There are Civic and Accord people here, 73- to at least 81. Everyone helps everyone else out and alot of the tech is the same. Beside that, just because this one is a 1500 doesn't mean that the next won't be a 1200 . They tend to get into your blood. I just bought another one Sunday... for parts.

By Ryan (Shipwrecked) (205.56.145.37) on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 04:22 pm:

Cool thanks, umm do I still get to be part of the civic1200 club or is there a civic1500 club I have to go join? Also I keep seeing a civic77.com website, is that still good? I get an error every time I try and go to it.

By sl (68.116.90.106) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 09:38 pm:

1488cc

By thebige73@yahoo.com (Ejl2002) (68.23.179.118) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 04:41 pm:

cvcc is a 1500, or technically 14**cc.

By Ryan (Shipwrecked) (205.56.145.37) on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 10:16 am:

Wow, I'm going to have to check all of that when I get home, we just pulled out to sea about a half hour ago. Ugghh a long boring week at sea. I appreciate all the feedback. I'm pretty sure mine is an ED, I think that's what it said on the little plate next to the radiator. I've put in my bids for all the manuals I could find on E-Bay plus I've found a 2 CD set on restoring cars. And to top it off I found out a friend has a relative who restores Hondas here in San Diego, so whoo hooo, I'm on my way. One final question, if mine is a 1500, can I still be a member of Civic1200.com? hehehe.

By Username (Username) (68.116.90.106) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 06:56 pm:

If it is a CVCC it is a 1500. Quick and easy, pop the hood open and look at the aircleaner lid, now look to the front of the engine where the spark plugs are if there is an exhaust manifold there it is a 1200. ED engine is a 1500, EB engine is a 1200. The 5-speed cars came with wood steering wheels, wood shift knob, and the fuel and temp guages were in a pod by themselves to the right of the speedometer. Did you buy in the US or ? it can make a difference to the options available. (California only got CVCC engines 75 and later, for example)

By Kyle Thomson (24.83.30.135) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 06:51 pm:

Lol, thats the first question everyone asks, I was surprised you didn't ask in your first post =)

The 1200 is a crossflow engine, intake manifold on firewall side, exhaust manifold on the front. The 1500 (cvcc) is non crossflow, where the exhaust manifold is under the intake on the firewall side.

By Ryan (Shipwrecked) (205.56.145.34) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 06:45 pm:

How do I tell if mine is a 1200cc? Should it say somewhere or what? Appreciate the help in figuring this one out.

By Username (Username) (68.116.90.106) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 04:09 pm:

First thing to do is start to watch ebay and get the original factory manual for the car (yours should be yellow). Some of it might be too advanced to worry about right now, but in the course of the project it will all come in handy. I really beleive that it is the single best investment you can make in the restoration process, the second best investment though is this message board, read the archival information and check it regularly. Welcome!

By Ryan (Shipwrecked) (205.56.145.37) on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 03:51 pm:

Hello Everyone,
I just bought my first Civic, a 1977 CVCC and I love it. I've wanted one since I was about 10 and last weekend I finally got my first. It's definately going to be a serious project car. The interior is in pretty decent shape except for the front seats, whoa daddy. The engine and tranny, I have no clue about. The body is in really good shape compared to pictures I've seen of other civics being restored. Just a few minor places where the rust is all the way through. Mainly it's just a whole lot of surface rust (kinda looks like it was burnt) on the roof and hatchback. All in all I'm not complaining, I only paid $285 dollars for it. Like I said I'm planning on completely restoring it, stripping it all the way down and repainting it. My daughter (9 years old) wants me to paint it pink, since it's going to be her car. I have 7 years to restore it and it will probably take that long, the Navy doesn't pay us enough to do it any faster. hehehe. It's funny but I love the rusted ol girl, even bought her new seat covers so we could sit in her without trashing our clothes. My first problem (notice I did say first) is that I know absolutely nothing about cars. I think mine has and ED engine and a 4-speed, that is about the most I could tell you. Does anyway have an idea what book or where I could find out information about my car. I would like to learn all I can. Thanks for wading through all this, you think I'm bad in my posts you ought to try and talk to me in real life, I never shut up. hehehe.