jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 So i realized i never actually started a project thread for my wagon so im just gonna start from the start to where i am now. sorry i never took a whole lotta pictures. day 1 did a little paint work and played around with maybe putting in a vg30. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 decided against the vg swap cause i just wanted to keep it simple so i bought a l20b with a 5 speed from a truck. put the grill back on after fixing it test fitting the l20 Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 pulled l20 cleaned and scrubbed like hell to clean up my engine compartment and painted it. installed the pedals to rid of that damn auto then after i found a deal on a ka that i could not turn down the hell began! flipped crossmember Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 bellhousing swap. rebuilt sohc ka ready to go motor mount fab so i could scoot the motor back where it should be. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 wiring pics Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Cool thanks for the pic's. Nice job on the engine bay. Looks really clean. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 this is the part where it jumps around wish i woulda taken more pics but at this time all i had was my phone for a camera. ka installed Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 got some seats that my fat ass could fit into. slathered the whole inside with por15 here was the start got my new headlights installed Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 so after realizing how soft goon leafsprings were and my diff slapping the floor before i had even drove the car i started doing some reading. since i really like drag racing i figured id do a ladder bar/panhard rod setup. 1 Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 panhard rod test fitting h190 lsd wilwood rear brakes Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 my car fairly currently Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Lookin good my wagOOn brutha. I really like those seats. They look comfy. Having just done my engine bay I know what you mean about scrubbin & cleaning :blink: It sure does make a nice backdrop for the clean fresh motor tho. Looking forward to seeing more from this build :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 right now im trying to find some decent tail light gaskets mine are non-existent and i gotta have em to keep the water/mud road grime outta the rear quarters. here is a pic i just went and shot. just finished installing another vw radiator and a GM style 1 wire 105 amp alternator. even got a vid of it finnaly running right Quote Link to comment
lilblackwagon Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Sweet build! I'm wondering how much of the fab work you did for you ladder bar/panhard rod setup...That's awesome! Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I did all of it in a tiny ass garage that my car and welder barley fit in. The rear suspension was a major deal lots of thinking researching etc i havent driven the car yet and im sure it will need some tuning. with those big ass rubber bushings it articulates well to keep it from binding up on the street. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I want my truck to sound like that. Nice work Larry Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I have a nice big garage. Can you come over and play? My goon needs a new rear end. Nice work. Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 That sounds good! Looks good! I like how you did the top in black. Is the hood going to be black too? Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Wow! Lotsa nice work completed. When did you start this project? Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Awesome progress so far. All quality & clean work & it shows. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I started this project like 2 years ago its been a major project. I didn't take a lot of pics like I should have so a lot of stuff is undocumented but its just a money pit really so I just tinker around with it as time and money permits. I have a much bigger garage now so that helps my motivation. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 wow thats alot of work. Glad you made good progress. Im impressed Quote Link to comment
troyt Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Very nice work on your wagon project. The rearend is especially creative, it looks well executed and I hope it works as good as it looks. What LSD unit did you use? TroyT Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 right now im trying to find some decent tail light gaskets mine are non-existent and i gotta have em to keep the water/mud road grime outta the rear quarters. have you considered press-tight? you will find its used on ac systems but you can get it in a roll and cut out what you need this is what i did for the gaskets on the 610 and it doesnt leak after you take it off the roll its like giant rubber boogers and you press it into where it needs to be to make the seal 1 Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted June 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 The lsd is an old roadster torsen unit I had to machine it to actually fit a 3.9 gear ratio. Bonvo enlighten me a little more on that stuff because wagon gaskets are nla from nissan and I really wanna but the body back together. Quote Link to comment
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