Highly modified 1987 RT AWD
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Hey guys, I've had this one for a while and its time to post.
This is my 1987 HONDA Civic RT AWD
Mods:
Rear speaker pods and cargo cover!
Big retrofitted EF RT front calipers painted gold
Slotted EF RT wagon front rotors
EGRBrakes.com R4S track spec. front pads
Kevlar and stainless steel braided brake lines
15x7.5 PRIME 88' wheels
195/50 Falken Ziex tires
Alpine CM 3907 OEM optional digital cassette player
HONDA Equalizer from 86 Accord
14.5" Classic Nardi wood grain wheel
Wood grain shift knob
Wagon Pro bars
Passenger side mirror
OEM seat under-tray
KYB GR-2 shocks
Vacuum line tuck
Weber 32/36 carb swap; devaced
Pegasus Racing Synchronous throttle linkage kit
Custom exhaust
Custom 4-1 header
Holley fuel pressure regulator
Automatic choke
Quarts Jeco dash clock
3rd brake light
Original OEM roof rack
Chrysler "Alpine White" paint
Color matched bumpers and mirrors
JDM black housing headlights
JDM corner lights
EDM side-markers
86-87 Teg front lip, cut to fit
88-89 Teg front lip (on rear), cut to fit
Reproduced "RT-4WD" logos for doors
Prelude Master cylinder
(and a jar of Grey Poupon Dijon mustard in the back seat)
Here it is the night I brought it home.... got it for myself as a Christmas gift.
Future plans:
Fresh carpet
custom rear springs
new rear shocks
manual AWD engagement conversion
bushings
And now on to what HAS been done to this little old wagon.
After just the first day out on the road I knew these would not be enough for this old wagon.
And the car had a huge whole in the floor that I patched
This is my 1987 HONDA Civic RT AWD
Mods:
Rear speaker pods and cargo cover!
Big retrofitted EF RT front calipers painted gold
Slotted EF RT wagon front rotors
EGRBrakes.com R4S track spec. front pads
Kevlar and stainless steel braided brake lines
15x7.5 PRIME 88' wheels
195/50 Falken Ziex tires
Alpine CM 3907 OEM optional digital cassette player
HONDA Equalizer from 86 Accord
14.5" Classic Nardi wood grain wheel
Wood grain shift knob
Wagon Pro bars
Passenger side mirror
OEM seat under-tray
KYB GR-2 shocks
Vacuum line tuck
Weber 32/36 carb swap; devaced
Pegasus Racing Synchronous throttle linkage kit
Custom exhaust
Custom 4-1 header
Holley fuel pressure regulator
Automatic choke
Quarts Jeco dash clock
3rd brake light
Original OEM roof rack
Chrysler "Alpine White" paint
Color matched bumpers and mirrors
JDM black housing headlights
JDM corner lights
EDM side-markers
86-87 Teg front lip, cut to fit
88-89 Teg front lip (on rear), cut to fit
Reproduced "RT-4WD" logos for doors
Prelude Master cylinder
(and a jar of Grey Poupon Dijon mustard in the back seat)
Here it is the night I brought it home.... got it for myself as a Christmas gift.
Future plans:
Fresh carpet
custom rear springs
new rear shocks
manual AWD engagement conversion
bushings
And now on to what HAS been done to this little old wagon.
After just the first day out on the road I knew these would not be enough for this old wagon.
And the car had a huge whole in the floor that I patched
Comments
9" slotted rotors
those NEW OLD struts haha
Stainless steel braided and Teflon coated brake lines
R4-S Race/ street pads
big gold calipers retrofitted from newer RT wagons
other things I did while I had the car up for the weekend:
adjusted the valves
NEW timing belt
NEW water pump
NEW v/c gasket
refinished v/c
I thought this tag was cool, took me 2 weeks to track this one down
the seat is still in great condition I just like the feel it gives the car.
sanded the lettering on my wheels.
found a big wood grain trucker shift knob, thought it fit well considering how often you have to shift an old underpowered car with short gears like this one. lol
(catch my little airline JD bottle cap/ radio volume dial)?
So I laid down some iron-on denim patches for real strength.
and covered them in stitched plaid shirt that I cut up w/ real working storage pocket.
with 213,XXX original miles on it
This one is fitted with a Weber 32/36 carb swap; devaced
Custom exhaust and 4-1 header
Holley fuel pressure regulator
I cut no corners on my ride. That is just the top kick plate you see....
Keep up the good work.
Build thread up to now: http://www.redpepperracing.com/forums/i ... ode=linear
"Back from the Dead" ...too cool
yeah Dan's a RAD guy for sure.
Thanks, I really couldn't pass it up. It suits the car perfectly.
This is the third set of shocks that has been on this car in like 2 months.
Funny thing is, I bought and installed those old Gabriel's that were brand new in the box. But definitely seemed to have been sitting in a store for 25 years judging by the amount of dust on the boxes. Needless to say that over that 25 years the shocks had completely leaked down and were blown before I received them.
so I slapped the KYB set on with some bump stops that I fab'd up.
Boy what a difference!
Now she rides like a Cadillac.
(Special thanks to 85wagogo for guiding me in right direction. Not even KYB knew that these shocks fit our cars when I called them.)
and
:idea: the twin to it also was not bad either.... have any pix of it been posted up here....??
there was a 100% complete 3rd Gen. wagon in my local junk yard.. if u need any parts..
Completely stock '85 push button/vacuum actuated AWD
Thanks guys! I also liked your wagons!
I know I just couldn't get over the color when I saw the car for sale.