www.cardomain.com/id/weezo182

By shreck (66.185.85.79) on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 10:03 am:

Hey knifeboy

Here is a little trick to cut down on the overspray and minamize the dust, hang those cheap plastic drop sheets or garbage bags on the wall, the static from the plastic will attract the dust and some of the overspray.

By Knifeboy (142.173.4.227) on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 04:38 am:

haha... great story Shreck! I'll be sure to clear the floor of tools and turn off my phone the next time I paint the car.
I wish I had somewhere to paint outside. All I had was a cramped up single car garage which left about a little over 2 feet between the car and the drywall all around! Imagine the overspray I got in my hair and on my face (around the respirator) as I crouched down to paint the side panels. Looked like a really bad dye job. haha


Jason

By shreck (24.112.121.191) on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 12:09 am:

Hey knifeboy

I painted my 76 Civic out side at the cottage. Took the compressor in the back and stripped everything except the windows and bumpers. By the end of the weekend it was back togeather for the trip back to the city. I was amazed at the quality of the job. I was lucky there were no bugs and the wind was still that day.
A few weeks before that I took time off work to paint it in the garage at home. When I had the car stripped and taped my wife calls me at home come and get me from work in the city Woooo Waaaa I am having a baby. I freaked and ran out to the car to just put the lights back in when I rolled my foot on a grounded screw driver and went sliding uner the car. I thought I was having a baby with the pain in my ancle. Needless to say I ended up in the hospital too but mine was not a false alarm.
The car was pained again in 1990, this time in a proper paint booth with no screw drivers or pregant women around.

By Knifeboy (142.173.4.227) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 05:38 pm:

My next paint project is Justin's wagon, he just doesn't know it yet. I think a nice flat orange would look pretty nice on his car. None of that shiny red with that glass-like finish. haha... What do you guys think?


Jason

By Knifeboy (142.173.4.227) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 05:29 pm:

Hey Scholzj

I painted the car in my garage using spray cans I picked up at a local automotive store. If I recall correctly I used about 2-3 cans of primer, 5 cans of paint, and ~2 cans of clear. I would've prefered to use my compressor and paint gun but I didn't have time (or space) to strip the entire car down to paint it properly. So I had to do one section, drive it to work the next day, then do the next section, and so on...
The entire paint process, and filling in the door locks, took 3 evenings. The trickiest and most time consuming part of the entire job was the masking. I'd say about 2/3 of the time was spent masking off the car.


Jason

By jms (66.242.1.66) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 04:30 pm:

its overseas in a museum you can see the jdm style lights, post the link I want to go check out that site Schreck.

By shreck (199.243.98.218) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 01:25 pm:

I found it on a site for the disabled. I figure in a few years I can start a new seat swap.

By scholzj (128.193.0.6) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 10:44 am:

hey knifeboy what did you use to paint your car? it says you did it your self.
Jeremy

By jms (66.242.1.141) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 08:56 am:

wow wur did you come across that?

By shreck (199.243.98.218) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 05:35 am:

Now here is the seat swap I should have done.

By shreck (199.243.98.218) on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 05:20 am:

Hey guys:
Here is a link to my site, there you will find lots of pictures and info.
If you would like your pictures added I would be glad to post them there for you as well as any links to your site.
Check out the videos while you are there, you will see Ted racing.
Click here for Photos

By knifeboy (142.173.4.227) on Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 10:05 pm:

Here are some pics of my 76 hatchback.
http://groups.msn.com/KnifeboysCivicPage/shoebox.msnw


Jason

By levi mark elliott (Levielliott) (82.39.68.229) on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 06:33 am:

looking to buy a civic 74-78 uk levi elliott#
0191 4215944

By glen (203.109.250.65) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 10:50 pm:

Kurt. To keep it going, I will put it in the orange car. Maybe get a rebuild with en crank and rods. I want to keep it as it is the original motor from the blue 77 with the the EL conversion. I got the headers off of a 2nd gen civic when I removed a 5spd from it. The 2nd gen civic also had a set of 4-2-1 headers that were to far gone to install, but I took them anyway as I could use the plate that bolts to the head if I ever get some more made. Maybe one day!

By Kurt (207.6.47.162) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 05:38 pm:

So what are you doing with the 1200 motor...I see you have a set of headers on there.

