Goran's white Beagle build
goranEE9
Band Wagon
My short introduction - Goran, 34 years old mechanical engineer, passionate Honda fan, EE9 & EE4 owner.
My first knowledge of RT4WD Shuttle/Wagon came some 10 years ago while writing about Honda cars history.
The initial spark was the ad on the net, it was in my town, had no pictures, white '88. RT4WD, transmission problem, asking 600 euros… I knew it was a car well-known to me.
The idea was to buy this Shuttle, get it into nice working condition and use it as a daily. Finding more adequate Honda-vehicle for my family and preserving my beloved EE9 during cold winter days, was also on my mind.
Buying the car was almost impulsive, date: May 11th 2013. price: 450 euros.
The good side of the car's state: 177000 Kms, two previous owners, electric windows, mirrors, sunroof with a visor, roof rails, original Blaupunkt headunit, very little rust, new radiator, new clutch, spare clutch cable, new rear dampers...
The bad side of the car's state: broken transmission, dirty engine bay, 13-inch sh.... Opel wheels with different tire sizes, bad paint, no left fender molding, dirty interior, broken driver's seat, non-original spare tire, no tools, no cargo cover, bad tailgate struts...
What I intend to do with it? Yes, you are right, the answer is in this thread's title. I'm aware that Shuttle's and Beagle's are not the same, production year is wrong and white Beagle never existed (as far as I know). Hope it will look nice combining a "Polar white NH-512Z" with a "Silver grey NH-83M".
Future plans: put some decent audio system, light window tint, summer wheels and tires set, Beagle bull bar and fog lights, better exhaust, get some extra hp from its D16A6... As much as I like slammed Hondas, it will stay lifted because that better serves my current needs.
Current plans list (and whats already been done):
-replace broken transmission, done
-small engine service, done
-new brakes,
-engine bay cleaning,
-wheels and tires repacement, done
-interior cleaning, done
-fix broken driver's seat, done
-find spare tire and jack, done
-buy new tailgate struts, done
-getting rid of rust, in the process
-new two-tone paint job, in the process
Now for some pictures:
Shuttle_84 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_3 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_4 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_13 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_20 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_19 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_2 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_5 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_24 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_44 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_10 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_12 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_34 by goranEE9, on Flickr
So much for now
.
My first knowledge of RT4WD Shuttle/Wagon came some 10 years ago while writing about Honda cars history.
The initial spark was the ad on the net, it was in my town, had no pictures, white '88. RT4WD, transmission problem, asking 600 euros… I knew it was a car well-known to me.
The idea was to buy this Shuttle, get it into nice working condition and use it as a daily. Finding more adequate Honda-vehicle for my family and preserving my beloved EE9 during cold winter days, was also on my mind.
Buying the car was almost impulsive, date: May 11th 2013. price: 450 euros.
The good side of the car's state: 177000 Kms, two previous owners, electric windows, mirrors, sunroof with a visor, roof rails, original Blaupunkt headunit, very little rust, new radiator, new clutch, spare clutch cable, new rear dampers...
The bad side of the car's state: broken transmission, dirty engine bay, 13-inch sh.... Opel wheels with different tire sizes, bad paint, no left fender molding, dirty interior, broken driver's seat, non-original spare tire, no tools, no cargo cover, bad tailgate struts...
What I intend to do with it? Yes, you are right, the answer is in this thread's title. I'm aware that Shuttle's and Beagle's are not the same, production year is wrong and white Beagle never existed (as far as I know). Hope it will look nice combining a "Polar white NH-512Z" with a "Silver grey NH-83M".
Future plans: put some decent audio system, light window tint, summer wheels and tires set, Beagle bull bar and fog lights, better exhaust, get some extra hp from its D16A6... As much as I like slammed Hondas, it will stay lifted because that better serves my current needs.
Current plans list (and whats already been done):
-replace broken transmission, done
-small engine service, done
-new brakes,
-engine bay cleaning,
-wheels and tires repacement, done
-interior cleaning, done
-fix broken driver's seat, done
-find spare tire and jack, done
-buy new tailgate struts, done
-getting rid of rust, in the process
-new two-tone paint job, in the process
Now for some pictures:
already changed the wheels and started cleaning the interior
Shuttle_84 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_3 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_4 by goranEE9, on Flickr
dirty engine bay
Shuttle_13 by goranEE9, on Flickr
old Opel wheels that came with the car
Shuttle_20 by goranEE9, on Flickr
different tire sizes (front and rear of course)
Shuttle_19 by goranEE9, on Flickr
one of the first things I did, was to change them with a OEM set from my EE9
Shuttle_2 by goranEE9, on Flickr
brown interior that needs a good cleaning
Shuttle_5 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_24 by goranEE9, on Flickr
the original Blaupunkt headunit
Shuttle_44 by goranEE9, on Flickr
another dirty part of the car - the trunk
Shuttle_10 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_12 by goranEE9, on Flickr
my user manual in german
Shuttle_34 by goranEE9, on Flickr
So much for now
.
Comments
Awesome wagon.
The infamous rear brown interior makes an appearance- albeit in really rough shape. Im in for the clean up!
Welcome!!!
Love the wheels...
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Glad to hear that. The wheels are small but nice looking.
Few serbian words of wellcome. My reply: Hvala, bolje vas nasao!
I also like it. It was one of my favorite parts of the car when I first saw it. On the other hand, I wanted better audio system, already bought the speakers...
Have to admit, at first I wasn't too happy with the brown interior. But things have changed and now I love it.
Thanx! As I said, those are OEM wheels from my EE9 (EE8, EF8, EF9 also had them). They are 14x5.5" with ET55. I used them as a winter set, and they were my first gift to a wagon. Haven't seen them in any Wagon/Shuttle brochure.
Cleaning the car's interior was done during last summer.
My little daughter helps me cleaning the car's carpet
Shuttle_17 by goranEE9, on Flickr
I did a thorough cleaning of the interior
Shuttle_30 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Very pleased with the results
Shuttle_43 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_40 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_41 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_37 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_38 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_42 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_46 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Had some doubts whether to preserve these dusty original door covers
Shuttle_47 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Decided to take them off, clean the doors and put some new transparent vinyl
Shuttle_48 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_51 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_54 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_55 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Think it turned out great
Shuttle_56 by goranEE9, on Flickr
All plastic interior parts cleaned
Shuttle_49 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Interior plastic parts restoration is on the next set of pictures. Fixed them nicely with a soldering iron (for deep scratches) and a heat gun (to restore the original texture and colour).
Repainted part of the center console
Shuttle_90 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Scraped some brown piece of plastic from the back side and used it to close these two holes
Shuttle_93 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_95 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_101 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Some nasty scratches that need fixing
Shuttle_103 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Little before and after
Shuttle_104 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_105 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_106 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_107 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Be careful if you do this. The key is to move quickly with the heat gun so that the plastic part doesn't get deformed. I've made a few mistakes, but nothing serious.
Shuttle_29 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_58 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_59 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_62 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_61 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_63 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_64 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_68 by goranEE9, on Flickr
A hidden screw
Shuttle_71 by goranEE9, on Flickr
The result - one clean passenger seat
Shuttle_73 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_74 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Clened some rust from seat rails
Shuttle_77 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Painted them
Shuttle_80 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_114 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Shuttle_115 by goranEE9, on Flickr
Inspiring work and great suggestions including using the heat gun to restore the plastic!!!
Factory sun roof, rear storage compartment, in brown.......I'm jealous to say the least!!!!
Great work!!!!