man before i start, shout out to @Tadas who probably has the nicest civic wagon on the planet. inspirational to keep anything that nice for that long is crazy.

here is my story. my wife wanted to learn manual and there aren't many manual driving schools around anymore. so my original plan was buy something relatively nice, that's easy to flip. after my wife can drive manual well, the plan was to sell it. since then, the plan has not been going well, as my wife and I both want to keep the car.

i wish i knew more about the car but i bought it around 180,000km from a kid who only had it for 1 year. from the carfax is seems like it's been in a barn for like 10 years. its in incredible condition with very little to no rust. there was an accident in the 90's that resulted in a rebuilt title but I can't find anything that actually shows that.

Here are the list of things I did to it so far since purchasing in June

- Windshield wipers replaced and cigarette lighter corrosion cleaned up because it wasn't working

- Aligned and lubricated door triggers, Distributor Cap and Rotor replaced, Ignition Coil

- Rear Headrests parts found on ebay

- fixed the block heater plug

- Rovelo Black Circles Tires

- Facebook marketplace passenger side headlight

- Windshield pump leak fixed with zip ties and electrical tape

- Main relay conversion to traditional relay

- trunk strut replace and air filter

- 3D printed Carpet Holder to prevent carpet from sliding forward and hitting clutch

- timing belt, water pump, idler, CV axels and seals, cam seal, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, thermostat, brake fluid bleed, coolant flush, spark plugs, alternator belt, oil change, pcv valve, transmission fluid, tires, alignment

- 3D print gas cap holder

- new speakers installed. Old ones were crusting and falling apart

- pioneer bluetooth stereo

- fix the rear latch so the hatch closes easier

- 2 Bucket, Iron X, Clay Bar, Upholstery cleaning, Ceramic coat white, ceramic coat black trim

- undercoated from underworld coatings

New member here. I have a red 91 RT4WD. Stumbled upon this community because I am looking for weatherstrip replacement for the windshield.

Thanks, Fred

Future plans are Rear Sway Bar, Yakima fairing, paint trim, Maybe coilovers eventually but I don't mind the ride height for now.

Will be asking in suspension but also here if there is a link, I couldn't find enough info but what do I all need to install the Suspension Techniques ST Rear Sway Bar 51140? and is it worth it for a daily driver?

Anyway happy to show you guys the progress and this awesome wagon, they are so fun to drive.

I pulled over, knocked on the door and asked, if the civic was for sale, he replied with "everything has a price"

and well the rest history.

I just bought this piece yesterday with mirrors and windows all electric, automatic transmission and the 4x4.

It is quite mint for 30 years old car she has only driven 82k kms

I just found this forum and mostly I am looking for places where to buy parts.

Currently the only issue is bent front-left control arm and disconnected muffler so Ill have that fixed next week.

I like the 4x4 very much so I found this yt channel (https://www.youtube.com/@vanilllamint) and the lady there did a lift kit so I am thinking about that, I am not stance guy so no lowering in my case, I am definitely getting 14 or 15 inch wheels very soon and also steering wheel, I hate the OEM.

Cheers

I am blessed enough to have 2 almost complete project cars.

A 1995 eef Honda beagle (with rear diff gone)

A 1988 ef7 crx si glass roof (no engine)

In New Zealand we got a tonne of JDM stuff but with the import laws changing in the U.S., these cars are now becoming very rare.

I am hoping to get some good info from you guys regarding a replacement diff for the beagle and some wiring info for the crx.

Great to be here.

In onze winkel hebben wij een bloementuin zodat je jouw bos bloemen zelf kunt samenstellen maar wij kunnen je altijd adviseren. Verder hebben wij in onze winkel kamerplanten en woonaccessoires. Voor elke gelegenheid kun je bij ons terecht voor een creatieve bloemstuk, zoals een onvergetelijk trouwboeket of bruidsboeket, of zakelijk, als je een goede indruk wilt achterlaten. Maar ook voor uw rouwbloemwerken en rouwboeket bent bij Acanthus Bloememotie op het juiste adres. Voor alle emoties, geven wij een persoonlijk bloemadvies!

New to the forums and to civic wagons -- my only experience with civics at all is the 96 Del Sol I had for a first car. Beat the shit out of it and it died a year later (had like 240k when I bought it). Recently picked up an 87 RT4WD civic with two blown engines, and don't want to mess with that late model carbureted stuff, so.... I'm going to be sticking a 1.1L 3 cylinder kubota turbo diesel in it instead. Weight matches almost exactly to the original engine, its slightly smaller. With the turbo and some fuel adjustments I should be making a blazing 80-ish horsepower. Working on an adapter plate and oil pan modifications to fit around the civic transmission. Best guess is it should get somewhere in the range of 60-70 mpg, but that remains to be seen. Found a guy who did a 0.7L kubota swap in a geo metro and got 90+ mpg, and another who did a 2.2L kubota swap in a ford ranger and gets 40-45 mpg. Really doing this for the fuel economy and the weird factor rather than any sort of performance, because... it won't have any performance. Slow and steady. But diesel torque with that crawler gear should be unstoppable.

