Thanks Eagle...
Today:
Received my Prothane Strut/Radius Rod bushings on Thursday.
Installed/replaced them today, took about 1.5hrs.
Took it for a small drive around the block, made a huge difference in the steering aspect of the car. I'm happy with the results.
Front/Rear upper strut bars and C-pillar bars came today. Installed them when I got home this evening. Took a little drive to see how they felt, and couldn't believe how much better the handling is. Def and a change in body roll, and it felt like the car was much more "planted" in the turns. It felt really good.
I would really recommend a set of braces for any Civic Wagon owner. The front and rear strut braces make a HUGE difference. I felt the C Piller didnt do too much, but at least it looks sweet!
Braces would be one of the best mods ive done to my shuttle in terms of increasing driving enjoyment
Ah nice, thanks, i had thought about getting the same set but was not sure if they would work, nice to see they do and they look good in the wag.
The rear upper bar doesn' fit real well. On this set I had to take the "locking" nuts off of each side to make it fit, but what do you do when you buy off Ebay..
I would really recommend a set of braces for any Civic Wagon owner. The front and rear strut braces make a HUGE difference. I felt the C Piller didnt do too much, but at least it looks sweet!
Braces would be one of the best mods ive done to my shuttle in terms of increasing driving enjoyment
To me at least, it seems that it actually made the car drive nicer around town and on the highway.
Nothing too special. Removed the front bumper to get to the rest of the A/C lines, condenser etc.. removed that. Also removed the rest of my power steering lines and that's about it.
It is a lot more open in front of the radiator now, so I'm hoping that might help cool things down a bit more:
Also removed the last piece of the factory intake system that is hidden behind the bumper on the passenger side:
Wow, it's been a while since I've done any updates... let alone posted on this site..
Well, a couple of updates.
1) Replaced the old leaky radiator with brand new one from RockAuto. Along with the radiator, performed a flush to get out all the old crud that had built up.
2) Replaced the old "de-powered" power steering rack with a brand new manual steering rack. I like how the manual rack feels compared to the power rack.
digging the rack for sure, easy install? May have to spend some time at the junk yard and see what I can find
It was very simple actually. With this particular rack, the mounting bolts are built into the rack. All I had to do was center the rack on the roof, where I wanted it, and drill 10 holes, 5 on each side. I used some gasket make around the bolts to prevent any leaking, set the rack in place and tighten the nuts on the underside of the roof. I did go to Lowes and got some 1.5" x 6" flat metal to put on the underside of the roof for bracing. (I should have taken some pictures of that but I'm really bad about taking photos as I go along with projects).
I do have some plans for this thing. They will take me a while as I am currently saving up as much money as possible so I can buy a house toward the end of the year.
I plan on
1) A lift
2) 14x7-12 Diamond Racing SC Series wheels
3) 27x8.50R14 General Grabber All-Terrains
4) CR-V Westin Bullbar w/aux lights
5) Full length rooftop basket (possibly w/aux lights)
This will be my All-terrain vehicle/ZAV (Zombie Assault Vehicle)... rather my AAV (Any Apocalypse Vehicle)
Welp... No longer have the wagon. Loved the little thing, but was time for something new. Traded straight across for a 1993 Lexus LS400 on Megan Coilovers.
Comments
Today:
Received my Prothane Strut/Radius Rod bushings on Thursday.
Installed/replaced them today, took about 1.5hrs.
Took it for a small drive around the block, made a huge difference in the steering aspect of the car. I'm happy with the results.
Some pics:
The Radius Rod:
The old bushings:
Old bushings (outside) New bushings (inside):
Me likey... and (looks) simple enough even I could install!
They aren't anything special. I just ordered them on ebay. It was a set of the 3 for $53.00 including the shipping.
Yes
TBH, I don't know what happened back there, lol. I carry around a bunch of stuff like tools and parts etc!
Braces would be one of the best mods ive done to my shuttle in terms of increasing driving enjoyment
The rear upper bar doesn' fit real well. On this set I had to take the "locking" nuts off of each side to make it fit, but what do you do when you buy off Ebay..
To me at least, it seems that it actually made the car drive nicer around town and on the highway.
Nothing too special. Removed the front bumper to get to the rest of the A/C lines, condenser etc.. removed that. Also removed the rest of my power steering lines and that's about it.
It is a lot more open in front of the radiator now, so I'm hoping that might help cool things down a bit more:
Also removed the last piece of the factory intake system that is hidden behind the bumper on the passenger side:
I wish I had a pressure washer!! I would've done the same thing!
Well, a couple of updates.
1) Replaced the old leaky radiator with brand new one from RockAuto. Along with the radiator, performed a flush to get out all the old crud that had built up.
2) Replaced the old "de-powered" power steering rack with a brand new manual steering rack. I like how the manual rack feels compared to the power rack.
Haven't done a lot to the wagon but have made just a couple of minor changes.
OEM Roof Rack off of a '96 Subaru Legacy Wagon:
Also, while the headliner was out, I lined it and installed the map lights out of the same Subaru:
It was very simple actually. With this particular rack, the mounting bolts are built into the rack. All I had to do was center the rack on the roof, where I wanted it, and drill 10 holes, 5 on each side. I used some gasket make around the bolts to prevent any leaking, set the rack in place and tighten the nuts on the underside of the roof. I did go to Lowes and got some 1.5" x 6" flat metal to put on the underside of the roof for bracing. (I should have taken some pictures of that but I'm really bad about taking photos as I go along with projects).
I plan on
1) A lift
2) 14x7-12 Diamond Racing SC Series wheels
3) 27x8.50R14 General Grabber All-Terrains
4) CR-V Westin Bullbar w/aux lights
5) Full length rooftop basket (possibly w/aux lights)
This will be my All-terrain vehicle/ZAV (Zombie Assault Vehicle)... rather my AAV (Any Apocalypse Vehicle)