My Red RT4WD project

tfnaaf

Bought this car from a customer of mine for a STEAL! I'll just say it was less than $1,000! Here are the before pictures. And still have lots of mods/repairs to come.

Basic beging info:
1991
170k miles
Auto trans
AWD













And here was the first addition to the wagon...

Passenger side mirror...


Followed by some traction bars. Got these mainly for the adjustable caster feature, being it has an auto trans and no imediate plan for HP upgrades.






As usuall with any car i buy. Started the suspension upgrades... Also installed some new 1991 integra cv-axles(sorry no pictures)

I know they look pink , but trust me they are red






And the new wheels and tires! And it rides amazing! 16x7 tsw trackstar's, 205/40/16 zexuis




SPC front and rear camber kits on order and hope to get them installed and the car re-aligned in the next few days! More upgrades in the works along with some general maintenance.






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NZ-DB8R

Nice, give that valve cover a coat of paint and it will look a million bucks!

Only thing I feel it needs is maybe some 205/45 tyres, 40 profile looks a little small

Alphaxomega

Oh Ehm Gee!
keep the Original rims, i like em better. (just my taste)
i like the floor mats

Sparkles

What a deal! Aside from a little fender dent that thing looks great.

Are those the ground control top hats? Also are you using stock shocks?

tfnaaf

Valve cover powder coating is inline to be done. And those are E-bay top hats. From what i can tell look real nice!

olsonski

Awesome pick up!
It wouldn't be uncool if those coils were pink, IMO.
You could even match the valve cover up and do that pink as well.
Sweet wagon!

dukevonDANK

She's a bute!

I dig your traction bar, what make is it, how much did it cost?
Got one on my Si, but the heim joints are bad, so it makes some noise. alot.
Lookin to get two.

Pink coils on a red car is fine

unlimited02

nice... i'm loving it all, and the 16's look great.....

tfnaaf

dukevonDANK wrote:

She's a bute!

I dig your traction bar, what make is it, how much did it cost?
Got one on my Si, but the heim joints are bad, so it makes some noise. alot.
Lookin to get two.

Pink coils on a red car is fine

The coils are actually very red, for some reason the picture turned out pink, didn't feel like retaking the picture. The traction bars are via ebay generic brand. I would recommend a better quality joint personally. I'm sure if you took a few measurements and did some searching you could find a better quality and a reasonable price. The complete traction bar kit was around $130 shipped

turbo_teg

nice stuff thats the traction bar i was thinkin of pickin up.

Aaron

What kind of coils are those?

tfnaaf

Aaron wrote:

What kind of coils are those?

Ebay stuff, it actually rides very nice.

Alphaxomega

you should change the lca's ebay stuff that has bushing , slip out pretty easy, trust me ive had em all, and just fork out extra money to get a name brand it will do you good in the long run just my 2cents.

tfnaaf

Alphaxomega wrote:

you should change the lca's ebay stuff that has bushing , slip out pretty easy, trust me ive had em all, and just fork out extra money to get a name brand it will do you good in the long run just my 2cents.

ill cross that bridge when i come to it

tfnaaf

Well, couldn't sleep this last sunday morning so made it to work around 7:30 am or so. To install the much needed camber kits! And dialed in the wheel alignment.

Here is the final wheel alignment set for tire wear as i don't plan on dodging cones....


Camber kits front and rear....


Front kits installed....


Rear kits installed....


Did a little touch up on the drums and trailing arms.....

tfnaaf

picked up 4 of these from another local wagon guy



Got one sand blasted and painted. I think it turned out pretty good, may use for snow wheels on the wagon or for another civic im building.... 4 different colors of paint removed!

turbo_teg

4 layers let me guess white, lime green, purple and black?

Oh ya i got my traction bar today looks a lil chincy but for the price it will work.

tfnaaf

turbo_teg wrote:

4 layers let me guess white, lime green, purple and black?

Oh ya i got my traction bar today looks a lil chincy but for the price it will work.

White, red, black, and silver

CarGuy

Boise eh? Should come down to Utah for some Honda meets! I need a pass mirror Where did you find it?

superhatch

This thing is coming along in awesome fashion!

What are the plans motor wise?

superhatch

On second look I'm curious about the SPA upper ball joints. They seem to add a bunch of height to the UCA that normally wouldn't be there which means less overall travel. I guess as long as you don't go too low you should be fine.

1988rt

I like the traction bar, i want one

tfnaaf

CarGuy wrote:

Boise eh? Should come down to Utah for some Honda meets! I need a pass mirror Where did you find it?

Ebay

tfnaaf

superhatch wrote:

This thing is coming along in awesome fashion!

What are the plans motor wise?

As of now keep it reliable and maintained. For the future..........we'll see

needawagon

Nice wagon! What type of shocks are you running?

tfnaaf

needawagon wrote:

Nice wagon! What type of shocks are you running?

OE still, and they currently in good condition. But ill upgrade to some kyb's in the future

needawagon

tfnaaf wrote:

needawagon wrote:

Nice wagon! What type of shocks are you running?

OE still, and they currently in good condition. But ill upgrade to some kyb's in the future

awesome, I may have to do this while im saving enough money to buy my kyb's agx shocks...

tfnaaf

Been a while since i've updated the build so here is the current status....

Started with an E-bay EF hatch as i recall exhaust system. Figured it would get me the key parts and some extra bends that are not needed. Swapped out the single 4" tip for a dual tip and then added an extra resonator to quite it down a bit. Sounds real nice IMO Just purchased a wrecked EF EX sedan.... power windows, door locks, and maybe even mirrors to come in the near future hopefully Should be able to hopefully part out the rest of the car to cover my cost and walk away with all the upgrades i needed! Also scored a volvo front lip in the deal





Here you can see where i modified the exhaust system to fit the RT wagon. You can also see where i addded the additional resonator.

Abide

nicely done!

shenrie

This is by far the cleanest wagon ive seen in person, except for the one dent pictured, its immaculate. Love seeing it drive by the house Tom.

new exhaust looks great. Looking forward to seeing your progress with the power stuff. You gonna hook up the CC too? Youll have everything you need in that EX. Guess I need to make a plan with ya about the suspension in that car too.

shenrie

This is by far the cleanest wagon ive seen in person, except for the one dent pictured, its immaculate. Love seeing it drive by the house Tom.

new exhaust looks great. Looking forward to seeing your progress with the power stuff. You gonna hook up the CC too? Youll have everything you need in that EX. Guess I need to make a plan with ya about the suspension in that car too.