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carver
11-17-2008, 06:55 PM
Hey guys, I have a 1977 Accord that I'd like to restore and was curious if anyone knew of a shop/person in/around Los Angeles
that does great metal work for a reasonable price. I'll be doing the mechanical stuff, but the roof/quarters will need some cutting and welding,
possibly a whole new roof panel. We are the original owners so we'd like to keep it alive and preserve an early original Accord.
Thanks
Andrew

haridev
11-18-2008, 01:04 AM
cool. an early Accord restoration. do you have the fender, mudguards/inserts? it protect the inner portion of the fenders from being exposed to mud, etc... its available on newer model 1geez....

neway do post some pics of your car k???

regards, dev....

Hazwan
11-18-2008, 01:27 AM
Can't help with the shop, but :welcome: and post pics!

Lil Mike
11-18-2008, 05:44 AM
Wow, there are so many new members that have older accords. :welcome: post up some pictures.

2ndGenGuy
11-18-2008, 09:03 AM
I wish I knew of a metalworker down in your area. I know a guy who can do it up here... ;) Too bad it's such a distance.

You definitely should show us some pics! I think that 77 may be the oldest Accord on here? :welcome:

carver
11-18-2008, 10:15 AM
Hey thanks guys, appreciate the welcome.
Yeah this is a very early one actually built in 1976.
You guys would probably appreciate the story behind it.
In early 1976 I was 10 years old and riding Honda minbikes.
My mom got a promotion and needed a new car to get to work.
She decided to buy a Toyota Celica for reliability and started shopping the dealerships.
Toward the end of June, my August Road & Track came and the brand new "big" Honda
was on the cover, an Accord. I showed my mom and said she could have a
plain Toyota or a motorcycle engineered cool Honda! I bugged her every day for a month
and finally she went down and got on the waiting list for an Accord in Aug. 1976.
The short 1976 first run had already been spoken for, and the dealership said probably Feb.
or Mar. 1977 before she could have one from a shipment. The list was that long.
So she came home and we waited. While I was in school the week before Christmas,
the dealership called her at work and said a local lady had backed out of a early 1977
silver automatic with no options, one of the first of that config. in our area. He said
if she could be there with $3995 that day, it was her's. She left work, went to the bank
and snatched it up. I came home from school and was stoked! Well, that's the car I'm restoring.
Here's how it looked that day I came home, and how it will look again.

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/042720070408284664.jpg

2ndGenGuy
11-18-2008, 10:47 AM
That is a great story! Cool to see an original owner with the same car still! Incredible!

Unfortunately your image isn't showing up. I don't think that the other forum will let you use them as an image host. You should set up a Photobucket account and upload your pics there...

carver
11-18-2008, 11:13 AM
Thanks man, yeah I can't bring myself to scrap it or sell it, too much history etc.
Pic should be up now of an identical one in a museum.

2ndGenGuy
11-18-2008, 12:59 PM
Yay! Glad to hear you want to restore it back to like new condition! If you need any help, many of us members have resources to help you out, maybe put an APB out on parts and we can try to hook you up.

carver
11-18-2008, 01:18 PM
Thanks all.
I'll definitely be asking for help once I get the parts off and can tell what can be saved and what needs replacing.
Will definitely need fenders, hood, hatch and maybe a roof panel.
Front and rear bumpers chromed, seats reupholstered, dash replaced or cracks fixed,
new carpet and all the trim/seals/gaskets around the doors and windows etc.

79cord
11-18-2008, 05:46 PM
Congratulations upon having kept the old beast & wanting to keep it going.

Just a note of warning to say just how different the early Accords are the last examples of the 1st gen. when you go looking for parts.
Honda didn't rest on their laurels & was consistently revising details throughout the cars production, even where there was minimal obvious change. 1979 for example having different frt guards, gravel-tray/valance, radiator support panel, headlight mountings, engine, gearbox, clutch, wiring, handbrake linkage, rear suspension arms, struts & strut mountings...

At first glance most people would only notice its slightly flatter grille with extra horizontal bar in the center....

