Hey man, I seen where you had some pics located at the covered bridge in Ulah. That's like 10 minutes from where I live, but I just picked up a 91 RT-4WD today.
Dude I love your build!
If there is still tension on the rear bumper you can lightly heat it with a heat gun and it will even out a little but that bracket did a good job too!
damn man. its starting to look really nice. you seem to have a good hand for painting yea? what kind of paint are you using for all that detailing (4wd logo, black for H's) acrylic?
Got my pod speaker covers from oldskoolef! via ebay. They showed up yesterday. They look awesome like NOS. They didn't quite fit around the gathiers but I fabricated some little clips to hold them on nice and snug.
damn man. its starting to look really nice. you seem to have a good hand for painting yea? what kind of paint are you using for all that detailing (4wd logo, black for H's) acrylic?
Thanks, I take pride in the small details. they make a big difference I think. All detail work (Mudflaps, and black H's on the wheels) is done with Testors enamel model paint - Yeah that stuff you used as a kid in the little jars. It goes on smooth and holds up well. You just need a nice fine tip brush not the old model paint brushes. All spray paint used (Yakima logo, wheels, etc..) it Rustolem Industrial enamel. The finest spray paint you can buy in my opinion. Comes in the big silver can.
for shure cool thanks. ill look into those gota re do my front honda flaps and find some rears. its coming along very nicely i agree about the details. the small things make the big deals.
Freshly painted!! Couldn't go with powder coating right now, so I got out the trusty spray paint. After a few hours of masking off every little black circle (28 of them to be exact) They turned out nice - not perfect, but they will do.
Now we are raised back up on stock suspension for winter driving - if we see any snow here in the south.
Oh no! Wheel well gap is back!!
Didn't have to wait long after raising back up only 6 days! Wagon's first snow - At my house anyways.
Not enough to go driving in and test the realtime but hey it's snow in the south none the less!
Woke up with a white Christmas this morning! My first white Christmas in 31 years on Earth! What a better time to have a wagon! Here are some pics of my Christmas fun drive!
Me & My Son
The wife likes the wagon too!
Got my pod speaker covers from oldskoolef! via ebay. They showed up yesterday. They look awesome like NOS. They didn't quite fit around the gathiers but I fabricated some little clips to hold them on nice and snug.
i just put some replacements in (temps) ,BUT how did you get the rings to match?
I fab'd some little clips & they work awesome. A 5 minute - 5 cent fix. I'll take some pics of them and post them tomorrow.
Don't know anything about the "partys" you speak of.
Thank you for response and the pics, when you can post them, and a shot in the dark with the party :oops: (fun times) .
by the way, checked out yr videos. i soooooooooooo wish i had a video camera w/someone to run it this morning! :x my girl was ZZZZZ :x check members rides for some pics i could get of our wagons (still in progress) first MW winter snow. thanks again.
Here is my Quick, Cheap speaker cover brackets. In 6 easy steps!
I used "plumbers strap" used to secure pipes & whatnot. A roll at the home improvement store is like $4. I use it for everything! You could use any light gauge metal you find laying around the garage. I have cut up alumnium cans before for similar applications, they are a little too flimsey for this though.
Step #1 - Just cut off like an inch or so.
Step #2 - Bend it at a 90 degree angle.
Step #3 - Slide it up under your speaker - you may have to loosen the screw a little.
Step #4 - Bend it outward a bit - this may take a little trial & error to get it bent the right amount.
Step #5 - Slide your speaker cover down over the clips. You'll have to push your clips inward to get the speaker cover to clear. The springy action of your clips will hold the cover on snug! I used two clips per speaker. One on each side. Three would probable hold better. Just what ever works for you!
Step #6 - Enjoy!!
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If there is still tension on the rear bumper you can lightly heat it with a heat gun and it will even out a little but that bracket did a good job too!
I have not been on in a while.
So I did not get the privilege of seeing your work.
PS keep it up. oh and i might need to steal that mud flap touch from you. :roll: haha
Thanks, I take pride in the small details. they make a big difference I think. All detail work (Mudflaps, and black H's on the wheels) is done with Testors enamel model paint - Yeah that stuff you used as a kid in the little jars. It goes on smooth and holds up well. You just need a nice fine tip brush not the old model paint brushes. All spray paint used (Yakima logo, wheels, etc..) it Rustolem Industrial enamel. The finest spray paint you can buy in my opinion. Comes in the big silver can.
Now we are raised back up on stock suspension for winter driving - if we see any snow here in the south.
Oh no! Wheel well gap is back!!
Now we are raised back up on stock suspension for winter driving - if we see any snow here in the south.
GAHHHHH! the wheels look great!
dude we need to have a HONDA 4x4 snow day this winter.
Not enough to go driving in and test the realtime but hey it's snow in the south none the less!
Me & My Son
The wife likes the wagon too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhjEP55QtUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC0n9yyWBC0
Looks like you've got the right idea getting the wagon out.
yes or go to Bisimoto for the adaptor plate. its your imagination from there on out.
by the way, you ever made it out to the old "Millenium" party's? use to be an SOBX'er.
Don't know anything about the "partys" you speak of.
Thank you for response and the pics, when you can post them, and a shot in the dark with the party :oops:
by the way, checked out yr videos. i soooooooooooo wish i had a video camera w/someone to run it this morning! :x my girl was ZZZZZ :x check members rides for some pics i could get of our wagons (still in progress) first MW winter snow. thanks again.
I used "plumbers strap" used to secure pipes & whatnot. A roll at the home improvement store is like $4. I use it for everything! You could use any light gauge metal you find laying around the garage. I have cut up alumnium cans before for similar applications, they are a little too flimsey for this though.
Step #1 - Just cut off like an inch or so.
Step #2 - Bend it at a 90 degree angle.
Step #3 - Slide it up under your speaker - you may have to loosen the screw a little.
Step #4 - Bend it outward a bit - this may take a little trial & error to get it bent the right amount.
Step #5 - Slide your speaker cover down over the clips. You'll have to push your clips inward to get the speaker cover to clear. The springy action of your clips will hold the cover on snug! I used two clips per speaker. One on each side. Three would probable hold better. Just what ever works for you!
Step #6 - Enjoy!!