ratrod66's td wagon

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ratrod66's td wagon

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hey, picked up a 78 td wagon not too long ago. most of the work is done but still needs putting back together, its orange at the moment with plans to paint it flat or matt black.

picked up a te sedan to use for parts, taking motor and box plus all wiring.

she does not have the td front on her, i think its a te or tf front that has been used. ( yes i have checked the plates and it states its a 78 td )

doing most of the work myself whenever i can.

will have pics up soon, plus more information as time goes on....
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update......

have partly painted the floor with sound deader, still got to give it its fianl coat, then can paint the inside. hoping to take dash out soon plus swap the manuals paddels to the auto set up.

have to get new drivers window plus a windscreen.

would get more done if this rain would go away......
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hope you like the pics,

can anyone tell me what model the grille and lights are from?

thanks.
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yeah the whole front has been changed over, i've checked the build plates out & it says its a 78 td.
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got some time off work as misses in hospital ready to have our 3rd baby so me looking after the boys & working on car, started work on dash board, filling the cracks in. man what a pain in the ass job it is to get it right, but hey got to say its starting to look good.
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well been working on dash, got to say starting to look good, just have to give it a last once over and make sure no more cracks before i paint it.

have painted the console and a few other parts and hopeful in the next few weeks will have the engine out off the TE and into the wagon.

will have some pics up soon of what i've done...
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some pics of dash and console
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this is the TE i'm getting the engine out of

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well my brother in-law finily came down with the a-frame this afternoon and gave me a hand to get the engine out of the TE, it took only bout a hour and half as my nephew was helping, i had both my boys to look after as well but still lent a handwhen needed.

just have to give it a good clean and replace some parts, transfer some of the wiring into to wagon and i'll be set.

will have pics up hopeful in the next few days of how we did it......
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well striped the rest of the TE today, now the real fun starts, cleaning and putting the engine into the wagon.
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heres some pics of how we got the engine out.

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this is my brother in-law doing what he does best
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this is whats left of the TE after we striped her of everything
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