Project hit a slight hiccup when someone wandered by my shop and smashed three of the windows out of the car for the lulz. Having a hell of a time tracking down replacements. Any tips?

Cheers!

I'll post a bunch of photos in the marketplace soon. It's got just 66K miles on the odometer. All original (except the rear hatch struts, they're new). Paint's not great because it's never been garaged, but it's 99.44% rust-free (never been north of Georgia). It's got a few dimples and divots, and the AC hasn't worked since Bill Clinton was president, but the motor is strong and the car has been dependable for daily transportation for two years.

Any ideas in how I can hunt one down would be appreciated.

Thank You!

Would love some ideas and suggestions about selling my 1984 Civic Honda Station Wagon.

I love H.C. but do not need two cars.

I've never sold any car before so am not sure how to sell an older car. 

I drive H.C. at least twice a week. It is in very good condition. Any suggestions you have on how to find a good home for it would be appreciated.

The blue book is around $850.00 for it, and I would like to sell it for $1,500.00. I was told by someone they thought I could get $2,500.00 which surprised me for an older car. 

Just need some education from members about how to go about selling it.

I'm here in Camarillo, CA in Ventura County. my email is mottzarella1@yahoo.com

Would appreciate any info here or at my email. Thanks.

Best to Everyone

Marylin

Life long Honda driver, first time Honda project builder. Found an 89' Wagon about 6 hours away for $1,500 with "wristpin noise". Since I didn't care about the OG engine I took the plunge and got it for $1,000. Messaged back and forth with the owner and he was 95% certain I could make the 6 hour drive back home... as the title shows I'm the 5%. The 20 minutes I drove it took me back to my first 84' Accord sedan and I loved it. Now it's home sitting in the garage while I get books and online info on where to go next. I purchased it for an eventual daily and leaning to a B20b and keeping it as an automatic, but I have so much to learn that could all change. If anyone knows of places to get true replacement hood, front bumper cover, and interior parts (carpets, door panels, etc.) I'd much appreciate it as I'm in definite need down the line.

I just picked up a '91 RT4WD. One owner, 86k original miles, manual. Pretty clean aside from a small tear in the drivers seat and a little rust around the wheel wells. Overall a very well cared for car. It even had the original window sticker among the 29 years of service records.

This is my first wagon, although I have owned an '86 hatch and currently own a '98 CRV.

Thanks

1991 Manual 5 speed Fwd 138k original miles, 2 owners! Original d15 motor. Everything works and shifts like butter. Only thing it needs is a clutch pedal adjustment, alignment, new wiper blades and possibly some gasket work to the original engine and other basic tune ups. Enjoy the pics. Not sure if I want to do a mild build or keep it all stock...

As the title suggests, I am starting to build a rally cross "monster mini" utilizing a d16z6 from a Del Sol Si, a JRSC, and a 4wd drivetrain from a civic wagon (the main reason for me joining the forum), and riding on modified polaris rzr suspension.

I have already built a d16z6 JRSC mini cooper, but the car had sentimental value to me so I restored it back to original. I then bought a beater mini shell (one that i dont mind hacking up). I have since rebuilt the d16z6 and the JRSC blower and have all of the conversion parts boxed up awaiting their new home.

I need to determine what I will need to carry out the 4wd conversion. Ive found that miata rear trailing arms can be fitted with some slight modification, i will have custom axles made and I will have to modify the tunnel and rear trunk floor to fit the diff and driveshaft.

I look forward to hearing some feedback and Ill try my best to keep you all updated on the progress ?

times!! This is my first wagon Rt4wd.. always want one but never found a good one at fair price!! Anyways hello

My name is Nima and I’ve gotten good use of your forum since the beginning of this week. I own a wagon myself since mid-December’19, which is a daily driver and nothing more. I’m a bit late to the wagon-party, but I hope others are still passionate about these quirky cars. I’m already having fun driving it and it had fulfilled it’s purpose well so far. More than anything, I’ve never experienced such body roll in the corners before. IOW, it has already charmed me.

I’ve got the 1986 4x4 Shuttle (not RT) with the 1.5l carbureted Engine. My wagon has seen better better days, but it's still a decent ride. The picture is taken from the best angle... Of course, it has its share of battle-scars like most other Wagons. But what’s not to love about an ugly duckling like this? 3rd gen gang!

I bought this beat up little wagon for $500 two months ago. It's already had four different d16s in it. I'm excited to get this thing going. If anyone has leads on getting a front bumper for this thing, please let me know!

Drives well and plan on keeping it all stock.

