LS wagovan finally running.

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  • OGWAGN1OGWAGN1 Wagonist
    i got one other question....will 92-95 civic front upper arms, such as the blox and skunk 2's fit on the wagos?

    Also curious about this because i can buy a set off a guy if they will fit.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    finally!!
    haha, well i got the trailing arm bushings in, it wasnt all that hard.
    got my bushing kit all figured out, hopefully gonna be here monday or tuesday.
    getting tires either tomorrow or friday....kumho ecsta AST's 195/50/15's.
    skunk2 front camber kit gonna be here friday.
    as soon as i get my camera back ill get some pics up.

    also....HOW MUCH DO I CUT OUT OF THE SHIFT LINKAGE!?
    i need to know asap.
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    Read StorminMatt's post about using bar stock.

    http://www.ef-honda.com/main/viewtopic. ... +bar+stock
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    sweet thanks, ill have to get this all figured out today since i have the day off and what not.
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    B18C5-EH2 wrote:
    Some techs at my shop have the tool (looks slightly different) and once you get access to the bushing by lowering the TA fro the car it takes less than 10 minutes to press both old ones out, then press new ones in. Works by using an impact gun to spin the center portion while the hooks press against the TA itself.

    So Im confused. The bushing is molded in the arm, how do you press another one in? Does it have its own metal race that press fits in?

    True the ploy bushings for this application. Dunno bout binding, but they sure change the handeling characteristics of a car. I wont use the ES ones again. The beat up, broken, dryrotted stockers are more predictable.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    the bushing does have a metal sleeve type thing around it. all we used was a piece of pipe the same size as the bushing and used a hydraulic press and the popped right out.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    does anyone know the part number for the lower section of the 92 integra stock exhaust manifold along with the little section of pipe between the cat and the lower section of the header?
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    Ok, so I havent removed one from an awd car, but all the others (Integra) I had done there wasnt a sleeve. The bushing was attached (molded into) the trailing arm. Crazy. That makes it a lot easier.
  • shenrie wrote:
    Ok, so I havent removed one from an awd car, but all the others (Integra) I had done there wasnt a sleeve. The bushing was attached (molded into) the trailing arm. Crazy. That makes it a lot easier.
    4WD civic the same as teggy...
    the OEM type bushing is one piece ...
    In case of poly, yes you have to leave outter sleeve in place when installing POLY bushing...
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    thats crazy, i figured they would pretty much all be removable. anyways on my last question i already got it figured out, the lower section of the OEM 92 teggy manifold is $497.00 retail!! im looking at getting the an-r compact style header or the hytec tri-y header.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    GOT ANOTHER UPDATE


    so i just ordered a tri-y replica header and i got all the bushings in and everything, just need new tie rods and lower front ball joint boots then ill have the front all on and it will be a rolling chassis again! hopefully i can pick up the tie rods and lower ball joint boots today and have it all on by this evening. still havent got my camera back otherwise i would have pics up.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    alright i know you have all been wanting to see this shit all together and finally its all together, just needs to be wired up and exhaust which i will do as soon as my parents get back from visiting family around the 17th i believe. at first i wasnt too happy with how it sits, cause i like cars slammed but its actually perfect height and the oil pan has a pretty good clearance and everything.......NOW ON TO THE PIC!!!!

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  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    looking like a car again :D
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    i got my header on and the thing is still like 2.5 inches of clearance. i guess im gonna have to raise it back up. does anyone else that has a swap have clearance issues with their header? post up pics.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    so i took some pics of the header on the motor and the clearance and another outside body shot, so enjoy!

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    overall, i must say this replica header is fucking nice as hell.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    wow, clean engine! i love that header, very stylish 8)
  • Headers to ground clearance sucks BIG time...
    Any plans to aliviate this lil problem?
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    thanks. um for just right now im gonna lift it up a little bit til i figure something better cause i want this thing slammed.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    so i got off work early today so i thought i would raise it up a little in the front and hook up my front brake lines....so i took some piktures.

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    sorry they are a little bad.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    i like the way it sits right now :D good work mang.

    any plans for the exterior?
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    thanks, just get a 94 accord mugen front lip and repaint it the same color but paint the bumpers too. and repaint the moldings and handels all black. oh yeah, all new weather stripping.
  • NJCIVICWAGON1NJCIVICWAGON1 Council Member
    Clean Motor...Sick Header....
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    header is back on, everything is torqued up, and brakes are bled. just waiting til monday to get shift linkage, o2 sensor and a radiator. then ill have all the fluids in and hopefully be taking it down to the shop to get it wired up.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    so the car is going into the shop either tuesday or wednesday to get wiring, exhaust and shift linkage all done.
    im just staying with obd-0 since it will be a little easier to get all wired up and what not.
    ill keep everyone updated on this so as soon as i get it i can post a vid up.
  • 100% mang ... love to c it..
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    ya for sure huh lol. well i just dropped the car off at trenz to get all finished up.
    hopefully they can get it done by thursday since they will be closed fri-sun for july FORTH!
    holla at a dolla yall.
  • well somewhere next week, wish me luck, i'm going to do the bushing trailing arm, squirted penetrating oil a week ago...

    never expect the best, thats what i say...
    lol, did y call them already, are you done?, can i pick it up?
  • cmyrexcmyrex Band Wagon
    very nice man looks good. just to help ya out on the trailing arm bushings man. if you know anyone that has an air hammer and a lift. its easier just to get the trailing arm bushings and then drop the two bolts and the two bolts that hold the parking brake line on pry the arm down make sure to move the p brake line outt of the way. air hammer them out then air hammer them in thats how we do it at honda. if you dont have a lift you can prolly do it if you get the car off the ground with some jack stands. if your going to do it this way make sure you put the bushing in the right way and with the arrow that says up going up. when your underneath the car you want to push the bushings out from the inside and do the reverse to push them in so standing outside the car push them in from the corners until in flush with the arm. btw taking a wire brush wheel to the paint on the bushings makes them easier to press in and toss some wd on them before they go in.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    word, thanks for the info...and ya, me and my pops put some never seize on that thing and it was pretty simple to get the new one in.
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    hey my wagon is running! here is a pic of my exhaust set-up.....

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    ill get more pictures up today and ill really try to get a sound clip of exhaust and it driving. also getting an alignment today at noon, and my seat belts are the auto ones and they dont reel back or forward, so should i take it to the honda dealer and have them take a look or what? thanks.
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