1987 RT-AWD WAGOVAN build!!
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^^ haha i didn't even notice him.
I wasn't talkin bout the car more the droppage.
I wasn't talkin bout the car more the droppage.
We'll, I'd love to drop the car about an 1.5 more. However, there is no aftermarket suspension support for the 4WD wagons. If I had a 2WD wagon, I could just drop in CRX equipment. So, I had to go the heated springs route in the rear. For the front, i had a shop re-index the torsion bars down two clicks. They worked and got the car as low as it will safely go. You should have seen it BEFORE we did this. It was ridiculously high. Looked like I was ready for the flood, lol!
are you sure the Tein Midievil Pro Kit wont work for this setup? also, the integra torsion bars and rear suspention will make it lower if im not mistaken.
still looks dope tho! i still see my 3rd gen driving around from time to time
Looking good man...so what is next for it...
Hey, thanks man!are you sure the Tein Midievil Pro Kit wont work for this setup? also, the integra torsion bars and rear suspention will make it lower if im not mistaken.
still looks dope tho! i still see my 3rd gen driving around from time to time
Yeah, I believe any Civic/CRX stuff will fit my front suspension, as it is the same as in other 3G.
BUTTTT.....the rear is totally different, due to the 4WD set-up. I suppose that I could swap out totally to a 2WD suspension set-up, but I believe that (1) It would be a TON of work; and (2) I would have to switch out my 4WD drivetrain, and I'm just not prepared to do that
Maybe, I'm wrong about this though, I'll ask the RPR folks at some point.
Even if I could, my wife would absolutely FLIP on me if she found out I spent all the cash required for that Tein kit, LOL!
Thanks, as always brother. This summer's wish list...
Exterior: Fab fog brackets, bolt up fogs with Nokya H3 Hyper Yellow bulbs; 4300K-ish HID set (w/ a halogen high, so I can pass NC inspection!), cleaning up little trim items here and there; REAR fogs coming from German! Very excited. Hope to have those mounted up, along with a JDM "Shuttle" badge for the rear from the same source; wire up the JDM sidemarkers (their just looking pretty right now).
Interior: Paint door jams! (I've been putting this off, not looking forward to it!); Summit plastic racing seat (I'll order the yellow vinyl seat cover, then use SEM products to paint it tan to match my "luxury" interior theme
); Some sort of 5-point harness for drivers seat; recover my rear hatch cover and speaker pod carpet/spray with brown SEM prodcuct; modify my JDM center console to fit; Gauges mounted under my glove box (oil pressue; air/fuel ratio, fuel pressue); Aftermarket head-unit; keyless entry install; new Nardi knob (mine is used and scuffed); Mugen pedals (if I can budget for them); possibly a sub; Ipod mount (gooseneck style, mounted at left bracket bolt of passenger seat) Engine: Built Si head swap (cam regrind, dual-valve spring, p&p, shaved to .060, arp head studs, cometic head gasket) , or full D16a1 DOHC swap with DCOE intake manifold, so I can still run my 40 PPH Mikuni side-draft and elecric fuel-pump set-up; Possibly a new radiator (my new one is half sized, and I'm not happy with the cooling thus far); Carb syncing and tuning from a competent shop.
So, that's my plan. A lot to do. I'm a teacher, so this is my "off" season. I'll get as much of this done as I can.
Nice...yea...the Mazda still isn't running...motor I ended up getting had a blown headgasket/warped head and then once we got it fixed and running we find out we put the rear main seal in wrong, so we have to pull the motor once again...sucks...
Ah, man, that stinks!!
Keep at it. Great builds take patience and perseverance. Unrewarding builds take a check book or Visa card.
We'll, Grandma let us borrow her digital camera today, so I finally had something decent to take some pictures of the wagon with. I'm no pro, but here are some snaps I took of the wagon in it's current state.
Thanks so much guys!
Just changed out the plugs, cleaned and re-oiled the K&N filters, and gave the carbs a tune-up.
Car runs even better now. Very stoked.
(A while back, before I rebuilt the Mikuni's, I had some flooding problems with the carbs. I didn't realize the flooding gas had gunked up my filters so bad. They were disgusting, and apparently they were REALLY effecting my performance.)
I'm off for the summer in 3 weeks. I'll be working on the car a bunch during June/July. I'll post updates as I go!
Just changed out the plugs, cleaned and re-oiled the K&N filters, and gave the carbs a tune-up.
Car runs even better now. Very stoked.
(A while back, before I rebuilt the Mikuni's, I had some flooding problems with the carbs. I didn't realize the flooding gas had gunked up my filters so bad. They were disgusting, and apparently they were REALLY effecting my performance.)
I'm off for the summer in 3 weeks. I'll be working on the car a bunch during June/July. I'll post updates as I go!
I don't think Dan has gotten on in quite some time...I need to give him a call and see what is up...
I love it when people do something that is not mainstream and stick with it. That is one nice ass wagon. Whats next?wow that thing is sick! cant wait to see future improvements!
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