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Post by tubbs on Jun 30, 2015 12:00:24 GMT -7
I recently came across a 65 chevy wagon 4 door in my stash of crap. got curious and started googling images of 2 door wagons and got the bright idea of doing a Z/16 wagon, like I really need another project.... anyways, here are my questions...
- has anyone put the Z/16 chassis under the station wagon?
- is the 2 door wagon the same wheel base as the 4 door wagon?
- has anyone ever converted the 4 door wagon into a 2 door?
- has anyone ever used body parts from the Z/16 to the wagon?
- has anyone ever opened up the tailgate on this wagon?
- if I do this conversion, what should I look out for?
- is this a stupid idea?
thanks in advance,
Tubbs
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Jun 30, 2015 12:36:10 GMT -7
- has anyone put the Z/16 chassis under the station wagon? ------- NOPE , NEVER HAVE
- is the 2 door wagon the same wheel base as the 4 door wagon? ------- HAVE NO CLUE
- has anyone ever converted the 4 door wagon into a 2 door? ------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- has anyone ever used body parts from the Z/16 to the wagon? ---------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- has anyone ever opened up the tailgate on this wagon? ------------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- if I do this conversion, what should I look out for? ----------- SPIDERS
- is this a stupid idea? -------------- SOUNDS COOL TO ME, HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT IT THOUGH
I know, no help, but was fun answering your questions!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 22:09:54 GMT -7
Usually the wheel base is the same on a 2dr. and a 4dr. I would go on line and get some pictures of a 2dr. and a 4dr. and see what position the pillars are at, take an old 2dr. car ( same year and model type ) and cut the doors out then use the front edge as a guide for the 2dr. cut out or scribe marks for the rear of the door, remove the door handles, fill in the 4dr. scribe marks, then get the posts set to where they belong and eye ball the rest. I took a convertible body and made a 4dr wagon a long time ago using a resin 4dr wagon, same make just a different year that no body made a wagon model of and it was interesting, about 50/50 on the fun scale but came out good. That's all I'm able to help you with cause I don't know Chevy that well and don't even know what a Z/16 is or looks like smiley-greet016
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 2:25:20 GMT -7
Stick them side by side, and have a good scalpel on hand, cut where you need to cut, remove what you need to remove,
THEN worry about how your going to make it work, that's how i do customs, i found years ago,
that if you spend too much time thinking about "what if's ", things stayed relative standard.
Opening the tailgate is easy mate, just scribe it out and fill in a few gaps,
and NO, it is not a silly idea, it is a GREAT idea.
The best advice i can give you is JUST GO FOR IT, and adjust where necessary..... smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f
Good luck.
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Post by tubbs on Jul 1, 2015 4:51:50 GMT -7
- has anyone put the Z/16 chassis under the station wagon? ------- NOPE , NEVER HAVE
- is the 2 door wagon the same wheel base as the 4 door wagon? ------- HAVE NO CLUE
- has anyone ever converted the 4 door wagon into a 2 door? ------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- has anyone ever used body parts from the Z/16 to the wagon? ---------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- has anyone ever opened up the tailgate on this wagon? ------------- NOPE, NEVER HAVE
- if I do this conversion, what should I look out for? ----------- SPIDERS
- is this a stupid idea? -------------- SOUNDS COOL TO ME, HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT IT THOUGH
I know, no help, but was fun answering your questions!!
you know, this simple post was a roller coaster of emotions. first I saw someone replied, hand-clapping-smiley-emoticon
then I read the reply.... impatient-smiley-emoticon
then, I got a chuckle out of it. running-around-smiley-emoticon
thanks for the laugh.....
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Post by tubbs on Jul 1, 2015 5:43:17 GMT -7
Usually the wheel base is the same on a 2dr. and a 4dr. I would go on line and get some pictures of a 2dr. and a 4dr. and see what position the pillars are at, take an old 2dr. car ( same year and model type ) and cut the doors out then use the front edge as a guide for the 2dr. cut out or scribe marks for the rear of the door, remove the door handles, fill in the 4dr. scribe marks, then get the posts set to where they belong and eye ball the rest. I took a convertible body and made a 4dr wagon a long time ago using a resin 4dr wagon, same make just a different year that no body made a wagon model of and it was interesting, about 50/50 on the fun scale but came out good. That's all I'm able to help you with cause I don't know Chevy that well and don't even know what a Z/16 is or looks like smiley-greet016 thanks for the info John. a little history, a Z16 option on a 65 Malibu gave you a 396 big block and different rear lights among other things. it was a chevelle too, I believe. I found this site that gives great info on it. www.z16chevelle.com/welcome.htmnow to the heart of the post. I think when I cut up and piece the body together, it will dictate the wheelbase on the car. I actually am in the market for a Z16 kit to cut up for this project. my idea was to cur the sedan body between the door and the rear wheelwell and right after the a pillars, line that up with the back part of the wagon and glue it. hopefully the chassis from the sedan will then fit under it and I can get rid of that lump of plastic they call a chassis under it. want to use the interior pieces from the sedan kit. will have to work out an interior for it. was thinking an all metal back section with runners similar to a pickup. this way the interior will be all shiny. also up in the air is whether to tub it or go pro touring with it. that will determine whether I go with a modern power plant or a traditional big block. what i do know is there will be a lot of italion red sprayed on it!! thanks for your input on this. i may be moving this to the front of the project list, i am liking this.... |
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Post by tubbs on Jul 1, 2015 5:50:28 GMT -7
Stick them side by side, and have a good scalpel on hand, cut where you need to cut, remove what you need to remove, THEN worry about how your going to make it work, that's how i do customs, i found years ago, that if you spend too much time thinking about "what if's ", things stayed relative standard. Opening the tailgate is easy mate, just scribe it out and fill in a few gaps, and NO, it is not a silly idea, it is a GREAT idea. The best advice i can give you is JUST GO FOR IT, and adjust where necessary..... smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f Good luck. yea DeeCee, thanks for the input. that's how I normally work. lots of parts move from one project t another that way. wont get into details but a few of my projects are stagnant do to building that way. I end up fixing things because of poor planning. i don't mind that at all because i just move onto other projects.. like this one. i do have a lot of sheets of paper for the planning stages of a build, what parts to use, color, how to do something. i write or sketch out practically the whole build, then when i get to the bend, it all goes out the window and i just WING IT!!! |
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