Restoration 1975 Civic 1500 4 Door

[Hondahead]

First gen Accords 76-81 are 4X120.

[Shea Laking]

A full-polish finish would make a world of difference on those wheels. 8)

Personally, I like 'em. :-D

Must be nice to live in a part of the world where rust doesn't get much of a foothold on your car. Thanks for sharing your pix, BTW. Keep up the good work!

Regards,
Shea :-)

[Vulcan]

I've got to go with Shea. Those wheels would look quite spiffy polished up. Actually I've never seen those before. Perhaps you may have the only Civic with them? That alone is worth hanging onto them! :D 8)

[amifsud]

I think I might keep these wheels, they do look good, I just hope the stock honda centre caps fit. They look the same size. Today I pulled out the dash. I think i'm gonna have a fun time tidying up the mess of wires and then putting the dash back in. Mines got a few cracks in the top of the dash, I saw a dash in great condition at the wreckers a few weeks back, I hope it's still there, if it is I will go and get it this weekend.

[Vulcan]

If the cracks are in the squidgy safety pads then that's a replaceable section. You can keep the maximum amount of original dash.

[amifsud]

Here are a few more photos of what I have done so far.

New centre caps on the wheels


Here the home made spray booth is coming up


Extractor fans for removing the spray fumes. Note the top fan is the radiator fan off the civic.




This is the new colour im painting it




I've done all the doors the hood and the boot so far, now it's just the body and then I have to put it all together again.

Adrian

[Kurt]

I really like the blue. I really should be reading all the threads on this site...

The wheels are similar to my 13" Shelby's. I still have them, just trying the other set of wheels for a while and trying to decide which ones I like better.

Those wheels would look very nice pollished up.

- Kurt

[amifsud]

I've done one wheel, here is a photo of it. It actually looks better in real life than in the photo



How do you polish them up to look like yours?

[Thor]

One of the past competition cars was stripped out. Easier when it is a cold day,as it is now here in Blighty, just above freezing is ideal, the stuff chips off in biggish bits. However it is there for a reason, (isn't everything on a Honda? Just sometimes obscure) and the reason is to stop the floors drumming or resonating. Off road it also reduces the noise of stones on the pans.
The reason for rust on the floors is two-fold,
1 Not enough paint from the factory.
2 Water in the sound mats above the bitumen.
With the heat from the exhaust creating a heating/ cooling pattern with use, this encourages sweating or condensation to form which cannot get past the felt sound mats, this gets under the paint and causes surface rust.
Just check the edges and corners of the floorpan for any potential holes.
BUT stripped out they are noisy critters for daily use, I did 90 miles a day round trip in various Civics for several years. The total weight saving by removing it is about 3 lbs for the whole body. It's easier to diet and lose 3 lbs. than it is to chip and strip it out. I now run with full sound proofing, where the comp. rules allow.
Anyway, a nice easy resto, most UK cars are similar to Vulcan's. He has my sympathy as I too have restored cars from that condition. That's why I bought my current car. I wanted a manual, but could only find rot -free autos. It is easier to convert than repair.

[amifsud]

More photos of the car. Almost finished painting it. Now it just needs a few coats of clear and the painting will be done.