se7ens kickin it oldschool wtf?

[Total_Blender]

I like the 2nd gens. Not quite as much as 1st. gens, but a whole lot more than EF's or EG's. My 1st gen was a whole hell of a lot more fun than my DA Integra ever was.

Any plans for mod's? There are a few larger motors that are a drop-in swap. And some that will fit with minor mods. Theres an easy upgrade to the front brakes,

[ash7]

Any plans for mod's? There are a few larger motors that are a drop-in swap. And some that will fit with minor mods. Theres an easy upgrade to the front brakes.

This engine runs so well i dont plan on touching it at all man.

A brake upgrade? details please

For now i just plan on cleaning it up, and trying to figure out if i can get rid of this solid rear axle and install rear independant stuff from a sedan or hatchback.

-jonathan

[Total_Blender]

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A brake upgrade? details please

You can install calipers/rotors from any 4x100 Honda. Just be sure the calipers and rotors are for the same application (EG calipers/EG rotors). Not quite sure about the rear, but there have been plenty of disc swaps on the forums. Really the stock drums in the rear are more than enough.

as far as the rear suspension... putting in IRS would probably require lots of cutting/welding as you'd have to swap some strut towers into the rear. The beam type suspension isn't that bad... VW has used it on all their water-cooled cars.

[ash7]

You can install calipers/rotors from any 4x100 Honda. Just be sure the calipers and rotors are for the same application (EG calipers/EG rotors). Not quite sure about the rear, but there have been plenty of disc swaps on the forums. Really the stock drums in the rear are more than enough.

as far as the rear suspension... putting in IRS would probably require lots of cutting/welding as you'd have to swap some strut towers into the rear. The beam type suspension isn't that bad... VW has used it on all their water-cooled cars.

outstanding man. Thanks for the info!

the reason im wanting to drop the rear axle is because it seems to have shifted to one side or another... Either that or the chassis is slightly tweaked. (which wouldn't surprise me) The wheels i have for it fit beautifully on all sides except for the back driver side - it hangs out about .5" further than the others.

I'll check on the HondaWagon site Maynard mentioned tonight to see if there is more info about this happening.

I appreciate all the props guys reps to all

-jonathan

[Big_Dave]

[QUOTE=se7en]outstanding man. Thanks for the info!

the reason im wanting to drop the rear axle is because it seems to have shifted to one side or another... Either that or the chassis is slightly tweaked. (which wouldn't surprise me) The wheels i have for it fit beautifully on all sides except for the back driver side - it hangs out about .5" further than the others.

I'll check on the HondaWagon site Maynard mentioned tonight to see if there is more info about this happening.

I appreciate all the props guys reps to all

-jonathan[/QUOTE
You may need to ckeck and see if you have a panhard bar (It's a solid beam, so it probably does) The panhard bar controls the "side to side" of the rear suspension. When you lower a car with a panhard bar, usally the lower you go the more the axle will move towards one side of the car. By adjusting or slotting the holes, etc the axle will go back to where it belongs. It should be a simple adjustment.

[ash7]

You may need to ckeck and see if you have a panhard bar (It's a solid beam, so it probably does) The panhard bar controls the "side to side" of the rear suspension. When you lower a car with a panhard bar, usally the lower you go the more the axle will move towards one side of the car. By adjusting or slotting the holes, etc the axle will go back to where it belongs. It should be a simple adjustment.

i wish there was a panhard bar. I had noticed the wheel problem before i lowered it, it just wasn't as pronounced because there was 5" of wheel gap. Now that the tires are slightly tucking, its definitely an issue.

I've considered manually taking down the offset on one of the wheels... not really a bright thing to do and it may have bad results. But i do have a 5th wheel... so if worse comes to worse... lol

-jonathan

[quickdodge®]

There are a few larger motors that are a drop-in swap. And some that will fit with minor mods.

There are no drop in swaps for that car. Later, QD.

[Total_Blender]

There are no drop in swaps for that car. Later, QD.

Its a 2nd gen so an EK should fit in place of the EJ or EM.

And the ES/ET motors are a possibility as well... if I understand it right you can use them with the earlier transmissions if you re-drill the early flywheel for larger bolts. You may have to change the exhaust pipes or shorten a torque rod, but nothing major.

Granted, thats not much of a boost compared to a B series or whatever, but when it comes to the EK it will fit in there and every last bit of vacuum tubing for the smog junk will connect to it like it was meant to go there.

[quickdodge®]

Its a 2nd gen so an EK should fit in place of the EJ or EM.

And the ES/ET motors are a possibility as well... if I understand it right you can use them with the earlier transmissions if you re-drill the early flywheel for larger bolts. You may have to change the exhaust pipes or shorten a torque rod, but nothing major.

EK will fit in this car without mods. Anything else will not. I know only because my 79 had an 83 engine in it and when it blew, we put the EK in it. SO I do know that, without fabrication, nothing else will bolt in. Later, QD.