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Post by derbyguy51x on Jul 28, 2012 21:23:36 GMT -5
Anybody got any tricks for 1987 Pontiac Safari wagon. Cant sedagon. It will be running in a stock class 80s and newer.
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Post by sceard55x on Jul 28, 2012 21:29:04 GMT -5
If u can notch the back do so I would recommend two notches and if it's dry and very hard hitting I would also cut the top frame right at the bottom of the hump
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Post by 513monster on Jul 28, 2012 23:58:10 GMT -5
Jack the roof up like this(doesnt have to be so extreme): So it doesnt do this:
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Post by smashincwa on Jul 29, 2012 20:16:33 GMT -5
Jack the roof up like this(doesnt have to be so extreme): So it doesnt do this: i would have jacked it up more...
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Post by Derby6 on Jul 31, 2012 12:01:35 GMT -5
'84 oldsmobile custom station wagon. -- Stock Derby build
Read thru and tracking most of the tips. Couple of questions. 1. My rear tailgate is all plastic / fiberglass, Is this normal...WTF? 2. Both bumpbers seem weak to me, but I am thinking the rear is heavier. Any thoughts on not running a rear bumper or tailgate and putting the rear bumper on the front. Thinking if I get a second run I'll have a fresh front bumber to install.
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Post by sceard55x on Jul 31, 2012 14:43:21 GMT -5
Ie never seen them with a Fiberglas tailgate got any pics of the car
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Post by Derby6 on Jul 31, 2012 15:48:49 GMT -5
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Post by rhull1977 on Jul 31, 2012 16:48:11 GMT -5
most of these wagons have fiberglass gates
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Post by Hillbilly Racing .30-30 on Jul 31, 2012 18:17:00 GMT -5
^^^I wouldnt say most, but some did. I guess maybe it depends on make? All of mine have been Chevys and have all been steel. But to answer the question, yes some of them did come factory with fiberglass.
To Derby6: If the bumpers you have are aluminum backed, they are junk. Find new ones to use. If they are steel backed, they will work if its all you have, although they are not ideal. If you can find a bumper off of a 74-77 midsize GM (Monte, Cutlass, Regal, Malibu, etc), they are a direct bolt on replacement and would hold up better.
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Post by barnfalcon48 on Aug 21, 2012 14:56:48 GMT -5
I ran a 93 Buick wagon a couple weeks ago that I leafed it held up well but it started bending in front of the humps. Is this normal when you leaf them or did I do something wrong? This is my first leaf conversion and the other wagons there that were leafed were folding in and not bending up like mine. I'm gonna plate where it bent and run it again but any advice would be helpful...thanks
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Post by carcrusher287 on Aug 22, 2012 9:25:06 GMT -5
I have a 85 olds custom cruiser wagon, and a 85 pontiac pariseene wagon... Both have steel gates... And the bumpers are junk. Aluminum/White metal backing plates are junk.. Find a new bumper for the front and dont run a rear bumper.
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Post by sceard55x on Aug 22, 2012 9:54:59 GMT -5
As fats as bending in front of the hump it u have a long strong set of leafs yea that's where it will bend And as far as back bumper I run one that is just one of those personal preference things and then I don't set my wagons up like most either
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Post by mckeever on Aug 24, 2012 0:40:07 GMT -5
I prefer having a rear bumper as well. It helps keep the frame together instead of letting it just go whatever directions it wants to. If the rails tuck in together, uniform, it's going to be stronger than one rail going out and one rail going in. Run the tailgate for sure. Didn't run on this years '84 Pontiac wagon and paid the price. Car is junk from rear doors to rear bumper. Had an 80s Ford inside of the car, hitting the B post. Just put a good SBC in them.
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Post by carlsanders57 on Sept 4, 2012 21:29:14 GMT -5
Is it worth building a DP and full cradle. For one. Of these cars?
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Post by carcrusher287 on Sept 6, 2012 10:46:52 GMT -5
Anyone know which front clips work on these cars?
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