76 GD Wagon (daily Battle wagon)

[geezer101]

That sticker makes me throw up a little in my mouth

Not a fan of "The human caterpillar"? I've only ever heard about it and it sounds like one of the most phuc dup movies in history. As for the battle wagon the colour looks great with the matt finish - you gonna do the whole thing or what?

[A112H]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sglZGSwK6ow

[75glnt]

Yea the movie itself is really stuffed! Makes me angry actually lol..

But the sticker... I love it

[VGJONO]

As for the battle wagon the colour looks great with the matt finish - you gonna do the whole thing or what?

Yes i am, i need to track down either a bulk buy on rattle cans as they cost a fortune (25-30 bucks a can) or order a few liters of the stuff and spray it using the air compressor and spray gun

[geezer101]

The good thing about buying it as a spray kit is if you get a heap of overspray somewhere, you just peel it off. Yeah, the spray can option would cost uber bucks - especially on a wagon.

[Scorpma82]

if u wanted to use the paint on smaller project.....couldnt u use lil airbrushing kits...like what u'd use on model cars?

[geezer101]

The plasti-dip paint is heavy stuff. I think you wouldn't be able to put it through an air brush (and I don't really see much point when the spray can will do the same without the drama).

[Narcotics]

Just spray the roof gloss black

[Merv]

Ever thought of going rat rod style? Drop it on its rails and put black steel rims and white walls

[VGJONO]

Ever thought of going rat rod style? Drop it on its rails and put black steel rims and white walls

Thats a no go, that everybody's resort when they CBF repainting their car, i know a few people who have done it, sure the end product is cool, but not when there are several others styled the same rolling around

[VGJONO]

Not much happening here other than me cursing the fact that it isnt registered yet.

However I found the Original Owners Manual for the car, checked the chassis numbers and it matches. Even better is its chock full of receipts of work. the original owner made a really good effort to look after this car, and although the paintwork isnt too flashy anymore it shows in the fact it isnt riddled with rust and full of dead suspension and what not. Car was originally purchased from Stewart and Wright Car sales, Margate QLD. somehow made its way into northern NSW over the years. Also from what i can find i am the 5th owner of the Wagon. Pretty cool IMO




Check out this receipt, if run up a $90 bill just buying the parts these days


Cheers
VGJONO

[geezer101]

It's always cool when you unearth info on your car. A solid history on where the car has been and how its been treated goes a long way on retaining its value

[VGJONO]

So chucked a battery and a bottle of octane booster in the old girl today and got her running to move it around the yard, ended up going and clearing out some cobwebs in the backyard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSz2lcmZ3Ts

Then later on i had to jump at the chance of getting a photo with all 3 of my GD's lined up






Horse also tried to eat it


and i kidnapped some people in it, that was a thing


Oh and did a video so anybody that was interested could hear the poo cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6toK5P73g

Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

Also forgot to add ive been doing a little bit of parts collecting, not much but got a set of extractors and a new front lower panel

[VGJONO]

Well spent today playing around with the ignition system to try and stop this misfire that it had going on, before i did anything i checked the Dwell angle to see what it was like, it read a ridiculous 70 degrees
So I gapped the points, chucked a spare set of leads on, dropped the timing down a little (roughly sitting at 8 degrees now i think) and gave it a kick in the guts, Nope... no good, so checked the points gap, i dun goofed so reset the points gap, Kicked it in the guts, Still misfiring, Ok, lets check the plugs....

so after seeing that i went into the shed and pinched the plugs out of my Sisters GA engine (it doesnt exactly need them right now) and cleaned them up and threw them in. kicked it in the guts and away it went without any misfires


Quickly gave it another check with the Dwell meter, 48 degree's which is around what my sedan runs.

However i jumped in it and went for a run and it was cutting out still, decided to have a look down in the carby and found this.....
Anyone see what i see?



So i think a kit is in order, or a new carby... will see what happens.

Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

So i think i got my problem, the seal hanging inside the carby will be a simple fix, loosen carby top, put seal back in place, tighten down carby top and replace seal if it happens again, However i dont think the seal will be my problem, today i went and got some stuff to do a general service, Fuel and oil filters and a bottle of oil, took the old filter out and the fuel that was in it was not looking pretty, nice brown/orange tinge to it, so going to run the car around the paddock until its near on empty, drain the tank, throw some metho in it, drain it again and see what its like after that, if the metho comes out nice and skanky it might get a second flush.

[geezer101]

I don't think the seal's gonna be any good - it will be stretched out of shape and will buckle when you try putting it back in place and screwing the carby top cover back down. Get a new(er) carby for it off a fwd Colt. It will be in much better shape than a 40 year old carby from another Galant...

[VGJONO]

Another carby over a seal...... Oh hell no I have a spare seal, just being lazy, if it messes up then it's no issue, if I was going to go to the trouble of doing a carby swap I would be getting another 32/36 weber

Cheers
Vgjono

[VGJONO]

Well got a little bit of stuff done on the Wagon today, finally got around to putting the New passenger seat in to match the driver seat, i have rails for the L/H side so was able to fit it correctly after i gave the rails a quick tidy up, for some reason one of the rails was pretty rusty so hit it with the wire brush, cleaned it and layed a quick coat of black on it. Then fitted some bits and peices to make it look legal, cover for the rear seat, cover for the fronts, although only the l/h side for now as i need to sort out the rails on the r/h side. also wiper blades, floor mats ect. ect. then re-wired a few things and called it a night

i need a sticker to replace the "IF" with a "WHEN"





Also my replacement R/H guard arrived today, way better condition in comparison to the one it has on it at the moment, will still need some love via the welder and a hammer.


Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

So got bored and decided to see what these wheels would look like on the Wagon since i was in the mood to wheel whore.






what i should have been doing is pulling the front sheet metal off for replacement and repairs, but i think it was still a productive morning
Also random interior shot because i can


Cheers
VGJONO

[75wagon]

That is an interesting tacho mounting job. Was they your brainchild, or did it come like that?

BTW, do you like the rims or not? You never said?
What size and offset are they just out of curiousity. My guess is 14 x 6 +12 to 15mm

Dave...

[VGJONO]

Yeah i am a fan of the wheels, just kind of thinking on what i would need to do to make them work so i would love them, more low, a quick polish and i should be happy with the look, they sit perfectly in the rears so im stoked about that.

Fronts are 14x6 and the rears are 14x7, offsets im not sure on, however took a picture of the details if you know what you are looking at

Front

Rear



And no the Tach was the previous owners work, not pretty but it does the job.... except the tach dont work ive tried wiring it up but never got it working correctly so unhooked it all again, should be a wire for ground and a wire for the -ive of the coil right?

[geezer101]

And no the Tach was the previous owners work, not pretty but it does the job.... except the tach dont work ive tried wiring it up but never got it working correctly so unhooked it all again, should be a wire for ground and a wire for the -ive of the coil right?

Take the instrument panel out and you'll find the trigger wire in the circuit board (it's marked as tacho on the back of the board). Trace the circuit back to the main plug to the panel and you'll have your tacho sender wire. Done!

[75glnt]

For a tacho you need power (acc. Usually red wire), earth (black, as usual ), and tach source (green. Which you have right, -ve side of the coil).

All you're missing is power also, the white wires are the lighting. Tap that into your light switch

[VGJONO]

Work has resumed on the wagon now we are waiting on stuff for the GA galant. Today i pulled all the front sheet metal off and me and my Father got to repairing the rust, sadly my phone died so i dont have photo's of the repaired sections. But here is what we were working with.




End of the day the guards are repaired and just need some smoothing out with a little bit of bog and sanding, then they are right to put back on, We got my seat rails sorted now too so in the next few days i will be getting the drivers seat bolted in correctly. end of the day though i got bored and chucked a random roof rack we had laying around onto the wagon, we have the matching one there to complete the set somewhere, anyhow i think it looks tops, even with no front sheet metal



Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

Bit more work has happend

Test fitted the yellow guard to see if i could live with a yellow guard on a brown car, NOPE


Also picked up a $40 orbital sander to make life a touch easier


Then took a bog on each guard



Then got to sanding


Reapeat that process a few times and i ended up here


Then came out the Spray fill/high fill (also gave the yellow guard a quick scuff)



And L/H guard done, hoping to have the R/H side done by wednesday night ready for assembly on thursday


Meanwhile, even with no front end and paint falling off of it it still sits in the corner of the yard looking badass.


Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

Spent today getting some more stuff done,

High Filled a few sections of the guard



Then i made the mistake of primering the whole panel, sadly i had some complications and i wasnt happy with the surface i was left with, so ended up wiping it all off with thinners.


By the time i had wiped all the primer off i was pretty much over everything, scuffed up the panel and got to painting


Also got the front lower done, also had some drama's but pretty much painted it in stone gaurd then gave it a few coats of Sienna metalic.


Going to grab some fine sand paper tomorrow, give the guard a quick rub down and put a few more coats on and it should be done, not bothering with clear as this is temporary and i really only painted it to make the panel blend in a bit more.

Cheers
VGJONO

[VGJONO]

All bolted on now, just needs blinkers, bumper and grill.



Although i adressed another issue today which was a failing electric fuel pump, supposedly i was going to quickly swap in a mechanical pump but after some difficulties it took a few hours


In the end i fitted it, then pulled the top of the carby off and cleaned up all the crap in the bowl, also found the float was bent in an odd way which surely would not be helping with my previous running issues. after making a new gasket i popped the carby top back on, plugged it all up and away it went, running much better, has the odd random misfire but im sure i could get it sorted easily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH5Yy9 ... b91ILtMdYw

Now i just need to sort out some tires, finish up the front end, Swap the steering wheel out and one last rust repair, if i can find tires easily tomorrow i might have it regoed by friday, if not i might quit for a few weeks and sort some other things out.

Cheers
VGJONO

[geezer101]

Top half of your fuel pump mount cracked off? Lemme guess - no spacer? That has caught plenty of guys out. And there are a couple of different types of fuel pumps just to add to the confusion. Good to see you got it up and running though Jono - nice work.

[gdgalantlover]

So chucked a battery and a bottle of octane booster in the old girl today and got her running to move it around the yard, ended up going and clearing out some cobwebs in the backyard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSz2lcmZ3Ts

Then later on i had to jump at the chance of getting a photo with all 3 of my GD's lined up






Horse also tried to eat it


and i kidnapped some people in it, that was a thing


Oh and did a video so anybody that was interested could hear the poo cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6toK5P73g

Cheers
VGJONO

What wheels are on the Wagon? size and name?