1960 chevy parkwood wagon!

[Zoomin]

Any progress is good progress. Have you installed all those goodies yet?

Edit - n/m, I just remembered what you posted above.

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by 68basket

Not much to see but it needed done. Went to replace the thermostat and found no thermostat in it, no wonder it never came up to temp, and it seemed like it was just water in the system, very rusty. Anyway, i installed a new thermostat and put in new coolant. It came up to temp quickly and stayed there. I am happy, the new coolant quickly turned rusty so i am going to get some flush chemical to see if i can clean it up some.

There might be a lot of crud in your system. I'd flush it w/ water thoroughly. Leave water in it, put a few miles on it, see what color of water looks like, go from there. When you do get done there's anti rust additives you can add, good stuff...

[68basket]

testing a picture, small update coming tonight......this is my 5 year old girl..just started kindergarten

[Zoomin]

They grow up quick, savor the time.

I'll go make some popcorn while you prepare the post....

[68basket]

Pic of my youngest son and daughter "helping" me. They love the car and miss my old c10. and a not very fun pic, had to fix some leaks on the 700r4. new pan with solid flange, resealed the selector shaft and the rear speedo housing. refilled with all new fluid and so far no drips.

[68basket]

brand new windshield and seal!! the old one had a huge crack----Thats one expensive piece of glass!!!

[68basket]

I am sad that i sold my 68 c10 that i built and drove on the power tour. I am very pleased to see it on the cover of the catalog of the new owners business!! I guess you can tell who bought it. Have spoken with him a few times since and he has been driving it all the time. I miss that truck!

[68basket]

Last one for tonight, nothing to do with my wagon, but we went to the street rod nationals a few weeks ago and this was my oldest sons favorite car, as you can see my daughter liked it also. More updates in the next few weeks.

[Zoomin]

I'll bet that glass was expensive to ship too.

Sure looks good tho. If that pickup is any indication of how this Parkwood is going to go, it's gonna be awesome. Plus you can get all your helpers in there!

[68basket]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

I'll bet that glass was expensive to ship too.

Sure looks good tho. If that pickup is any indication of how this Parkwood is going to go, it's gonna be awesome. Plus you can get all your helpers in there!

haha, My Helpers is the number one reason the truck went away and the wagon is here!!

[68basket]

I have been looking at my belt setup and thinking about adding the ac and power steering. I currently have a single groove crank pulley and water pump pulley. I really have no idea what i need to make this setup work. I am guessing a 3 groove crank and water pump pulleys? Anybody know? and where can i buy them. I dont want chrome or billet stuff.

[68basket]

Placed another order with Travis at Properformance for Dakota DIgitals gauges and a fan controller, i love their products! Little more update, i was able to drive the car about 50 miles to see if the engine and tranny seem ok. Good news is the engine now runs great and all i really have to deal with on it is some leaks. Bad news is the trans does not shift into overdrive. Car is now at a friends tranny shop for checkout to see what needs done. More updates to come when i hear back.

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by 68basket

I have been looking at my belt setup and thinking about adding the ac and power steering. I currently have a single groove crank pulley and water pump pulley. I really have no idea what i need to make this setup work. I am guessing a 3 groove crank and water pump pulleys? Anybody know? and where can i buy them. I dont want chrome or billet stuff.

Try http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/Pulleys_2011.htm for the pulleys.

[68basket]

Good News! Got the parkwood back from trans shop and it now shifts perfect into all gears including overdrive and has completely wireless hydraulic lockup of the torque convertor!! Loving it. SHifts great. Now to get to work with all those parts i have laying around.

[nlped]

Cool A$$ wagon, I'm sub'd

[chevyrestoguy]

I'm digging the wagon! You rarely ever see any '59/'60 wagons anymore, and that makes it even cooler.

I was born and raised in Louisville. South End, near Iroquois Park. That town has a GREAT car scene.

[68basket]

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy

I'm digging the wagon! You rarely ever see any '59/'60 wagons anymore, and that makes it even cooler.

I was born and raised in Louisville. South End, near Iroquois Park. That town has a GREAT car scene.

Awesome!! I lived on Manslick rd just across from the park about 8 years ago.

I do love living here, they are a lot of shows around. Iriquois car show was just this last weekend.

I took the engine out of the car yesterday, will get some pics up maybe late tonight. planning on getting it mounted on the stand when i get home from work.

[68basket]

So i decided to pull the engine to reseal, add a mild cam and paint it up. ALso will be painting the firewall while engine is out. I am glad i did this, you can see one of the valve retainers was about to let go. I pulled the heads just to replace gaskets and make the spring install easier. Found the engine has .30 over pistons in it and is very clean inside with no sludge buildup. Need to make an order to summit!

[65Gregg]

As Advanced Design suggested Alan Groves products are good stuff. They are strong, simple and well designed. Great project, I love long roof cars.

[68basket]

bags installed in the front. looks like it should sit down nicely.!!

[68basket]

stripped down the firewall, cut out the hole for the new american autowire harness! Installed the cover plate from the vintage air kit and primed the firewall. If weather is good i will paint it in the next couple of days. I am very happy with the progress so far. A long way to go though...

[68basket]

Took out the column to send out for a rebuild!! ripped out all the old dash wiring harness. I am so happy i made the decision to go this deep in this car and do the whole wiring harness etc, i plan on it being in our family for a long time and want it to be reliable. It is going on the 2015 power tour!!

[68basket]

Disk brakes!! Picked up my paint from sherwin williams, matched the factory paint code. SHould look great. And a progress pic on the firewall.

[Zoomin]

Dang, it packs those bags right up in the pockets!

No sharp edges in there I hope.

[nlped]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Dang, it packs those bags right up in the pockets!

No sharp edges in there I hope.

That's what I was thinking. I love this thing. You're doing it right

Ed