Wagon Wednesday

"JGrabowMSt" (jgrabowmst) 01/13/2016 at 15:32 • Filed to: HEMIWagon, Wagon Wednesday

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What have you done to your wagon?

Mine is on Coilovers with a bit of a drop, poly bushings all over the place, I have a cold air intake, SRT8 style honeycomb grill and I’ve got some Hellafresh horns tucked under the intake so they aren’t visible through the grill.

Inside, I’ve got my Cobra CDR840 Dash Cam, LED interior lights and the front seats are out of a 2010 Challenger RT, with full power, airbag and heating functions working.

I’m running the stock wheels with Yokohama IceGuard tires for the winters, but I’ll be retiring these wheels in favor of the cop steelies for the summers, and I plan to run a staggered set of Hankook Ventus V12 tires once the wheels are finished up later this winter (stretching the rears to 18x9).

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I have much more planned, but this is what I run right now, with the rest being a work in progress.

What about your wagon?

Saracen > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:35

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So far just tint on my GSW. Further plans are pending the resolution of dieselgate.

RallyWrench > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:42

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I turned the traction control off in the rain this morning for a little Oppo on the offramp. Otherwise it’s for sale, so I’m not doing anything to it but fixing up a couple of cosmetic flaws.

JGrabowMSt > RallyWrench 01/13/2016 at 15:44

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What wagon do you have?

Brickman > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:51

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I’d hoon it...if I had a wagon! :P

mr2gud2u > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:51

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Last mod for me was a set of HHP titanium springs. They sound pretty bad actually. Lots of ticking now. Also added a car seat. The Grocery Getter is a real family car now. How is the new block treating you JGrabow?

Ash78, voting early and often > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:53

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The CEL came on the other day, but I’m just ignoring it. VOLKSLYFE!

OPPOsaurus WRX > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:54

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my plan is to get the f’in air bag in

WTFMPL's mom drives a brown wagon. > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:57

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Lately? I threw in rubber floor/trunk mats because winter. We also saw our first snow in Philly last night so I attempted donuts (wasn’t enough to lose traction) because Saabaru.

Throwing on a new catback exhaust next time it’s above 40 out though. So that’ll be fun.

RallyWrench > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 15:59

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325iT, manual.

TheRealBicycleBuck > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 16:19

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Roof bars, a bike rack, and occasionally a roof box. I also custom cut some new carpet for the back. The kids’ books and backpacks were starting to wear on the stock carpet. It’s bone stock otherwise.

I need to do brake pads soon. I’m looking at upgrading the rotors at the same time. Maybe some mud flaps to help keep it clean...

JGrabowMSt > mr2gud2u 01/13/2016 at 16:56

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New block is holding up! Much better than my alignment....

Once I send the wheels out to get stretched, I have to get the car on the lift soon and do the rear control arms, upper and forward to fix an alignment and camber issue causing me to wear the inside edge of the rears.

Want that sorted out before I put 275s on the rear, and before I tear up another CV boot.

I also need to do something about the rear and torque converter, I got one freaky noise last weekend and I still can’t figure out what it was, but it hasn’t happened since. Sounded like the car stopped and the torque converter made contact with something it shouldn’t have for a second. Certainly didn’t sound like the brakes (I was stopping), and it definitely sounded like it was coming from the front half of the car.

I forget the brand, but the control arms for both sides will run about $400, which isn’t bad for adjustables on an LX car.

Once the alignment and rear get taken care of, it’s time to throw money at a 6.1L block. I’ll probably end up searching for a salvage motor to keep the cost down, AMS has a $4500 426 package, send in your 6.1 and they send you back a 426 block with crank, rods and pistons installed. Add your heads, cam, timing setup, intake, exhaust and hopefully turn the key. I’ll be going for a 2009-2010 Challenger 6spd ECU to have stuffed in. May have to swap the body harness which I’ve thought about doing already. When I get to that point, I hope I’ll have a little cheapo lease car for the other half that I can putz around in while this gets a full strip down for this. I see the dollar signs already, but I can’t wait to make more progress.

mr2gud2u > JGrabowMSt 01/13/2016 at 17:48

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Your build is gonna put my little stage 2 to shame. I look forward to seeing to though. I can’t decide where to go next with my wagon. I want to race it. It’s so impractical and ridiculous, I love tracking it, but that rebuild bill has turned me into a bit of a pus. For now it’s a family car. Don’t be a stranger man. Send me pics of your build when you really start to get into the meat of it.

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/13/2016 at 17:48

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There’s your problem! Everybody knows the air bags are found in the steering wheel and dashboard. :)

JGrabowMSt > mr2gud2u 01/13/2016 at 18:37

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I still need to do the writeup on the seat swap, that was back in July.

You’ll get pics.

Also, track it, but dont be competitive. I plan on autocrossing this boat. I know I wont win, but im there to have fun!

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/13/2016 at 18:56

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TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/13/2016 at 20:56

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OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/13/2016 at 21:04

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i wasn;t sure, there have been people asking if i crashed it thinking its the safety airbag

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/13/2016 at 21:08

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It’s unfortunate that sarcasm doesn't play well in writing. Either that, or I need to improve my sarcastic writing game! Hmmmmm.

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/13/2016 at 21:54

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yea it could benefit from something like that kinda like save the manuals and SAVE THE MANUALS

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/13/2016 at 22:07

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I thought the smiley would do it. What's the universal sign for sarcasm? I need one that doesn't take three lines of ascii art. I'm too lazy to type that much in.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > JGrabowMSt 01/18/2016 at 10:58

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if you squint it looks like a sedan. A sedan with roof rails.