Dave's 1979 Honda Civic Restoration (firstgen79)
Original condition, purchased off on line auctions
Side marker lights shaved off.
Second generation Civic repair wheel arches welded in.
The body shop ordered them from their supplier (Cross Canada)
We used the front arches for the front and rears for the rear. They line up really good and the body man said it was pretty easy to line up all the lines with the stock lines.
Rocker panels repaired
Bumpers are sucked in and mirrors are made by Mini. New seals and bushings by Spectrum Rubber.
Stock seats recovered in leather. By
Techno-Trim 416-880-3587, Brampton, Ontario
Complete restoration 2003/04. CONSISTED OF NEW FLOOR SECTIONS, DOOR AND TRUNK SKINS, ROCKERS, AND 2ND GEN CIVIC WHEEL ARCHES TO ACCOMMODATE THE WIDER AND LARGER WHEELS.
ALL NEW GLASS, AND CHROME REFINISHED
?6 STYLE GRILLE, LIGHTS AND BUMPERS (TUCKED IN 2?
SHAVED SIDE MARKER LIGHTS AND ROOF RUN CHANNELS
COMPLETE RUBBER SEAL KIT AND EURETHANE BUSHINGS FROM SPECTRUM RUBBER IN AUSTRALIA
FRONT AIR DAM BY ELECTRODYNE IN THE USA
KYB STRUTS AND STOCK SPRINGS
BUILT 1200 MOTOR ?HEADER, CANON INTAKE, WEBER 40DCOE SIDEDRAFT carburetor, MSD IGNITON SYSTEM, HONDA GOLDWING PISTONS, CUSTOM camshaft AND 5 SPD transmission
15?x 6.5?COMPOMOTIVE ML WHEELS CUSTOM CAST AND DRILLED TO A 4 x1.20 BOLT PATTERN FROM U.K. FITTED WITH 195-45-15 KHUMO ECSTA TIRES
CUSTOM MADE HEADLINER AND CARPET. STOCK REAR SEAT AND SUZUKI SWIFT GT SEATS IN FRONT WERE RECOVERED IN LEATHER.
More work to follow include Weber side draft carburetor ,cannon intake manifold, header, MSD ignition. More Pictures here of the completed project.
Some of the crossmember is made out of 1/2" steel plate, my modified stock Radiator, modified master reservoir, and custom suspension arms.
Were using the stock axles. The driver side input shaft that goes in the transmission needs to be extended so it will lock. I had a drive shaft shop do the work for me.
The "bumpy stuff" in the engine compartment is a 'tint-able truck bed liner' product which can be brushed, rolled or in my case, sprayed. Yes, I sprayed it my self in my garage, and did everything else also , including making the custom mounts and front cross member
David Pereira
Performance Improvements Magazine
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Engine Swap Pictures
The engine is a Vtec d15b7 bottom end with a d16 head shaved .015 , port and polished. Three angle valve job and Isky valve springs. OBX-R camshaft gear , intake manifold, and fuel regulator. Lightspeed 4-2-1 header. Complete MSD ignition set up.
Car weighs approx. 1400 lbs and has around 150 horsepower
Engine bay coated with Gator Tuff two part bed liner, goes hard as rock.