Kurt

By glen (203.109.250.65) on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 09:11 pm:

Hello to everone. My name is Glen I have been looking around here for ages, getting a lot of inspiration.

I have just finished an EL conversion in my 77 civic. It isn't quite finished yet as I have some tidying to do with the wiring and relocate the fuel pump to the back, under the car. Other than that, it is done. Cruising at 110km/h on the highway is a breeze and acceleration through the gears is great. The motor came from a 79 accord and the gearbox is from the 2nd gen accord(cable clutch). Anyway, I have posted some pics here. Have a look and see what you think.

my civic pics

By jms (66.242.1.135) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 06:41 pm:

Angus your roof drip rails have been filled, its clean and I will be doing it to mine. Dana those look like the Aussy/NZ style mirrors.

By Dana Stregger (Dana) (24.67.253.203) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 09:05 pm:

Hi angus nice car, where did u get thoes mirrors?

By spickets (211.29.136.13) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 12:59 am:

Angus, how far do those wheels stick out without the flares? Do speedy make any with the correct offset so they dont require flares? And also what did you have to do to the guards ie are the rolled? Thx

By Angus Button (Stu88y) (203.12.97.91) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:19 pm:

Hi Yellow 78CVCC,
The Flares are from www.fibremaster.com.au
Give them a call and tell them they did the flares on my car and they will know exactly what ones you need. They are Holden Gemini flares.

Hi Shea Laking,
What grooves in the roof are you talking about ?
The rims are Speedy brand. They will drill 4x120 stud pattern into them for free when purchased.

Talk to you soon

Angus

By Shea Laking (Sheaman71) (66.185.85.79) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 10:52 pm:

Sharp car, Angus! Did you fill in the grooves in the roof? LOVE those big wheels!

By Yellow78CVCC (142.179.114.182) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:01 am:

Hey Angus where did you get those flares?

By Angus Button (Stu88y) (203.12.97.47) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 10:21 pm:

1975 SB1 Civic with 170HP at the wheels on 18psi boost. Best time down the quarter mile with 139HP at the wheels on 14spi boost is 13.0@105mph.
Tyres are 195/50/15" on 15"x 6" Rims. Also added Gemini flares.

Angus

By crx31 (67.68.204.168) on Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 05:12 am:

to Shea, yes they are 4x120, the ex-owner lost the center cap.....booouuuu!

By Shea Laking (Sheaman71) (66.185.85.79) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 12:15 pm:

Nice car, crx31! Are those Cheviot wheels 4x120? They're really sharp looking!

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (213.122.94.248) on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 12:04 pm:

Jonathan

I know that cramped garage feeling very well!



A lot of the little space that's left is taken up by my mother's gardening junk and ladder collection.

By Jonathan (68.193.10.141) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 02:37 pm:

Heh, yeah, my Dad works for a liquor distributor, and every once in a while he comes home with a few cases of wine. He built the wood rack last month after the blue one behind it ran out of space. I did a little more cleaning today, and I'm gonna try for tomorrow to get the car in there. Then the front end comes apart, a little rust gets fixed, and a 5-speed and a/c go in! (Hopefully)

By jcart (67.37.225.148) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 02:20 pm:

Nice car. Yeah it must be hard getting the car into the garage with all that wine in there.

By Jonathan (68.193.10.141) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 09:27 am:

Ok, here's my car....

Sorry about the dirt on the car, it's been parked under a pine tree all summer, and whenever I clean it off, it gets covered again in a few days. I'm working on getting the car into here:

I'm almost there, but my parents see a clear spot in the garage, and put stuff there. I hope to get it in there soon.

By crx31 (67.68.206.228) on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 05:23 am:

here's mine....

[img]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid75/pa0b7ad95061888dede03f8d81662f3bf/fb55a20b.jpg[/img]

By scholzj (128.193.178.131) on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:42 am:

could you email me at scholzj@onid.orst.edu
my computer is being dumb and I can only reply to emails, and not send new ones.
thanks
Jeremy Scholz

By boubou (131.137.245.197) on Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:00 am:

Jeremy, I'll get them ready this weekend just give me your address,I am in Victoria B.C

By scholzj (12.203.48.179) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 02:22 pm:

That would be great! Thanks alot. where are you located? I am in Corvallis, OR so let me know if you need to have them shipped.
Thanks again
Jeremy Scholz

By boubou (131.137.245.198) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 01:08 pm:

Jeremy you can have them for free the are just sitting there in my yard on the wheels ready to go to the junkyard ...and no I have no pics

By scholzj (12.203.48.179) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 09:38 am:

how much do you want for them? do you have any picts of them?
Jeremy Scholz

By boubou (131.137.245.197) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 09:13 am:

Jeremy I have the 4 caps for thoses wagon wheels.
Bouillon MS JF@CFFS@Esquimalt drop me a line if you want them..

