My wagon build,UPDATED 4-5-10!

So I'v owned this wagon for going on 3 years now, I'm the seconed owner. Its my daily driver/shop car for the most part to keep the miles of my Explorer, and have my crx that is my toy. Its been painted for a year now, color is Dupont "Hot Rod Flat Black". Its 2wd so its been rockin the DPFI for the last 297k miles strong but its time to upgrade it. We aquired a build dohc zc from one of my customers, so that what were puttin in, and then throwing alot of boost at it. Were color matching the bay, full wire tuck and partial brake tuck, this is what my shop specializes in. :D

this is whats done to the car now:
skunk2 coilovers with, coil concept 700lb drag springs in each corner in the rear.
kyb fully adjustable struts
blox lower control arms
skunk2 dual bend shifter and knob
jdm EF9 front bumper
the wheels almost change monthly lol

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and now the fun stuff

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The paint is still wet in the pics but its the same color as the rest of the car.
the wheel wells are done with truck bed liner.
The motor thats going in is

Dohc ZC
Head has been ported and polished as far as it can be ported.
SRP Pistions
LS rods, shop peened
all with zero miles
Tranny is fully refreshed with new syncros and lsd

Turbo set up is still being pieced together.

Comments are welcomed!

and i will try and get some pics of my other cars, i know a few have asked :roll:
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  • WagicWagic Wagonist
    Damn that engine bay looks like a lot of work to prep. Without stripping or dipping, seems like the only way to knock down the paint in the contours is wire brush. What method did you use?

    BTW, wagon looks great. Can't wait to see the engine in that clean bay.
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    lots of sanding.
    and angle grinder with 1" and 3" pad with fine and course scotbrite pads are my friends. and then lots of sanding by hand getting rid of the excess body filler. our bays are so easy, compared to a customers car that we are finishing up. its a 750hp integra, we did a full color match and wire tuck, and brakeline tuck on it, it took me almost 4 days of sanding to prep the engine bay is so much bigger. lol
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    When's this thing gonna be done?
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    waiting on clutch and my headgasket and the motor will be in and mounted. since its the shop car we keep nit picking lil things, but we keep reminding our selfs thats it suppose to be the daily driver. shooting for broken in, boosted and tuned buy the end of may. thats when i get mi drivers license back, haha :lol:
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    here are the before and after pictures of a car I just finished up for a customer.
    benson 2.1L block, full race mani, yada yada yada... goal is 750-800hp on pump gas.

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    Here is pictures of how my crx used to be, and then i added a jackson racing supercharger, and now its sitting with no motor, and jdm front and K mounts welded in, its all or nothing now :D
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  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    i want to see more.
  • HxCforeverHxCforever Wagonist
    EDwEFprts wrote:
    i want to see more.
    agrred
  • jdmeskjdmesk Wagonist
    nice wago. diggin the flat black with the turqoiuse wheels. o yeah the rex is clean too. NICE!!
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    jdmesk wrote:
    ...o yeah the rex is clean too. NICE!!
    oh ya, that's nice too.
  • SohcpowaSohcpowa New Wagonist
    I saw that CRX a few years ago at SIR in auburn, looks awesome, whats the status on the wagon? did you sell the blue one?
  • RookieRookie Band Wagon
    I hope that this is not a dead topic...... :(
  • insane_oneinsane_one Band Wagon
    i think it is
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    Ok, its been way to long, but much deserved updates are here. We've been just swamped with customer cars the last few months, but we took the holidays off to work on our own stuff and the wagon is starting to rock. Its so close to being back on the road i can smell it. I'll let the pics to the talking all comments and questions good or bad, welcomed!

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    We unloomed the entire engine harness added what we need to add for the mpfi conversion and obd1 conversion. Cut and soldered all the wires to the correct length and hid everything we could. Theres not going to be much you see on this engine once completed. this was fun! lol

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    Turbo setup, its going to be a custom in-house 2 1/2" downpipe coming off the elbow.
    All the good of the clutch and flywheel, and im running a 90 SI tranny with a Quaife LSD.

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    Bay all taped up and ready to go in, and my brake booster remounted.

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    In and mounted! That's it for last night.

    Probably update again this weekend. now its just a matter up boltin on parts, finishing my down pipe and charge pipe.
    And I have lots of parts to bolt on the car in general still. lol

    enjoy
  • lil'ghostlil'ghost Council Member
    :shock: :shock:

    Niiiiiiice!
  • Fuck that is a nice Engine Bay and the Motor is really Sick! I like this D16 Dohc.
    And i think your wag in this black looks awesome!
  • i hope this will be done so we can see it at the next meet.
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    o it will be done, i promise :D
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    looking good.
    glad you posted updates.

    also, wanted to give props for (and for finally joining us):
    joeyjnco wrote:
    So I've owned this wagon for going on 3 years now...
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    thanks mang
  • draginmywagondraginmywagon Senior Wagonist
    what up... cant wait to see the wagon when its done.. we might have to set a date to do my tuck..
    also you ready to sell that si hatch yet..lol
  • joeyjncojoeyjnco New Wagonist
    hahahaha no way im selling the hatch!
    i'm working on getting together k series parts for it as we speak,

    yeah let me know on the tuck
    and i still have your taillights :)
  • draginmywagondraginmywagon Senior Wagonist
    you have alot of people down for next month.. maybe i will have to set a date some time then.. i got a set of lights for like 30 off some dude on hcw... not a bad deal...
  • That's my kind of project car! Bump for updates.
  • draginmywagondraginmywagon Senior Wagonist
    hey bro.. whats up.. the build is looking sick...
  • enycesamenycesam Band Wagon
    Wow, this is impressive.
  • ive had three flat black cars and i was wondering what my rt4wd wagon would look like blacked out and thank u for posting theses pics lol it looks good
  • BenouzBenouz New Wagonist
    nice car and nice job 8)

    blue and black contrast,i like it
  • checkered brake booster! :lol: so awesome...
  • WagonWagon Wagonist
    looks great.

    Flat black is always a good color choice!
  • NengchangNengchang New Wagonist
    Looks good man!
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