my 89 touring wagon (the boss) build up

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:24 am

figure ill start a thread of my 89 touring wagon... might even make a scrap book haha...i havnt gotten far with mods as such right now im concentrating on fixing it then 3 or 4 inch lift 6 stud conversion and a set of 15,s and maybe an ej when i can afford it

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:32 pm

nice starting point

any idea what made the front guards crimp like that?

TOONGA

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:39 pm

apparently a tree on the pass side and im not sure what did the drivers side... the right hand rear quarter is the worst looks like it met a rock or something ill get a pic of it

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:47 pm

Nice, Reminds me of mine when i got it:) Shame its got the dents but trust me, you won't be sad when you go offroading as i am when you damage the body, it will already be dented

Keep the pics coming:)

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:54 pm

haha nah i wanna clean it up just once again it comes down to money just right now it need to get it running and fix the roof lining the add the spotties lift it 6 stud conversion and bigger wheels then ill see what it,ll cost for a full respray and panel beat... the body is shocking in person the interior isnt much better stain wise

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:03 pm

the rear quarter panel... looks like it hurt

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:05 pm

I too thick of full spray on the car from time to time, but every outing there's a new scratch or small dent on the car... for example, when i had the bonnet and scoop freshly sprayed, on a trip to whitehills, some smart @?3%^&*#@ sat on the bonnet with thier boardies full on sand and basically rubbed big grain sand paper on the fresh paint and made DEEP marks... of cause, after asking everyone who had sat on my bonnet, apparently it was some ghost!!!!!!

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:06 pm

I say its character:p

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:08 pm

yea on second thoughts i might just patch it up so it looks decent... after all i do intend on showing up cruisers and patrols... is their such thing as a diff lock or tight LSD for these models ?

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:25 pm

the RX came with the much sought after LSD and Taza is looking at building a diff locker for the R160 diff

TOONGA

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:30 pm

maybe mines welded then

Post by **Alex** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:45 pm

mud_king91 wrote:after all i do intend on showing up cruisers and patrols...

not gonna happen

is it locking up when youre in 4wd on bitumen? why do you think it has a locker?

alex

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:02 pm

it locks up as soon as its in 4wd i tore up the dolamite its parked on and left lines all over the cement just by reversing in the yard whilst in 4lo

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:19 pm

simple to diagnose look at the diff sticker if it says LSD it is.

if no sticker jack the back wheels off the ground and spin one wheel, if they both spin in the same direction it is either welded or an LSD. if they spin in opposite directions or only one spins it is an open diff

TOONGA

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:25 pm

on loose stuff a open rear will seem lsd'ie when in 4wd like when ripping some doughies. And on the road it will all bind up and appear all locked. But im guessing its got no lsd

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:30 pm

dunno theres a sticker on the back ill see what its says but there is no difference wether on cement or gravel its spins equally both side where as if i jack it up and spin a wheel it only spins one in FWD and shows signs of lsd in 4WD... maybe its yet another broken part

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:13 pm

This model is not designed to be driven in 4WD on hard surfaces.. it will destroy your gearbox.

Post by **TOONGA** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:23 pm

mud_king91 wrote:dunno theres a sticker on the back ill see what its says but there is no difference wether on cement or gravel its spins equally both side where as if i jack it up and spin a wheel it only spins one in FWD and shows signs of lsd in 4WD... maybe its yet another broken part

it shows signs of LSD in 4WD as it is trying to turn the front wheels as well.

you have an open diff.

TOONGA

mud_king91 · Post by **mud_king91** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:13 pm

Ok well on terms of fixing theres a yellow wire that ruuns from my coil to somewhere tho its unpluged could someone tell where it belongs ?

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:58 am

mud_king91 wrote:Ok well on terms of fixing theres a yellow wire that ruuns from my coil to somewhere tho its unpluged could someone tell where it belongs ?

If it's located over near the battery and has a black or white round plug on it the answer is no-where as far as I know! I've got two plugs like this in that area, one's a black wire and they've never gone anywhere yet everything works fine except my AC as I've not got it hooked up yet...

Looks like it's the grey wagon era! I remember everyone getting white wagons a few years ago...

Cheers

Bennie