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oleyline
 Post subject: 83 Civic S back from the body shop
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:35 pm 

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I just picked up my 83 Civic S yesterday from my local body shop. I bought this car 7-8 years ago in NJ with 50000 miles and a little rust in the usual spots (under rear bumper, behind one front fender). It has been in the barn since then, until this fall when I got enough time to pull the trim and interior off of it. I had some aftermarket patch panels that they used to fix the rust in the rear, plus a new RF fender from Honda. The car is now back in the barn - as soon as it warms up I'll start putting parts back on.
I've had the usual 1980's Honda parts success - I got 4 of the body side moldings from Vintage parts but no-one has the other two. Same for most of the emblems and rubber - about 50% success rate.
The only new problem is that the fuel filler pipe is bubbling in spots - anyone have a good used one?

Ken
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bob78cvcc
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:16 pm 

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The paint looks great. What did the shop spray with?

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civic-79
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great paint! i have stripped a 82 canadian this fall for the en1 engine. if you need some other little parts for cheap, let me know . :)

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pixiedrea
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Wow! That's a great paint job!
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smithenhiven
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:53 pm 

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Car looks wonderful Ken, can't wait to see it all put back together.
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oleyline
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:23 pm 

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Finally got the time to finish putting the Civic S back together. It is pretty much stock, except I got a JDM grille from Ebay to dress up the front a little. I want to do the timing belt, but otherwise it is ready to go back on the road.
Next project is my 86 CRX-HF with 80k miles, then I can start on the S600.
Ken
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bob78cvcc
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:30 pm 

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Ken, your car looks amazing! :D

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Lincoln Stax
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That's beautiful. I can't wait to see what you do with your CRX and S600.

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ben
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That looks great, Ken! Were you able to find the trim and fuel filler neck you were looking for?

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smithenhiven
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Ken, the Civic looks great. When did you get an S600?
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79cord
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Was just thinking how interesting the detail painting of the steel wheels looked in the freshly painted shots, I wondered how they got so shiny in the first of the current until I saw they were alloys next shot down!

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Honda600King
 Post subject: Well Done!
PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:29 am 
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Ken your car looks GREAT! Brings back good memories as my first new Honda was the same red Civic S! Thanks for preserving one.

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slimwhitman
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:16 pm 

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It's great to see this generation Civic get a refurbishment. Not too many New Jersey Civics lived this long. I was always a fan of the "S" model.
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KenH
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The upholstery matches well with the car's color.

Or was it the other way? :D
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e-at_me
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:39 am 
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79cord wrote:
Was just thinking how interesting the detail painting of the steel wheels looked in the freshly painted shots, I wondered how they got so shiny in the first of the current until I saw they were alloys next shot down!


the first set is different than the 2nd. i think the first set is steel wheels.
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Blackbullet
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Looks great. Top job
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tr6lover
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:04 pm 

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Nice Grille Ken, glad I could help you make your car look better! ( im the ebay seller you bought it from ) Now can you come over and help me finish mine too? LOL!


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Finally got the time to finish putting the Civic S back together. It is pretty much stock, except I got a JDM grille from Ebay to dress up the front a little. I want to do the timing belt, but otherwise it is ready to go back on the road.
Next project is my 86 CRX-HF with 80k miles, then I can start on the S600.
Ken
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:16 pm 
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Nice car. I saw a red Civic S model like this at the junkyard some months back, it broke my heart.

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