Civic 1973-1979 Projects
Bill
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Posts: 5554Joined: December 16th, 2016, 7:52 amProvince/State: ….Hometown: ….Model: —————-
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by Bill May 20th, 2010, 1:17 am
good news! now you are on the road where you belong!!
bob78cvcc
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Posts: 1632Joined: May 2nd, 2008, 9:22 pmProvince/State: NJ
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by bob78cvcc May 20th, 2010, 9:18 pm
Trying to get the car ready for the Carlisle Import show this weekend. Put the genuine Honda Civic floor mats in.
I think I may have a top end problem. Smoking on start up and I believe on acceleration too. The oil was quite milk shakey.
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bob78cvcc
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Posts: 1632Joined: May 2nd, 2008, 9:22 pmProvince/State: NJ
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by bob78cvcc May 25th, 2010, 10:20 pm
Out of the bodyshop and parked in my garage. Need to sort through the fuel starvation and head gasket issues. To be continued ...
scott79civic
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Posts: 677Joined: March 15th, 2007, 7:18 pmProvince/State: Los Angeles California USA
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by scott79civic May 25th, 2010, 10:50 pm
20 pages of posts later and it's all done. Congrats and good job!
Jonathan
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Posts: 1397Joined: May 16th, 2005, 6:56 pmProvince/State: ButlerHometown: ...Model: 1979 Hatchback CVCC
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by Jonathan May 26th, 2010, 1:13 pm
Heh, it's never done!
bob78cvcc
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Posts: 1632Joined: May 2nd, 2008, 9:22 pmProvince/State: NJ
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by bob78cvcc May 26th, 2010, 4:12 pm
Jonathan wrote: Heh, it's never done!
That switch controls the radiator fan. I assume sometime in the past a mechanic hooked it up to have the fan run continuously.
jdmjunkie74
Short Shifter
Posts: 193Joined: March 16th, 2010, 11:24 amProvince/State: Orange, CA
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by jdmjunkie74 May 27th, 2010, 10:56 pm
looks great bob! What type of VHT did you use to paint your nozzles and hood grill?
bob78cvcc
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Posts: 1632Joined: May 2nd, 2008, 9:22 pmProvince/State: NJ
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by bob78cvcc June 2nd, 2010, 5:34 pm
jdmjunkie74 wrote: looks great bob! What type of VHT did you use to paint your nozzles and hood grill?
I used the Black Satin Dye. I think the black gloss dye is to shiney.
bob78cvcc
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Posts: 1632Joined: May 2nd, 2008, 9:22 pmProvince/State: NJ
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by bob78cvcc June 4th, 2010, 7:50 am
scott79civic wrote: 20 pages of posts later and it's all done. Congrats and good job!
I'm learning the hard way - you're never done. Blown a headgasket. Decisions to make - rebuild, replace or upgrade? :dunno :garage
Steph
Projects
Posts: 3150Joined: August 14th, 2008, 2:02 amProvince/State: South AustraliaHometown: AdelaideModel: 1978 Hatchback
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by Steph June 4th, 2010, 8:11 am
As an investment, I would get the head reconditioned and leave it at that, but if I could afford it, I'd pull out the engine, have the seals and gaskets replaced, paint the block and clean up the ancillaries, and put it all back together. Your car is so pristine and original, it would be shame to start swapping in non-original stuff IMO. What was it... the CVCC engine was one of the top 10 automotive innovations of the 20th century. Bob, your Civic is a part of automotive history.
