Street, Strip or BOTH, 1964 Savoy Wagon

[brian.linn]

I drug this car home, it needs floors, brakes, fuel line and of course motor/trans... Thinking about doing a little street car that will see the track. Spent some time buffing the old paint, gonna keep it the way it is... Just thought I would share. Last pic is from one of my other cars...

 

[oldwood]

Its great to see these wagons saved. I saved a '63 wagon that I'm trying to sell. Good luck with your project.

 

[jay t.]

I'm surprised by how many wagons are still out there. I'm getting my 63 on the road this Spring. Very cool example you have there, good luck.

 

[ozymaxwedge]

Good thing, I like the idea of leaving the paint as is, good luck with the build . ccasion14:

 

[Car Nut]

Looks good Brian!

 

[khryslerkid]

Do it!

 

[Dodge 330]

It really needs 22" DUB wheels and a wing. :happy6:

Nice truck, BTW!

 

[Moparsmitty]

Nice to find an old wagon that is mostly there. Look to be in decent shape. Have fun with it.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

BOOST & overdrive:eusa_whistle:

 

[Longroof]

Nice start.

But then again I am biased.

I just got my Wagon back on the road over the weekend.

 

[fwi]

Did you buy that in Arizona?
You can easily make it look like mine (that I recently sold......and wish I hadn't!)

 

[Longroof]

I drug this car home, it needs floors, brakes, fuel line and of course motor/trans... Thinking about doing a little street car that will see the track. Spent some time buffing the old paint, gonna keep it the way it is... Just thought I would share.

What ET are you shooting for?

What engine?

Trans?

Rear axle?

 

[hangn0ut]

You know the wheelbase is the same as a 2 door sedan. Its all rear overhang.

 

[brian.linn]

11.50? 440/727, Dana 60, spool, 4.10 gear maybe?

 

[Longroof]

11.50? 440/727, Dana 60, spool, 4.10 gear maybe?

I just got mine roadworthy and will get it to the track in the next couple of months. My combination is a 440 with lightly ported Stealth Aluminum heads, 10.6:1 compression, Hughes mechanical flat tappet cam [email protected] performer RPM intake, 800 holley, 727- Manual valve body, 3000 stall, Dana 60 with 4.10 posi. And some Hoosier Quick Time Pro DOT Drag tires. Not sure of the weight of the car... I will get a weight on it soon. I feel that it should run high 11's. .. but ultimately slow it down to run some street class brackets with a 12.0 limit.

I can't wait to get this thing out to the track and see what I have to start with.

 

[383man]

Thats nice as wagons are cool. It wont take to much to get it in the 11's. Think about a mild stroker as thats what I did for my street/strip car. I used to run a mild 440 with the MP .557 cam and 906 heads I ported. It had a Holley SD intake and the 850 DP. It ran a best of 11.49 @ 116 in my 3700 lb 63. Now I have a mild 493 stroker that drives and runs great on 92 pump and I use the same converter , gears and carb on it and it picked me up to 10.70's. Build a stroker and take advantage of the extra torque for that cool wagon. Ron

 

[Darter6]

I'm in the process with a 63 Belvedere moor door .Same as you,just sand and buff the old paint,rebuild the suspension, stick a 440 in and have a nice street/bracket driver. Car came from Tucson Az with a Mexican old school tuck & roll velour seats and door panels. Consensus here is "Leave it as is".

 

[Detroit Iron]

Good choice on leaving the original paint. Very cool.