Pebbles jumps on the bamwagon...REVISITED

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2/9/2011:

I'm reviving this old thread because this car is back in the fleet :P You may remember that about 6 weeks after we got it, it was traded to lil'ghost for the gray wagon that pebbles has now.
Well, after Erin made huge strides with a 5spd swap, obd1 b16a, drop, wheels etc...a tree limb smashed the roof. When we put all her goodies in yet another blue shell, I got this one back.

Stay tuned!


6/17/2008:




She's been after me to find her a wagon, always wants to drive mine. (Her Xterra gets 17 mpg).


Bought this '88 DX auto today. One owner, 167k. Guy said it needs a motor. I think it needs a thermostat. We'll see. Runs and shifts well.

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the bad:



needs a door...I've got one


needs a hood...I've got two


needs a fender...I've got one!



needs a mirror... guess what?

wagodizzle

woohoo! go Pebbles

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Is there any reason why my spare '90 DX grey interior won't fit this '88?

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rolling shots!

wagodizzle

bam-bam wrote:

Is there any reason why my spare '90 DX grey interior won't fit this '88?

seatbelts, seat rails, lower console, and gauge cluster are all different.

bam-bam

ah, yeah, i forgot about the autobelts. Seats need recovering anyhow. But if I change out the whole dash, cluster and all it'll work, i think, right?

wagodizzle

you know idk if the clusters will work or not. im too lazy to hook up my 89 gauge cluster to my car to test it, haha. only thing that would prevent it from working would be the wires/plugs

jpciii

dang dude, your Suburban is all hardcore on the interior.

Nice find on the wagon, btw.

Revmaynard

Badass! I'm glad someone got it who will take care of it and enjoy it.

Haydz

Mint!

Got a problem? Bam has the solution. :P

adamEFwagon

nice, its even got cleaner pain than mine! =[

Eagle Beagle

!!! Yaaabadabadooo...

Congrats, makes me happy tooo...

BillBoard

nice, now get to work; make that wago pretty again

Eagle Beagle

BillBoard wrote:

nice, now get to work; make that wago pretty again

: ) now why do you have to say that... you traumatize it man...

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bam-bam wrote:

Bought this '88 DX auto today. One owner, 167k. Guy said it needs a motor. I think it needs a thermostat. We'll see. Runs and shifts well.

we were both wrong. I think it needs an igniter/dizzy. after warming up for awhile it died when i tried to accelerate and wouldn't restart. By the time i went and dug out a spare diz, it cooled enough to start right up. (main relay/fuel pump were working thru all this)

some cleaned up shots

Revmaynard

Damn, both of yours have speaker pods now! I want a set so bad, I hate going from a system in my Blazer to two speakers in my wagon. lol Looks like it cleaned up really well!

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wagodizzle

wagon did clean up really well! looks good man

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well, we cleaned it up some more, I swapped the dizzy. She'll take it tomorrow for the emissions test, then tag if it passes smog.

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jpciii wrote:

dang dude, your Suburban is all hardcore on the interior.

Nice find on the wagon, btw.

yeah, it's vinyl bench seats, rubber floor mats, all business. I have a bicycle repair stand that mounts in the receiver and toolbags that hang on the doors. Can comfortably haul 6 people/6 bikes. only options are cruise and rear ac.

wagodizzle

you guys have emissions? Savannah sure as hell doesnt

Revmaynard

Yo Martin, my girlfriend and I might go to Tybee Island for a vacation! Maybe we can meet up and take some pictures.

wagodizzle

dude, that would be sweet! when you guys coming? i'll be gone the 22nd-30th and then July 13-Sept 9th... :? but if i'm here, we definitly need to meet up! bring the cream puff

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wagodizzle wrote:

you guys have emissions? Savannah sure as hell doesnt

So far only in the ATL metro counties...and it PASSED FIRST TRY!

Revmaynard

I registered my cars out at my dad's in Madison so I don't have emissions. I win!

ZCPower_R

Ready to set a new record of 6 wagons at the next meet! haha

Revmaynard

Hell yeah, when I actually get ahold of the other one I've paid for there will be four in two households lol.

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Cleaned her up some more, painted the wheels, replaced a couple of tires. Treated and primed a couple of rust spots. Fixed the split coolant hose that was probably the source of "overheating, needs a motor" .
Went by Hubcap Annie's for another set of used trim rings, then drove on up to the lake- like butter up to 90. And it even came with a full tank of gas!

ragenasian

Great to see another wagon getting some TLC!

I wish I still had my other wagon, the search continues.

ABBEY1227

BamBam
that is such the "Old School" way of dressing up our little Pregnant RollerSkates.

Black paint and chrome rings, Sweet! I've done it myself in the past. So did that cost over $15 total? Good deal compared with $5-800 for a new set of wheels.