Project: Winter Beater 91 STD Hatch

jpciiijpciii familEE
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
updated pics below

I'm trying to keep the wagon away from salted roads this winter, so I bought this dirty piece of crap "standard" model hatchback (70 horspower, 4-spd manual) to beat on. It's bone stock and reasonably well maintained, but it needs a water pump and some soap. I got started cleaning it up today.

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I had to take the bumper off so I can fix the horn.
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GROSS!
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Comments

  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    carnage of the coffeebeans ?

    great pics too

    : )
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    i would hardly call that a piece of crap!!! looks pretty damn clean for a hatch to me, also looks exactly like my first car, except mine was an '89 and with a few more dents and super faded paint. :)

    but like yours, no rust 8)

    nice progress so far! ;)
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    I wish it was rust-free... it only looks that way in the pic. The driver side has rust bubbles.

    I don't know if it was coffee or tea or soda-pop or all of the above, but there were Oreo cookies ground into the carpet also. It was really sticky, lol.

    I got home today and it was all rainy, so I'll work on it more tomorrow.
  • stephenstephen Senior Wagonist
    it still looks pretty good. i bought a blazer once that had green fuzzy cheetos in it, so have fun with the cleanup. lol
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    I think the majority of 'tuner' wagon owners, get into wagons as a 'winter beater' LOL

    Wierd how things change...

    How much she cost?
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    GeorgeLouis1618 wrote:
    I think the majority of 'tuner' wagon owners, get into wagons as a 'winter beater'...
    that's what i was thinking... and did.
  • jpciiijpciii familEE
    progress:

    I got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the carpet with soapy water and a brush. I then rinsed it a bunch more. In the end, I still have a worn-out carpet with burn holes. At least it is clean and smells nice.

    Also note the zip-tie upholstery repair! I put the block-shaped "grabber" part of the zip ties underneath against the foam. The seat is totally comfortable to sit on.

    It's somewhat ghetto, but it will be a great car for getting to work during the great financial apocalypse.

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    The hatch area was pretty clean to begin with...
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    not detailed, just a quick clean-up
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    I need to seal up the holes inside the wheel wells.
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  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    cleaned up nicely... well done...
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    dang that thing really did clean up nicely. trunk looks minty 8)
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