Got a new ride and a pretty rare one should be a good project

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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Yeah i just picked up a rare honda. Its a 1990 Civic Wagon RTawd. and the cool thing is the rarest of the rare. Its completely stock from the engine bay out. i want to lower it and put some wheels on it first. and then get into the engine part. Heres a few pics let me know what you guys think. the only mod i have done right now is a 12 kelvin HID kit thats about it. i know there not tight but i have 2006 fit steelies and hub caps with fake carbon fiber look. I have been palnning mostly gettin all my ducks in a row and take em down one by one.








MY PLAN:

Lower with full coilovers
Get some crazy deep dish 15 or 16 inch wheels with some stretched rubber
Build a lightly modded d16z6 and turbo it
build custom exhaust
etc...




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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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very clean, nice ride
keep the updates coming
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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Please don't molest it too much...
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimmyM86 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Please don't molest it too much...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Molest????? i would never do such a thing every car i have built has been with care and quality. form and function. this car is gonna be nice shoud be much like this car but red and not rolling on big wheels




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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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Looks great, I always want a wagovan
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Red_ED8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks great, I always want a wagovan </TD></TR></TABLE>
Indeed
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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nice whenever u want to sell it let me know...been looking for one of thase for a long time.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Nice. I'm in the market for one as well. Do you mind telling us how much you paid for it? Thanks!
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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paid a pertty penny about 150,000 pennys for it pretty good deal the interior is mint just missing the factory floormats and rear head rests thats all a pretty much


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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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update gonna pickup a indash DVD/CD player its not a baller one but it will do since im not really in to trying to build a show car a just sensible dd and if it gets stolen it wont be a big loss. will update with pics as soon as i install the cheap beast
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Update last night installed DVD/CD player not finished with the install as far as the dvd portion working when the ebrake is applied i know where to run one wire but not the other i guess to make it play when the ebrake is applied and havent researched on how to bypass the ebrake junk so it will play all the time. since the speakers in it are ok for now im gonna put some money away for after xmas to get full dampening adjustment coilovers.

heres a few pics of the wagon entertainment installed. turned out that i thought it was a cheap player but when i got it was a baller $1000.00 one from SONY and to think i got it for free pretty much.




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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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WTF is "SL" on your gearknob??
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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HAHA me and a buddy test-drove that car!...He was gonna buy it but the coil was going bad, check engine light bulb was missing, and it had a nasty second gear grind at higher rpms....It was in Sumner right?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4twenty_CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WTF is "SL" on your gearknob??</TD></TR></TABLE>

low range dummy 6-speed wagovans ftw.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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yeah i bought it from a man in scumner. wife was a honda tech. but when i looked and drove it didnt have any of the problems you stated and doesnt have them now.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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I love how you rave about it being stock and then immediately start putting aftermarket stuff on it.

Leave it the **** alone if it's so rare and special.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I love how you rave about it being stock and then immediately start putting aftermarket stuff on it.

Leave it the **** alone if it's so rare and special.</TD></TR></TABLE>
when i stated that is was stock. i was focusing on the fact that no ricer had molested it. get that dick head. plus the title is should make a good project meaning i was gonna do **** to it at let everyone see my progress. but im glad you read it and understood it throughly.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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that's hot
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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well now that im done dealing with this clown who didnt understand this is a project thread i was posting. new update got the DVD player to play movies while im rolling down the street without the ebrake. so simple to do i guess working at 4am everymorning can mess with your thought process.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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I'm the clown? Lol.

I know what a project thread is buddy. I was just amused by your attitude toward this car.

You seemed super excited in the beginning that it was stock and so rare, and then the next sentence you started listing all the things you were gonna do to ruin that. just doesn't make sense to me.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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How much power can that tranny hold without tearing it apart?
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1stgenboost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How much power can that tranny hold without tearing it apart?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have seen a little over 400. I don't know how long that would last though, lol.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonhatchback2001 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah i bought it from a man in scumner. wife was a honda tech. but when i looked and drove it didnt have any of the problems you stated and doesnt have them now. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm with you on this one...Once it has been modded out the ***, it is not going to be as rare and special.

I'm not doubting your ability to make a car very nice (dvd's, rims, etc...) b/c from how it looks so far you are going to do a great job at doing that! I would just rather see it done on a less special of a car is all...

Nonetheless...I love the wagons and miss mine so keep us updated with pics!
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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well all your points make sense. Special yes it is. but to modd out a different honda would just be blending back in with the same crowd that i have been around for years. this is different and moddifying the car tastefully will make it that much more rare. in my opinion slapping on some suspension, wheels and tires, and building a simple turbo motor with some reliable power is not gonna take away from the car just add to it and make it a great car. that is all
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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it is rare but i dont care for it much anyways
but 4wd lol that is sic
i wish my crx came with that
anyway were did you get that cd dvd player from looks good and im looking for a headunit anyways. and how much was it, and was it touch screen and what is the watt output on that?
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