Rally Cross RT build
bkmc24
Senior Wagonist
So I was slowly working my way out of the wagon world, but it seems fate brought me right back to the obsession. Buddy of mine said he had a wagon that he didn't know much about, but his tow yard had it and he needed it gone. $300, and he sent me some pictures. Had a roof rack, and since I wanted on for the 2WD, I figured I would scoop it no matter what, take some parts and sell the rest to make money off of it. I went to check it out, and noticed right away they did not know what they had.
Obviously it has some damage, and the timing belt let loose, but upon inspection, it has complete Ground Control coilovers and extended top hats. Those alone are worth more than what I spent, and given how little I have into it, I figured it would be fun to see how cheap I can keep it, learn to do stuff internal motor wise, and build it to rally cross some and just enjoy!
So, I ordered new valves, seals, gaskets, etc to learn how to lap valves in and rebuild a head and see if I can get it going for under a grand. I am currently in it at about $650 including the purchase of the car and parts and tools. Once I get it driving, I will start sourcing accord suspension stuff to lift it and toss the ground controls on the 2WD.
Long-term ideas are to build a snorkel for it, start sourcing a low profile roof rack for it that actually supports weight (something along the lines of Gobi or Baja Rack) and just see how cheap and cool I can make it!
Obviously it has some damage, and the timing belt let loose, but upon inspection, it has complete Ground Control coilovers and extended top hats. Those alone are worth more than what I spent, and given how little I have into it, I figured it would be fun to see how cheap I can keep it, learn to do stuff internal motor wise, and build it to rally cross some and just enjoy!
So, I ordered new valves, seals, gaskets, etc to learn how to lap valves in and rebuild a head and see if I can get it going for under a grand. I am currently in it at about $650 including the purchase of the car and parts and tools. Once I get it driving, I will start sourcing accord suspension stuff to lift it and toss the ground controls on the 2WD.
Long-term ideas are to build a snorkel for it, start sourcing a low profile roof rack for it that actually supports weight (something along the lines of Gobi or Baja Rack) and just see how cheap and cool I can make it!
Comments
Look forward to seeing the progress you make on this
That thing is a steal for $300!
Going to try and get head work done this weekend so maybe I will try and start it Monday.
I'm looking to relocate to the Denver area. so you better get it straight because you'll have some RX competition!
I am mostly excited to be building almost the exact same thing as my brother. Just gives me a chance to show superiority haha.
Most likely I will just tuck it away somewhere and get to work on it so when I finally take him to court and it is all said and done, I can drive it. Regardless, I have a ton of parts waiting for it and most of the body should be fixed thanks to all the parts from Maxwell.
(also - the hood latch cable snapped when I removed it today so you probably dont want it. sorry man!)
Went to town on the wagon to find that the valves and pistons are good, nothing made contact. Bad news is I ran out of gasket remover and all of our parts store close at 2 today lol. Regardless of that, once I get more chemicals I will be tossing the head back on with ARP's and new OEM water pump, timing belt, tensioner, and gaskets and see if I can't get this thing running!!
Well, it ran and drove decently. Smoked a whole lot of rust out of the exhaust but other than that it seemed to run pretty damn well. Needed to cut open the bumper to get the hood latch loose though, and I thought I had it fixed with the new one but I think the core support upper is just too messed up so I will need to reopen it somehow and work on it to not suck lol.