Restoration Islander's First Generation Honda Civic

islander · Post by **islander** » February 19th, 2012, 2:07 am

:? For the time I guess. If you remember I sold the original hood and could not use the hinges off of the 78' hood. I know they look hideous dont they

Kurt · Post by **Kurt** » February 19th, 2012, 8:05 am

I used an earlier hood on my 78. .... a Canadian 77 hood on a US 78.

I had to drill new holes and make up some bushings btw the hinges and Radiator support to get it to sit right....seems different years and markets had different versions.

bob78cvcc · Post by **bob78cvcc** » February 19th, 2012, 11:54 am

I really want to get a set of labels. Hey Steph, help!!!

islander · Post by **islander** » February 28th, 2012, 10:24 pm

The last few pieces of the car finally came together this week......for now that is :D I picked up a brake master off of a friend last weekend. Once I got home and started to clean it up, I realized it wasn't much better off then my original. So I decided to wipe out the gunk that was in mine, bench bleed it until it was flushed clean. Installed it and everything works flawlessly. I even took the car for a drive around my neighborhood. Today I took my fender emblems to work for a little cleaning up, They were a little ruff to say the least. I wasn't sure if I really wanted them or not, but after reading about the rareness of them I decided to go for it.

Layspeed · Post by **Layspeed** » February 29th, 2012, 11:31 pm

Looking good, but a real camera would do your car and work so much more justice. Just sayin'

islander · Post by **islander** » March 1st, 2012, 12:48 am

Lay you make me laugh

. I know, my camera is not very good at all. All of the pictures I've taken dont look good at all. I'm not trying to be conceited but you are absolutly right. I am waiting for a nice day to take the car and get some pictures outside.

Layspeed · Post by **Layspeed** » March 2nd, 2012, 2:24 am

To give you some credit, black is an extremely difficult color to photograph. Heck I have a hard time with my white wagon.

Looking forward to the awesome photos.

islander · Post by **islander** » March 24th, 2012, 10:46 pm

Finally got some insurance for the civic this week. After calling a dozen or so insurance places to find plates with a 75 in the number sequence, I got one. Was able to get the car out today for some fun in the little bit of sun we've had lately. Stopped by a decent place to take a few pictures too.

Kurt · Post by **Kurt** » March 24th, 2012, 11:08 pm

looks good !

Layspeed · Post by **Layspeed** » March 24th, 2012, 11:28 pm

Nice, now those are some quality photos. The body and paint look fantastic! Nice shirt 8) I got a few myself.