Ironmans wago!

1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
well i finally picked up a wagon a 1991 5 speed i got it from some guy in la and had to drive 4 1/2hrs to and from to get it its not in the best of shape dents ripped interior and needs new shocks/struts and i gotta lot of work to do but it did come w/ some xtras like some white rota track r's i think a megan rear strut bar,black mugen shift knob,hid conversion i think it has skunk2 coils ill have to check for shure tomorrow anyways heres a few picz i took tonight after i got home oh and has a yakima rack i dont know what kind but the guy said he didnt have the keys for it gay???
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  • udubrx7udubrx7 Senior Wagonist
    Congradulations!
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    yea took me like 4 weeks searching every time i found one i would call but i was always too late oh its sold or oh i just sold it 5 minutes ago.its hard to find wagos in cali its like all of a sudden theres a wagon shortage???
  • udubrx7udubrx7 Senior Wagonist
    Same story here in NC. I've been trying to find one to use for a parts car for quite some time with no luck.
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    yea i have a da w/ a jdm b16a skunk2 coils tokico illuminas nrg trpe r seats and im wonderining if its worth it you know parting out my da idk im debating selling it or just taking all the parts i need off it to use on my wagon???i also have a turbonetics turbo greddy front mount n bov for the da.maybe i can switch it over to my wagon and have a boosted b16a wago???
  • doitdubdoitdub familEE
    Looks good...let's see some day shots.

    As for the rack keys, if they can't match them up, just drill them out and get a replacement set. PIA, but at least you'd be able to take it off if you wanted. I'd just leave it on and fahgetaboutit.
  • leggo-my-waggoleggo-my-waggo Band Wagon
    1RONM4N wrote:
    yea took me like 4 weeks searching every time i found one i would call but i was always too late oh its sold or oh i just sold it 5 minutes ago.its hard to find wagos in cali its like all of a sudden theres a wagon shortage???

    Jaja. When I called about this wagon the guy was like "they're taking it away right now!" Seems like there is a wagon shortage in CA. I might have to start looking at the AZ craigslist... Nice wagon btw!
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    Jaja. When I called about this wagon the guy was like "they're taking it away right now!" Seems like there is a wagon shortage in CA. I might have to start looking at the AZ craigslist... Nice wagon btw![/quote]
    ha ha thats crazy well the guy pretty much robbed me i paid 2200 for it he wouldnt budge on the price and i wasnt going home empty handed so i said f it!any ways heres some pics i took yesterday.i will drive my da till i get this wagon into shape so when i get time im going to do a tear down until then enjoy ha ha!!!
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    heres the rest pretty beat i know!
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    well went to the dmv the other day...............................$193 and a smog to register it in my name wack!!! on another note i was coming back from a homies house to pick up a valve cover for my da and saw a wagovan same color as mine and was full of shit like clothes and just a bunch of junk so i parked and was like yo do you want to get rid of your wagon he said no i use it to keep my stuff in it what a fag i offered him 500 and he turned it down.hello 500 dollars could buy you a shed for all your trash ha ha!!! then i gave him my name n # just in case he changes his mind.argh!anyways heres a pic of my new valve cover.
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    ok today i pulled some parts off a friends old civic some door handles they are grey in color and the ones in my wagon are chrome but the chrome peeled off.and two handles w/ locks the clear piece of plastic that covers the gauge cluster mines broke and some shocks for the rear hatch i have to use a broom stick to hold up my hatch haha oh a spare and 3 center caps.also used some vinyl & fabric paint to keep my carpet looking fresh.what a difference@!!!
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    well that puts an end to the searching for a car...

    tlc, tlc...
    and some dry weather too...




    :mrgreen:
  • ogwagonogwagon Wagonist
    Good find! I saw this one on craigslist here in LA too and thought it looked like a solid buy for the right wagonist.
    Looks like your'e tearing into it and getting it all squared away. Good luck with it.
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    yea not that good of a find i hear peeps finding wagons for like 700/800 claean ass wagons and i paid 2200 for a bucket i feel ripped off oh well its over i got a wagon and all i can do is make it better!but if i see that fool again .......lights out ha ha hope i dont see him at eibach!anyways og you live in la ??? hit me up if you have any parts lying around aaiighghhtt!!
  • ogwagonogwagon Wagonist
    Yeah, I'm in L.A. too. I know you feel like you paid alot, but recently there has been a huge rise in interest with these wagons. A couple of years ago you could have paid 1000 bucks for that same wagon but you know the laws of supply and demand. Not many of these were made/sold in comparison with hatches,sedans and even Crx's of the same year so there are even fewer cars to choose from, especially in decent condition for a twenty year old car. You should read some of the posts on here especially in the introductions section about guys/gals trying desperately to find one. They all seem to say the same thing, "I called about the wagon in the ad and the guy just sold it." Wagons don't stay for sale very long in SoCal, especially in L.A. I've noticed people even buying up the "buckets" as parts cars because they are even difficult to find at the junkyards. Like you said, at least you finally got one and now you have a foundation from which to build off. I have some parts I might be willing to part with, but I'll PM you later about that. Anyway, here's a link to my wagons and good luck with yours:


