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I think I've been lurking around here for years....

 

Anyways...  I found a 3rd gen Wagon. (you may have noticed my wtb thread in the classified section?)
 
 
The wagon was located in Arizona. 
 
The Mission: Fly to Phoenix, retrieve Grandma's Gold.
 
OPERATION: Golden Retriever. 
 
Talked my friend into getting a flight and coming with me!
 
Caught a flight at 6am, barely. Took forever to get through security. 
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Randall (the owner) picked us up at airport in the wagon. Bird poo hood. 
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The wagon was exactly as describe: Bird poo and all. Operation Golden Retriever is a go...
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The bank didn't open till 9am, we had a 1/2 hour to burn. Time for a bath- don't want to be caught rolling dirty.
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Somewhere in Arizona. Stop for phone calling; tell the wives "We are on my way across the desert in an 1987 Honda Wagon"
 
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The stereo system. The one wrapped in the towel above the radio. Wagon speakers are blown and the radio doesn't really pick up radio stations. 
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Somewhere in Utah. 
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Made it to Colorado- Only 4 hours and a few mountain passes till we are home!
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mission complete
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Congrats

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Welcome!  That is one of the cleanest wagons I've seen in quite a while.  I'm sure you'll have a blast with it.  


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Congrats

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thank you.

 

Welcome!  That is one of the cleanest wagons I've seen in quite a while.  I'm sure you'll have a blast with it.  

 

many plans for it. thanks... 

 

here is a video I made of the trip to pick her up.


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When I got it home I detailed the inside and a little on the outside. More on that later.
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o ya, also installed my dome light.... I kept it from my other wagon.
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Went through the folder Randall gave me and came across a bunch of cool things- like the original sale price and other things...
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What is a Cassette? I LOVE THE 80's
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So I did a little seat repair... driver side bottom seat is getting pretty rough... Things got out of hand quickly...
 
Sew up holes
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Then I started ironing on khaki iron-on patches... Then i burnt a hole in my seat with the iron- because the fabric is paper thin. and the iron is hot..... Sooooooooo there's this.
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Also took wagon into have it professionally detailed/cut/buff... And have it tinted. 3M stopped making bronze tint, but the guy at the shop knew the 3M dealer for Denver and managed to dig some up some where...?
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Its 15% bronze tint. Actually a little darker than what I was anticipating... but I like it... Its hard to show the bronze-ness in photos.
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Love the interior


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CLEAN!  Congrats on the find.  I'm in the great state of CO too, Bailey to be precise.  I hope to see that thing rolling around D-Town.



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Love the interior


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Thanks dude! me too!

 

CLEAN!  Congrats on the find.  I'm in the great state of CO too, Bailey to be precise.  I hope to see that thing rolling around D-Town.

you will for sure!

 

 

 

Wagon passed emissions!
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Parts came in from Thailand? or the Netherlands? or where ever?
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Trixie to find bown console! needs some cleaning up still... and its missing the lid- like the black part should have a lid on it? if anyone has that lid or a spare tape deck section? Are they the same on hatchbacks centerconsoles? please let me know if you have one that you want to sell me...
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purple corners!! These require a little modification to work on USDM wagon...
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purp... I think i may need to tint my bumper lights..... or get clear? do they make clear?
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And this weeks Wagon Wednesday challenge via instagram... #alleywagon
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and I saw this on my way to work so i rode up on the sidewalk and took a pic...
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well..
 
This weekend I got to play with the wagon a little bit... 
 
After a little bit of research I found some clear corner lights that work for the wagon. They are for an 1980-something Toyota Truck.
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While I was at it- I decided to tear into the bumper and install foglights. They are not wired yet. Everything takes me way longer than its supposed to and it also seems like I always have to take a least 3 trips to Home Depot for tools or razor blades or drill bits or mounting hardware or ......

 
Vintage Honda stuff!
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 O yeah and I installed a 1st gen integra lip that I have had in my garage forever....
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And I hope to get to these wheels sometime soon...
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Got some time this weekend to play with the wagon...
 
it all started with washing Walter... 
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I was like o, cool pool Walter... I have some filthy rims that need to soak in some soap...
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a little bit cleaner... I wet sanded them while they were in the Walters bath tub... Got rid of the surface rust specks. But still not clean enough... Off to the power wash... 
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Really spotless now... Ready for re-spray
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I used Duplicolor heavy duty wheel coating. It sprays nice. I've used it in the past... I thought about having them powder-coated, but the quotes I got were around $300 for PCing, and I just don't think that's worth it-- for these rims anyways... And I think they turned out nice with just the Duplicolor wheel spray. 
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the caps
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Next// This was bothering me, since the day I bought it...
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stripped it all off...
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I actually ended up removing it completely from the rear of the wagon and spraying it... I used Plastidip... 
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Nice work sir, keep it up!  Makes me want a wagon more that I already did :)


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Nice work sir, keep it up!  Makes me want a wagon more that I already did :)

 

Thanks man, yes, get one! Im loving it!

 

Kumho's came in today! RT wheels mounted... She's almost ready for a real camera photoshoot. 
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BBQ meat today. Here are some photos. Actual photos, with a real camera. Not an iphone.
 
O i should mention I lowered my wagon--- As low as the T-bars will allow in the front and ended up trimming one coil off in the rear... after trying 3 other spring situations... long day.. still looks like its stock, but its not. fuck you guys...
 
rolling from Denver to Ft Collins
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Got like 3 pix at the actual meet before my camera died... Dont worry I charged it while we were there.
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I just really like what he did with this bumper for some reason...
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my new wheel. I forgot I didnt post a pic the other day!
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time to put this garage bitch back into the garage... (its under construction, dont judge)
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gas up before we go for a cruise
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