Rupert, the 89 l wagon

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:18 pm

Meet Rupert, my 89 touring wagon, with many modifications to come

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:40 pm

Nice,

I like the look of the early style grill. The dash buttons must also be different and cool:p Let us know what you do to him:D

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:44 pm

na mate, has same dash buttons as yours

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Mon May 16, 2011 7:43 pm

ok, so, planned mods include 3 or 4 inch lift, prelude rear springs, front heavy duty springs, gauges to monitor the engine, a conversion one day, bullbar (if i can find 1 in sa), roof basket, 6 spotties, maxxis buckshots, dual batteries, CRUISE CONTROL, onboard air, rear wheel carrier, shower and. . . . . . . .

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue May 17, 2011 12:49 pm

Rupert looks like our twins, Guy.. he just has the early model grille and some import corner lights but the rest will be all the same. We can start a grey touring wagon club soon

Nice mods you have planned there Ben.. sounds like it's going to become a great getaway vehicle

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:18 pm

thats the plan mate. Have sold my xr8 now and am looking at an early lib as a daily. Apparently rupert is a 'limited edition' can anyone fill me in?

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Tue May 17, 2011 8:36 pm

thelman wrote:. Apparently rupert is a 'limited edition' can anyone fill me in?

Pm me your vin and I'll see what that reveals

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sat May 21, 2011 11:22 pm

I know that paint colour came out for a very short time - even the trim colour is different to the regular grey that came out with everything else...

Looks like you've done some research into your mods. Good stuff!

Cheers

Bennie

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:46 pm

spent a few hours today putting a cd player and new speakers in. The facsia came from subareck, $15, and the new speakers (hidden in original holes) are 6 inch kickers. When i get around to it, i'll stick some more in the back

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:53 pm

Great job mate, but no one believes you without pics:)

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:28 pm

guyph_01 wrote:Great job mate, but no one believes you without pics:)

Ah... someone's catching on!

Cheers

Bennie

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:34 pm

damn pic didnt attatch first time round lol

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:59 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Ah... someone's catching on!

Cheers

Bennie

Hahahaha

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:01 am

ok, seems a bit weird, the cd player keeps switching off while driving. The earths are good and main power comes directly from the battery. My only thought is i may have to rewire the yellow accessories cable. Thoughts?

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:18 pm

Definately either loose connections or the unit is crappy

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:42 pm

good unit. Only bout 10 month old. Was working fine in the vt. Have done dozens of installs and never had the problem before

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:44 pm

Or the ignition switch is dodgy on the accessories part of the switch. Check the soldering on the back of the ignition switch - you'll find it mounted on the passenger's side of the steering column at the back of the key barrel.

Otherwise check the connection you made to the wire the turns on with the accessories and see if its a good connection. I hope you used a decent connector or some solder and heat shrink!

Cheers

Bennie

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:42 pm

well it aint any of the connections, all have power even when its having its hissy fit. Alternator maybe? Any suggestions?

Wagonman · Post by **Wagonman** » Fri May 27, 2011 12:52 am

I know that when my battery and alternator battled against each other and killed themselves the radio was the first thing to start playing up.( i dont know why?? anyone?) I would be checking your battery and alternator..

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sun May 29, 2011 7:06 pm

so today i mounted the gauges in rupert. Water temp, oil pressure and ammeter. Oil pressure and temp on drivers side and ammeter in middle. All are mechanical. Havent got around to wiring up the lights yet, but will do when i connect the gauges, hopefuly next weekend.