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Jennifer and Wayne


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And so we finally begin Fannie's restoration. Although I suppose it actually started when we got her home.
The search for a good body guy to reassure us that we hadn't gotten in to deep and who was not only capable but
excited and willing to take on the project. Next the search for parts began. With the biggest challenge being
the 1/4 panels. I was only able to find one donor wagon and it was in Arizona, to far away and the driver's 1/4
panel was heavily damaged. So El camino panels will be used, they will have to be cut to fit. Now that we are
starting the disassemble a parts list will begin, adding parts that we hadn't realized that we needed. 

The first item on hubby's list was to get her started. Since we hadn't really been able to get her running
since we got her home, she turned over a few times but wouldn't idle. So he changed the wiring harness(from the
donor car), put in the brand new battery, some fresh gas down the carb and away she went...EEEEE...that was easy!
However we discovered that the fuel pump isn't working...add to the list(attl).

While he's under the hood so to speak, I'm inside removing alot of screws(ouch hands are sore) in the trim. Just about everything
inside is now out and has been placed into her room in the house. I'll be cleaning and appling upholstery dye
to freshen up the faded and over spray areas. She had been painted (not very carefully) before hence the fire
engine red. The upholstery will stay the original color. More to follow...



-- Edited by Jennifer and Wayne on Monday 10th of January 2011 07:57:47 PM

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Great! Keep us posted on your progress.


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Great story starting up there , keep it coming !!

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awsome, i love seeing the resto process start to take off. looking forward to seeing the progress.

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Do you plan to keep the 6 or use the 327 from the parts car?

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gparis7 wrote:

Do you plan to keep the 6 or use the 327 from the parts car?




My plan is to keep the 230 I6 in her...we were mislead about the engine in the donor car! It wasn't a 327 it was a 307...hubby is hoping to have his own project someday...

 



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Thanks for all the well wishes. We'll keep you posted...could take awhile..

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Always nice to hear of and see somebody start on a restro!!! Take lots of pictures.... It adds as a great time capsule and conversational story!!!

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Nice looking wagon,i am still trying to find the time to finish mine!  good luck..!

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Jennifer and Wayne wrote:

Thanks for all the well wishes. We'll keep you posted...could take awhile..



Jennifer biggrin thanks for the heads up...   The wife always does a smoother job, on the computer



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Jennifer and Wayne wrote:

 

gparis7 wrote:

Do you plan to keep the 6 or use the 327 from the parts car?




My plan is to keep the 230 I6 in her...we were mislead about the engine in the donor car! It wasn't a 327 it was a 307...hubby is hoping to have his own project someday...

 

 


The 230 and 250 sixes are great motors; I had one in a 72 Ventura. Good luck with the project.

 



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gparis7 wrote:

Jennifer and Wayne wrote:

 

gparis7 wrote:

Do you plan to keep the 6 or use the 327 from the parts car?




My plan is to keep the 230 I6 in her...we were mislead about the engine in the donor car! It wasn't a 327 it was a 307...hubby is hoping to have his own project someday...

 

 


The 230 and 250 sixes are great motors; I had one in a 72 Ventura. Good luck with the project.

 


It sure sounds strong...great little rumble to it right now biggrin no exhaust wink

 



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Another weekend and a few more parts came off. The entire front clip is off...yep there was a few surprises...not the good kind disbelief 

A few more pictures...



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Keep going! Get it done, one small job at a time and before you know it, your cruisin! Keep the pics coming!

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100_1130.JPG





fannies room.jpg



fenders off.jpg






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drivers lower firewall.jpg

passenagers lower firewall.jpg

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Jennifer and Wayne wrote:

Another weekend and a few more parts came off. The entire front clip is off...yep there was a few surprises...not the good kind disbelief

A few more pictures...


Too bad about those surprises. Is the parts car good in those areas? 

 



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The parts car is a bit better but not enough that we'd bother with. Our faith is in the body guy...but that's a ways off yet. Hope he knows what he's in for biggrin No worries I believe he has breathed life into much worse aww

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Another Sunday and a few more parts came off...

Motors on the floor,  Wayne says the tourque convertor bolts were welded together...that was fun! disbelief Front seat is finally out, along with the seat belts.
And so a few more pics...


-- Edited by Jennifer and Wayne on Sunday 23rd of January 2011 05:07:12 PM

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Jan.31/11

Well I had to work but Wayne was busy. The only thing left inside the car is the dash and it won't be coming out. smile He managed to get the headliner out in on piece. A few of the trim pieces that I wasn't able to muscle out he got them. All the glass except the windsheild are out and stored safely in the rafters. All the doors and the tailgate are off. The wheels are off and she's setting on axel stands. So here's a few more pictures. biggrin

Question...do El Camino's store there spare tire in the fender like Fannie does and do you think this part would fit in Fannie?


 

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El Camino has compartment behind front seat for spare...  On the East coast, I have seem them on the roof rack.... (Fannie RACK)


doorless.jpg

doorless 2.jpg

floor back.jpg

floor front.jpg

sparetire pocket.jpg

motor left side.jpg



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I started to clean the upholstery today...coming up nicely aww But ohhh what a mess!disbelief



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Wow you should be doing a commercial for the cleaning product you are using. Looks great.

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jmont64 wrote:

Wow you should be doing a commercial for the cleaning product you are using. Looks great.




smile Yeah, it worked really well. I just sprayed it on, let it set a few minutes and then wiped it off. On the worst areas I used a scrub brush, really glad the seats are vinyl and not fabric. I used Spary Nine to clean and disinfect, warm water(changing it often) to remove the Spray Nine. Then Mothers Protectant to help to restore the vinyl. So far so good. There will some places that will need restaining to cover faded or over spray(from when she was painted red) areas.

 



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Great work. I use Spray nine quite a bit too. If you have fabric such as the headliner that is dirty, Brakekleen does wonders.

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Thanks

The headliner is vinyl also, it brittle. Hubby managed to get it out Ok. I have to be really careful claening it. Any suggestions on something that might soften it up?confuse

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