1978 Civic Hybrid?
10-16-2004, 07:17 PM
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1978 Civic Hybrid?
This is Mike K. My screen name is not working right now, but anyway...
I just picked up a 1978 Civic hatch auto. Wondering if anyone has done a D16 swap or any other kind of swap into it. If anyone has ANY info on this car, email HondaMike12345@aol.com or hit up Mike K here on IM.
If a swap is too hard, I'll just restore it as is. I just thought it'd be cool to have a classic Honda with a swap.
I just picked up a 1978 Civic hatch auto. Wondering if anyone has done a D16 swap or any other kind of swap into it. If anyone has ANY info on this car, email HondaMike12345@aol.com or hit up Mike K here on IM.
If a swap is too hard, I'll just restore it as is. I just thought it'd be cool to have a classic Honda with a swap.
10-17-2004, 03:48 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Emerika)
Is your car a CVCC or a 1200?
If it is a CVCC 1.5 you can swap in a complete (with carb, exhaust manifold, etc.) 1.8 engine from a 1979-80 Accord. It bolts right in using the Civic mounts and either the Civic or Accord trans. The hot set up used to be to use a Canadian Accord motor as it is non-cvcc and has more performance potential than the american market cvcc motors. If this interests you, I can put you in touch with a guy that has a car like the one I just told you about.
I haven't heard of anyone swapping in a later motor but I would be suprised if someone hasn't done that too.
If it is a CVCC 1.5 you can swap in a complete (with carb, exhaust manifold, etc.) 1.8 engine from a 1979-80 Accord. It bolts right in using the Civic mounts and either the Civic or Accord trans. The hot set up used to be to use a Canadian Accord motor as it is non-cvcc and has more performance potential than the american market cvcc motors. If this interests you, I can put you in touch with a guy that has a car like the one I just told you about.
I haven't heard of anyone swapping in a later motor but I would be suprised if someone hasn't done that too.
10-17-2004, 04:44 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Emerika)
10-17-2004, 09:04 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (seek167)
Hey,
I gathered some info about these cars over here
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1008976
I know a guy who is putting a k20a into a 1974 Civic.
I gathered some info about these cars over here
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1008976
I know a guy who is putting a k20a into a 1974 Civic.
10-17-2004, 09:20 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (lilbucu)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lilbucu »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">send me a email, i have what you need to know.
lilbucu@gmail.com
b18c5+1979 civic 1200= fun.</TD></TR></TABLE>
why not just share it with everyone?
lilbucu@gmail.com
b18c5+1979 civic 1200= fun.</TD></TR></TABLE>
why not just share it with everyone?
10-17-2004, 09:31 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Kamin)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
why not just share it with everyone?</TD></TR></TABLE>
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
why not just share it with everyone?</TD></TR></TABLE>
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
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10-17-2004, 09:36 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Nikos)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nikos »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
quiet you
</TD></TR></TABLE>quiet you
10-17-2004, 09:41 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Kamin)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
quiet you</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ouch
Here's my 1st gen Civic with a b18c5
quiet you
</TD></TR></TABLE>Ouch
Here's my 1st gen Civic with a b18c5
10-18-2004, 01:11 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Nikos)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nikos »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ouch
Here's my 1st gen Civic with a b18c5
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comeone nikos! nothing but love for ya bro 
and whys the picture named Hemi9secpass?
Here's my 1st gen Civic with a b18c5
</TD></TR></TABLE>comeone nikos! nothing but love for ya bro
and whys the picture named Hemi9secpass?
10-18-2004, 02:10 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Kamin)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
comeone nikos! nothing but love for ya bro
and whys the picture named Hemi9secpass?</TD></TR></TABLE>
you want to see the video?
comeone nikos! nothing but love for ya bro
and whys the picture named Hemi9secpass?</TD></TR></TABLE>
you want to see the video?
10-18-2004, 02:24 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Nikos)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nikos »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
you want to see the video? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, along with more pictures of the car.
you want to see the video?
</TD></TR></TABLE>Yes, along with more pictures of the car.
10-19-2004, 06:41 AM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (RotiEatter)
and how you bolt a v8 top mount intake on top of a b series.. look at the pics.....
the tripple throttle body that the windshield have been cut to make room for.....
the tripple throttle body that the windshield have been cut to make room for.....
10-21-2004, 08:38 PM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (physician)
another post has that exact same car saying it was a hemi in it.
anyways here is the one i did
it is a d16a6 i dd the about a year ago, then got tired of it and sold it.
anyways here is the one i did
it is a d16a6 i dd the about a year ago, then got tired of it and sold it.
10-22-2004, 06:00 AM
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Re: 1978 Civic Hybrid? (Emerika)
not hard at all, just finished a 1991 auto ex engine in a 1979 wagon. converted it to fuel injection as well, hell it even meets 1991 emissions standards. it was basically a lot of wiring and a little cut and welding. i got pics around of it somewhere as well.
11-04-2004, 08:03 AM
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i very highly doubt a b18c has enough torque to lift a civic off the ground.
You could swap pretty much any engine into the car, but it will take some custom fabrication. If i were you, i would get an engine hoist and some floor jacks and position the wanted engine in the engine bay in the poisition that best gives a straight line from the axle holes on the transmission to the hubs. Then use cardboard to mock up mounts and make them. after you get the engine physically bolted into the car, you can worry about fabricating custom shift linkages and things. you'll probably have to have custom axles made as well, and maybe even swap the hubs.
As for the wiring, it would be easier to swap a complete MPFI harness from a newer civic into the car and run it as if it was the newer civic.
anything is possible if you have the drive, determination, fabrication skills, and most importantly, the money.
Currently, a friend and I are custom swapping a d16z6 with the hydraulic S20 transmission into an 88 STD hatchback. We had to custom make mounts and an adapter for the clutch cable. we're also doing a multipolt conversion and converting to OBD1 using a p28 at the same time.
good luck
You could swap pretty much any engine into the car, but it will take some custom fabrication. If i were you, i would get an engine hoist and some floor jacks and position the wanted engine in the engine bay in the poisition that best gives a straight line from the axle holes on the transmission to the hubs. Then use cardboard to mock up mounts and make them. after you get the engine physically bolted into the car, you can worry about fabricating custom shift linkages and things. you'll probably have to have custom axles made as well, and maybe even swap the hubs.
As for the wiring, it would be easier to swap a complete MPFI harness from a newer civic into the car and run it as if it was the newer civic.
anything is possible if you have the drive, determination, fabrication skills, and most importantly, the money.
Currently, a friend and I are custom swapping a d16z6 with the hydraulic S20 transmission into an 88 STD hatchback. We had to custom make mounts and an adapter for the clutch cable. we're also doing a multipolt conversion and converting to OBD1 using a p28 at the same time.
good luck
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