89 civic wagovan 5spd (very slow build: power + ecomods & lots of pics!)

[vrmouseyd15b]

^^^^ Wow, that would be great! Thanks Gasoline Fumes!


Thanks,
Victor

[OG VX]

Nice Victor! Great progress. Bay is looking great too. Your working so fast. Glad you got the speedo issue sorted out. Hilarious you used the drill!

[Daox]

Very nice work! Lots of little hiccups, but you seem to get by them quickly.

[Ecky]

Fun read so far. Keep us updated!

[vrmouseyd15b]

All my fellow ecomodders and wagovaniacs! Thank you so much for your support!

I said in the title that this would be a very slow build, and I feel that I'm right on schedule. While Skiddy's back on the road ( by the way, nice boring, quiet ride to work today ), and I find and repair other deficiencies in her 25 year old sexiness, I'm bothered by this old Tranny's almost 3000 rpm at 60mph.

I've been thinking, and while the motor (tranny) mounts from the vx won't line up with this body, it really looks like the guts should fit nicely from the vx tranny INTO the old wagovan's tranny case! That would save me the tranny Mount fight for another day, and boost my mileage until then!

I've only torn into my parts motors far enough to make sure I took the right block for this "quick and dirty" fix. I've still got to strip a head down and take it to a machine shop, and the same thing with the block. still have to settle on my crank and rods, and then decide whether it will be David Crower or Bisimoto running my top end. I've always liked Crower cams, but have you seen Bisimoto's 703whp d series wagovan? I'm thinking Bisi right now. ..

I've lost my train of thought, gonna watch YouTube of that Bisi wago. ..

Edit: drooool. Bisimoto 700whp D16Z 1990 Honda Civic Turbo Wagov…: http://youtu.be/NAl180zN3Z0

Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

cool! first tank numbers are in for Skiddy!

251.3 miles / 8.362 gallons = 30.05 mpg! not bad considering my junkyard block and 25 year old head are screaming at about 2800rpm to make 60 mph.

Not to mention that without factory cruise, or a trusty hand throttle like I've installed in the Minion, my foot seems wander towards the floor ever so slowly - with the gas pedal still under it!!

looks like I've got my "right now" projects like the hand throttle and mirror delete to keep me hidden in the garage for a little while (GasolineFumes - I've got $30 earmarked for that interior mirror panel, I'll wait to hear from you, piss on that Ebay dude!), my "sometime soon" project - putting VX gears into the 1989 wagovan tranny case (need another set of bearings and seals), and my "long term" project - building and installing a sick turbo motor and sexy, long geared LSD tranny with custom motor and tranny mounts in the car

I'll just start with the hand throttle. Maybe this weekend.

And maybe click around for a deal on another "guido". I'll use mbolton1990's leg work to make that happen with the cable tranny, the wiring can always be upgraded for the tranny-mount vss when that day comes. Here's mbolton1990's thread: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...nto-29537.html



Thanks,
Victor.

[Gasoline Fumes]

Look what I found!

[vrmouseyd15b]

Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes

Look what I found!

WOOT WOOT!!! THANK YOU GASOLINE FUMES
I'll get on the paypal NOW

edit: money sent - THANKS!!!


Thanks,
Victor

[Cobb]

Yeah, but how does it feel when VTEC kicks in yo?

Originally Posted by vrmouseyd15b

251.3 miles / 8.362 gallons = 30.05 mpg! not bad considering my junkyard block and 25 year old head are screaming at about 2800rpm to make 60 mph.

[Gasoline Fumes]

Originally Posted by vrmouseyd15b

WOOT WOOT!!! THANK YOU GASOLINE FUMES
I'll get on the paypal NOW

edit: money sent - THANKS!!!


Thanks,
Victor

It's on the way!