Some bits might fit straight on, others will need associtiated changes.

carver
11-18-2008, 06:02 PM
Thanks.
Yeah that's funny because I'm looking at that silver '79 as a doner car in the other thread.
The stuff I need ie. roof, hood, fenders, bumpers, hatch, dash, side markers and tailight guts should carry over.
I either have to tow it 1150 miles or attempt driving it with the bad brakes, whatever that means...lol!

79cord
11-18-2008, 06:29 PM
Thats why I mentioned it actually.
The '79 frt guards are a different shape around the front lower area of the wheel-arch in preparation for the longer bumper-ends of '80-1 with only the bumper-end mtg. holes differing.
Though if you replace both sides I don't suppose many would notice !

carver
11-18-2008, 06:35 PM
So if I understand correctly the plastic bumper end is longer on the '79 and has different mounting holes?
Hmmm, what I might do is adapt the '77 ends to the '79 bumper.....I'd like to keep that looking the same.
Your rubber strip across the front has a gap in the middle for the plate right?

79cord
11-18-2008, 07:24 PM
'79 frt guards are the same as '80-1 apart from their mounting holes for the shorter '76-8 style bumper end, so its wheelarch protrudes wider to be more flush with the outer surface of the bumper end, where the '76-8 frt guards wheelarch is flush with the area the bumper end mounts too. (So '79-81 wheelarches differ frt to rear, where '76-78 are more symmetrical.)
I think the Accords bumper metal was unchanged throughout its run with only revised rubber pieces for '80-1.
Though to confuse things for you my car is Australian spec. so has its frt indicators built into its bumper unlike North American & some Japanese model Accords whose indicators mounted below.

The bigger for '79 1751cc "EK" engine/drivetrain would also fit but it might be easier not to separate it from its transmission, since I'm not too sure how easily it would fit to the older transmission.

haridev
11-19-2008, 06:39 AM
very nice story indeed. that is one truely old accord... i think 77cord is restoring similar version in the UK. and yes, its a good move finding a donor car instead of looking for just parts alone. as what 79cord has mentioned, honda made lots of minor changes that make it a true pain to restore the early accord. but im sure with patience and your love for the car. im sure the car would one day look just like the car in the museum..... regards and welcome on board...

carver
11-19-2008, 07:09 AM
Thanks guys.
I'll try to find a '79 around here and compare the metal stampings apart from the trim.
I've never looked that closely at the actual metal and have to do that to be sure.
I can't use the EK comfortably in Cal. because if they discover it at smog, the car is flagged and illegal.
There is a nice blue '78 by me but with having to do the color changes on the body parts
and the incompatible blue dash/interior, it's just not worth it vs. getting a silver car.

carver
11-19-2008, 07:39 PM
Did a little research on the car tonight, and it is a fairly early U.S. one.
The first Accords to come to the U.S. were mfg. in May 1976.
Mine is a November 1976 mfg. so 7th month of Accord importation to the U.S.
and it's vin of 7432 out of 83,941 total '77's says it was in the first 8.7% of the '77's.
Interesting. I wonder how many orig. owners have older ones in the U.S.
that are still being driven and in excellent condition?

If any of you guys see this stuff in good cond. or a '76-'78 silver doner car in California,
could you drop me an email/PM so I can check it out. I have located most of these parts
at yards across the U.S., but would like to locate them in state first.
Anyone have experience with UPS/FedEx shipping big stuff like this?

2ndGenGuy
11-19-2008, 09:18 PM
I've shipped some pretty big stuff. Biggest being seats. The ticket is to break everything down as small as possible. I took the seats apart and stacked them in boxes. Made it very small! A dash, door, or hood will require it's own custom packaging. Just get a bunch of cardboard, and some sort of padding, and just kinda wrap the hood in the padding, and then wrap that in cardboard and tape the crap out of it.

As for your dash piece, there is a company that sells Dash Caps. I think "lostforawhile" found some. They're supposed to look just like the original dash when painted to match. And not look like someone has actually put a dash cover on it.

What color is your interior?

