell did I type this out instead of just thinking it?

I've bought said brushes

Also have a box of q-tips and toothpicks in my car cleaning bucket.

Hey they are way cheaper than a specific auto brush and do a better job as well.
Jim

i worked on my pcm today. 1st i had a spare tried to take it apart every screw broke so i took mine apart no problems. sand blasted and ground some of the casting seams down and also the deco electrinics stamping. powder coated it metallic blue. was the 1st time i used metallics on something this big. one half came out good the 2nd half i put to much on and when it came out of oven looked like little bobbles it was the flake sticking out. used the spare half i had and coated that. came out ok could have been better

here are some pics

how it started


1st part done


hard to show in pic this is the bobbled half


the spare half and put back together


this pic is for those of you that kmow my history powder coating in the wifes oven and getting in trouble. i used a old toaster oven

Tell me John,how do you get the kids to sit still long enough to powdercoat?I am more concerned
with the oven phase part of it.

the powder coating hides the burns

OUCH

up date on model. i am haveing a tough time getting wagon body to fit the chassis. i thought it was me but it fits the donar model good just cant get it to fit the wagon body. the impala ss kit has shifter on colum so i used a little pc of plastic to stick in console so looks like flr shifter. here are some pics. oh the mtr does not need to be all together because the wagon body's hood does not open.

i used the same paint that i painted my wagons engine on the models engine. i also painted the interior the same sem dye i used on my console in my wagon

John save me the extea hood if you can!! My Impala SS model is missing one.