New Wagovan Fayetteville NC
SadPanda
Band Wagon
Finished up the deal on an 87 Wagovan for $700 to work on as a project.
263k miles 5-speed
I suspect this car used to be in a junkyard til someone fixed it up, but all the previous owner knew was the owner before him
fabricated the fender and lights himself.
The good:
-It appears to run just fine lol
-Gets about 25 City 35 Hwy
-Its an actual "Wagovan"
The bad:
-I have little car fixing experience, but i know a few who can help.
-The missing rear light and part of the fender
-Sagging front bumper
-Dent on the front end
-The old owner drove it daily to work and he said it burns 3/4 of a quart of oil every 2-3 weeks.
Im in the process of finding the source. The old owner says its probably the oil cap at the top of the engine,
but i think its the head gasket.
-No radio or speakers
-Hatch won't stay open
-Hatch handle doesnt open the hatch
-AC doesn't cool
and some other little stuff
When i start doing some serious work on the car, i will post in the build section.
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So there it is.
263k miles 5-speed
I suspect this car used to be in a junkyard til someone fixed it up, but all the previous owner knew was the owner before him
fabricated the fender and lights himself.
The good:
-It appears to run just fine lol
-Gets about 25 City 35 Hwy
-Its an actual "Wagovan"
The bad:
-I have little car fixing experience, but i know a few who can help.
-The missing rear light and part of the fender
-Sagging front bumper
-Dent on the front end
-The old owner drove it daily to work and he said it burns 3/4 of a quart of oil every 2-3 weeks.
Im in the process of finding the source. The old owner says its probably the oil cap at the top of the engine,
but i think its the head gasket.
-No radio or speakers
-Hatch won't stay open
-Hatch handle doesnt open the hatch
-AC doesn't cool
and some other little stuff
When i start doing some serious work on the car, i will post in the build section.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
So there it is.
Comments
I've been spending the last few days trying to find someone parting out a wagon with no luck.
Of course, they've discontinued most of the parts for this car too.
I may have to make my own tail lights after all, but its not going to look like what i've got now lol.
Im gonna have to see if i can find a company or person to fabricate that fender and make a place for new tail lights
I've only had my 85 a few days and thought I would p/up an odd part here or there but so far none of the local yards have anything. Part of the fun I guess.
Out of curiousity, what are you looking for? I was able to buy a couple things from advance auto parts and found a tail light on ebay, which brings me to what im going to say next.
I actually did look into that. I was thinking about taking out the good lights and somehow fabricating new back ends to fit some trailer lights and i was also told that even if some of them
did not have dedicated reverse lights, it would still substitute as one BUT
Luckily i found out i knew someone who is willing to do the fix for me so that i can fit the original tail lights in.
Pics will be posted as soon as i have enough content to make a build thread
Out of curiousity, what are you looking for? I was able to buy a couple things from advance auto parts and found a tail light on ebay, which brings me to what im going to say next.
Main thing is a back hatch which I've found but I'm waiting on some pictures to check condition.