Projects Holy crap what have i gotten myself into?? Bowling green bound.

I have the same problem with my '60 (which I can assume is the same heater core). I had the radiator guy look at mine and he said the control mechanism is history and that it'd cost way too much to try to fix it. "Find a new one," he said. "Yep, sure, just go to the Chevy store and buy a 54 year old "new" one. Riiii-iiight...!!!"

R-

 

I know what you are talking about. I am planning on driving my wagon over to a friends house today or tomorrow and hopefully saturday morning we can diagnose the engine problem. While it is there we will rebleed the brakes and I will recheck trans oil and rearend dope. then we will order new seat belts.

40StudeDude I do not remember from your wagon build thread did you order new seat belts? If you did what length and style did you order? I am going to order 3 sets for the back seat and 2 sets for the front seat.

 

No, did not order them. I went to the upholstery supply place and bought seat belt material -they call it 'webbing' in the color I wanted, cut up old belts I had, did the measuring with those, then took latches I removed from them, the floor anchors and the new belt material to my upholsterer and had him sew the anchors and latches on. That way I got enuff belt webbing to go around Dan's substantial girth... and the belt doesn't cut into his stomach...!!!

R-

 

Enloe, did you call the phone number I gave you????

 

Not yet i will today

 

Heaters are highly overated. Think you'll need one BG?

 

I hope so at night. That would be good sleeping weather

 

i built a 60 belair about 2 years ago napa got a copper heater core for me overnight!

 

cool

 

Made some more progress yesterday. We got the motor running yesterday. We adjusted the the brakes yesterday.

We found some front end problems. I will pick up some shocks and tie rod ends and a idler arm tomorrow.

 

I need bushings for my shifting linkage. Does anyone know where the best place to get them?

 

Got the front end parts ordered yesterday they should be in today.

 

Front end parts are supposed to be here today.
Hooray!!!!

 

Enloe, whats the deal on the heater core?

 

I called the guys that you told me about and i believe the price was 275.00
it is on the list of "to do" items. Right now it is the front end and i also need linkage bushings for the shifter.

 

Hi Enloe.275.00 for a heater?Damn.Used to work for a friend with a radiator shop,and Harrison(R) had the cores to sell to rebuild heater cores for about $10.00 to$15.00 dealers cost,and the shop just put the old tanks on the new core.Total cost was the same as a new unit or LESS.If you have a OUALITY radiator shop close by check with them and see if they can order just the core not the complete unit.All that should be needed id the H-W-T of the stock core.
If it is a quality shop,they should have a catalog with all the info that is needed.
Good luck.Have fun Be safe.
Leo

 

The front end is done my friend did it today while I was at work

 

I wouldn't pay $275 for a heater core. See if you can get your original core repaired or recored.
Gary

 

I will probably do that. I hope to have the bushings for the linkage..

 

I found a 60 tailgate today and I salvaged the guts out of it. Also got some bushings for the shifter levers on the column. The steering box also got rebuilt.

 

I am going to a swap meet to set up in Cartersville Ga tomorrow morning. If you guys get out make the road trip down to support a new up and coming monthly event. Tomorrow will be the 2nd event that HAMBer gasmanm01 has put on here is a link to the info.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=866687&highlight=cartersville

bring some stuff to sell or bring some money to buy or just come out and hang out and do some BSing..

 

Had fun at the swap meet yesterday I sold a little and I bought a little and I traded a little. All in all it was a good day.

 

Sounds like you having fun enloe , That's whatit's all about.

 

Yes I am. We are enjoying every minute

 

I haven't checked your thread in a while, but I'm stoked to see the progress!! I just posted my project thread on my 59 Pontiac wagon that I hope to have going this summer. Would be cool to meet up at a show with all the wagons being built on the HAMB!

 

im going to check on a heater core for you today! my napa guy can find anything ! i ask him yesterday to make sure that is where i got it,he said it was thought he still had the part number.

 

Cool i appreciate it.

 

got with my napa guy yesterday to find out i was wrong about heater core, we went through all my purchases found i had bought a rebuild kit for the heater valve on the core that was what was leaking sorry the core he found was like 175

 

How much was the heater valve rebuild kit?

 

$9.99 on control valve rebuild kit