Kyle10182 -- going to pick up my wagon this weekend

Right now i own a 1992 honda civic cx with a jdm gsr swap, and a 1991 acura integra ls with a jdm b20 swap. the integra is a total beater, and i've been looking for a wagon to replace it with. I want a wagon because they are more functional. i'm looking for a four door and the extra cargo room is a huge bonus.

I've been building hondas for a little while, and i've always prefered the older ones. My biggest and best build was a 1991 CRX with a K20Z1 swap.

i found a fwd wagon with real low miles owned by a 69 year old lady. she said the wagons name is Harriet and I plan to keep that name because this lady is in love with the car and seems real sad to see it go. But she said it's time for her to splurge on a new car for herself. she says she will hold the car for me until I can get the money from my bank and get there with my busy schedule.

right now my only situation i have is that it's an automatic. she says the transmission is real smooth but I prefer a manual transmission. My options are to take my b20 swap from my integra and scrap the integra or should i stick with the D-Series and just change the transmission. I don't think the 92 horsepower or whatever will be enough to keep me interested though so i'd eventually like to upgrade to a d16z6 or some b-series.

so i'm posting here to introduce myself and start getting your opinions. i'll post pictures in a build thread when i start doing some things.

Comments

  • High MileageHigh Mileage New Wagonist
    I recognize your name from ClubCivic from years ago, got rid of the CRX huh?
  • JDMWago666JDMWago666 Senior Wagonist
    IMO If the single cam is going to make you lose interest fast than you should just swap the B20 when you get it. Than again this is all up to you and what you want to do. I would do the B20 personally.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    I recognize your name from ClubCivic from years ago, got rid of the CRX huh?
    yea, i still post on ClubCivic. Sold the CRX, and bought a house. i have fun with lower budget projects now.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    JDMWago666 wrote:
    IMO If the single cam is going to make you lose interest fast than you should just swap the B20 when you get it. Than again this is all up to you and what you want to do. I would do the B20 personally.
    thanks. yea, i'm kinda leaning toward the b20 too. I'm gonna go crazy without cruise control. i wonder how easy it is to find oem cruise in the junkyards?
  • I know the car you're speaking of... with only 73K on the clock, I would learn to deal with the 92 HP, maybe do the 5-speed conversion, but definitely don't start ripping "harriet" apart
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    hellmeroma wrote:
    I know the car you're speaking of... with only 73K on the clock, I would learn to deal with the 92 HP, maybe do the 5-speed conversion, but definitely don't start ripping "harriet" apart
    yea, his name is Harry now. bought it yesterday.

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  • AE86wagonAE86wagon New Wagonist
    Looking Good 8) Since you have all of the parts for the swap already I say go for it and scrap the Integra or part it out. B20 with lot's of cargo room sounds like a winner to me.
  • JDMWago666JDMWago666 Senior Wagonist
    Nice wagon!
  • Thats a nice looking find
  • good find man, looks pretty clean and came with the pods!
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    cold a/c too.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    well somebody came and bought my integra last night for my asking price without even test driving it. he was very excited.

    Now i'm looking for a nice D-Series upgrade for this wagon. definately AT LEAST need to change the trans out to a 5speed. maybe if i find a CRX Si trans i'll stick with the 92 horsepower for awhile?
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    btw, i got 30.7mpg through my first tank of gas with the auto trans.
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Good looking start. Only 73k? wow.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    installed a headlight reminder buzzer today, fixed the broken antenna, did some troubleshooting on why the tach doesn't work (still don't know??), did 9005 headlight upgrade, and fixed the rear seat knobs with the home depot cabinet knobs... spent like $8.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    has anyone ever seen a tachometer just stop working? I replaced the igniter with a near new one and still nothing...
  • Evo_Seb08Evo_Seb08 Band Wagon
    double check the wiring on the dizzy? may have gotten loose.
  • Evo_Seb08Evo_Seb08 Band Wagon
    Also, the "film" on the back of the tach could've warped, causing bad connection.
  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    Evo_Seb08 wrote:
    double check the wiring on the dizzy? may have gotten loose.
    i checked that, doesn't really look loose, but i don't know how it would become loose in the first place anyway?
    Evo_Seb08 wrote:
    Also, the "film" on the back of the tach could've warped, causing bad connection.
    also checked that, everything looked good back there.
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    nice... looks good... hope to see more...
  • thanks.

    I replaced the shift selector switch today, and it seemed to work well in my quick check. hopefully i'll find someone to buy it when i swap over to manual.

    speaking of which, i started doing some price research and i think an ls swap is the best bang for buck for me right now. and i was going to make this car my first d-series swap. but since i need a transmission even if i stay d-series and the only d-series swaps im interested in are obd-1 and obd-2, an OBD-0 ls swap is the best bet. the car is so slow. dangerously slow actually so a swap is definately in order around spring time.
  • so i replaced the tachometer, still doesn't work. next is for me to replace the wire from the distributor to the tach... didn't wanna have to do that. kinda sucks.

    Also, i've started gathering parts for an LS swap. this 92 horsepower is not good enough. here's my price list that i made. if the field is empty, i haven't found anything or bought anything yet. if it has 0 thats what i actually spent or planned to spend. this is also to convert to 5-speed and mpfi

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  • kyle10182kyle10182 Band Wagon
    so i did a d16z6 swap with a 91 LX 5 speed transmission. added cruise control.

    little dissapointed with the power output from the d16 but i think ill get used to it. i think with this gearing i need more torque.

    also working on getting a/c working again.
  • 3rd4ce3rd4ce Council Member
    kyle10182 wrote:
    so i did a d16z6 swap with a 91 LX 5 speed transmission. added cruise control.

    little dissapointed with the power output from the d16 but i think ill get used to it. i think with this gearing i need more torque.

    also working on getting a/c working again.

    so whats the chance u can make it to the meet.. viewtopic.php?f=33&t=13449
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Yea this isnt a build thread, doesnt need updating
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