90 ZC Swapped RT4WD
bkmc24
Senior Wagonist
So I scooped this from Austin (Ludeman) last weekend and am in love.
I had to dolly it home in 2WD but it made it safe.
Literally the first day I tried to drive it, the front driveshaft lost 3/4 bolts and was causing a mess. Luckily it wasn't bad and Mr Tire hooked me up big time. Got to put it in 4WD and play in the snow we got that day and made it through about 3 foot drifts. Quite fun. Pics!
Plans are extensive but initially are to do some serious TLC. It seems a bit neglected in my standards and thats a no no.
Hood and fenders will be roller painted and the rest will be cut and polished to see if I can rid it of oxidation.
RT wheels are rusty and nasty so I already have paint and rust reformer to take care of soon.
New U-Joints for now until I can hopefully peep a DSS one if they will make us some.
Energy Bushings as far as I can go. It is needed.
If I can't afford FF coils soon, I'll snag some cheapo struts to fix that temp issue.
Removing the nasty purple tint as well. And that is the closest goal set for now.
Long term, lower, roof rack and snow attachments, Gold OG Sakura wheels, boosted to 200-260 and DD the shit out of it.
I had to dolly it home in 2WD but it made it safe.
Literally the first day I tried to drive it, the front driveshaft lost 3/4 bolts and was causing a mess. Luckily it wasn't bad and Mr Tire hooked me up big time. Got to put it in 4WD and play in the snow we got that day and made it through about 3 foot drifts. Quite fun. Pics!
Plans are extensive but initially are to do some serious TLC. It seems a bit neglected in my standards and thats a no no.
Hood and fenders will be roller painted and the rest will be cut and polished to see if I can rid it of oxidation.
RT wheels are rusty and nasty so I already have paint and rust reformer to take care of soon.
New U-Joints for now until I can hopefully peep a DSS one if they will make us some.
Energy Bushings as far as I can go. It is needed.
If I can't afford FF coils soon, I'll snag some cheapo struts to fix that temp issue.
Removing the nasty purple tint as well. And that is the closest goal set for now.
Long term, lower, roof rack and snow attachments, Gold OG Sakura wheels, boosted to 200-260 and DD the shit out of it.
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If I can get ahold of a cutting pad and buffer, the outcome will be substantially better. But for now, I am doing what I can.
Front door is untouched, back door is yesterdays progress, and quarter panel is todays progress.
Close-up of the difference of today and yesterday.
Close-up of all three "phases"
Polished everything. I like it is close to one color...lol
Once I got most of the paint off, I used Rust Reformer by Rustoleum as a base coat since majority of the issues I am having are rust related;
And, once that dried, I painted it with flat white Rustoleum. It looks decent in pictures but I am not even near satisfied;
Compared to what they originally looked like, it looks worlds better. Up close, it looks like crap. I have contacted a local powder coating company to get all of them done flat white and potentially hydro d
To anyone who actually reads this and did the u-joint replacement, did it balance well and get rid of vibrations?
Just ordered KYB GR-2, Eibach Pro-kit, Energy Master Kit, Energy Trailing Arm Bushings, Intake, Muffler to get an exhaust made, eBay Wagon Wing, Rockford U-Joints, POR15 starter kit, PORStrip, and POR Patch.
Struts, Springs, Bushings and U-Joints just came in! I'll prob try and get the struts and springs in this weekend if I can. I'd really rather get the bushings pressed in before I put them on.
Thanks man. It's balanced mostly. It vibrates from 30-45ish so hopefully this fixes that.
Intake came in today. Ultra tight fit but I got it to work. Better than the dirty OEM filter and a little bit of fun noise.
The muffler I plan to use in my exhaust. The plan is to angle the muffler, and cut the tip and using pie-cuts, making it look similar to an Evo exhaust that has the angled muffler but straight out tip.
Similar to this, but with a name brand muffler and 2.5 inch inlet. Should be nice.
http://www.hk5motors.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/1/-/1-mu-30503bl-rs_hk5_.jpg
Hoping to get to the suspension one of these weekends because it is finally getting nicer out and I will have the time. I plan to fix the rust and paint it in June when I am on terminal leave and the wife is in Atlanta.
Took the CD player and set of speakers from an Integra I had and put them in the wagon. The rear speakers were a bit busted and ugly so I swapped them. The CD player is the one that hides an iPod/USB media player. I love it.
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Lowered...According to our bullshit suspension thread, my set-up was supposed to be a slight drop, not dumped and tucking. So to anyone reading, this is with KYB GR-2's and Eibach Pro-kit's. Rides well but still a lot lower than I wanted. I need to get smaller tires so I can turn fully again lol
Does anyone know of a front spacer set-up that is maybe a half inch or so? Would like to space the front so I can have level-ish suspension
THANK YOU for posting pics of a wagon on lowering springs... those are EF springs, right??? and EF shocks??? There are not many pics posted of wagons on EF lowering springs... seems like everyone does coilovers or tries lowering springs or shocks from other vehicles. I wanted to install Neuspeed Race on my wagon and use spacers to lift the front, but now I think the springs might be too low for me, so... thanks for sharing your experience.
You can make DIY spacers out of HDPE plastic cutting boards. The plastic boards are cheap on ebay and come in different thicknesses. If it were me, I would get 1/4", make a bunch, and stack them to get the right height. You might need longer studs for your tophats depending on how much lift you want.
Totally just saw this. Yes they are EF springs and struts. The front I solved my issue by moving the fork down the strut. I thread the bolt in slightly, slipped the strut in as far as it will go (sitting on the bolt basically) and tightened the shit out of it. Made the front and rear damn near perfectly level.
MINOR update, I changed the diff and trans fluids with AMSOIL Synchromesh and 80w-90. Needless to say, they are amazing products and everyone should invest!