Looking for the following, if anyone has there parts:

Armrest

USDM Center Console

Rear Speaker pods with mounting hardware

Names Steven. Just joined this site. Picked up a 1991 Honda Civic RT4WD automatic a couple months ago. Still learning what fits and what does not fit. This thing is a lot different then all the other Honda’s. Kinda sucks the rear part of the wagons have to be wagon specific. Oh well, that’s why I’m here. Anyways here’s a pics of the day I picked it up till now as of dec 11th 2019

I have been a member on this website for a number of year's, but I have not, I do not think, made any introduction's.

I have had three Civic Wagon's. One was an 1988, a 1990 and currently I have a 1989. I don't have any photo's of any of them, but I will try to get some picture's and put up what I have, at this time.

My first Wagon was the 1988. It was a "rust bucket" that I purchased from a seller in Southern California, who had managed to SNAP a Spark Plug Off, Right at the thread's going into the Head. He had tried to get it out, but had been unsuccessful at getting it removed. I bought it and then rented a trailer to bring it back to my home, in Ventura. I had been looking for one, for a while, because I had purchased several Civic's for some of my Children to drive, while they were going to College.

I bought a used 1985 Honda Civic Hatchback for my oldest daughter, when she left to finish going to College. I could not afford much, but I purchased this car for $1500.00. It initially ran fine, but started mis-behaving and after looking at the Carb complexity, I took it to a mechanic who only worked on Honda's. At the time I did not realize that they had basically used a specially shaped o-ring for the base of the Carb and that over time it would get dried out, warped or whatever and under some condition's it would allow extra air into the intake.

After it was fixed and I had checked everything she could, she took it to College, which was about 700 mile's away. I was a reasonably high level of uncomfortablness, because of the number of miles on the car combined with the distance that she would be driving. BUT, it was fine and it was extremly amazing to me, because it hardly uses any oil. She drove it for the first year of College and then came back to Ventura, for the Summer.

I had tried to teach her to check her oil, every time she bought gas, but between the mileage it got, which was about 27 or 28 mpg and the low amount of oil that it used, I think she mostly started doing the "I'll check it next time I get gas". When she came home, I don't know if she changed or had the oil changed, before she came back to Ventura, but I believe she had at least checked it to make sure it was full.

After she came home, she had a sister who was getting married at the latter part of August and she was going to be the bridesmaid. Additionally, the next day, after her sister's wedding she had to leave to go back to school. I did not check her oil, because I had told her that, that was something that she needed to do, for herself.

So, she left the next day to go back to school, in Provo, Utah. She was driving back and about 10 miles from Mesquite, Nevada, her car STOPPED RUNNING. She had a very thoughtful man who stopped to see if she needed some help, and so she told him what had happened. He happened to have a Truck and a Nylon Tow Strap, so he offered to tow her to Mesquite. When she got to Mesquite, he took her to a/THE Gas Station. I think there might have been two or three, but not much more.

She called, in Tear's, because she didn't know what had happened or why it would not run AND she HAD to be at School, the next day, to be able to KEEP the classes she had that were starting. So, I told her to go across the street to a Casino and get a room and try to sleep as much as she could and I would collect my tool's and drive my pickup to Mesquite to see if we could do something to fix her car and if we couldn't, we could take the Pickup and drive to Provo, so she could start school, the next day.

When I got to Mesquite, and I opened the hood, it took about 2 second's to see that I was NOT going to be able to fix the car, there. It turned out she had NEVER checked the Oil level, AFTER she had left Provo, four month's earlier. While the engine still had 3 quart's of oil, the camshaft front bearing had gotten starved of oil and got hot enough that the camshaft drive had just sheared completely off of the camshaft. It never over heated and she said no light's ever came on, until the engine just quit.

I was TOTALLY amazed that she had been able to even drive it as far and as long as she had, with the oil being at very low level's and very dirty.

Anyway, although she had the camshaft shear off, after I got the car back to Ventura and started trying to figure out how badly damaged it was and what I might need to do, to either fix it or just call it a TOTAL LOSS and find some alternative. To my complete amazement, so far as I could tell, the front bushing, which is really a forged part of the whole head, was the ONLY thing that was substantially damaged. The Crank bearing's were a little looser, but no more than I would have expected with the number of mile's on the motor. But, the bearing surface's were not scored or scratched at all.

That was about 1999, I believe.

Anyway, THAT was my "introduction" to Honda car's.

I will probably try to share some more thing's, later.

Currently, I have a 1989 Honda Civic Wagon that is mostly Rust Free. My domestic circumstane's have dictated that I get RID of the car, so I am going to post a listing for the car, on this website, for a couple of week's, before I try to do anything more, to free myself from the "challenge's" that I am now having about it.

I'll fill in more detail, in the listing but basically the Motor, Drive Train, Brakes, Shock's and Mechanical have ALL been completely rebuilt, with a NEW CLUTCH and I was driving it for about 9 month's but I got an exhaust leak that turned into a exhaust replacement that I have not been able to finish. I would prefer to sell the car to someone who has an interest in this Model, so that someone can get the benefit of a solid engine and mechanical's and make use of a largely sound body and frame, instead of just having it just go to the Junk Yard.

So, that's the "short" story.