So this is my first honda, Im really into subarus but my grampa asked me if i wanted his mothers civic for 25$? i said sure!! i was told it was in good shape and for the most part it is..but as we started ripping stuff out all we found was rust....Its now running great! only 115K on it! now were in the process of trying to weld the floor back together and then ready for the next stage!

Soo wondering if anyone has any known parts that fit this car, wheels, suspension, ect. im open to about anything..any ideas or advice would be great!
thanks
-Clay

Car: 1983 honda civic 1500dx 5 spd
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Looks pretty good man. I'm envious of your perfect seats. As far as parts go, you'll probally be relying on ebay and other second gen owners.

 

Thats what i was worrying about...quick question, because its a 83 dose that men it has the CVCC engine?

 

I think so according to 83 CVCC's screen name lol. thats a nice civic for $25! the body looks good. update us with pictures?

 

HELL yeah great grandma was rocking a civic

 

Its a 1.5 liter cvcc engine.

 

I've heard that any d15 series should swap in, however don't go to far beyond what you have. I've heard b16's, b18's might also be suggested - - k20's if you have alot of cash and than theres always the v8 rwd coversion...

Whatever route you go - My only sugestion is buy manuals for car you have now and the car the engine your using is coming from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page read-up so when you go to buy something you know and most importantly...POST YOUR FOLLOW UPS! =p

 

yeah! hopefully getting the floor in this weekend..will for sure update.

 

well because Im trying to finish up my wrx Im not ready to drop to much money in this yet...but i can get my hands on a d15 at some point.

 

Sorry, but a d15 wont just drop in. You would need things like custom mounts and all that good stuff.

 

ahh yeahh im not ready for that just yet...83 CVCC, do you know about how much mpg your getting?

 

I had about the same amount of rust in the floors of my 83

 

Damn, that's a pretty good amount of rust. I hope you can weld somewhat. Looks like a fun project though. Good luck with it. I really feel for you guys on the east coast. There are about 30498349038 of those Civics running around just Olympia, let alone the rest of this state. There was a painting in a local bar that someone had done, about 4 feet wide, 6 feet high, of a 2g Civic painted bright yellow on an Olympia landscape. God I wanted that painting so bad.

 

I was averaging about 35-36 in the city. Well see what it is when I'm done rebuilding it.

 

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

nice!
little update, started to get things patched up this weekend. I'm terrible at welding but I'm figuring it out...Hopefully going to have all the welding done by the end of the week.

 

Well done - Make sure its sealed!

 

Sealed! this thing is way to much fun for a 60hp car...few more little things before i try to get it inspected! fingers crossed.

 

I have that same issues with the rust on the passenger side. Look alright and what kind of welding machine did you use?

 

I know this is an old thread but I would love to see what you ended up doing with this Civic...

 

Clay check out thisoldhonda dawt org for parts and such, we swap alot over there