89 civic wagon! Michhamlin
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If you have followed me before............ You would know i have a 90 civic wagon. Well after using my daily as my project car and having it get stolen was not ideal for me. Since that incident i have been driving my 90 civic wagon everywhere! couple trips to Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, just anywhere i needed to go. i was looking for a specific wagon, which you will learn why later but it was a year and a couple months before I had found one.
the time before i was able to find one that had everything i wanted, i spent most of my time searching and sourcing out parts i had imagined for my upcoming wagon build. Well very anxious because so many nice wagon builds were happening and being imported, I started to search CL in different parts of California.
Well a wagon with all i wanted popped up. 88-89, with grey interior and 5-speed. sadly it did not have A/C but that is fine, its on my to-do list.
keep in mind, i bought a 89 rt gold with brown interior that made it to LA from San Diego and I was to unhappy after getting it home because it was not the project car i had in mind and i ended up selling it the same day. So here was no way i was letting this wagon out of my hands!
i contacted the seller and he was willing to hold it for me because of how crazy this plan sounded. he knew i was serious.
So this wagon was up in Santa Rosa! i was ready t drive up there when my friend suggested to just take a flight up there. So another friend and I bought tickets from Ontario airport to San Francisco airport. we had planned out to take the Bart and then a 2 hour bus ride. However on the air plane a nice elderly lady told us there were shuttles that went to Santa Rosa! it was only 10-15 dollars more each and we would have gotten to Santa Rosa earlier than we had expected. SO we did just that. after a 3 hour plane ride, and 2 hour bus ride we were here! getting the wagon I had been waiting for!
We start checking out the wagon and it is what i have been waiting for.
I was skeptical it was not going to make the 8.5 hour drive home, yet it did. We stopped by some friends houses on the way home to pick up more parts i had been looking for and ended up not getting home till 4 am Saturday night.
so here i am now, with the newest wagon to my collection. I am going all out on this wagon.
I wanted to take a few moments to give thanks to those who either helped me find parts, sell me parts, bought my parts, or shined light on to ideas i had planned for this operation. If you know me and know what i have planned, please keep it to yourself. i want everything to be a surprise
well lets get started?
So, the first thing i did was let it sit because i am to busy and preoccupied with school, athletics, and my internship to even touch this wagon.
this morning i was up early like usual and decided that before i get started and finished my studies i should work on the wagon. working on cars has become therapeutic for me, just like running is therapeutic for me also. keeps me busy and my mind off everything for a while. I wanted to start off my cleaning the whole car out, i pulled out the seats the trimming the door panels, everything.
and that is where i stopped for today
i have my plan to clean it all out, because i actually found weed and a crack pipe under the carpet.......
sorry for the suspense. looks like we have to wait till next week. i know i am sad too! because once i started i did not want to stop... but i had to stop so i can finish my school work.....
well follow me on instagram if you want, ill follow back. if you are not creppy.... Michhamlin <---- my username
and lastly, hi Bill!!!
enjoy the photos,
sorry there are not a lot, yet.
not sure on how the links stuff works but i am hoping that there pictures will show up!
before and after of pulling out the interior.
thanks! more next week i hope
the time before i was able to find one that had everything i wanted, i spent most of my time searching and sourcing out parts i had imagined for my upcoming wagon build. Well very anxious because so many nice wagon builds were happening and being imported, I started to search CL in different parts of California.
Well a wagon with all i wanted popped up. 88-89, with grey interior and 5-speed. sadly it did not have A/C but that is fine, its on my to-do list.
keep in mind, i bought a 89 rt gold with brown interior that made it to LA from San Diego and I was to unhappy after getting it home because it was not the project car i had in mind and i ended up selling it the same day. So here was no way i was letting this wagon out of my hands!
i contacted the seller and he was willing to hold it for me because of how crazy this plan sounded. he knew i was serious.
So this wagon was up in Santa Rosa! i was ready t drive up there when my friend suggested to just take a flight up there. So another friend and I bought tickets from Ontario airport to San Francisco airport. we had planned out to take the Bart and then a 2 hour bus ride. However on the air plane a nice elderly lady told us there were shuttles that went to Santa Rosa! it was only 10-15 dollars more each and we would have gotten to Santa Rosa earlier than we had expected. SO we did just that. after a 3 hour plane ride, and 2 hour bus ride we were here! getting the wagon I had been waiting for!
We start checking out the wagon and it is what i have been waiting for.
