The tangerine speedo. update: 3" downpipe and 11" REAR discs
oldschoolimport
Wagonist
I picked up a creampuff 90 wagon. its a 2wd automatic (thats being converted), with A/C and cruise. the engine is gone, but that really doesn't matter. the car is dirty, but is the most structurally sound 20 year old car I've seen. no damage (other than sheet metal dents), and no rust anywhere. I took an ice pick and poked around at the usual honda rust spots, and didn't even find any scale. it was all smooth metal. my first box of parts showed up 6 hours before the car deal was finalized, and more stuff is on the way. this is gonna be a fun project...
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i want to see this.
Also, the turbo set-up is getting changed. The HF manifold won't work with A/C, so he offered to build a top mount manifold. Who am I to argue with an offer like that?
I was the one who talked to you off the corner of the nascar shops. I had no idea this project would kick off this fast. maybe I'll have something decent to park with yall next year.
it got a bath at the coin wash:
the motor was mocked up:
and THIS is why I had no problem spending $750 on a wagon without a motor...
all the trim was pulled, in anticipation of the color change. yes, at this point, the color of choice is......tangerine.
the front crossmember is in place, awaiting the heim joints and additional bracing.
the wires are pulled for the tuck.
the dash is pulled for wire placement, and color change. the doo-doo brown interior needs to go too.
the engine thats getting built is disassembled and ready for internals.
the heims are 3/4", so a 3/4" bolt was drilled out and tapped. that way, the 3/4" heim screwed onto the torsion rod, by way of the bolt/spacer.
the stainless steel high mis-alignment spacers are 3/4" to 1/2" and 2" wide.
the tabs were cut and tacked in place.
more gussets and triangulation is planned, we just ran out of time for this night.
I picked up a set of shotpeened LS rods with ARP hardware this week.
In for more pictures.
not yet. all the fab will be done, and the car will be running before any paint gets sprayed. once it runs and drives, it will be blown apart again for paint and interior. I dont want any nice shiny paint getting messed up while we monkey around with it.
the elbows for the manifold adapter and wastegate came in today. fab on that should get going next week.
with plenty of room for the A/C... for the old man's comfort...
the bottom of the bumper beam was removed, and new metal welded in, with slots machined in to allow for fore/aft movement for placement. I forgot to take a pic with the bumper cover off. I'll get one tuesday.
the track type seatbelts have been removed, and the fixed slider type are going in. I went to a junk yard to get the seatbelts, associated trim pieces, and trans mounts, and happened up on another passengers side mirror and rear window bars. the man is very reasonable, and alot of the car is still there.