Wagovan From Florida. RAGTOP!
ee4wagoon
Wagonist
1988 Honda Civic Wagovan!
Just got my wagonvan on 1/22/14 it's my 3rd wagon and by far the cleanest. It's has 127,000.00 miles on it and runs great. View things I need to fix buy what old car doesn't. Has a rust spot and a angled dent on the passenger side quarter panel. luckily I am learning auto body and seems like a easy fix. Going to do the basic tune up this weekend and next it on the body work. The first owner put in cruise control but there is no switch to activate it , I will put one in. and a passenger mirror. The 2nd owner put a horn in it which I will be taking out and replacing with a stock maybe 2 stock ones.
Any suggestion on the first things I should do. Cheap simple cool things. More pictures to come.
here is after paint and all put back together, not yet wet sanded, buffed or waxed. there is a multicolor pearl that you can't see in pictures. here a before and so far. this picture will be updated every time it looks different.
Just got my wagonvan on 1/22/14 it's my 3rd wagon and by far the cleanest. It's has 127,000.00 miles on it and runs great. View things I need to fix buy what old car doesn't. Has a rust spot and a angled dent on the passenger side quarter panel. luckily I am learning auto body and seems like a easy fix. Going to do the basic tune up this weekend and next it on the body work. The first owner put in cruise control but there is no switch to activate it , I will put one in. and a passenger mirror. The 2nd owner put a horn in it which I will be taking out and replacing with a stock maybe 2 stock ones.
Any suggestion on the first things I should do. Cheap simple cool things. More pictures to come.
here is after paint and all put back together, not yet wet sanded, buffed or waxed. there is a multicolor pearl that you can't see in pictures. here a before and so far. this picture will be updated every time it looks different.
Comments
Wheels and a bit of suspension is always a good way to start.
outside view rust hole
inside view
grind away rust
DURAGLASS
sanded and premiered the duraglass and primer
I did a little write up...
http://www.civicwagon.com/showthread.php?16929-Be-Advised!-Tail-Light-Area-Rust-May-Be-Lurking!&highlight=cancer
Good luck with your new wagon
Excited to see more.
About a week ago I decide to redo my headliner, never done one before but I used this D.I.Y. thread, http://www.civicwagon.com/showthread.php?2581-recover-headliner
Has some grass on it.
Also did some prep work for paint now just going to save up money for the paint. I'm going to go with the stock polar white http://www.civicwagon.com/showthread.php?2272-(EE-EY-EF)-Paint-Names-and-Codes and some blue pearl and MAYBE some gold still undecided about the gold.
Skipped the Body Filler Picture. Sorry
Its been about 4 days in between these pictures
BODY FILLER didn't forget this time.
Put in some fiber glass that I found laying around in a buddys shops who makes stand up paddleboards http://cayoboatworks.com/home
Body work done now for taping.
Primer Time
This was the dent that in the picture above.
All done primer and guide coat.
i took these interior pictures day of purchase and decide to throw them up. much hasn't changed just cleaned it up a little also took the carpet out and cleaned that and the inside chassis.
next ill probably throw the ragtop in and get some cloth seats hot weather i am sticking to my seats. hopefully fine some really clean carpet some where
it came out really good. i did a gloss black which i will be doing to all the trim on the windows and doors. should be doing it next week.
heres a 3 dollar mod i did with a white out marker pen.
went to the junk yard and scored a cargo cover from an explorer. got lucky and it was the same color.
i updated all my lights in my car with LEDs and I did the corner lights amber provided by the write up in body work and cosmetic modifactions post here on CW
i wish i could get my hands on that same style ragtop...
i live up n Spring Hill, Florida with my rt4wd ciVic Wagon i'd love to see yours in person the pictures of rust repair looks great..!!
No, DRMORTY was telling me the whole story about that car getting sold and wrecked and parted.
Did you lose anything as far as chassis rigidity?