By scholzj (12.203.48.179) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 08:49 am:

Yeah they are from a wagon. I accually got them for free from the local pic and pull with the help of Jacob cause they were gonna crush the car, and he knew someone who worked there. They have fairly new rubber but I don't have any of the caps, which is a bummer.
Jeremy Scholz

By Shea Laking (Sheaman71) (66.185.85.79) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 08:37 am:

Jeremy-are those the 13" Civic wagon wheels on your car? I have a couple of early Prelude ones that are similar, but the holes are too big for the Civic centercaps. Gotta dig up a full set of wagon wheels come Spring. Nice looking wheels, really!

By scholzj (12.203.48.179) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 12:12 am:

that is my car. finally in a garage where I can put some quality time into it. which it really needs as you can see.
Jeremy Scholz

By scholzj (12.203.48.179) on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 12:08 am:

C:\Documents and Settings\scholzj\My Documents\My Pictures\Cars\My civic\2 DSCF0002

By bruce (67.200.12.90) on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - 07:36 am:

OK, got the front end done before it got nasty, hope I can finish in the spring when it warms up

By sjupergrover (193.172.138.1) on Friday, November 14, 2003 - 05:56 am:

in 1982 the Civic 2nd gen. became the "nose" of the Triumph with the square headlights.

It is an amazing car to drive, because it has something that later Civic's didn't have, that is power in low RPM's.

I have had all the gen's civic up until 2000 and i can say that this is the best Civic I have ever driven. we went on a holiday to scotland this summer and drove 2500 km (that is 1500 miles) in two weeks without any problem.

the dual carb makes it a car that is faster than most people on the road think ;-)

By John S. (207.160.161.152) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 02:16 pm:

Keil,
The British car industry suffered from the same problems our US car industry suffers from today.
The moneyed class demands greater and greater profits from their investments...the "rich" in terms of capital, the "workers" in terms of greater wages and benefits, all at the expense of capital investments i.e. research and development of new products and modern plants in which to produce them. In other words both sides in screwing each other are screwing everyone including themselves.

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.135.9.125) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 10:49 am:

The 'local content' was, as I recall, the interior. Apparently the engines and transmissions were shipped straight over from Japan; the bodywork was built here according to Honda spec and interior was locally sourced.

As for it being a sad end to a great marque, I doubt it!

Okay, it was the wrong vehicle for a company that was famous for 'performance' vehicles and motorcycles. The Acclaim was a family workhorse, pure and simple. Did exactly what it said on the tin with the minimum of fuss. This Honda 'hybrid' though was one of BL's most popular and reliable cars. What does that say about our British cars I wonder?

Answer (They're crap!)

By PJ (80.192.120.181) on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 05:59 am:

Triumph Acclaim's were re-badged Second Generation Civic Sedans, built in the UK (although I recall adverts shouting about them having x% "local content" - whatever that meant!) A joint venture between Honda and the seriously mis-managed and ailing British Leyland (then owners of the Triumph brand.) They sold well and were the last cars to wear the Triumph name. Generally considered a rather sad end to a once great car maker. The Honda/BL partnership evolved producing a range of Rover badged cars based on Civics and Accords through the 80s and 90s. Oddly although 2nd Generation Civics are now as rare as hen's teeth in the UK I often see Acclaims for sale, some in astounding, mint condition...usually languishing, unloved in the small adds for a few hundred pounds.

By R.Leigh (Kiwi) (210.55.37.199) on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - 01:03 am:

the acclaim shared everything with the en1 it seems...http://www.texastriumph.com/Acclaim.jpg

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.131.16.209) on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 10:45 am:

Hi John S

If I understand your question correctly, there's no spoilers for mk2 Civics left in the UK. Sjupergrover's quite right, they were attached to the Sports version (which shared their engine and transmission with the Triumph Acclaim as I seem to recall) but not the basic model. As for sourcing anything from dealers, ours are pretty much of a wash out. I probably know more than they do! Even the salesman who sold the car to my mother originally, swore blind that these cars didn't have optional sterios, yet here I am looking at one right now.....

