Hi all.

I just bought back my mother's car (1995 EK3 1.5 iLS VTEC) that she sold a few years back. I've learned to drive on this car, and I managed to track it down.
Unfortunatly, the owners after my mother were not kind to it.
It has 216k km (135k miles)

See here:
https://imgur.com/a/odTgLGI

I want to start a recovery process for this car, and start to fix it and I wanted your feedback on parts and what to do to it.

Right now I'm going to focus on safety (suspension and braking) and change all fluids, filters and belts, also thermostat and water pump (while I'm doing the timing belt I'll change that too).
But after that, I want to start improving the car.

My goal is:

A sleeper build
No big exaust noise but some performance (with a catalytic converter, need it to pass inspection)
keep it naturally aspirated.

I found it with no oil.... but with some oil and fuel it started right up! Seems to work just fine.

Any advice on parts and things I have to look out for?

Thanks in advance.

 

Knowing what country the car is from is helpful.

Most of us on this site are predominately familiar with USDM/CDM models as such don't know a whole lot about you D15Z6 as that's not an engine over here.

Knowing the domestic market of the car is a solid start so everyone can work on the same page.

 

Oh sorry, forgot that.
It's from Portugal, Europe.

Here are some specs:SOHC VTEC-EFound in:1995–2000 Honda Civic 1.5i LS (European Market)Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in)Bore and Stroke : 75 mm × 84.5 mm (2.95 in × 3.33 in)Rod Length : 137 mmCompression : 9.6:1Power : 114 PS (84 kW) at 6,500 rpmTorque : 99 lb·ft (134 Nm) at 5,400 rpmVTEC Switchover : depending on load, max ~3,500 rpm in 5th gearValvetrain : SOHC VTEC (3-4 valves per cylinder, depending on engine speed)Fuel Control : OBD-2a PGM-FI MPFIEcu Code : P2YHead Code : P2JRedline : 6,800 rpmFuel cutout : 7,200 rpm

Thanks for answering.