Check out my new wheels!

AkomaAkoma Band Wagon
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
This is in fact my first car, a pretty clean little 1989 rt4wd. I'm very happy with it so far.

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Work done so far:

New break lines all round
Pioneer Premier Head w/ iPod control
Removed front licence plate + mounts

It's hard to find the money and time to work on it right now but we'll see what I can do. Anyone have some good ideas about what to do with these rims? I'd love to respray them, as I don't have the funds to replace them just yet (college student). However, I might not go with the original white. Give me your thoughts and suggestions.

P.S. It IS an auto but a clean rt4wd for $200, who can complain?

Comments

  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    Many different things have been done with those wheels. Since you are low on funds, you could just sand them down and paint them the color of your choosing. I, too, would just stick with white, but I don't like to attract attention by doing ricey things like painting my wheels flourescent pink or green, like some people.
  • zer0sk8ordiezer0sk8ordie New Wagonist
    Dang $200!? Come up!! Looks real clean dude
  • superhatchsuperhatch Moderator
    I know what you should do with those rims...sell them to me!! :lol:
  • unlimited02unlimited02 Senior Wagonist
    good deal... and post up some more pics please...
  • AkomaAkoma Band Wagon
    More pictures as requested:

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    seats were pretty clean all round with only some minor rippage on the drivers bolster.

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    Its a single owner car and they didnt smoke, so no smell, color or holes in the seats.

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    Yeah, its an auto :(

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    Here is the deck I put in the day after I picked it up:

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    Here is the worst of the rust:

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    better angle

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    it's not too bad so i'd like to take care of it before it gets any worse

    here is the worst dent on the car

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    So that's pretty much it so far. I have some pics of the engine if anyone is interested in seeing them say something. The story goes that the original engine went and they replaced it with one from a jdm wagon but it too is pretty tired. I heard a ZC is pretty much a bolt in swap that lets you keep the awd so I might look into that. Thoughts?
  • AkomaAkoma Band Wagon
    Also, the headliner is mint and I didn't get pics of the back yet because it is full of stuff but I'll throw some up in a couple weeks. Oh yeah, the gas struts on my hatch are a little worn out too but I think that's probably a common problem.
  • ScallyWagScallyWag Wagonist
    superhatch wrote:
    I know what you should do with those rims...sell them to me!! :lol:

    X2... let the bidding begin :lol:
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    It'a an auto, engineswap -->!?

    dig?

    you'll be fine...

    keep us posted.
  • iboymaiboyma Wagonist
    First car, RT, $200, thats a great place to start! Do you live in FL?
  • simplyhondasimplyhonda Council Member
    Not bad. Don't sweat the auto. I wanted a 6 speed bad, but auto is what I ended up with too. Now that I've been driving it for a while, I kinda like it. Nice pickup for $200!
  • 1988rt1988rt Senior Wagonist
    Man I've been looking for the factory wheels for a while
  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    Is the four wheel drive different in the autos? I see a little button on the shifter.
  • ZakkZakk Wagonist
    Lol, if you don't like the auto, I'll deliver my manual (rusty) (2WD) wagon
  • tophertopher Band Wagon
    not a bad car for 200.00!!!!
  • airodeckairodeck Wagonist
    sweet deal for 200.00 all the wagons here people want like 2500 for them, its absurd
  • AkomaAkoma Band Wagon
    iboyma wrote:
    First car, RT, $200, thats a great place to start! Do you live in FL?
    Haha! Canada bro! And yeah, I shouldn't sweat the auto (I hear AT>MT swaps are a pain in the ass).
    It's starting to get a bit chilly here so I'll probably be replacing the tired old battery soon along with my spark plugs. Anyone have any words of wisdom along those lines?
  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    airodeck wrote:
    sweet deal for 200.00 all the wagons here people want like 2500 for them, its absurd

    200 is totally lucky. You just mad cause you dont have one or what?
  • iboymaiboyma Wagonist
    Akoma wrote:
    iboyma wrote:
    First car, RT, $200, thats a great place to start! Do you live in FL?
    Haha! Canada bro! And yeah, I shouldn't sweat the auto (I hear AT>MT swaps are a pain in the ass).
    It's starting to get a bit chilly here so I'll probably be replacing the tired old battery soon along with my spark plugs. Anyone have any words of wisdom along those lines?

    Your tag resembles ours thats why I asked.

    As for a tune up, be gentle, my sparks plugs were torqued into the head, so I'd say use some anti-seize when installing them, just my 2 cents
  • AkomaAkoma Band Wagon
    iboyma wrote:
    As for a tune up, be gentle, my sparks plugs were torqued into the head, so I'd say use some anti-seize when installing them, just my 2 cents

    Thanks for the tip :wink: !
  • afidarksideafidarkside Wagonist
    great car for 200, most of us can't find anything near that for less then 2000.. don't worry about the auto, i got one auto and ive learned to love it. Take care of her!
  • deckarddeckard Band Wagon
    nice find!
    $200 here in ontario can maybe get you set of 13" steelies with bald tires and not a lightly rusted complete car with auto and A/C
    awesome find!!!
    unfortunately you can't sell it on here for more than $200 because we all know what you paid
    just kidding and good luck with the car
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    hibernation anyone ?
    :mrgreen:
  • gunsup0331gunsup0331 New Wagonist
    This post makes me realize how stupid some of us are for paying over 2k for our wagos.
    Then again this deal, if legit...., is a once in a lifetime fluke and the kid will probly sell it for a piddly profit if he hasn't already
  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    Stupid? It depends. If you pay 2K for a wagon you didn't want, then yeah you're dumb. But, if you're stoked, then it's not really dumb, because it made you happy. These cars are just like anything else mechanical out there, some people don't know or care about them and are happy to let them go for cheap.
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