Sorry I didn't have better news.

By sjupergrover (193.172.138.1) on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 09:08 am:

@ John S.

I would not know if it is available, it was on my car since it is a factory spoiler for a "S" model.
I live in Holland.

I have build up both cars from wrecks ...

By R.Leigh (Kiwi) (210.55.39.138) on Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 07:30 pm:

http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/satan_herself_99

under "my baby" album, altho its being replaced by a '86 4x4 shuttle as the practacality of living on a farm and negotiating the drives taking its toll on the ciivc and the suspension

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.131.84.5) on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 10:36 am:

Cheers Zippy! It wasn't an easy job, in fact I made a small 'modification' and put three holes down the length of each of the upper chassis rails, as you can see in the below pic, so after they've been welded on I can spray in primer and rustproofing wax. They're not going to rust through in a hurry!

By Zippy (Zippy) (67.106.175.3) on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 08:39 am:

Keil,
I have to say that's some pretty neat metal work you did.

By CVCC x 2 (64.229.6.163) on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 04:18 am:

I would be interested in one too!!
Nice car, it appears to be in very good shape.

By John S. (205.188.209.107) on Thursday, November 06, 2003 - 12:00 am:

Hey Sjupergrover,
I'd love to get one of one of those factory rear spoilers like you have on your hatchback rear hatch. Are they still available through your local Honda dealers? Are you in Great Britain?

By Don (199.2.139.226) on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 05:34 pm:

Cy - You can paint your car what ever color you choose. Its ok with me . The reason for no air dam is that I haven't finished my mold yet, too many other items to mess with.

By Killer (203.63.44.193) on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 03:10 pm:

Nice dead animal there Bruce.

By sjupergrover (193.172.138.1) on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 08:54 am:

and this is my Civic Sport :

By sjupergrover (193.172.138.1) on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 08:51 am:

J:\afbeeldingen\Honda
civic79-2

By Kurt (142.179.39.216) on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 08:01 pm:

I must say it is a very 'clean' white. Shiny...How many coats of clear have you got on that thing

By Cyborgben (Cyborgben) (66.187.162.178) on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 06:47 pm:

don, I just bought my first civic(and first project car ever) about a month ago and have been searching for inspiration and knowledge daily. I was leaning toward a dusty orange color but with your permission i'd love to try the white-blue combo. That is by far the cleanest, most classy yet still sporty car ive seen; especially considering that it doesnt have any body effects. a couple questions....
is that a true white?
any reason for no air dam?
to everyone else......
how come so few cars have rear spoilers, not the giant stupid wing type that every 16 year old buys, but the smaller above the rear glass type? (just to save weight?)
ps to don - my car has an ek1, 5speed, full gauges, and alloys (not as nice as yours) so i shouldn't embarass you too much and im in Pa so you might never see me.

By bruce (67.200.12.41) on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 03:39 pm:

ok, here are some pics.....first one is my 78 that I am slowly painting plum purple,

this is the hood, I am painting part yellow

this is the junkyard..a 77 cvcc, an 86 accord with an EFI(anyone need a motor) and an 86 civic wagon 4X4, with an EW1 in it, working on some carb problems

this is an 86 accord (carb'd) and another 79 cvcc.

And just for kickers this is my first whitetail buck I have ever got. (bow) He was at about 20 yds. when I shot him.

By Dave (209.226.249.100) on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 10:25 am:

Don those are my fav wheels on a civic!

By Edgar F Sanchinelli (Frito) (63.105.29.199) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 08:32 pm:

haha i hear ya on the time thing, for me it usually is i either don't have the time or the money lol. things are getting better though. anyway, you need an EB2 head for yourself???

lemme know Don, Do you have some EB3's? email me...

Frito

By Don (199.2.139.165) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 08:04 pm:

Nope the Jackson county sports park is closed for the season. I can buy a gate key but I still have lots of work to do. I keep waiting for the business to slow down for the winter so I can work on my own stuff but not yet .

By Edgar F Sanchinelli (Frito) (63.105.29.199) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 07:43 pm:

can you still run at jacksonville for a while?

