djcommie

I have a pair of axles from a 78 Wagon 4WD that are still good but probably rebuild candidate cores, I have new axles and don't need them.

Our 4WDs were 4 speeds, and the manuals were 4 and 5 speeds depending on the trim. We didn't get 4WD 5 speeds until later.

Except it scratches if you look at it wrong, and really doesn't survive well in daily use. Cut to order tempered glass isn't cheap either, so honestly 1/8" Lexan rated for windshields would be your best bet.

What model/year? It might just be the shifter assembly.

If kingbobdole and julianco don't take it, I will too.

I got the clutch cable from RockAuto, its perfect. I should have bought the throttle cable, I definitely need one but forgot to add it. :\

I do have a spare EGR pipe if you want it. I also have some EGR valves I cleaned and tested. I have AIS on my 78 California 4WD Wagon but it doesn't have a cat, the AIS/lined exhaust ports combined with the EGR kept the cars below the limits of the day.

I'll definitely be there, taking my 78 Wagon 4WD.

EGR helps with mpg on far newer designs that use it beyond lowering combustion chamber temperatures, which is all the early systems were designed to do. Later EGR systems use it to lower pumping losses by filling manifold vacuum with inert exhaust gases.

Do you have the points or electronic ignition? Having a lower primary resistance (or higher amount of secondary windings) would increase the current draw on the driver/points and the increased load could overheat/corrode them, respectively. Unless you have a loss of power from weak spark/blowout specifically, you might not get any difference in performance/economy. For a street driven car with a generally stock engine, I wouldn't bother. I got absolutely nothing from my race car (not a Subaru) that had a weak stock igntiion system, replacing it with a MSD 6AL controller and Blaster SS coil. All it did was eat the distributor cap/rotor faster. I don't plan on replacing my original 1978 wagon's coil unless it exhibits weak spark issues. Note that it does have electronic ignition, which compared to points is probably a far more worthwhile thing to do over a bigger coil.

Makes sense to me, thanks for the info!

Another good vote for RockAuto, I was able to get tons of stuff for my 78 Wagon, enough for an engine restoration for about $110 shipped. Make sure to compromise on keeping parts shipping from a single warehouse, otherwise shipping from multiple locations can outweigh the discount on a closeout or economy part.

I'm building up a 1978 GL Wagon 4WD with probably the last new ATK rebuilt engine and am having trouble attaching the air injection 'spider' assembly. The thread size seems to be wrong on my engine. The spider has M12 flare nuts, but the heads on the engine look to have M14 holes, though they are the same thread pitch. The bubble flare looks to be incorrectly small, too, likely being the holes in the heads are sized for larger tube and flare nut. Is there a bushing in the head that adapts these to work, or is there some sort of generational/engine revision mismatch? If its a mismatch, does someone have a spider assembly that fits the M14 holes?

I definitely need the tail light, PM sent!