April 22, 201015 yr So I thought I'd start a build thread for my new wagon. So I'll start by posting some before photos. List of plans for the built for now: 1. Get the motor running much better. 2. Cut away all the rusty metal and weld in new stuff. 3. Fit up a duel exhaust. 4. Strip most of the interior and bed spray it all. 5. Fill in all the dents and smooth the rest of the car. 6. Paint is in a two tone flat black & burg 7. Tint the windows. 8. Fit some JDM fender mirrors. This build is going to be very minumal compared to the other builds I've done. I'd like to keep it simple and import rat rod style, but not gehtto. I'm sure I'll have more stuff and might change my mind about a few things as the build goes along. So here we go: Wish me luck.....:-\
April 22, 201015 yr Good luck....... P.S. you can't blame ANYTHING on me I did nothing but house it for 5 months...:-\ I will keep a close eye on this.....something I acutally have interest in.
April 23, 201015 yr Dude I love it it is a jewel cant wait to see the build thread totally would make a rat rod dream I would sport it just the way it is but drop my ea82 in it then get me 2.2 in mine hehe
April 23, 201015 yr WTF EA82... first WTF??? and second it would not fit between the frame rails. Im thinking EJ LSD RWD Drift slut but thats just me When in doubt ROBIFY IT! Rob.
April 26, 201015 yr Author Just picked up a motor yesterday. I'm going to button it up as good as I can, then through it in the wagon for now to get it going. Then I can build the other motor that's out of it. (it has no compression on the passengers side on the motor & the carb is spitting fuel out of the top)
April 27, 201015 yr Author Well the LSD is on it's way. Can't wait to make this baby a rear wheel drive beast.
May 4, 201015 yr Author update: So I should have the new motor put back together this weekend and maybe in the car. Also I just got the LSD in the mail so I'll start putting that in too. This should be a fun car.
May 8, 201015 yr Author I'm hoping to drop the freshened up EA71 motor in this weekend. I did a little home port and polish on the heads and intake manifold. We'll see if it makes any difference.
May 10, 201015 yr Author Well I was going to use the clutch stuff from the wagon, but after I pulled it I found out the through out bearing was bad and it trashed the pressure plate. So I need to buy an all new clutch kit and through out bearing. Then I can drop the fresh motor in.
May 10, 201015 yr Well I was going to use the clutch stuff from the wagon, but after I pulled it I found out the through out bearing was bad and it trashed the pressure plate. So I need to buy an all new clutch kit and through out bearing. Then I can drop the fresh motor in. Will be cool seeing that thing do a rear wheel SMOKEY burnout Damn throwout bearing ne who...
May 12, 201015 yr Ahhhhh, so you're the one who got the draggin' wagon... I am so watching this one Twitch
May 13, 201015 yr Will be cool seeing that thing do a rear wheel SMOKEY burnout You mean like this? </hijack>
May 13, 201015 yr Yeah, I use the E-brake too, it actually works pretty well if its adjusted properly. Poor man's line lock! Your wagon looks ill too, great stance, but hows the ride?
May 14, 201015 yr My RWD Brat had the factory open diff in the back but once I changed the center of gravity, it would light the back tires up everytime I got into it. I had also swapped in the rare JDM EA71 high compression motor with a Weber and the car would walk sideways while I had the frotn end locked up doing burnouts. I could only run Chevron premium though which ended up making it kinda expensive to drive but it went like a bat outta hell.
May 14, 201015 yr Looks like you have your hands full with that rust. Looks like a fun project though!
May 14, 201015 yr Author Yeah, I use the E-brake too, it actually works pretty well if its adjusted properly. Poor man's line lock! Your wagon looks ill too, great stance, but hows the ride? The ride is a little stiff. I can't wait to see how it drives with all four cylinders working.
May 18, 201015 yr Author I got this thing running today. I did a port and polish on the heads & port matched the intake manifold to the heads & the weber carb. It sounds really good now. I'm waiting on a thermo switch for the radiator so that I can hook up the fan (correctly) and put some water/coolant in the system, then I can take it for a spin. I'll post some photos of the engine bay as it sits now in the next day or so. I've been working on cleaning up some of the unnecessary items. I also got rid of that baulky old style fan and put in a slim fan.
May 25, 201015 yr Author I finally got to take the wagon on a test drive last weekend. It's a ton of fun to drive. It has a lot more pick up then I expected too. I'll snap a few photos tomorrow of the engine bay and maybe some video of it running. It sound great.
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