    http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8160
  • afidarksideafidarkside Wagonist
    im in for this, where did you find that c-pillar bar?
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    ogwagon wrote:
    Yeah, I'm in L.A. too. I know you feel like you paid alot, but recently there has been a huge rise in interest with these wagons. A couple of years ago you could have paid 1000 bucks for that same wagon but you know the laws of supply and demand. Not many of these were made/sold in comparison with hatches,sedans and even Crx's of the same year so there are even fewer cars to choose from, especially in decent condition for a twenty year old car. You should read some of the posts on here especially in the introductions section about guys/gals trying desperately to find one. They all seem to say the same thing, "I called about the wagon in the ad and the guy just sold it." Wagons don't stay for sale very long in SoCal, especially in L.A. I've noticed people even buying up the "buckets" as parts cars because they are even difficult to find at the junkyards. Like you said, at least you finally got one and now you have a foundation from which to build off. I have some parts I might be willing to part with, but I'll PM you later about that. Anyway, here's a link to my wagons and good luck with yours:

    tru tru!
    afidarkside wrote:
    im in for this, where did you find that c-pillar bar?
    the bar came w the wagon when i bought it ita a megan racing bar it makes my wagon look fast ha ha!
    http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8160
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    ok so i took off my broken plastic piece that covers the gauges and went to put on another but it was the wrong one and didnt fit so i put the hood back on.i then decided to armor all the dash and the rag i was using got caught on the mph needle and now it looks like this .........am i fucked or can this be fixed???
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    oops forgot the pic
  • DarrenDarren Wagonist
    whether you can fix it or not, i don't know, but you CAN swap in another speedo onto your cluster if you cannot find a way to fix it....
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    by any chance do you know which clusters will switch over yr make n model???i have a 91.
  • ogwagonogwagon Wagonist
    I believe any model civic 90-91 cluster will swap over. Does not have to be wagon specific but CANNOT be 88-89 civics. The 90-91 clusters are taller in size.
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    aaiigghhtt! thnx i will be on a mission to get one curious though what about the milage?when you swap over your mileage changes correct?
  • udubrx7udubrx7 Senior Wagonist
    It definitely won't change your mpg! So I'm assuming you mean the number of miles showing on the odometer. Yes they will be different unless you roll them forward/back to match the old odometer reading.
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    brush, man, brush...


    ah! too late...
    it's below zero now...
    crap...



    ahaha...


    gl
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    ok sooo how do you roll back/fwd
    udubrx7 wrote:
    It definitely won't change your mpg! So I'm assuming you mean the number of miles showing on the odometer. Yes they will be different unless you roll them forward/back to match the old odometer reading.
    man beagle you be trippen?
  • udubrx7udubrx7 Senior Wagonist
    I've never done it, but there's little gears in there that get run by the speedo cable, so just find where the speedo cable hooks up, and then spin that little thing backwards or forwards.

    Can anybody chime in that has done this before? I know its technically illegal.... I think you are "supposed" to go get it professionally re-calibrated.
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    broken plastic piece
    file.php?id=1992
    file.php?id=1998
    man beagle you be trippen?
    its a pain to see, yeah...
    it hurts my eye, soul and feeling...
    but i've seen worse...
    :mrgreen:

    anduhh that crack thing...
    dunno man...

    so no, i'm fine, thanks for asking...
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    well last night i traded my 16" rota circuit 8s for 3 14" enkei 92 mesh i think and one a.r.e. i was just sick of the rotas had them for like 6yrs and really needed a change.the rims have a lil blemishes on the lips which i think will polish out and the faces need to be stripped/sand blasted.i will get pics up asap!hopefully today and pics of my turbo im putting on my da.
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    a pic of all 4
  • 1RONM4N1RONM4N Wagonist
    and here are the pics of my turbo set up i will be putting on the da just need couplers and a down pipe.
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