Frito

By Don (199.2.139.174) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 07:43 pm:

I have a bunch of things to do over the winter anyway, fuel system problem, I have to get an eb2 head and send it to Bryan...There is allways more to do than time

By Edgar F Sanchinelli (Frito) (63.105.29.199) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 07:39 pm:

good stuff don, car looks nice. i'm already sad it is winter and nothin goin on for a while

frito

By Don (199.2.139.174) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 07:00 pm:

By jms (198.26.123.36) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 11:50 am:

how about a pic of the front?

By Don (199.2.139.216) on Monday, November 03, 2003 - 08:11 am:

They are 73 USA bumpers or Euro bumpers to 77, they bolt on but you have to drill the holes

By jms (66.242.1.5) on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 03:40 pm:

Don those white bumpers look good, Im considering doing it to mine. They have a couple dings and that would allow me to fill them too.

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.131.131.31) on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 02:19 pm:

Could do what I've had to do so far, namely make everything yourself. The tops of both inner wings and the panelwork surrounding the headlights on mine were totally rotten. The upper chassis rail bits were virtually non-existant. I had to 'guesstimate' what they would have looked like originally. I think they worked out pretty well.

By Don (199.2.139.154) on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 01:45 pm:

Your local honda dealer, but it would probably be smarter and cheaper to start with a better shell

By Jim Mooney (142.176.115.89) on Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:48 am:

I was Wondering If Anyone Could Tell Me Where To Find Body Parts For My Rusted Out 77' Civic...I need New Front and rear Bumpers and new quarter and rocker panels but i don't know where to find them...please post your replies ASAP or write me at Metal_rock_8@hotmail.com and if you e-mail just write 'Civic' for the subject..Thanks

By Don (199.2.139.191) on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 04:43 pm:

By Kyran Stregger (24.67.253.203) on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:33 pm:

hey shreck do you know if you can get that body kit on the gold car?

By shreck (66.185.85.79) on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 11:36 am:

The First Generation Honda Civic site is back up now.

Here is the link to Photo pages

Photo's galore

By Keil Shepherd (Medicineman) (81.135.107.62) on Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 09:43 am:

Mine's sort of a work-in-progress. As you can see it's metallic blue but that's going to change! When it's done I'm going to spray it black, convert to rear disk brakes and slap on a set of turbine alloys. I'm hoping to have the '78 bumpers modified by a professional so they're full wrap-around steel like the earlier cars but I still get the sleek look of the built in indicator/ sidelight clusters. I'm also looking for a couple of sets ('cause I've got twice the number of doors!) of the side trim strips (can anyone help locate some?) Inside the car I'm going for a Recaro driving seat, installing the roof console from a Z600 and fitting an original 70's Honda Pioneer sterio.



Oh yes, and finishing it off with a hand-built high efficiency stainless steel exhaust. You know, fire it up and the neighbourhood thinks the world is coming to an end!

By Jerry (Shifterkart) (68.7.92.96) on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 04:10 pm:

Nice car Joe... clean simple looking, i lke it. you plan to do other mods?

By Joe (209.148.114.145) on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 04:04 pm:

Here is mine:

http://209.152.48.137/~jtien/1200_2.jpg

100% bone stock 78 1200. OK, not quite, I got the Felpro gasket and Pertronics Ignition.

I re-painted the car 10+ years ago, and it's now my weekend driver, grocery hauler and a real chic magnet!

By shreck (66.185.85.79) on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 01:37 pm:

First Gens on MSN

This one is down right now but will be back Nov 1st or 2nd
Alot of new stuff has been added

First Generation Honda Civics
Here is a picture of an interesting Civic from Chile "not felipe"

By Don (199.2.139.189) on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 01:11 pm:

There are other web sites that allready have pictures.

http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~nsr250r/car/
http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~club-sb1/
http://hccnsw.org.au/default.asp?op=member&MemNum=138
There are others too... spend some time looking through the back posts it will probably answer more questions too.

By Jerry (Shifterkart) (68.7.92.96) on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 12:13 pm:

whats up all you first gen civic, i was wondering if could post some pics of your ride here. im pretty new to first gen.. even though I've always loved them. Dont worry about me trying to copy your car or anything, just tryin to see whats out there. cuz what fun is it if all cars look the same?? anyways post pics if you like.