Thanks man. We have a couple of wagon guys in the area. Maybe a wagon meet of some sort would be cool.
She's put back together and cleaned out the inside. It had lots of sand from sandblasting. I also two toned the mirrors, painted the radiator tie bar, and hood hinges. Just need to touch up some over spray and sand the fenders down and we should be ready for paint next week.
Looks so fresh, I can't wait to have my wagon look so clean as this.
Thanks man!
Well I reached my bandwidth with photobucket so all my images are blocked. :hopelessness: I'm switching to flickr and reposting every picture I've posted on this thread. :offended:
Finally made it to the end of your thread! Great work all around! Makes me want to get in the garage and work on my wagon! Sorry about the cracked paint
I usually pop a manual tranny open if it's not in the car, just to check out the synchros, feel the bearings for slop or gritty spin, and clean the crap off the magnet. If the synchros look ok, you should be able to get a bearings/seals rebuild kit for under $120 online. If the bearings look and feel good, then all you have to do is seal it back up! no gasket - honda factory uses a grey RTV silicone, I use red
Another cheap insurance policy at that point might be a throwout bearing - and take a good look at your clutch and flywheel if you don't want to replace them while it's all apart, get a good look anyway!
You've got the factory serice manual - it has a walk thru on how to rebuild the trannny! The first one is a little intimidating, yes. But it really isn't that hard, it's more procedure. Especially easy if you're only replacing bearings and seals...
Wish I had more posts - I can't share a link to my pics of my 89 2wd wagon's manual (cable) tranny while it was open!
Wow! it worked! ok so that's my 89 2wd cable tranny - the manuals all have the same "guts" for the most part, just different gear ratios.
The 89 tranny will have BIG aluminum shift forks - just like inside my wagon's new 92-95 VX tranny (yes, my tranny is powdercoated!):
I'm going for the high mpg's with this tranny in my Skiddy! (I did the HASPORT conversion mount kit - not cheap, but great quality!)
I'd be happy to offer any advice - but it looks like you'll figure it out from what I've read so far! Then again, I'm available either way!
Subscribed! Great build!
Thanks,
Victor
That's strange. I totally missed your comment! Thanks Victor! Don't worry to much about the primer. It ended up not being to bad. I got everything extra straight so it can only look better. and great tips. I'm going to have to crack it open and check it out while it's out. I'm going to be completely honest with you. I don't know much at all about mechanics. But now that I have another car I can daily drive and leave the project car at home sitting, hopefully I can learn a thing or two when I start to work on the mechanics side of the wagon. If I get stuck, expect some PM's from me haha. Anyways, your tranny looks great powder coated in that creamish color. Can't wait to see more from your wagon build.
what mudflaps are these(in the pic near the beginning)?? I've been looking for a set FOREVER...VERY nice wagon, dude!
Thanks man! Those are optional wagon rear mud flaps. I BELIEVE not 100% sure were offered in the US. You may wanna look on eBay. That's where I got mine.
My instructors forgot my LR13 Reducer and RM 5335 glamour clear. :disturbed: But it is cleaned from contaminants. Just a quick blow of air and some tack rag before paint tomorrow.
Awesome! Keep it up dude, that's going to be a beautiful wagon very soon. I'm a little jealous. ..
Thanks,
Victor
Thanks man. Now the fun part comes. Find where all the bolts go haha.
Finished painting most of the car today with the exception of bumpers. I had two small runs but other than that, it turned out awesome for being my first time. I ended doing 2 blue ground coats, 2 b37m coats, and 3 clear coats. I have no pics of it with clear on. I ended up dropping and killing my phone after clear. But I will use a REAL camera to get some shots. Selfies. Lol.
Mini video if you'd like to watch:
[video]https://flic.kr/p/qwuUBj[/video]
Thanks guys. I took some shots of the wagon outside. It was kinda gloomy outside today. Couldn't receive that good sunlight.
Close up on the fender.
So instead of buffing the car, my instructors gave me the option of sanding the whole car down with 1000 grit and re-clearing it. I hate buffing honestly. You run into the danger of burning through the edges, your taking away clear and it's more maintenance. No bueno. Doing it this way will take just as long as cutting and buffing and it will give a showroom finish, a glass like finish.
woooohweee, these updates have me sweating. Good stuff dude! I just started in the auto-body program at my local community college this semester, can't wait to work on my cars in our shop!
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She's put back together and cleaned out the inside. It had lots of sand from sandblasting. I also two toned the mirrors, painted the radiator tie bar, and hood hinges. Just need to touch up some over spray and sand the fenders down and we should be ready for paint next week.
Well I reached my bandwidth with photobucket so all my images are blocked. :hopelessness: I'm switching to flickr and reposting every picture I've posted on this thread. :offended:
Yep sure is B37M
This is going into the wagon after paint. Lol.
My instructors forgot my LR13 Reducer and RM 5335 glamour clear. :disturbed: But it is cleaned from contaminants. Just a quick blow of air and some tack rag before paint tomorrow.
Thanks,
Victor
Finished painting most of the car today with the exception of bumpers. I had two small runs but other than that, it turned out awesome for being my first time. I ended doing 2 blue ground coats, 2 b37m coats, and 3 clear coats. I have no pics of it with clear on. I ended up dropping and killing my phone after clear. But I will use a REAL camera to get some shots.
Mini video if you'd like to watch:
[video]https://flic.kr/p/qwuUBj[/video]
woot! Woot!
Close up on the fender.
So instead of buffing the car, my instructors gave me the option of sanding the whole car down with 1000 grit and re-clearing it. I hate buffing honestly. You run into the danger of burning through the edges, your taking away clear and it's more maintenance. No bueno. Doing it this way will take just as long as cutting and buffing and it will give a showroom finish, a glass like finish.