Sprock Wagon - Bringing the Wagon back to life!

SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
I have drivin a few wagons before in the snow that friends have had and fell in love with them! I have been looking for a long time for a cheap and AWD Daily driver. Then a local Honda kid told me that he had a wagon sitting in back of his parents house that I could just have for free. But he didn't know if it ran or anything. So I hurried up and got a trailer and went and picked up (for free you can't complain). We had it on the trailer and took it to my roommates parents house and hooked jumper cables up to it and tried to turn it over just to see. To our surprise it started right up and idles smooth! Sweet. Now a few things I need (and want) to get this thing running.

New front windshield (someone through a rock through this one)

New Clutch (any good suggestions on what I should get?)
Roof rack. (I don't need one of these but I will be taking this to the mountain and need the stock roof rack)

If anyone has the parts I need I would appreciate it :D


Here are some pictures, I know she looks kinda rough right now, but with a little TLC I think this should be a fun little car!


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Thanks for looking!

Comments

  • ricefighterricefighter Wagonist
    you got a RT for free? must be your lucky day. congrats and thank you saving for civic wagon (better than sending it to tha JY)

    welcome here.


    wagon.........................4ever........................
  • stephenstephen Senior Wagonist
    nice snag! hard to beat free....even harder to beat free that runs.....
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    stephen wrote:
    nice snag! hard to beat free....even harder to beat free that runs.....

    Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I love these things. They out handle my friends evo in the snow any day of the week so I'm excited!


    Anyone know if the windshield is the same as a normal civic hatchback or anything so its easier for me to find something?
  • jdmeskjdmesk Wagonist
    O WOW. good find, and for free at that. good job, she looks beautiful. i got a roof rack, but not sure if i want to sell it yet. :|
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Nice find, and welcome.

    Sorry, wagon glass is all wagon-specific, as are all body parts. The windshields can be had, but in my experience are a little more expensive.
  • quartersquarters Council Member
    wtf, i've paid good money for cars that are in way worse shape. i hate you and your horse.
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    bam-bam wrote:
    Nice find, and welcome.

    Sorry, wagon glass is all wagon-specific, as are all body parts. The windshields can be had, but in my experience are a little more expensive.

    That's not what I was hoping to hear :)

    Here is a picture of the dented fender and the seats are out doing some deep cleaning action.

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    The interior looks like it should come clean, but right now it looks nasty!

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  • curtcurt Wagonist
    great find!
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    my windshield was only $177.
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    curt wrote:
    great find!
    ya, i want one too.
  • DarrenDarren Wagonist
    Dude, that's awesome, i just bought a FWD '88 for $300 that drives, but the body needs LOTS of bodywork.

    Know how luck you really are ;)
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    Darren wrote:
    Dude, that's awesome, i just bought a FWD '88 for $300 that drives, but the body needs LOTS of bodywork.

    Know how luck you really are ;)

    Oh. I know :)



    Hopefully I'm doing a clutch tonight then change all the fluids and hopefully get the title tracked down.
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    So much for my AC.

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    I haven't even gotten the motor out yet. Dang I need to quit being so lazy!
  • DarrenDarren Wagonist
    SprockRally wrote:

    Oh. I know :)



    Hopefully I'm doing a clutch tonight then change all the fluids and hopefully get the title tracked down.

    Sorry, you don't know where the title is? did you register it yet? you should take care of that before anything else, don't want somebody coming and taking your hard work away :)
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    Darren wrote:
    SprockRally wrote:

    Oh. I know :)



    Hopefully I'm doing a clutch tonight then change all the fluids and hopefully get the title tracked down.

    Sorry, you don't know where the title is? did you register it yet? you should take care of that before anything else, don't want somebody coming and taking your hard work away :)

    The old owner lost it. I'm in the process of getting it. That's why I'm not moving faster on this project. Thanks for lookin out thought :wink:
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    Well I pulled the motor out last night and got some stuff pulled apart.
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    I pulled the coolant drain plug from the motor and found this stuff:
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    The motor looks like an oil seal is in need of replacing cause when the whole motor has oil caked on it and when I took off the timing cover you can see there is oil all over and the timing belt was oily.
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    All this other stuff and the pistons still look pretty good considering what I found in the rest of the motor.
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  • BB-Civic wagonBB-Civic wagon Band Wagon
    Long processssssssss.....
    Hope there's another GREAT one RT4WD back on the road again!
  • SprockRallySprockRally Band Wagon
    BB-Civic wagon wrote:
    Long processssssssss.....
    Hope there's another GREAT one RT4WD back on the road again!

    I hope so to. This is for sure not a turn key car right now but should be soon. I'm excited for the snow now since my other car is a rear wheel drive Turbo'd Nissan, and believe me RWD doesn't do so good in the snow :)
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