the pile o' parts wagon

[taikitanabe]

It's been a busy couple months, been able to do a few things.

 

 

started with some rust protection on the lower frame rails

 

 

Cleaned up the inner wells ( probably  the worst job so far on this thing) then coated in bed liner

 

 

did a bunch of sanding and got under the hood in primer!

 

 

followed by sanding the primer

 

 

more sanding followed by beer and masking

 

 

Then got some paint down. It's a Land Rover blue, not perfect, but something I can live with. Now to make new brake lines, clean up all the hardware or get new hardware. Start assembly under the hood to get the engine back in...oh yeah, there's still the rest of the wagon that needs love..

 

 

[Draker]

Looks good. Are you going to paint the exterior that color too? Not a bad choice in my opinion.

[taikitanabe]

Thanks Draker! Yes, the body will be same color, probably farm it out to a shop at that point for paint, but eventually it'll all be the same color. Although with the pace I'm going, it'll probably be in two years. :yawn:

[Trophy24]

I like the color! It may feel like it's taking forever, but you will be very happy when it gets painted. Keep with it.

[mrbigtanker]

Wow I love it you are not fucking around. Get er done.

[taikitanabe]

thanks guys, it's a massive work in progress, but I do try to put in an hour or so a night. It'll get there one day. Did all the brake lines under the hood yesterday, will post pictures soon.

[taikitanabe]

Been moving along at a slow pace. Been trying to do one thing a day or one thing a weekend

 

Started by bolting up the Brake and Clutch masters and making some new line:

 

 

 

Got all lines made at this point, just need to do the one from the firewall all the way to the rear of the car.

 

Started to work on rebushing the lower arms and such

 

 

 

got to bolting the suspension back up

 

 

 

and...started to mess around with home brew zinc plating: 

 

 

 

 

 

came out all right, I do think I'll need to leave it in the bath for a longer period of time to get the zinc to stick a bit more. 

 

Also got the heater box all cleaned up, but no pictures there, nothing really exciting about that either way. Had a bunch of rain in LA,  these two punks really don't help out when trying to work on the car either:

 

 

Been a good few weeks, got small thing accomplished, next week I'll be heading to Japan for a week to go to the Nostalgic 2 day show in Yokohama so hopefully I'll come back with some goodies. 

 

Fingers crossed!

[Draker]

I've been wanting to try the zinc plating. Looks like you can get some good results.

[mrbigtanker]

wow man looking good. Live in Corona and if you need help with parts or so forth let me know. I am doing  my wagon also.

 

Keep up the good work.

[WAGON JON]

Whats the recipe for the zinc plating? I need to do that!!!! So cool!!

[taikitanabe]

Draker, Wagon Jon, I used this recipe: http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?14392-DIY-Zinc-Plating-for-Donor-Nuts-and-Bolts

 

I use an old computer power supply to run the thing, seems to be doing ok, but could probably sit in the bath for longer periods of time. 

 

Thanks mrbigtanker, you're wagon is amazing!

[taikitanabe]

So not a huge update. Got back from vacation and been putting in a couple of hours a night on the wagon.

 

First got the hubs put back together with new bearings.

 

 

 

Got in some new parts and started assemble the front suspension..

 

 

 

and then this happened:

 

 

installed in the wagon

 

 

still need to run the lines for the air, was going to put it down on the ground to check stuff, but then realized that my stock steelies won't clear the calipers...so I threw on the Advans to make sure they cleared the calipers

 

 

which leads me into today, all the bolts were rusty on the wheels, so I'm going to see if I can save them 

 

 

got them soaking in some Evaporust, and then I started stripping the red off the wheels

 

 

and of course, since it is a Sunday, and it's hot outside, we must have beer

 

 

Cheers all, have a great Sunday

[Lockleaf]

Just out of curiosity, what bags are you running?

[DatMo]

I would love bags on my wagon :( howww

[banzai510(hainz)]

Do you need special wheel off set for those bags being bigger and maybe in the way when it drops down.??????

I had to keep my perch in the stock condistion as my +25mm might hit the struct or perch or even tire.

[russaroll]

Just out of curiosity, what bags are you running?

X2

[Big_E-Dog]

x3......you gonna have to give up your supplier lol!

[Lockleaf]

I would love bags on my wagon :( howww

Just joel and filthy both have bags on their cars. They used e30 bmw bag kits. Both builds give a few details about using them.

 

I'm just curious if this build was done using a different set.

[taikitanabe]

lol sorry guys. got a little busy yesterday. Bags are Universal Aero Sport bags. I pretty much used the Green Goon's idea on the front bags. Bottom mounts were made using their bracket kit. Top hat has bought off ebay, and machined to fit the the T3 coil over top hats. I haven't had the chance to put the car back on the ground to check to make sure all plays well together, but from what I was able to cycle on the jack stands, I don't see any issues. Once I clean up the Advans and buy some tires, I'll put it back on the floor and get more photos. But I see that being a week or two away.

[WAGON JON]

Great build so far! A touch more heat to your welds would make them flatter. Can't wait to see it running!

[taikitanabe]

Been working on the wagon on and off for the past few weeks. Got the wheels somewhat cleaned up:

 

 

 

Then got to coating the front section of the floor boards and the firewall with Al's HNR (head and noise reducer)

 

 

 

Then on top of that got the Rammat:

 

 

 

I want it to be as quiet as I can get it. =)

 

Then earlier in the week, with the help of my neighbor, got the motor in!

 

 

 

May seem backwards, but I have a small garage to work out of, so I have to do this in sections. Was nice working on the mini in this garage, but the 510's way bigger  :rofl:

 

so this is all the way up

 

 

and this is down:

 

 

Don't mind the fender, the previous owner started pluggin holes. I'll eventually get to the body, but for now I flipped the wagon around in the garage to figure out what to do with the rear suspension:

 

 

small updates, but slowly chipping away at it.

[DatMo]

Looks absolutely great.

[Plusnone]

Damn! Bags on a dime, always sweet. Can't wait to see what else you get up to with this goon.

The red fill left in the "ADVAN" looks nice!

[hang_510]

Inspirational. I need to get mine on the front burner again.

 

The half moon curved chrome trim is for the rear of the cargo window. Don't see the rest of the chrome trim, but they are the finishing pieces.

The fragile plastic hatch cover is NLA, but I may have a good piece available I repaired and has a good lamp.

I will be fitting LEDs in mine as the stock bulb frequently melted the housing.

Experimental Engineering makes idler arms bushings that make a huge difference, as will a steering box bracket.

[taikitanabe]

Been a couple weeks, not much of an update, sitting around waiting on parts and doing little things:

 

Started with getting fuel tank out, the gas inside of it was completely brown and I was really worried it was rusty inside. But luckily for me everything inside was super clean

 

 

Couple nights later, I was able to pull the rear end. 

 

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I think I'm going to run the stock rear end. I was debating on all the options of other rear ends, but that'll just snowball and I know where that'll lead me...soo....

 

 

Ain't no turning back now!

 

 

Got underneath the wagon and started doing some surgery on brackets and such

 

 

Now time to clean the underside today. I'm really not looking forward to this

 

 

On a high note, I did get a package the other week:

 

 

Met a guy in Japan while at that Nostalgic Car show in February, got to talking and he had one at his shop. Couple months later and agreeing on a price, got me my grille. =) gotta clean it all up, but that's months and months from now!