Fool's Gold! Size DOES matter.

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  • H_civic66H_civic66 Senior Wagonist
    Hey Bam on password jdm facebook page a pic of your wagon trailer is up and its funny cause some people think its fake or are kinda confused... Cant wait for this one to show up.
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    yep I replied to that picture.

    The guy was claiming it was photo shopped.

    Since I was the one that took the picture I said I took the picture it aint photo shopped.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Wait til the little bitches see this car...
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    I know it has been chopped.

    I don't think Photo Shopped.
  • i still say put a damn K24 of in this ole girl and really F*ck some ones world up ....
  • D-series for life!
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    yeah, no K for me.
  • ok um turbo D16z6 sound better? .... i just dont see a single camcranking out the torque need for those tires
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    That's why I got the supercharger.
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    Sometimes people need pictures.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Ha! I wish I had a picture with the engine in!
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    Do we need to Photoshop it?

    Then post it on FB and see all the haters go at it again.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    With my computer skills?

    It's way easier to just build the engine, install it, and take the picture!


    We need a little less talk and a lot more action up in here. Let me get that ep3 done and a couple other jobs out, then it's on.
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    I'll bring manual over.
  • eh for get the pictures . take a video of it and those of us who to have face book hint hint "get a face book bam bam lol "..... can show the world what the real mad scientist can do
  • H_civic66H_civic66 Senior Wagonist
    Lol, I didn't mean to start anything....well maybe. It was just funny what some people say. Perhaps they are just upset their little minds could never concieve any thing out of the box,or that they don't see in honda tuning. I can not wait for this beast to be unleashed.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Ok, back to work!

    I've been eyeballing the tire clearances on this beast as I walk by, finally got a chance to whittle on it. I knew the inner fender was double-wall, so I cut a window to explore

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    After looking, we decided that it would be better to hammer it into shape than to cut it, so I welded the hole back up and whooped on it

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    and then there's the front, where I welded a bunch of junk in my own way :/

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    did some slicing and dicing, and some more hammering

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    It was easy to cut the rear bumper

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    but I'm gonna have to think some more on this one

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    It may not be necessary, I'm still studying on it.

    What do you think about the center caps?

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  • FSC4wdFSC4wd familEE
    That would look great, but you need to make them pop. Maybe paint the, "H" in red and get gold or red lug nuts.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    If I use them, I'll paint the whole centercap a contrasting color. They don't really fit, so I'm undecided.
  • WagoDanWagoDan Wagonist
    i think center caps from orig rt wheels with red H would look crazy sweet! or match gold with gold lugnutz too!!
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    after talking with Ryan this weekend I wanna get a set of rt wagon wheels.

    I'm not sure on the centercap of the wheels.

    Looks almost out of place.
  • RevmaynardRevmaynard Council Member
    You can go with any other stock 14'' steelies if you don't plan on using the cap. That's really the only ''standout'' thing about those wheels, unless you want the 13'' Wagovan/DX look.

    Trev - Could you cut and fold there? It's commonly done on Cherokees since they are unibody as well. But I don't see this thing flexing too far forward, so as long as you have clearance for upward travel I think you'll be set!
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Cut and fold is what I'm thinking. I just hate to violate the shell right there. I (almost) feel bad, all these poor yankees with rusted out sills and I'm chopping cherries!

    I'm thinking about the caps because they just scream RT wagon. That, and the wheels look bare without some kind of trim.
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    cut that shit up!!!!!
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Yes, Sir! :lol:
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    I know this is the stupid question.

    your looking at trimming the rear arch.

    Have you tried to articulate the trailing arm to see what it will do with a jack?
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Yeah, but really need to remove strut. It just picks the car up.
  • rbwdrivenrbwdriven Senior Wagonist
    oh I see.

    I figured at least that will give you some kind of articulation theory.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Can you jack it up and put something under one rear wheel then lower it down to force the suspension to articulate?
    Or will the front just lift without the weight of the motor etc?
  • DRMORTYDRMORTY Council Member
    bam-bam wrote:
    Yeah, but really need to remove strut. It just picks the car up.

    What about using the '88s LCA's they are the cup style, that the Strut sets into. Then find longer struts to modify to fit into place, to give you longer outward travel. I just got rid of a set :(

    Or, we can investigate into the 86 & 87s.. and see if their gear ratio is the same as ours and ditch the independent rear suspension and use an axle with Spring & Shock combo VS our strut combo. Might be able to get more travel?? Would take away some of the clearance though.
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