~ WagonStatus Resto/Build ~
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Band Wagon
So i've finally settled on a 91 Civic Wagon. After going through a couple w/ terrible rust, I've finally found one worth keeping.
Winter Plans (currently):
-Clean the PISS out of it. It's filthy at the moment. (priorly owned my a mother of 3)
-Convert to 5spd (Currently auto obviously)
-D16z6 going in this month (i just bought a complete swap yesterday)
Summer Plans:
- BOOST!!! Forged internals and a monster hair dryer. Accompanied by A/C and powersteering. 300whp Goal
Stay Tuned for Pics and Updates!!!
Winter Plans (currently):
-Clean the PISS out of it. It's filthy at the moment. (priorly owned my a mother of 3)
-Convert to 5spd (Currently auto obviously)
-D16z6 going in this month (i just bought a complete swap yesterday)
Summer Plans:
- BOOST!!! Forged internals and a monster hair dryer. Accompanied by A/C and powersteering. 300whp Goal
Stay Tuned for Pics and Updates!!!
Comments
Stock ride height lol
Pulling the girls skirt down a little.
No Explanation needed
I cut my bumpstops slightly to give my struts a little more travel.
Tada
Cleaning the sucker out..
Filthy
Progress... seats and carpet out
New Bike Rack mounts.....or are they? :O
And my busted taillight?
Fixed woot woot
MORE PICS TO COME! I'll be tearing the stock motor out sometime this week.
and funny too...
Wheels to be cleaned and new rubber mounted
Rack insalled (i'll be getting yakima basket for it soon)
What could this be??
Tada
New Starter
And Distributor
Moms whip :P I'd drive it
Expensive part organizers, as I am about to dive into the engine bay
And... pic of the day *drools
Both sides are like this
very carefully...
Probably with a new tail ligiht
Good idea. I'll be trying this tonight! I need to get EVERYTHING out for a thorough cleaning.
Thanks! I've been working like mad. So no progress as of now. This weekend though
and hows it holding up and riding?
i might get some ef coilovers for 30 and use the stock strut since i don't make much right now
how did you cut the bump stops?
The Yellow gizmo is your bumpstop
All i did was cut off a measure of the bumbstop (almost half) to gain an inch or so of travel, while still maintaining some cushion incase i were to bottom out. Hope that helps
Oh, and I cut it with a hack saw.
so it just slips off and is ready to be hacked?
im new to all this stuff so i'm just trying to get some different aspects of lowering
thanks man
You're bumpstops will not disintegrate, especially not in a week. They are constructed of a reslilent soft solid elastomer.
All the bumpstop does is prevent the upper mount from slamming into the top of the shock. Its a failsafe that gently stops the travel once you run out of it, but generally does not make contact w/ any suspension components under normal driving conditions.
Granted, if you are doing some serious off-roading where bottoming your suspension happens more than on occasion, I wouldn't reccomend this mod. This is my daily driver, so i don't have to worry about that
i want to see the end result of the thorough cleaning.
haha...
that's an awesome wagon!