oldschoolimport - 90 civic wagon, Muscle Shoals, AL

[oldschoolimport]

I picked up a creampuff 90 wagon. its a 2wd automatic (thats being converted), with A/C and cruise. the engine is gone, but that really doesn't matter. the car is dirty, but is the most structurally sound 20 year old car I've seen. no damage (other than sheet metal dents), and no rust anywhere. I took an ice pick and poked around at the usual honda rust spots, and didn't even find any scale. it was all smooth metal. my first box of parts showed up 6 hours before the car deal was finalized, and more stuff is on the way.

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initial teardown:
http://a.imageshack.us/img838/8784/wgon.jpg


it got a bath at the coin wash:
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the motor was mocked up:
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and THIS is why I had no problem spending $750 on a wagon without a motor...
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all the trim was pulled, in anticipation of the color change. yes, at this point, the color of choice is......tangerine.

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the front crossmember is in place, awaiting the heim joints and additional bracing.

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the wires are pulled for the tuck.

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the dash is pulled for wire placement, and color change. the doo-doo brown interior needs to go too.

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the engine thats getting built is disassembled and ready for internals.

more work on the crossmember.

the heims are 3/4", so a 3/4" bolt was drilled out and tapped. that way, the 3/4" heim screwed onto the torsion rod, by way of the bolt/spacer.
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the stainless steel high mis-alignment spacers are 3/4" to 1/2" and 2" wide.
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the tabs were cut and tacked in place.
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more gussets and triangulation is planned, we just ran out of time for this night.

I picked up a set of shotpeened LS rods with ARP hardware

dobbs02si tacked together the stuff for the turbo adapter
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with plenty of room for the A/C... for the old man's comfort...
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[oldschoolimport]

this was a quick synopsis of the build thus far, pulled from hondacivicwagon.com

[krod]

Looks like a very sound car for the money,keep us updated on the build.

[MadLorEP3]

wow...this is gonna be a cool build

[oldschoolimport]

I ordered the engine parts today.

it will be 1 step past a wire tuck. most of the wiring is being eliminated, along with the EFI. holley 350cfm carb, ford EDIS4, CBR coil on plug, and megajolt. the only visible wires should be the coil cap wires. its gonna look funny with a cam plug on a single cam.

[Jukka]

cool build man. Turbo wagon ftw. Is that the original carb on the motor in the first engine shot pic? What size is it? it looks masive.

[Blah1219]

This is the cleanest ep that I have ever seen. It was a privilege to see this in person. Congrats on the Honda tuning magazine. They were talking about a badass ep on Facebook.

[whatsvtec]

Awesome looking project! Good luck with everything! :D I just got a rt4wd wagon not too long ago for DD/Winter.

[oldschoolimport]

cool build man. Turbo wagon ftw. Is that the original carb on the motor in the first engine shot pic? What size is it? it looks masive.its a holley 350cfm


Awesome looking project! Good luck with everything! :D I just got a rt4wd wagon not too long ago for DD/Winter.I wanted an RT, but they are hard to find in the south.

[Ba82Ep3]

O_0

Cool stuff right there! Im amazed how there are sooo many more older Honda's on the road here than in VA. I have yet to find a single first gen CRV in the yard. Mostly late 80 and early 90s Accords.

[oldschoolimport]

O_0

Cool stuff right there! Im amazed how there are sooo many more older Honda's on the road here than in VA. I have yet to find a single first gen CRV in the yard. Mostly late 80 and early 90s Accords.prish man!

thanks to the lack of a real winter and the subsequent road salt, stuff lasts a lot longer down here. I haven't found the first corroded/seized bolt on this 21 year old honda.

[skoolnu]

on board for this one!

[whatsvtec]

What's your username on HCW.com? I'm the same. See you there :gheyf:



prish man!

thanks to the lack of a real winter and the subsequent road salt, stuff lasts a lot longer down here. I haven't found the first corroded/seized bolt on this 21 year old honda.

lol, I'm breaking bolts just taking off the front bumper... haha FUCK SALT!

[shadowmd]

looking good wes

[oldschoolimport]

Prish y'all.

I use the same screen name on every forum I'm on.

[STP03BlueSI]

damn. I was sad when your last one went...but THIS IS JUST SICK. Mad props wes!

Let me know when its done...I might need a trip to AL. ;)

[oldschoolimport]

Bring your ass on up and help work on it! Lol...

[STP03BlueSI]

Bring your ass on up and help work on it! Lol...

If my Clutch wasnt going and I had AC I would.

[RedSiBaron]

Dammit wes, I always forget how clean this thing is until I see new pictures...I want a turbo wagotank too!

[ALep3]

Looking good Wes, you had to get a wagon huh!

[oldschoolimport]

I've always liked wagons, especially these, and it was too good to pass up.

[oldschoolimport]

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5182/img20110728195946.jpg

the intake manifold. the back plate will be folded to mirror the front plate that has the runners going thru it. the ends and top will be boxed, with the carb on top.
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the crank trigger. the back of the pulley was welded solid and machined flat. the wheel will be mounted to the pulley hub. the pick up bracket is 1/4" aluminum.
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brake booster delete
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cutting thread on 3/4" rod for the toe bar/traction bar/radius arm/whatever ya wanna call it
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milling reliefs for the lower arm mounts
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the temporary next to the permanent
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and what do you do when the traction bar set-up and the radiator want to occupy the same real estate?
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the shave has started...
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this is just paint to keep it from rusting. its not done.
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[beechstreet]

holy crap, Wes! How'd I miss this build thread? You are not kidding around with this one! Looking forward to more pics!

[oldschoolimport]

its all from the head of shiver, I'm just providing the canvas and materials.
;)

[oldschoolimport]

the radiator is mounted...
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this shows the clearance needed for the heim mount.
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fuel lines will no longer be in the passenger compartment
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subframe connectors
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more shaving, too many holes and contours. removal was the best method...
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[junevtec]

man i love the civic wagovans my friend used to have a si 4wd one

[Civic5lug]

i chubbed

[oldschoolimport]

11" front brakes aren't uncommon...
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but 10.95" rears?
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the 3" stainless downpipe is coming together.
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[beechstreet]

how's the progress on this bad mofo?

[Ronnie]

how's the progress on this bad mofo?

:yeahthat:

[ep3colin]

Swagovan

[oldschoolimport]

I got the block back from being bored, and now its off to get decked. Hopefully the engine goes together next week. I'll try to get some pics loaded.