The Stickman's BattleCruiser Build Thread

[HotRodKush]

This is an awesome project, I love wagons. Maybe I missed it, but are those control arms aluminum?

[NOT A TA]

The bars look good stick! That rear one is burley!

[The Stickman]

This is an awesome project, I love wagons. Maybe I missed it, but are those control arms aluminum?

Yea the rear lower control arms are Metco billet aluminum ones. Almost to pretty to put on the car. There should be a post somewhere in this thread about them.

[The Stickman]

The bars look good stick! That rear one is burley!

You have no idea. That rear bar is wicked heavy.

[jackfrost]

so did you get to drive it w/ the new bars yet?

[The Stickman]

Looky what I just got in the mail. It's a new MegaSquirt II v3.57 with wiring pigtail. I am so excited. I have been looking at their site and some of the info and videos and it seems like this will be a fairly easy conversion. Now I just need to clean up my intake to get it sent off to have the bungs welded on and drilled out for injectors and the fuel rails put on.

[The Stickman]

so did you get to drive it w/ the new bars yet?

No unfortunately. The car will probably be down for a the winter. See my new update and you will understand why. Right now the tank is empty and it needs wheel bearings as well so no sense getting her all filled and fixed just to have to drain the tank and take it all apart again.

[Smock67]

I just read through this whole thread. I have got to say your wagon is sick I love that is out there and the low budget aspect.

[amargari]

Just read the thread. Very cool project. I would like to see the installation of the Megasquirt system.

[critter]

Good to see the MS unit in hand, Stick. I'll let you figure it out and then pick your brain over in chat one day soon. Keep on rolling with wagon!

[The Stickman]

I just read through this whole thread. I have got to say your wagon is sick I love that is out there and the low budget aspect.

Thanx. It is a lowbuck build for sure. But it will still perform just as good. It is really getting there, thanx for the comments.

[The Stickman]

Just read the thread. Very cool project. I would like to see the installation of the Megasquirt system.

Good to see the MS unit in hand, Stick. I'll let you figure it out and then pick your brain over in chat one day soon. Keep on rolling with wagon!

Critter not sure anyone will be on chat this week or next. But The MegaSquirt looks easier than I thought. The wiring pigtail has all the wires stenciled with what they are for. There is a good video that walks you thru some of the startup steps. I still have to clean up my intake to send it off. I bought it used and it was painted so I need to get all that off and will take the sand cast finish off for more of a polished look. I have the cash to send it off so as soon as I get it done I will ship it off. Then I need to get a tank with the fuel pump in it and some fuel line to run new feed and return lines. But wiring it won't be as bad as I thought. I will do a full write up and maybe some videos of it.

[Roadbuster]

Don't know if I can make the chat tonight, but I would definitely like to hear your opinion of the MegaSquirt. I have looked at that as an upgrade to my GTO.

Love how you are adapting and modifying what you need to make it work for this car. Wagons can really be a sleeper and surprise people. I would love to see the expression on peoples faces when you take this out to an autocross course!

Jon

[critter]

You notice I said "in chat one day soon". I doubt I'll be around chatting either. Besides, next week I'm hoping to be stuffing that 4L80e in the car and hooking up the paddle shifters. ;)

[The Stickman]

Well I bought the wife a new shifter like mine and one of the new features that are availible for these shifters is a lighted top plate. Well I decided I needed on to so I had him make me one up too. I have yet to install it but here it is.

Pretty cool huh?

[RKHiPerformance]

Great build...Cool car and very well documented.

Is it necessary to use the sway bar spacers with the aftermarket rear sway bar?

[The Stickman]

Great build...Cool car and very well documented.

Is it necessary to use the sway bar spacers with the aftermarket rear sway bar?

Thanx, and to answer your question Kinda. See when the ends of the bar were squashed flat there is a little bend or bulge that keeps the bar from sitting completely flat against the LCA. Now I could have used a slightly longer bolt but I didn't like that empty space between he bar and the LCA. Probably an irrational fear but I thought it might create stresses there. So I flipped the bar and used the spacers. The reason for flipping the bar was it cut down on the distance of the bar away from the LCA when using the spacers.

[youngdeezy]

nice build bro, i just checked everything out and i dont see to many of these wagons with the type mods you have so props for that. do you have any install pics of the overdead console. what did you use to get it to stick to the roof and did you get the compass and thermostat to work with it? thanks man you can pm me if you dont want to post answers here

[The Stickman]

nice build bro, i just checked everything out and i dont see to many of these wagons with the type mods you have so props for that. do you have any install pics of the overdead console. what did you use to get it to stick to the roof and did you get the compass and thermostat to work with it? thanks man you can pm me if you dont want to post answers here

Sorry about not responding to your PM I just forgot which is a huge problem of mine. I don't have any install pics of it. I simply drilled 2 holes one front and one rear to hold it on and used screws to hold it on. But like the dolt I am I used to long a screw in the back one and dimpled my roof. I did hook the 2 lights up to the dome light but there are more than a few wires to make them light up. Just have to go through thme and figure it out. I did try getting all the other stuff working but never hooked it up. The compass seems to just need power. The thermostat needs a sensor which I don't have. I didn't feel like running a power wire up to the compass just to have it work. I will be taking it down as I have to add some plastic to the side as it doesn't quite contour to the headliner. Maybe then I will make everything work better.

[youngdeezy]

thanks bro and no worries about the pm. anyway i have sensor part # i'll share with you. autozone.com # SU1405 or the oem# 15971127