89 Wagon (Winter Beater)

rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
Hi all,

I've had my wagon now about a year I guess but never got around to signing up here until now. Some of you may know the user 'Old Skool' on here, or Justin. He has helped me pretty much every step of the way to get the wagon where it is today.

I live in Vancouver, Canada & bought this car to get me through winter so I didn't have to drive my 78 civic that has typical rust problems that I don't want to accelerate.

Here is a quick before & after shot, i'll post more of the progress shots afterwards..

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Was really freaking gross inside
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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Interior was pretty gross
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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    The seats were so badly stained I wasn't happy with them, no matter how many times they were scrubbed so I decided to look in to a more comfy & better looking seat.

    Trip the the yard, and $60 later I was rocking some Prelude Seats.

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Junk yard find - Front lip from a 96 Passat Wagon

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Picked up some Adjustable Coil Overs for a good price, so slapped them in while running on some borrowed RT steelies.

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Rollin' on some more borrowed wheels

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Picked up some wheels of my own finally from the junk yard.. $150 with winter tires.. not bad.

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Original engine died.. lost a cylinder... while I was deciding if I wanted to continue sinking money in to this car (remember, was meant to be a winter beater) this b18 setup came up for purchase.. Already swapped in to an EF, so basically plug & play, I couldn't resist.

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    First drive with new engine.. loving it!

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Because the engine came complete, with axles still in the tranny I didn't think to check the tranny for fluid and blew it up just 3 days in to driving it... back to the yard for a replacement.

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Using it for its original intended purpose... winter car

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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Riced it out with some more junk yard parts
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  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Managed to score a double din TV screen for free so had to work out a way to make it fit!

    The Mockup

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    The Finished Result, along with dash clock & cup holder addition
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  • drfinkdrfink Wagonist
    Nice progress! Want to sell your window visors? :P

    I would also like to see how you bracketed in the lude seats.
  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    The visors are actually from a pathfinder.. can buy them new ;)

    Next time I pull the seats out i'll take some photos, it was so long ago i've forgotten exactly what was involved, but it wasn't a huge job.
  • wagovanbrandanwagovanbrandan Band Wagon
    I'm guessing based off the seats, you're the guy who has the double din/cupholder mod/and moved clock? :)
  • bigdzysaysbigdzysays Wagonist
    What year pathfinder?
  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Late 80s, early 90s I believe.
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    What year pathfinder?
  • drfinkdrfink Wagonist
    They look like they actually fit pretty well. Did you have to cut them at all?
  • TheGreatBaconTheGreatBacon Wagonist
    Nice to see you on here, seen a few posts of yours on one of the facebook groups. I like the DIY mods that you have done so far, all very clean and well done. Can't say that I am a huge fan of the seats but it doesn't throw the interior off too bad. Have you thought about stripping the wagon skins from the foam and giving them a good soak in hot water and oxyclean? It works like a charm! Anyways, welcome!
  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    TheGreatBacon I wasn't a huge fan of the stock seats to be honest, they just don't have enough support. I got rid of them long ago, I don't have space to store stuff unfortunately.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    I love the cup holder and the seats!!
  • bigdzysaysbigdzysays Wagonist
    I agree the cup holder is awesome
  • killa_ef_uatkilla_ef_uat Wagonist
    Awesome touch screen, cup holder, and clock relocation! I also really dig the seats! Great work being done on this little beauty, I really like the craftsmanship. What is next?
  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    Thanks all!

    I'm actually working on my 78 civic at the moment, trying to get it back together & on the road for summer.

    But in saying that, I think next up for the wagon is to properly mount my rear powered speakers that I stole from a volvo & hack up a spoiler I found that I want to make fit... stay tuned :p
  • rakfintrakfint Band Wagon
    My 78 in case any of you are oldschool fans.

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  • MegaWagon91MegaWagon91 Wagonist
    Super cool man. Love the 78.
  • killa_ef_uatkilla_ef_uat Wagonist
    Very sweet! Now those are what you call fender lights haha.
  • discipledisciple Band Wagon
    nice did you have to change the tracks on the seat to make the prelude seat to fit
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