HI Everyone,
I just realized that I don't have my build on here so here it goes...
The day I got her
Then started on getting her running
After some brake work I got talked into doing the paint
Feather-fill primer
And a little paint
And then reassembled
And this is the end result
Hope you enjoy the short version..
Martin
Project Martin's 1975 Honda Civic CVCC
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- Short Shifter
- Posts: 82
- Joined: February 8th, 2010, 12:07 pm
- Province/State: Tri Valley-Pleasanton/San Ramon
Re: Martin's 1975 Civic CVCC
Hi All,
Well after a speed bump incident, I had a little problem with power to the fuel pump and replacing most of the circuit I found three fuses burned.
I still do not know what happened????? But with replacing things she (Sally) is running great. No tap, tap, tap from the new fuel pump. Purring like a kitten.
So I drove her home last night all shined up and ready.......for RAIN! Just my luck I guess.
No, she is not done. I have done small things like painted the center caps and installed a new headliner.
I do have ton's of pic's of the restoration. Someday I will download them for a serious build series...
Thank's for the kind words of my work, I love this place!!!
Martin
Well after a speed bump incident, I had a little problem with power to the fuel pump and replacing most of the circuit I found three fuses burned.
I still do not know what happened????? But with replacing things she (Sally) is running great. No tap, tap, tap from the new fuel pump. Purring like a kitten.
So I drove her home last night all shined up and ready.......for RAIN! Just my luck I guess.
No, she is not done. I have done small things like painted the center caps and installed a new headliner.
I do have ton's of pic's of the restoration. Someday I will download them for a serious build series...
Thank's for the kind words of my work, I love this place!!!
Martin
If you have to fix it, fix it better than it was!
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- Short Shifter
- Posts: 82
- Joined: February 8th, 2010, 12:07 pm
- Province/State: Tri Valley-Pleasanton/San Ramon
Re: Martin's 1975 Civic CVCC
The primer was suggested to me by the painter, just normal automotive primer in a can from the paint shop. Then there was the "featherfill" primer to get the final sanding smooth. It is a very thick primer that you use with using a guidecoat of black so you can see all the high and low spots while sanding.
Then used a sealer coat just to be sure that the paint stayed stuck. I went with a dark sealer as I wanted to have a darker brown.
The paint was not matched to the original(But I wanted to) It is Pimco base for 79 thru 83 ford's.. three coats. Then I went with the good stuff Dupont chrome clear. It was expensive but I wanted it to last. Another three coats of clear.
Then wet sanded with 1500grit the entire car and buffed til I was happy. The only part I did not do was spray the paint and do the buffing.
I probably have well over 100hrs just in sanding first getting rid of the old paint/rust, then body filler, then primer, then featherfill, then finally the wet sanding of the clear. It is the first car I have done this to a big thanks goes out to my painter Chris Coatney of Coatney Customs for walking me thru the process.
Then used a sealer coat just to be sure that the paint stayed stuck. I went with a dark sealer as I wanted to have a darker brown.
The paint was not matched to the original(But I wanted to) It is Pimco base for 79 thru 83 ford's.. three coats. Then I went with the good stuff Dupont chrome clear. It was expensive but I wanted it to last. Another three coats of clear.
Then wet sanded with 1500grit the entire car and buffed til I was happy. The only part I did not do was spray the paint and do the buffing.
I probably have well over 100hrs just in sanding first getting rid of the old paint/rust, then body filler, then primer, then featherfill, then finally the wet sanding of the clear. It is the first car I have done this to a big thanks goes out to my painter Chris Coatney of Coatney Customs for walking me thru the process.
If you have to fix it, fix it better than it was!