Man I just searched the Bay area Craigslist and the LA Craigslist. I can't believe you guys have NO 1st gen Accords for sale. Must be because of the Cali emissions takes them off the road. We have pretty loose emissions up here, and not a lot of rust either... must be why we've got em.

carver
11-19-2008, 09:26 PM
Thanks.
Yeah I've located some dash caps and am considering which way to go.
The interior is black (silver car)
It was disappointing to find a nice '78 today that was blue, locally.
All the early ones interiors matched the paint ie blue was blue, gold was tan and silver was black.
That's why I really need a silver one as a doner car.
Even though I've located all the individual parts below at yards,
it is almost impossible to find some other parts, so imho I need a doner car regardless
and might be better off starting there and then getting yard parts afterwards instead of having two of things.

2ndGenGuy
11-19-2008, 09:56 PM
Man, it's a shame, I just tore apart the perfect 1978 donor car for you. It was a bright red w/ black interior. Interior was mint, which I have stashed away in my garage. But it would have had some great body panels for you. Too bad it's been crushed now...

Here's the thread though:

http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66335

carver
11-19-2008, 10:07 PM
Hey thanks anyway.
You guys do seem to have a bunch up there.
Who knows, I may still get a donor in Wash.
After thinking about that '79, I might as well wait for a silver '76-'78 for the mechanical compatibility.

Yeah the salt by the coast and the smog rules have killed many Cali. ones.
I still laugh when I go to get it smogged and the guy looks for the filler restrictor and cat.
One guy said "this thing won't pass" before he hooked it up.
Minutes later with 1/2 the max emissions he handed me the cert....lol.

carver
11-21-2008, 08:51 AM
More pics of the goal
This is how the car looked when it came home in 1976.

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/the-honda-private-collection-200704.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/the-honda-private-collection-200-1.jpg

Civic Accord Honda
11-21-2008, 09:22 AM
got any pictrues of her in the current shape ?

carver
11-21-2008, 09:27 AM
Yeah, I'll go snap some around 2 pm when I have a break.
Rust and all.

Lil Mike
11-21-2008, 02:01 PM
love the look of that accord cant wait to see the project you got on your hands

carver
11-21-2008, 03:07 PM
Thanks, it will be great to have it back to original and like new again.

Here are the before pics.

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda001A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda004A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda014A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda015A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda016A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda062AA.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda046A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda018A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda017A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda019A.jpg

carver
11-21-2008, 03:08 PM
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda021A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda022A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda023A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda024A.jpg

And why to NEVER park an old car outside for years by the beach......

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda006A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda007A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda009A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda013A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda038A.jpg

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda031A.jpg

carver
11-21-2008, 03:21 PM
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/carverhonda/Honda025A.jpg

It's funny how many people see the black and come up to me and say
Hey, I've never seen a black one, is that from somwhere else or a mule or something?
LOL
More like my cousin's autoshop experiment back in 1994 when the clear coat crazed and oxidized.
Actually it doesn't look bad black. It has to go back to its original silver though.

carver
11-21-2008, 07:20 PM
Here's a quick little cold start video on choke detent 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH8cusbLbjc

Hazwan
11-21-2008, 09:47 PM
Nice. Rust wise, doesn't look that bad. You might be able to get the rust spots patched up if you couldn't find any replacement panels.

79cord
11-22-2008, 01:45 AM
I wouldn't have thought repairing the cars current panels insurmountable either.
Surprised to see a black interior since our silver Accords usually came with beige interior (even the early ones), though we didn't start getting them until early '77.
Funny to note a Black '80 Accord in a German brochure came with a green-grey interior!

If it's going to need a full repaint I'm surprised you are so concerned about getting silver panels!
Your faded front side markers might even come up ok after a coat of clear-orange paint.

Not sure about the left side but the right front guard obviously looks to be an '80-1 panel if you were still wondering about the shape changes Honda made there.

A18A
11-22-2008, 02:11 AM
that has less rust than a lot of 3g accords lol

carver
11-22-2008, 09:52 AM
Nice. Rust wise, doesn't look that bad. You might be able to get the rust spots patched up if you couldn't find any replacement panels.

Thanks. See below.


