Andy's NW RT4WD

Tatty90EE4

Some of you have seen it but I thought I'd post in the members rides section.




some fresh pics... fresh wash and wax on 6-7-08 without the roof rack on

ABBEY1227

looks nice and clean! I'm so jealous of you guys outside the Rustbelt.
What kinda plans are you making for it?

you know it would look even neater with a Forum decal

Tatty90EE4

Hey, it's got some rust on it. It's really weird that the rust is all on one side, the driver's side. I can't spot any on the passenger side. I really want to get it lowered. I'm still reading a bunch of posts on how to lower the 4wd, I'm gettin an idea on how to do so. I definately want to get wheels and tires for it. Have the exhaust reworked with 2" or 2.5" piping comin straight back instead of off to the side like it is. It'll all come when I have the money.

I just saw you post about the forum decals. I would really like one. Keep one on hold if you can.

ABBEY1227

consider one HELD.

Tatty90EE4

got kinda bored this last summer and painted my valve cover, intake tube, strut tower bar, and the windshield wiper arms...

Slammedtallboy

What this about decals :?: WANT ONE :!: :!: :!: :shock:

Tatty90EE4

awhile back abbey1227 had some reverse decals made that read "www.hondacivicwagon.com" he had a couple left so I purchased one from him... but like I said, that was a while ago.

on the other hand northwest_war_wagon is starting this small club for the NW wagoneers and he was in the process of having some decals of the club name made, just waiting to be printed.

Tatty90EE4

picked up some new shoes for the wagon tonight. Not sure what brand the wheel is but it's 16" with 205/50r16 zexius xi326 tires with 90% tread left on them for $120. without the center caps though.




sorry for the bad cell phone pic. when i get them on the car i'll take better pics.

evol911

Scuff the chrome and paint them black or gunmetal!!!! Don't leave them chrome.... PLEASE!!!

Tatty90EE4

i know right... i don't care for the chrome either. but i couldn't beat the price for nice wheels and tires... is there a good way to strip chrome? i ask this cuz on a couple of the wheels the chrome is peelin off.

Charb

evol911 wrote:

Scuff the chrome and paint them black or gunmetal!!!! Don't leave them chrome.... PLEASE!!!

x10000

Tatty90EE4

Charb1618 wrote:

evol911 wrote:

Scuff the chrome and paint them black or gunmetal!!!! Don't leave them chrome.... PLEASE!!!

x10000

any tips on prepin chrome for paint :?: :?:

Charb

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

any tips on prepin chrome for paint :?: :?:

Honestly never done, or thought about it. Now that I am thinking about it, I would say you should think about having them sand blasted.

Might google that or something.

Tatty90EE4

Charb1618 wrote:

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

any tips on prepin chrome for paint :?: :?:

Honestly never done, or thought about it. Now that I am thinking about it, I would say you should think about having them sand blasted.

Might google that or something.

that sounds like one hell of an idea... i'll keep ya posted if I find somethin.

Tatty90EE4

this helped me out a bit if anybody needs to do the same.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 223AAX3zte

shenrie

Crazy. I think those are Neeper N7's. I wanted a set of those around 97-98, lol.

Chrome is hard to get rid of once you have it. Scuffing followed by rattle can is gonna be your best bet with out mediablasting. Just make sure and use a color thats easy to blend cause they are gonna rockchip really easy.

Tatty90EE4

shenrie wrote:

Crazy. I think those are Neeper N7's. I wanted a set of those around 97-98, lol.

Chrome is hard to get rid of once you have it. Scuffing followed by rattle can is gonna be your best bet with out mediablasting. Just make sure and use a color thats easy to blend cause they are gonna rockchip really easy.

what exactly is mediablasting? i've heard of it before, but never really understood what it is or how it's done.

evol911

Mediablasting is the same as sandblasting but they use "media" other than sand such as walnut shells, oyster shells, porcelain, etc....

Tatty90EE4

evol911 wrote:

Mediablasting is the same as sandblasting but they use "media" other than sand such as walnut shells, oyster shells, porcelain, etc....

that probably will cost quite a bit of money...? right now i can't use these wheels that i bought cuz of the chrome peel on the inside of the rim, it's not creating a good seal.

heraldhamster

if you can find a local shop that does chroming, they'll usually reverse the process for you 'cause they can salvage & re-use the material. it prolly won't be free but they might only charge you a nominal fee 'cause they're getting something for their trouble. always negotiate.

Tatty90EE4

heraldhamster wrote:

if you can find a local shop that does chroming, they'll usually reverse the process for you 'cause they can salvage & re-use the material. it prolly won't be free but they might only charge you a nominal fee 'cause they're getting something for their trouble. always negotiate.

that's a good idea... the only problem i have with that is the only chrome shop around here i use to work at and they don't like me too much seeing that i quit!!

evol911

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

heraldhamster wrote:

if you can find a local shop that does chroming, they'll usually reverse the process for you 'cause they can salvage & re-use the material. it prolly won't be free but they might only charge you a nominal fee 'cause they're getting something for their trouble. always negotiate.

that's a good idea... the only problem i have with that is the only chrome shop around here i use to work at and they don't like me too much seeing that i quit!!

Swallow your pride..... it's for the wagon

Tatty90EE4

evol911 wrote:

lovinthe4wdwagon wrote:

heraldhamster wrote:

if you can find a local shop that does chroming, they'll usually reverse the process for you 'cause they can salvage & re-use the material. it prolly won't be free but they might only charge you a nominal fee 'cause they're getting something for their trouble. always negotiate.

that's a good idea... the only problem i have with that is the only chrome shop around here i use to work at and they don't like me too much seeing that i quit!!

Swallow your pride..... it's for the wagon

The only other thing I can think of is having the tires dismounted so I can start tryin to scuff the chrome and get anything off that is loose and chipping then painting them. All in good time.

B18C5-EH2

Wagon looks OE/original fresh.

PLEASE reconsider the wheel choice. No matter what color those wheels will always be more "gangsta" than clean IMO.

I'm not being an ass, or trying to belittle you - I'm just posting an honest opinion.

The RT4WD stockers are actually bad-ass.

Tatty90EE4

B18C5-EH2 wrote:

Wagon looks OE/original fresh.

PLEASE reconsider the wheel choice. No matter what color those wheels will always be more "gangsta" than clean IMO.

I'm not being an ass, or trying to belittle you - I'm just posting an honest opinion.

The RT4WD stockers are actually bad-ass.

it's cool. i appreciate the opinion. I only have 3 of the 4 RT steelies though.

shenrie

evol911 wrote:

Swallow your pride..... it's for the wagon

Or send in your girlfriend in a low cut shirt with specific instructions. Works wonders around here.

Tatty90EE4

shenrie wrote:

evol911 wrote:

Swallow your pride..... it's for the wagon

Or send in your girlfriend in a low cut shirt with specific instructions. Works wonders around here.

that would work if I had one!!

Tatty90EE4

some of you have seen... got new wheels, that's the first pic... second, it's a bad photoshop, but that's what i'm shooting for the stance.

Tatty90EE4

gotta save up for some struts though... could be a while.

EDwEFprts

^ those new 5-spoke wheels look hella better.
those painted black would look pretty... with a drop of course.

Tatty90EE4

i don't want to have to throw the other wheels and tires back on yet, so i'll probably run these how they are for the summer then work on cleanin them up and painting them toward the fall season.