I woke up this morning and started hunting a 78 Honda Civic to buy. My very first car was a 78 Honda Civic (r.i.p.). For some reason the restoration bug has paid me a visit and I'm tempted to try it on a 78.

Then I was thinking would I really restore it or would I play with it by updating the engine, interior, brakes, etc.

Anyone ever fully restore a car before?

 

I have done a few restores before, They are fun and it is enjoyable. However they are boring afterwards.

I prefer the resto-mod, Take the styling of a older car and update it with modern comforts and control.

Good luck......I had a cvcc and loved the hell outta that car!!

 

I agree with you that I would be more challenged by the update. I def have to think about resources and my limited skills.

 

restore k swap and call it a day im sure it will be a fun weekend car

 

s2k,k24,h22 something along those lines motor wise.updated interior maybe a suede headliner updated audio,alarm etc.full coilovers,legit wheels maybe even a 5 lug.

 

I remember my 78 engine bay being really small. And a built single cam would be more than enough power for that car as it was pretty light.

I don't want to trick out the interior in any kind of way, just update the seats. I don't miss that wirey feeling on my legs. lol.

 

Ive done plenty of restorations on rare english/european cars...its an excellent feeling and a great payout, but you REALLY have to pay the means, both monetarily and physically, to achieve the ends. Do yourself a favor and restore the entire thing, starting by stripping it down to a bare shell and having it sandblasted and powdercoated. Its cheaper than you think and youll never have to worry about the tub again.

 

thanks because that is what i was thinking after seeing a car that had been stripped all the way down to the frame and done correctly. the car came out looking correct. i was wondering how much it cost, thanks for letting me know something like that is worth it and not too expensive.

 

I wouldn't mind restoring a S800 if I could ever find one, Id try to keep everything original as possible exterior and interior but do some type of engine swap.. hmmm.

The F22C would be fitting swap for the original S chassis.. : P

 

yea i got that bug a year ago, i searched for my first car a 87 crx si, found one in ga 1 owner, garage kept, 95k, got it, swapped the 86 teg rear n front brakes, kept the d15a3 and used a gt17r turbo at 11 psi, drove it for 4 months then sold for 5500.0 had 2k into the entire car