Toms 74 Civic restoration
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Toms 74 Civic factory refresh
Hi everyone,
Newbie here
Picked up a nice 1974 civic a week ago. Long story short, I got her after i saw a friend restoring his 78 civic. He showed me pictures of other restored civics. It was Hook line and sinker!
This will be my first restoration project and the idea is to bring her back to her former glory and beyond. I will try to document as much as I can and hopefully learn along the way.
Oh yeah doing this restoration in conjunction with esolano. Check his build here: https://honda-tech.com/forums/classic-hondas-106/78-honda-civic-first-restoration-project-3128627/
Here she is below
Newbie here
Picked up a nice 1974 civic a week ago. Long story short, I got her after i saw a friend restoring his 78 civic. He showed me pictures of other restored civics. It was Hook line and sinker!
This will be my first restoration project and the idea is to bring her back to her former glory and beyond. I will try to document as much as I can and hopefully learn along the way.
Oh yeah doing this restoration in conjunction with esolano. Check his build here: https://honda-tech.com/forums/classic-hondas-106/78-honda-civic-first-restoration-project-3128627/
Here she is below
Last edited by tomscivic77; 04-02-2013 at 07:54 PM.
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Re: Toms 74 Civic restoration
don't know if that is original paint or not but if it is i would leave it. It looks super clean. theres nothing quite like the patina of original paint. It just has character you can't get elsewhere.
if its not then by all means do a full restore.
if its not then by all means do a full restore.
#3
Re: Toms 74 Civic restoration
Nice one bro. Finally!!!
A new club is definitely in the making
This is a beautiful car in person. Nothing much to restore here, its in great shape as it is. Just pick the right colour if doing a respray.
A new club is definitely in the making
This is a beautiful car in person. Nothing much to restore here, its in great shape as it is. Just pick the right colour if doing a respray.
#4
Re: Toms 74 Civic restoration
Yes she is super clean. Not sure if its original paint but there are some panels that need addressing. If I don't find any rust or gremlins lurking when I strip her down, I may keep her original and just do a refresh. Still early days
#5
Re: Toms 74 Civic restoration
Hey bro, yes finally!
This is the start of a long and rewarding journey for sure. Im excited!!!
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Re: Toms 74 Civic restoration
Big shout out to HT member esolano for the free dashRare as hens teeth! It will definitaly come in handy.
I really needed the A/C front cover as letters on mine were already faded^^
I really needed the A/C front cover as letters on mine were already faded^^
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