Guest crazy man scooby Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 i just got a 86' wagon carbed 5 speed DR and it has no rear glass so i'm going to cut off the back half of the roof and make it look like a Baja. it's has 290K on the clock and it just got a blowen head gasket on the original motor. might fix might try to find a new one. it might be some time befor i get back online i don't have steady internet as i need to get some new computer parts. also have some wagon and sedan parts i need to get rid of please call if your looking for any thing. i found two turbo 4wd wagons at a local parts yard one needs a drivers window and the other is in bad shap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JwX Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 what Alt are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beauregaardhooligan Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Be careful where you cut, the roof makes for stiffness in the body. You will probably want to add some braces or a roll cage/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flowmastered87GL Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I suggest alot of both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazy man scooby Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 ok i got it cut. the cuts go just behind the rear doors. and level with the rear cargo door glass look just like a baja. i'll have pix soon the alt is stock but i have a datson 280zx 100amp alt for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeneralDisorder Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Is the 280zx a direct bolt it? or something you have to modify? GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I found both the cutting of the wagon and the 280zx alternator interesting before and came across this while searching today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Awsome! So do rear passangers get a little wet in the rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 how about chopping the roof straight across the top right where the top of the door window meets the pillar and roof. cut along the body crease, the one 2 inches below the window, down the side of the car and even with the taillights. do the same to a parts sedan now put the sedan roof on what's missing on the wagon, put the sedan rear decklid and glass on the wagon. hwve it where it seals up against the top of the back seats, use the bottom portion of the tailgate as the gate for a truck bed. now you have a pass-thru, but the glass doesnt come out, just like the real thing! i also have this idea to make a brat out of a wagon using a 3-door(ea82's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ABAJA Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Erik, that is a great idea...Let's do it....we need to find a sedan....why did they have to scrap those rides? When will pictures be available Scoob? Josh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 well, josh, if we could get that wagon at maxtons, if that guy can decide he wants to come off it for a price rather than have it rust away with a broken timing belt, the yard in bryan ohio has a few ea81 sedans. i would almost consider doing the gl-10 if it werent as solid as it is(by rust-belt standards. call about that soob in fort wayne, it says "make offer" and all it needs is an alternator. i have like 6 of them. get them out the carbola before they get junked!!! keep an eye out for 3-doors, because we dont want to chop the RX!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 So - does anyone know about that 280zx alt? someone want to go to a yard and look? GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIS Subaru Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Trying for something like this?? http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/subaru/1/WagoBrat Up until last year, that car was owned by the owner of the oldest Subaru dealership in central Ohio. He kept it in a barn and only drove it for events and parades. Apparently, it arrived at the dealership with damage to the rear roof, so he had someone do a custom job on the top for him. Then somehow it ended up on this used car lot almost 17 years later with something like 30,000 miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I remember seeing that car. I really like the idea of using a sedan rear piece instead of the soft top idea. I'm sure an EA81 wagon and brat B pillar could be grafted together too, but the sedan idea sounds a bit more promising as tehre is more room for the back seats that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 i think that's the same dealer jim got his outback from. its listed in the user appreciation dealers in Drive MAgazine. i think it would look better if they used the sedan rear glass..... how about a 2door model, using the c pillar of a 3-door without the hatch, on a wagon body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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