parts wagon

I got a parts wagon friday afternoon, it's a 95 caprice, Ontario Car all it's life, it has many issues, rust in bad spots on the frame, floors and rear inner wheel wells, it's been repaired in the past, and the rust in the D pillars is up high near the roof, the bottoms look fine but bodo will do that. has a bad transmission, high millage,needs exhaust, needs brakes and there's a gremlin in the engine's electrical....

the good being a Ontario car is that all the interior plastics are in great condition and don't break when you take em off the car. the previous owner was a bit like texas mike when it came to keeping the car clean.

I'm pulling all the parts that I need for my 95, and many others that will go into my parts stash. the engine and all the body panels have been spoken for.

it's light blue with charcoal, with a light blue interior.

it's a shame, but we can't save all of em.....and some have to be parted out so better ones can carry on.











two hours later

how much for the DS front turn signal assembly? need one for my wagon.

you mean the corner light?

yes! sorry, knew it was called something else.

Looks good on the surface but a lot of us here know what these cars can be hiding.
How much for the front dash bezel?

Great score! Lots of good parts for the Pontiac wagon!

price for the complete headliner shipped to Florida please.....lol (probably cost more than the car!)

95BRMW wrote:

Looks good on the surface but a lot of us here know what these cars can be hiding.
How much for the front dash bezel?

100% of the dash is going into my wagon sorry. as for what I'm taking out of my wagon, you don't want, it's just to brittle, warpped and broken.

Sprocket wrote:

price for the complete headliner shipped to Florida please.....lol (probably cost more than the car!)

did you see the headliner in the pontiac? I need that too

Is that all from sun damage?

Flasheroo wrote:

Is that all from sun damage?

Yes Jim the the sun was brutal on my 95, it never seen the inside of a garage in southern georgia, even the roof rack has sun damage!

so in theory you take a southern car for the rust free sheet metal and then you get a northern car for the good plastic, interior parts and you make one nice clean car.....

so today it was nice enough outside to tear into the parts wagon some more

I took this tool and had some fun

Poor car. At least the parts will not go to waste.

81X11 wrote:

Poor car. At least the parts will not go to waste.

that's what rust does to a car.....

the rear wheel wells are like swiss cheese and there's no floor under the back seat

My brother has all the name brand versions of that tool and the adapter that allows you to use the cheaper blades with them.The orange machine by fein are suppose to be the best.
Dont know if its the best,he has 4 of those alone but they do work well if you can afford the blades it uses.Made taking the side glass out a lot easier didnt it?

Flasheroo wrote:

My brother has all the name brand versions of that tool and the adapter that allows you to use the cheaper blades with them.The orange machine by fein are suppose to be the best.
Dont know if its the best,he has 4 of those alone but they do work well if you can afford the blades it uses.Made taking the side glass out a lot easier didnt it?

I love this tool it has many uses and I do use it alot for work too. this one is a 19 buck special from harbour freight

here are the only pic of this wagon taken five years ago when my buddy first bought it

Harbor Freight has some impressive stuff and even more impressive prices,too bad most of their profits goes back to the chinese.

I HATE THIS DAMN RUST!

I have one of those Habor frieght tools. It's the best 20 bucks I ever spent. now I know another use for it!!!

That leads me to wonder... Can you replace RMW side glass with caprice side glass? Or is it not just plug and play?

Nice work on getting those out of there!

toomanytoyz wrote:

That leads me to wonder... Can you replace RMW side glass with caprice side glass? Or is it not just plug and play?

Nice work on getting those out of there!

short answer is yes you can but you also have to swap the interior c pillar trim and possibly the upper seatbelt mount

Wow it was sharp in those old pics. Damn salt. My OCC will NEVER see salt!!!

81X11 wrote:

Wow it was sharp in those old pics. Damn salt. My OCC will NEVER see salt!!!

keep in mind that in those old pics it has just left the body shop, the rear d pillars had been repaired, the bottom of the quaters where fixed and the whole wagon got fresh clear coat it looked good but the cancer was in her

Do you just run that vibrating tool along the inside of the windows? When I paint my Roady wagon I want to take those out to get a very clean job. Did it in any way damage the window rubber attached to the glass?

Hows the chrome on those door handles?

buickestate wrote:

so today it was nice enough outside to tear into the parts wagon some more

I took this tool and had some fun





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Woah....I never thought to use that tool before!!! I've been doing it the hard way...

Is your inside trim on the tail gate really good? I'm looking for a tan one, but I might consider painting one if I can find a really nice one.

Mark 96 Roady wrote:

Do you just run that vibrating tool along the inside of the windows? When I paint my Roady wagon I want to take those out to get a very clean job. Did it in any way damage the window rubber attached to the glass?

it's an ocillating saw, and you have to use it and control it well to cut through the urethane that bonds the window's rubber to the metal frame. the rubber is fine. the window frame would have to be cleaned up some more if this wagon was going to be more than parts.

Mark 96 Roady wrote:

Is your inside trim on the tail gate really good? I'm looking for a tan one, but I might consider painting one if I can find a really nice one.

Like I said before all the interior parts from this wagon are being reused in my 95 wagon that came out of southern georgia where it was never garages or protected from the sun.

How about the cargo shade brackets? I need a pair for my '95.

it did not have that option
sorry pete

all the door glass has been taken out along with the window motors and regualtors



starting to look more and more like the demo derby candidate ain't it.....



here a quick look at some of the rust issues

Wish you were closer as I want a pair of '95-'96 doors.

That sucks. Was a nice straight car otherwise. Stupid rust.

I love that tool, but had no luck on the side glass on the RMW I parted. How long did it take to get through one window? I think I spent a half hour before giving up.

What's all that white crap?

I'm planning to take the t-tops off the Cutlass at lunch. Heading for 74 and sunny here in CenTex today.

you would think that after what?...70 years of salting roads? they would come up with something non-corrosive to put on the roads. now pa is spraying salt water on the roads rather than just salt.....its like they are trying to rust them out!

If anyone wants to drive their wagon through the surf in Daytona, let me know I'll film it for ya!

It's supposed to get to 70 in Colorado today.

all that's left to pull off it is the trailer hitch, AND I'M KEEPING THAT FOR MY 95!

Hey, I know that fender skin!

I would love a set of 95-96 front doors to do a big mirror conversion on my OCC.Yours are the
right color Pat!

I thought you would Ray.

keep looking these have been stripped down internally and only look pretty on the outside

The trailer hitch was not only bolted to the frame, it was also welded to the bottom of the frame! who does that! @#**%#*

I won but I had to cut off the bottom of the rear frame horns to get the hitch off, why would anyone think it's a good idea to weld the hitch to the frame!

I also took the last of the trim off the doors, so this wagon will be leaving here in the next day or so. Moving on to it's next life. sadly as as an eduro racer, lots of left turns in it's future.

buickestate wrote:

I won but I had to cut off the bottom of the rear frame horns to get the hitch off, why would anyone think it's a good idea to weld the hitch to the frame!

I also took the last of the trim off the doors, so this wagon will be leaving here in the next day or so. Moving on to it's next life. sadly as as an eduro racer, lots of left turns in it's future.

Better than the crusher!

Picked cleeean. Now dig that pretty RMSedan nosed wagon outta the snow! :-)

brokecello wrote:

Picked cleeean. Now dig that pretty RMSedan nosed wagon outta the snow! :-)

this old thing?

Yup! Very cool!