delSnow!

Well, after searching for a year or more I finally found a worthy delSol for pebbles.

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It's everything I wanted: White, single-cam, stock down to the hubcaps. Adult, second owner, garaged since '99 :shock: it has 141k miles. The only real flaw was a missing passenger door vent window...you know me, I already fixed that!

Psychobillycadillac and I trekked 4 hours to Asheville to purchase the car. It ran perfectly all the way home, even got 41 mpg doing 80 most of the way. I got it back here to bamtech and installed the glass and cleaned off the road grime, then went hunting the Christmas clearance aisle at the local CVS...

See, Anne was in Orlando all last week on business, and she didn't know about the car until I pulled up at baggage claim with the top off and a bow on


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I brought her jacket and hat, and we rode 40 miles home in subfreezing temps with the top stowed :lol:

Comments

  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    On the way up, we stopped off at a rest area near Hendersonville, and looky what we saw!

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    Looked like it had been sitting there for more than a day, maybe broke down? Shame they weren't around, I'da probably fixed it. Left a sticker in the front seat with an invite to join us here and moved on.

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    After we got the delSol down from the hill where it lived (bamwagon wouldn't make it up there :oops:

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    PBC decided to autograph the snow

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  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    And of course one can't go to Asheville without importing some goodness.

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    mmm, growlers!
  • JDMWago666JDMWago666 Senior Wagonist
    Wow! That was sweet. Bet she was really suprised to see the car. Congrats on the purchase. What happened to the bamwagon? Why wouldn't it make it up?
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    looks like it was a fun trek!

    JDMWago666 wrote:
    What happened to the bamwagon? Why wouldn't it make it up?

    im guessing bald tires :mrgreen:
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    wagodizzle wrote:
    looks like it was a fun trek!

    JDMWago666 wrote:
    What happened to the bamwagon? Why wouldn't it make it up?

    im guessing bald tires :mrgreen:


    Naw, it was just steep and icy up a long hill.
  • stampernstampern Senior Wagonist
    Doesn't look like you'll need anything, but I just snagged a del sol parts car. Should be parting it out this week.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    I do need a few things!

    Passenger inside door handle (gray)
    passenger seatcover to redo the driver's. No holes yet but it's got the fuzzies.

    maybe more...
  • stampernstampern Senior Wagonist
    Ok, I'll see what it has and let you know.
  • 3rd4ce3rd4ce Council Member
    I bet lil red would of went up that hill after that gift for Pebbles .....
    Told U Rt's rock ....
    LoL :lol:
    Great find by the way ....
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    And next is the RT4WD conversion Bam is going to do on it.
  • 3rd4ce3rd4ce Council Member
    Haydz wrote:
    And next is the RT4WD conversion Bam is going to do on it.
    :lol: Haydz .... you probably are correct .... LOL
    Pebbles will have to keep it with her to keep Bam from dropping a BAMTECH integra nitrous motor ..

    oh no wait they have the camper he will make this one go on water like a jet ski ....
    :mrgreen:
  • lil'ghostlil'ghost Council Member
    how sweet!
  • RevmaynardRevmaynard Council Member
    Awesome! Congrats to you both! :)
  • stampernstampern Senior Wagonist
    Doesn't look like this del sol has the factory seats, and I forgot what other part you needed when I was at the shop, will look next time I'm there.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Thanks. Got snowed on some more today!

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    at home with the new family

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  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Update: Got these done for Christmas

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    Beautiful. Had them restored at a local wheel place. They powder coated them gray, re-machined the faces, and then powder coated clear. Expensive but she's worth it!
  • slo88crxslo88crx Senior Wagonist
    Awesome! Looks really good! don't see many white ones!

    Congrats! I know ya'll been looking for one for while! glad to see you guys finally found one worthy. Wheels look great!
  • looks really good nice find
    best friends sol
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  • TerminusVoxTerminusVox Senior Wagonist
    bam-bam wrote:
    Update: Got these done for Christmas
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    Beautiful. Had them restored at a local wheel place. They powder coated them gray, re-machined the faces, and then powder coated clear. Expensive but she's worth it!
    The finish on these wheels is so nice! When I got to see them I had to keep looking again just to be sure. Had to touch to see if the clear was wet and come to find out the clear is powder coated on... well, I didn't even know there was clear powder coat. (Not that I'm really up-to-date on the powder coating.)
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    I've had the Fit wheels from her wagon on here for many months (She has driven the poor wagon ONCE in the past year)

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    And I've accumulated 8 of these to cull a decent set from

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    I'm still waiting for the center caps from Majestic- got the wrong ones the first go-round.
    Anyway, I like it. More importantly, SWMBO likes it :wink:

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  • DRMORTYDRMORTY Council Member
    Sounds like its time to sell me her wagon... Don't want it to just sit there...
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    It's cheaper to keep 'er
  • TerminusVoxTerminusVox Senior Wagonist
    So clean! 8)
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Caps won't be here 'til the 5th. I hope they're the right ones this time around.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    bam-bam wrote:
    Caps won't be here 'til the 5th. I hope they're the right ones this time around.

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    :D They arrived... :evil: they don't fit.

    I did get the correct part number this time, but I failed to notice how much material was milled from the wheel faces. Now the recess for the center cap is too shallow. The caps will pop on there, but don't fit flush.

    Dammit.
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    can we mill anything off the back of the cap?
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    No, the way they clip into the wheel allows for no adjustment.

    All but one of them are acceptable. Knowing me, I'll probably spend another $150 to have one more wheel restored :roll:
  • TerminusVoxTerminusVox Senior Wagonist
    Looks like the set without tires were partially stripped before getting spray bombed. Let me know if you need these back.
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