"puff the magic wagon" build thread- humorwvp
humorwvp
Wagonist
This is how I brought him home. The rear driveline was removed, it needed a u-joint. Plus these dollys are cheaper to rent than car trailers.
Shortly after I bought a dohc zc from a engine importer. Replaced all external parts, and gaskets. Also replaced clutch with a exedy stage 1 kit. New axles.
I then got a hold of some ground control coilovers and threw on my meshies. I have the ground controls at the tallest setting and still the car is low enough for now.
I mostly have been focusing on getting all the drive train components fixed or replaced because this is my daily. So I haven't had the dough to fix some of the cosmetic flaws.
Shortly after I bought a dohc zc from a engine importer. Replaced all external parts, and gaskets. Also replaced clutch with a exedy stage 1 kit. New axles.
I then got a hold of some ground control coilovers and threw on my meshies. I have the ground controls at the tallest setting and still the car is low enough for now.
I mostly have been focusing on getting all the drive train components fixed or replaced because this is my daily. So I haven't had the dough to fix some of the cosmetic flaws.
Comments
It will be a little beast with the dohc zc.
Nice wagon
What about your stock RT wheels?
90 RT4WD (Cody)- I let my younger brother have those rt wheels. I've checked your car pictures, car looks good. Hopefully mind looks that good someday
I haven't put that thing on yet. Was hoping to score at least a passenger fender first.
while I had the valve cover off and adjusting my timing, I decided to paint my valve cover. This is just the base color, I'm going to add another color on top with a design so stay tunned for that.
Also my alternator bearing has been whining a lot so before it leaves me on the side of the road I swapped it for a good one I had lying around.
And while I was down there I replaced the bad driver side axle seal.
afew weeks ago my brother sent me these extended top hats he made. My brother is also a member here and his screen name is 1.5 ef. The fronts are extended about two inches and the rear about four.
Here is the best part of the weekend. I picked up these two new front tokico illuminas adjustable shocks at a yard sale for 60 bucks. Score. Turns out this guy bought all the left over inventory from a performance auto store that closed a few years ago, he has a boxtruck full of new parts in boxes. He only let me go through a few boxes, it would have taken me all weekend to go through all of it. He said he is heading to Sacramento this week to a big swap meet to get rid of it all.
actuall store prize tag. 125 a piece.
These are for a 92-00 civic, 93-97 delsol or a 94-00 integra so I needed the forks to fit these. That's when I called my friend Mike, he is also a member here goes by darktrickster. He gave me a good deal on these.
And last installed a grounding kit I bought from devsports.
Bay shot. Next up the 4-2-1 header mod.
Here is a rolling shot my friend took of my car today after work.
Well so I sent them my cable because they required my core to use as reference. You could have them change as much or as little as you want. I my self went over board, had them make everything bigger and better. And here are some pictures to compare.
The only original piece is the clasp that hooks to the peddle, I had them make the piece that plugs in the firewall of metal, the original is plastic. Stronger bigger wire, braking strength is 3500 pounds.
Here I had them delete the rubber bushing and replace with a solid aluminum spacer.
Also had them make the adjuster all metal including the adjuster nut. As you can see the original is all plastic. You can see at the top part of the picture the green sleeving that is also stiffer, to keep it from flexing.
Two weeks later and 150 dollars my clutch feel is greatly improved. Feels very solid and precise. The cable is very well built and the workmanship looks really good. probaly the last cable i will ever buy, if i switch cars the cable is staying with me for my next car,lol. thanks for looking guys and I apologize for the blurry pictures, I took these with my phone and my lense is scratched.
I installed it then I thought what the heck lets go to the carwash then for a long drive. Here I am at the carwash.
well that drive wasn't to long, this happened!
I hit a manhole cover that was some how raised up a few inches from the road way. Bashed in my oilpan and it cracked.
did some work on it today, removed all the things that I have to remove to get the tranny off. Looks like ill be busy this week.
Very Nice!!
do you have the name of the place that did it? Also maybe a project or invoice number if i want to order one in the future?
http://www.push-pull.com/ this is there website. No I don't have a project or invoice number, you send in your cable and then someone calls you when they receive it. Then you discus what you want done to it. basically they are custom made to your specific needs.