Yes, that’s correct. It’s 90% the same setup as the 68-70 B-Body cars. The guts are the same at least.
See the nightmare job here:
Driven Restorations: November 2015
I’m willing to make molds of the rear panels for duplication but the few that still exist are too brittle to uninstall without cracking. I’m considering custom fiberglass work.
I’ve seen it a lot where it’s because the gas tank was bad and the hard lines were gunked up so they threw in the cheapest fuel cell (or jug) that would fit in the trunk and they just ran a long cheap rubber hose from an electric pump to the carb. More often than not they didn’t even have a...
I have 5 new hankooks sitting in the garage for my ‘65 Fury III wagon and the original 14” wheels at the sandblaster/powder coater.
Don’t be afraid of them.
Got mine out today in preparation... no severe rot thankfully, just scale in the rear corner and surprisingly up top above the glass. Such a simple gasket it boggles my mind as to how the major suppliers blew me off:
Disagree all you want but POR-15 is low quality and anyone knowledgeable that sees that stuff on a car immediately knows there are problems underneath being painted over. It’s an expensive ‘backyard mechanic’ way to convince yourself that you’re stopping the rust.
Anyone that applies it to...
Congratulations on the wagon but I must warn you not to use POR-15. That stuff is overpriced and does NOT work as intended. I can speak to multiple cars (including a high dollar rotisserie restoration) where the coating failed and a quick google search will show countless others with similar...