so i just bought my rt back after selling it 2 years ago, and i missed it ever since so i finally got it back. as of now it has a d16y7, i need to make some sort of bracket to hold the half-shaft, i need to put the y7 oil pan back on, i need to but a alternator belt, have to get the ac likes and compressor, have to install the a6 flywheels and install the new clutch that i already ordered. it needs a new windshield, need a rear hatch window they installed like a 86 window or something cus its short like 3/4 inches on each side. i sold the car about 2 years ago for $2400 and i bought it back for $390 yes three hundred and ninety dollars lol.

Future mod:
gsr blades or se sunflowers
some type of sway bar for the rear maybe a modded da one, i have a welder and i fabricate alot, some aftermarket lca
polyurethane filled motor mounts and rear trailing arm bushings
-turboing the y7 using a tiny k03 turbo(which i already have) from a passant 1.8t should be very fun, making the manifold out of home-depot gas pipe elbows, dsm side mount intercooler and dsm 450cc
i got skunk2 coilovers i wanna install but i had put tein lowering springs in the rear and cut in the front, so for sure the skunk2 in the front but i dont know about the rear yet, i wanna lower the rear and front a lil more

tell me what u guys think and if anyone got question u are free to ask them....

this is how it looked when i went to pick it up i had to shovel it out

now in front of my house







updates

so i was at the junk yard today heres what i found today, i found some dsm 450 injectors of a eclipse gst auto for $40 also found a da sway bar for 10 bucks, the y7 oil pan i found it for 20 buck and am picking it up tommorow...i also finished putting together the home made turbo manifold here are the pics....

started out with a stock y7 manifold






here the piping from home depot and what is supposed to look like

i had to cut off like a 1/4 inch on the end elbows


now the welding






finished product before paint



and painted next to my k03 turbo


here are the pics of the turbo and the injector and the sway bar and bov



just to give u a idea of how tiny this thing is haha i love it no homo



so the manifold is done now i have to take it to the engine bay to see were am gonna locate the turbo flange so i can clear the a/c and ps

 

haha, i'm totally diggin on it. very nice. will definitely be following this build.

 

samesies ^

 

couple of questions?

are you going to port that manifold? there are a lot of rough edges in there.

where is the exit for the manifold?

 

i was wondering the same thing about the exit of it haha

 

^this

 

subscribed cause i love diy stuff and how people can get creative with things.

 

not a fan of turbod hondas but very creative

 

Really? So you're a fan of stock hondas?



Looks like a fun build -- always wanted to turbo a wagon after seeing those other vids on this site.

 

Nope not stock just not turbod in other words all motor not talkn **** everyone has there prefrences and opinion but still this wagon going to be sick can't wait to see it finished

 

Looks like it'll be cool. If you read his post, the outlet is yet to be determined because he wants to make sure it doesn't interfere with the A/C or power steering. But then it makes me wonder why paint it if your not done welding on it... Idk. But looks like a fun build, imma definately keep tabs on it. Wagons are cool just for the 'different' factor. Keep it up.

 

yup just like gallupdm said, and i painted it for now so it wont get all rusty all i have to do is regrind were iam gonna weld and thats it...also look at what just got





they are blue btw, am making my own custom lower tie bar since they dont make them for the rt4wd wagon

 

yea il be installing this tomorrow along with the sway bar so stay tuned

 

Bump, cant wait to see the progress

 

ok so i didnt do the rear lcas today but i did get the turbo on to the manifold and it cleared the a/c and ps, also got pics of the carbon fiber mirrors and some random pics.....







here are the ek carbon fiber spoon mirror it fits perfect, i just gotta drill the 3 hoes in the lid and screw them on, the driver side is gonna be a lil harder but not too hard






and some random pics of it in front of my house

 

very nice, very nice.

 

i thaught the stock manifolds were cast and you couldnt weld cast? looks bood btw

 

technically, you can weld anything if you have the skills. by the looks of this, this man has skills. wonder if OP can weld white metal?

 

I'm not a welder by any means but I thought I heard someone say a while back that you could weld cast but you needed something like a mostly nickel with something or other welding rod. again I'm not anywhere near 100% positive about this, but for some reason that is sticking out in my memory. can anyone confirm on this???

 

yea am pretty decent in welding:}

 

you can weld cast with normal welding wire for steel. The biggest mistake most people make and this is where the myth of not welding cast is from is that they dont pre heat the metal. The drastic change in temp as fast as welding does it make the cast crack and the preheat helps get better penetration of the weld which is another problem with welding cast. I have done this man times including on structural pieces and have never had one fail if i preheat it correctly.

Not saying this is perfect but it has worked for me everytime. Same goes for aluminum welding. Preheat is key.

 

looking good cant wait to see the custom lower tie bar..

 

oh yeah and damn it if I don't hate EK style mirrors but they actually look pretty good on the car. Any more updates???

 

this thing is sweet

 

lovin what I'm seeing so far