Andy's NW RT4WD

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  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    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.

    Some pics:

    The Radius Rod:
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    The old bushings:
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    Old bushings (outside) New bushings (inside):
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  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    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.

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  • ScallyWagScallyWag Wagonist
    Er.. um... just outta curiositude, what brand of bars have ya got, where'd ya get 'em and how much? :shock:

    Me likey... and (looks) simple enough even I could install! :D
  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    ScallyWag wrote:
    Er.. um... just outta curiositude, what brand of bars have ya got, where'd ya get 'em and how much? :shock:

    Me likey... and (looks) simple enough even I could install! :D

    They aren't anything special. I just ordered them on ebay. It was a set of the 3 for $53.00 including the shipping.
  • wagobrad91wagobrad91 Wagonist
    did u get one of the sets that was listed for the Civic/CRX?
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    nice bars... but damn did ur wagon have an accident on those back seats... =D
  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    wagobrad91 wrote:
    did u get one of the sets that was listed for the Civic/CRX?

    Yes
    nice bars... but damn did ur wagon have an accident on those back seats... =D

    TBH, I don't know what happened back there, lol. I carry around a bunch of stuff like tools and parts etc!
  • wagobrad91wagobrad91 Wagonist
    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.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    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
  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    To me at least, it seems that it actually made the car drive nicer around town and on the highway. :dunno:
  • Tatty90EE4Tatty90EE4 Wagonist
    wagobrad91 wrote:
    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..
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    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.
  • Did a little bit of work on the wagon today.

    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.

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    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:

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    Also removed the last piece of the factory intake system that is hidden behind the bumper on the passenger side:

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  • SparklesSparkles Wagonist
    ^^Thats the same view I had of my wagon today. All the dirt inspired me to get the power washer out and clean the whole bottom of the wagon
  • Sparkles wrote:
    ^^Thats the same view I had of my wagon today. All the dirt inspired me to get the power washer out and clean the whole bottom of the wagon

    I wish I had a pressure washer!! I would've done the same thing!
  • 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.
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    good to see some updates with your wagon.
  • It's been quite some time since I've been on the forums. Just recently re-activated my account with a username change.

    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:
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    Also, while the headliner was out, I lined it and installed the map lights out of the same Subaru:
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  • digging the rack for sure, easy install? May have to spend some time at the junk yard and see what I can find :)
  • geezfools wrote: »
    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.

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