89 Civic Wagon build

gnxpro24

I got my first wagon today, well I guess it would be more proper to say I got two wagons. The first is going to be my new daily driver. It is an 89 DX with 70k miles on it. It was wrecked in the front so I need to replace the core support, hood, filler panel, radiator and bumper, then paint it. The second wagon is a 90-91 RT4WD wagon that Im either keeping for parts or restoring some day, havent decided yet. the wagons are being shipped here (Pennsylvania) from Maryland today. If any of you are on honda-tech you might recognize my username gnxpro24, I have two sedan builds on the site and currently daily drive my 91 sedan B18. While Im away at college Im gonna daily drive this wagon while I tear down and restore my sedan. Anyway off to the pictures of this low mileage wagon.

Picture of wagons in Maryland on shipping company's trailer



Pictures of wagon from seller

Aaron

grey one looks clean, good luck with the build man

JVracer

it seems like you are a true ef lover between the sedan and the wagons. Good luck with both man hope to see more!!!

Jonafin

Where in Pennsylvania are you located?

MattKo

Cool dude! Congrats on the wagon pair.

jpciii

That 70k one is fresh!

Welcome to the site.

What's your sedan look like?

gnxpro24

Here's my sedan







A link to the build thread

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2972687

As for the wagon, unfortunately its not as fresh as I thought it would be. Ripples in the roof from the wreck and a tiny bit of surface rust. Thats ok though, Im just gonna paint the whole car. Also if anyone has one I need a driver side quarter panel side moulding

gnxpro24

JVracer wrote:

it seems like you are a true ef lover between the sedan and the wagons. Good luck with both man hope to see more!!!

Got an 89 Sedan from the same guy in Maryland as these wagons for my first car two years ago. Since then my dad and I have owned 5 sedans, 2 for parts cars, 3 for actual cars and then these 2 wagons.

gnxpro24

When the trailer arrived at our house today





The red wagon is destroyed. A window was left open while the car sat so the entire interior is covered in mold.









Charcoal wagon is decently minty though











BNIB core support and bumper purchased with wagons





Also either really mint or BNIB sedan floor mats

MattKo

Looks like a body swap is coming.

bam-bam

Hell yeah, if that ain't a RT swap in the making I don't know what is!

DRMORTY

I'd be focusing on the red rt4wd wagon. And, it a manual... & welcome.

gnxpro24

DRMORTY wrote:

I'd be focusing on the red rt4wd wagon. And, it a manual... & welcome.

Not if you saw the red wagon in real life. Rust quarters, destroyed fender, interior is moldy and destroyed, drivetrain is out, transmission is shot, etc.

gnxpro24

Cleaned out the spare tire well





Finished cleaning the engine bay, replacing all rusty brackets, etc and changed the oil and filter as well as the fuel filter



4WD parts for the 2WD

gnxpro24

Replaced the old 50W Honda speakers with new 300W Bose





Removed the core support







Hood painted

gnxpro24

Gauge and pod swapped without cutting any wires. Dont want to alter any wiring in this wagon.







Installed the optional mirror



Installed a 4g Prelude Armrest without cutting drilling or altering the center console at all



Floormats



An RT4WD wheel

beauregaardhooligan

Welcome, and I'm liking it! Should be a sweet ride when you're done.
btw, I got the exact same flack when I tried getting into the marketplace also so don't feel unwanted.
I've jumped through every hoop I could find but no joy yet. Fortunately we Honda Wagon lovers are patient.
Say, you wouldn't be interested in letting go of the tail light on that red one, would ya? That's exactly why I was trying to post to the market!

gnxpro24

Thanks dude. The tail light on that side on the charcoal wagon might need replaced, if not I would sell it.

driftin90

if that's the oem finish on that wheel, it's the cleanest one i've ever seen.

unlimited02

nice.... look great, cant wait to see more...

gnxpro24

unlimited02 wrote:

nice.... look great, cant wait to see more...

Thanks dude. Have lots of plans for this wagon. Its gonna be my daily through college these next two years. I have to punch myself if I ever start thinking of engine swapping or wire tucking and remember that's what my sedan is for. I want to keep this wagon fresh with low miles and great gas mileage.

gnxpro24

One side of the wagon ready for trim paint

Alphaxomega

What kind of paint did you use on the hood? That's really
Close to oem grey.

gnxpro24

It is oem paint. NH502M

Alphaxomega

How much did it run you? And where from?

gnxpro24

$70 a pint from a local PPG paint dealer

wagondragon

can u tell me from which type of car the gauge you replaced came from???

gnxpro24

They're the old gauges from my 91 Sedan. No different than the 90-91 Wagon gauges except for the cruise control block.

wagondragon

gnxpro24 wrote:

They're the old gauges from my 91 Sedan. No different than the 90-91 Wagon gauges except for the cruise control block.

oh ok. just wondering since that particular gauge cluster has the park reverse neutral, etc lights on it. do those actually light up???

gnxpro24

No they wont light up in an 88-89 car

gnxpro24

Trim painted