I was skeptical it was not going to make the 8.5 hour drive home, yet it did. We stopped by some friends houses on the way home to pick up more parts i had been looking for and ended up not getting home till 4 am Saturday night.
so here i am now, with the newest wagon to my collection. I am going all out on this wagon.
I wanted to take a few moments to give thanks to those who either helped me find parts, sell me parts, bought my parts, or shined light on to ideas i had planned for this operation. If you know me and know what i have planned, please keep it to yourself. i want everything to be a surprise
well lets get started?
So, the first thing i did was let it sit because i am to busy and preoccupied with school, athletics, and my internship to even touch this wagon.
this morning i was up early like usual and decided that before i get started and finished my studies i should work on the wagon. working on cars has become therapeutic for me, just like running is therapeutic for me also. keeps me busy and my mind off everything for a while. I wanted to start off my cleaning the whole car out, i pulled out the seats the trimming the door panels, everything.
and that is where i stopped for today
i have my plan to clean it all out, because i actually found weed and a crack pipe under the carpet.......sorry for the suspense. looks like we have to wait till next week. i know i am sad too! because once i started i did not want to stop... but i had to stop so i can finish my school work.....
well follow me on instagram if you want, ill follow back. if you are not creppy.... Michhamlin <---- my username
and lastly, hi Bill!!!
enjoy the photos,
sorry there are not a lot, yet.
not sure on how the links stuff works but i am hoping that there pictures will show up!
before and after of pulling out the interior.
thanks! more next week i hope
Comments
Howdy! I like a well thought-out build! Excited! :encouragement:
Well today day I finished studying early and went to the junk yard searching for something I'll show you all when the time comes!
So so I got home and came back with a farmers tan well a sunburn.... I don't tan...
Any ways.... Pulled out the interior again and cleaned all the dust and crap that I was able to get to before the sun went down! Cleaned down the carpet, floor mats, every inch of dust on the panels!
one of those is before and after... Realistically I just pulled out that trash
that's all!
next weekend I hope to get more done! We shall see!
Keep us updated man!
Doing woth what what I have
Either way, looking forward to what you do with it.
I am not sure but I don't mind much
and found a guy locally who was selling one but his price was a little
high, luckily enough I traded him my edm tail lights for the whole AC system.
he is giving me the harness tomorrow with the interior accessories I hope.
Yaay!
I think you're missing the evaporator (or condenser I mix their names up) portion, the part that actually goes in the dash. You'll also need some wiring to set it up to, assuming you're missing the entire AC system.
Idiot, I didn't read your post. ha I'd blow out any junk in the lines with a compressor, get all new O-rings as well as a receiver/dryer from Honda.
[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961)]The guy is still getting me the rest of the parts to complete the AC!
Excitingvday tomorrow!
hopefuly I will have time to pull off more
stuff and try to get the AC fitted.
ill show you all tomorrow! It's to dark!
Ill lll let you know in the morning is that's okay
he is bringing me everything aside from the harness.... Maybe you can pull that for me
too if you have a readily available to do that!
I read that online, and a couple others have told me
the same thing but have not been able to explain why, do you know why? Also all O-rings right?
i i want to show everyone what I doing but I am
a little worried about thieves... Kinda paranoid....
so I'll keep you all updated as I go! That makes me feel better.....
any who, I pulled the rear bubble glass trimming, all side molding, fenders, and front bumper.
it was to dark to pull the rear bumper today.
tomorrow ill be drilling some
holes in the chassis.... Kinda worried but I have too!
NOT FOR SALE!
NOT FOR SALE!
Its not all of the wheels but it's some
However, I have 2 friends selling thier wheels! Ill
post in the for sale section so I don't get in trouble!
I used electirc tape and heat shrink after I sotered the wires together.
Im am happy with it besides one wire didn't have a pair
its yellow and white. If you know why, or if I messed up let me know!
today I cut through the chassis.
i drilled then filed it down
Just finished one side
also I gt the ac harness and underthe dash parts.
Door has the sections! Good thing man!
Started off drilling one hole, then 3 and finally filing
ill be smoothing it out.
How the wagon is looking
glad ad to see you're getting at the power windows
Haha sadly i will not be swapping motors!
Thanls! I'm looking forward to the wiring
Yep also replace all of the O-rings while your at it.
The Receiver/dryer goes bad after being exposed to the elements for 15 mins. It's purpose is to trap all the moisture in the system. After being left open for 15 mins it has become full of moisture and will not operate as efficiently as it should.
Got it
You know how many o-rings? Just complete different sizes and stuff?