zjknicks

Hi. Just bought a turd that I plan to polish until it is a coveted classic! The bones are good, a blue '91 RT4WD civic wagon. Manual of course. Beyond that, pretty much everything is falling apart and I will try and fix. Join me in my journey. Pointers/tips/advice is welcome since I don't know much. Here are some pics of her arrival and also a link to my intro blog video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MPN...ature=youtu.be

Freemananana

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I see rust. Strip it and start there if you are serious.

zjknicks

yea if you check my blog thats what i'm doin

bheinen74

watched the vid.
Also, just got myself a 91 RT4WD too, 6speed of course, in red.
Will post pics when it gets here. Auction project for me, bought off pictures.

good luck on yours. Do you have passenger side door mirror on yours? Trying to locate one mine has mirror delete option and I want one there. Function of mirror is high importance i drive interstate alot...

zjknicks

I do... unfortunately I don't have an extra...I havn't found a home run parts place yet....but I use majestic for parts that they are still making and search craigslist and here for used parts

4drEF

What blog?
And why not just post it here so we don't have to hunt down updates?
You can even insert your Youtube videos into posts so we can play them in posts rather than having to jump to Youtube.

Freemananana

iTrader: (3)

Blogs are blocked on most of the internet connections I have regular access to.

jonGSR

Good stuff, keep it up!

bheinen74

any updates?
I got my red RT4WD thread started now.
good luck

4drEF

did you check his blog?

zjknicks

by 'blog' I meant the video link I posted lol in the video I say the first thing I'm doing is stripping it and getting rid of the rust....internet trolls *sigh*....

and yea i'll update after tomorrow....a rusted stripped screw set me back a couple days

zjknicks

Episode 2. Slow but steady. Also if someone knows how to embed the actual video in posts instead of just the link lemme know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnK...ature=youtu.be

4drEF

Wow man - POR 15! That stuff is TOUGH!
You said something about going back after all said and done and getting a real paint job.
Will you be doing this yourself?
Curious what you will be using to tie it to accept regular primer/paint.

zjknicks

yea I've used POR 15 before....it's basically tar haha but it's better than your car disintegrating. The 'professional paint job' I referred to would definitely not be done by me. I have nowhere near the equipment or know-how to do a good job. I would assume they will have to sand down the POR-15 and possible get rid of it to prime and paint the car. This is all distant future talk considering the car would need some metal work and a new panel or two before I paid for it to be repainted. Short term goals are POR 15, new alternator, new battery, possibly swap out the engine gaskets.

also on a side note: If anyone knows/has pictures of what the stock civic wagon RT4WD center wheel caps look like on steelies I would love to see it. I'm thinking I'm gonna paint my steelies white and put the caps on them if they look decent.

zjknicks

episode 3

new video...pics show the cliff notes

MrWhoopee

Stock 14 in. Wheel


Stock Honda (or Nissan) 13 in. Wheel


Stock Honda 15 in. Wheel


I like the cap in the 15, it sits a little recessed in the wheel. Maybe I'll paint them white.

zjknicks

thanks man! I actually ordered center caps this morning and just hoped they would look good, but that picture is encouraging. I actually plan on painting mine black with the H in the middle painted white. hopefully it looks good.

bheinen74

keep the good work going. the effort you spend on details, make it all the more better. You will make this into one you won't ever want to rid of.
-make sure you use correct lugnuts that are made for wheelcovers.

zjknicks

to be honest, I didn't know there are specific lugnuts for wheel covers...these are mine...

MrWhoopee

Here's a picture of the "correct" black lug nut.



As long as they have the plastic collar (which retains the cap), they'll work fine.

zjknicks

Need help. I can't remember how to put this back into the wheel well. Can anyone show me how it fits in there? Believe me, I've tried, nothing is lining up....