[ponyakr]

Don't know if this is the right place for this thread, or not. If not, a mod can move it to the correct location.

I've posted pics of this car before. It's an '87 Safari Wagon. From the time I saw Jack Mullins' Cat drag wagon, and the Tons-a-Fun '72 Lemans wagon, I've wanted a Pontiac wagon.

Well, a few years back, I saw this '87 Woody driving around in our local town. Looked like it had seen better days, so I figured it would quit soon & be up for sale. I followed it one day, and after it stopped & the driver & passenger figured out that I was not trying to harm them, I gave the owner my name/number & ask to have the 1st chance to buy it, when it came up for sale.

Well, I did eventually get the call. Can't remember for sure, but I think I paid $500 for it. It has what I think is a 307 Olds engine, which is bolted to a Chevy TH350, with 2 bolts.

Well, I had a Ventura bracket car, then a '69 Tempest, then a '68 Bird. So, I never got around to doing anything with the wagon. But, the wagon is now the only Pontiac I own. So, it's time to start workin on it.

I've still got the 455/TH400 that was in my '68 Bird bracket car. So, all I need to do is pull the 307/TH350, and swap in the 455/TH400. For me, that's the easy part. BUT, as I've mentioned on this forum several times, I know little to nothing about body & resto work.

SO, I'll need LOTS of help ! And the questions I'll ask will be VERY basic, and stuff that most here will consider stuff that any car guy should know how to do. But, although I set up several bracket cars, & did lots of racing, I never learned how to do any body/resto work.

So, I'll need some guys to help me with lots of basic info, rather than just telling me how easy that is to do. I'll liken it to the 1st grade. No need to expect me to be able to write a sentence, when I can't even write all the letters of the alphabet. All help will be greatly appreciated !