Ginger the 83 wagon

[shanebo]

Thanx Mudkicker!! Are they still available/rebuildable.

[68AMXGOPAC]

All the brake stuff is stil available , includeing the hold down kits with all the springs etc. , for the rear drum brake system.The drums themselves are expensive. I got all mys tuff from NAPA ........even the emergency brake cables from the pedal back too.
Good luck with it man, it isn't that tough, and outside of the actual drums, not all that expensive considering what you would pay at a shop !!

[IowaEagle]

Brake rebuilding components are fairly easy to come by and relatively inexpensive.  The drums will be the most costly part.

[doneagle]

I just thought of another upgrade question too guys....Will I need a 4.0 oil pump or will a 4.2 oil pump still work in it....Either way its getting a new one..just need need to know which.

Ill tell ya what.. I would be having a whole lot more funwith this project if I had a big fat bank roll in my pocket...this build on a budget stuff is sure frustrating!!!

mudkicker is right I gave him an egg .....that is some nice looking 22 cal holes in your car did you check where they went to ..+???   sorry i am late but i am good at that ...the auto zone hear try ed to charge me $ 60.00
per drum and I sad no and went to mom and pop parts store and paid $24.00 each .there was 3 rangers of shoes
good better best ..what ever your comfortable with..hard ware kits if you need them........Don

[mudkicker715]

Thanx Mudkicker!! Are they still available/rebuildable.

Eagle oil pans are = to hens teeth.

[shanebo]

I'm hoping my oil pan is going to be salvageable..it hit something big a some point...As long as It seal up OK Ill be happy. I can lead in the dents and paint for cosmetic purposes and worse comes to worse might have to use some good silicone on top of the gasket to achieve a leak free seal.

[mudkicker715]

I'm hoping my oil pan is going to be salvageable..it hit something big a some point...As long as It seal up OK Ill be happy. I can lead in the dents and paint for cosmetic purposes and worse comes to worse might have to use some good silicone on top of the gasket to achieve a leak free seal.

Pound your pan mating surface straight

[shanebo]

I originally thought those holes were drill holes where someone put  screws in there to pull out a dent but theres no evidence that any dent was ever there. The holes are too small for a 22 but there are several more random small holes inside the fender well the same size  ...I think she got hit with a  small shotgun round...I'm guessing 4-10 or 20 gauge bird shot by the spread and size...Ginger ran with a rough crowd in her youth

[mudkicker715]

Pic or it didn't happen

[shanebo]

Heres a close up pic...what do you guys think...I like the shot-gun story myself.

[68AMXGOPAC]

I just sent that out to the "ESI" lab here , and the reply is dent puller.I think they looked closely at the cracking paint pattern around the permiation of the forementioned alledged bullet holes and nodded a not quite, but nice story closure.

look at the far right one, it even has a round perfect circle mark around the edge of the hole,along with outward stress cracks in the paint....................sorry

[IowaEagle]

Dent puller was my first thought as well.

[jim]

Aaawww, that's not nearly as good a story.

[shanebo]

I kinda figured thats what it probably was...The couple of holes in the fender well upon inspection really look like they were drilled...for what I have no Idea....Its kinda too bad though...I really liked the whole bank robbery get away car Idea more than the shotty body work one....Oh well I still love her just the same.

Anyway, i got paid today so if I got enough left after the payments come out ill be sending the motor off to get hot tanked. I was gonna buy the cam but Im not gonna stick it in a dirty block...I just like the warm fuzzy feeling of having a new part in my hand....I also need to start looking for a good donor jeep.

[shanebo]

I got the engine down to the machine shop today with two things in mind getting the block retapped from 7/16 to 1/2 inch and getting it hot tanked...about 100 dollars worth of work.....by the time I left there the guy had talked me into machining the crank shaft replacing all the bearings and honing the cylinders. Im up to about 400 now....Unfortunatly it wont be done for about two to three weeks though...which is fine...gives me time to scrape up some cash!! I spent the rest of the day cleaning all the brackets timing chain cover and misc. parts off the engine. I then sanded and repainted them with high temp engine paint. Im getting pretty excited to get this thing back together!!