1970 Lemans Sport Wagon project #beermesuzie

[67goatman455]

sweet car! looks like there was some new wheels for it in the back of the truck too!

[LowNfast]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

Cool wagon and who doesn't love a good road trip. What is the cutout in the rear bumper for?

The cut out is for fold down "step" to load the roof rack on estate model wagons, not sure if the bumpers were used for the sport model, but I haven't found any without the step... or with the step for that matter.

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Nice trip and great to see the wife in for the fun of this hobby.

thanks, Its great to have the family involved in a new project.

Originally Posted by grendel

I am in for the build... like the story.

My wife wants a fist gen Vette, done up.

I wonder if I could get her into an Olds Vista Cruiser, with the roof windows?

I think so, sell her on the "sky light" windows lol

Originally Posted by 67goatman455

sweet car! looks like there was some new wheels for it in the back of the truck too!

You're correct, we took wheels and tires to try to drive it home, but rain was in the forcast and the wiper blades are shot!

[LowNfast]

After our wine "tasting", we head south with the car and make a few extra stops at some of the cool places along the way. Nebraska doesn't disappoint with great hole in the wall spots to visit.






Even with the rain off and on it, we made decent time.










This old 'Weaver' tire changer was really cool to see in working order.

[LowNfast]

Just before we get into Geneva, NE. We stop at a local store that has 30 packs of "old mill" for $13.99. This store is my father n laws secret to cheap beer, not my flavor but he made us stop and make the wagon live up to her name " #beermesuzie "





Eddie's Service Station is neat old ethyl station in Geneva, a local guy
spent a lot of time restoring the building keeping the historic look.

[Zspoiler]

That is what so nice about that era of station wagon They had lots of room and they had style.I had a 1972 Chevelle wagon so I know.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Very cool and good looking ride.

#TBT- learned to drive on our family's nearly new '71 Olds VistaCruiser...miss that car.

[LowNfast]

We really wanted to drive the car home but it just wasn't worth fighting the rain. Close to Texas the rain cleared up but the traffic got thicker with construction on I35. After making it thru the traffic we arrived in Flower Mound, TX. The long drive had worn us out but Cynthia wanted to check out the wagon and drive it to our home in Fort Worth. So the car came off the trailer, we changed the wheels, checked the fluids and went for it!

[LowNfast]

The drive home reassured us that suspension and steering were top priority. So the wagon went to our shop immediately for Viking coil overs, a quick ratio steering box, new tie rods, tubular arms on the stock spindle, we used proforged stock lower, and tall upper ball joints to help us achieve the alignment specs we wanted.






Then she was off to the alignment and exhaust appointment. We Gibson's new MWA series mufflers, really great sound on the old poncho motor.

[gmc]

Great looking project. I've been wanting to build an old wagon for awhile. Which controls arms did you use?

[LowNfast]

Originally Posted by gmc

Great looking project. I've been wanting to build an old wagon for awhile. Which controls arms did you use?

thanks! it took us year to find a decent wagon to start with. The arms are global west knock offs with proforged ball joints installed.