I wouldn't have thought repairing the cars current panels insurmountable either.
Surprised to see a black interior since our silver Accords usually came with beige interior (even the early ones), though we didn't start getting them until early '77.
Funny to note a Black '80 Accord in a German brochure came with a green-grey interior!

If it's going to need a full repaint I'm surprised you are so concerned about getting silver panels!
Your faded front side markers might even come up ok after a coat of clear-orange paint.

Not sure about the left side but the right front guard obviously looks to be an '80-1 panel if you were still wondering about the shape changes Honda made there.

There are 2 reasons I'd like to get new panels for the hood/hatch/roof.
One is they are weaker structurally as you can feel weakness when you push on them in spots. Also, in areas you can't see in the pics, there is rust along the edges underneath and by the mating/gap surfaces where the metal is actually starting to collapse. It would be extremely difficult and labor intensive to fix those areas vs. replacing the panel. Secondly, the car has been sitting in a corrosive blowing salt air environment. Thats why if you look closely at the non catalyst pic, you can see rust under the hood on the side that hasn't been exposed. What has happened is the salt air is actually starting to corrode under surfaces. My guess is that there might have been condensation/salt under the panel and there might be rust underneath in other areas. I've found that when this starts to happen ie. salt induced corrosion above and below a panel, it's done. If you try to patch the edges, it will come back around the welds or in the middle. Imho, to do it right, everything has to come off, and I mean everything, media blasted and examined. At that point, whatever can be saved will be and rust treated with something like por15 etc. But I think the hood/hatch/roof are at that salt induced rust above and below the panel that is almost impossible to recover without removal of the panel.

Regarding the full repaint and silver panels, I don't want to have anything other than silver on the metal. If I use other colors, I will have to strip and shoot the backside which imho will take longer and more labor to fully do a color change with vs. a silver panel. Maybe I'm wrong there as I haven't looked under the panels etc., but it's generally much easier to recondition the same color vs. a full color change.

You are correct about the '80 right fender, it's also the right door. In the mint green.
The car was backed into in a parking lot right at the door/fender junction and my cousin threw a '80 fender and door on it in the wrong color and left the green on the edges when he painted the car black. The glass is different than the '77 glass (green tint vs. grey tint), the door panel is different, the window frame is different, all the interior/exterior trim is different. It would be more work to fully convert that door over to '77 spec and silver than to just find a '76-'78 silver door imho. and yes the '80 fender has the added bumper end hole. I was unsure if that started in '79 or '80 and my '80 fender didn't answer that question. Thanks for the side marker tip, I'll see if I can save those.

It's interesting that other countries had different color interiors. In '76/'77, all the U.S. interiors matched the 3 colors available ie. blue/blue, gold/tan and silver/black. The car in the museum is an accurate U.S. spec '76/'77.

I appreciate all the feedback and comments, and as you can see, I want this restoration to go farther than your average restoration. Fairly close to a concours car, but as a driver. So it won't be concours, but as close as a driver can be. All year correct, color correct and trim correct. Because this car represents a very hard time in my and my mom's life, it also represents the recovery and successes we've had by doing things right. It has to be brought back that way, because of how we came back. I don't expect people to understand the personal meaning, but think in terms of "no shortcuts and done the best way possible" when thinking of how it's going to be attempted to be done.

All of this makes an accurate '76-'78 silver donor car attractive so that as much as possible can be accurately transfered and efficient vs. trying to piece parts from various yards. Certainly there will have to be some of that, but I won't know how much until I get the donor home and compare pieces and condition.

The ongoing heads up on a donor car or parts is much appreciated, thanks guys.

Andrew



that has less rust than a lot of 3g accords lol

Thanks, it will be factory new when done if possible.

81vintyminty
11-22-2008, 07:04 PM
you def. have your work cut out for you!! the rust problem looks pretty serious, even in the engine bay with all the brackets, bolts, and misc.. i will keep an eye out at my local junkyards for parts your looking for.

lostforawhile
11-22-2008, 07:29 PM
I wouldn't have thought repairing the cars current panels insurmountable either.
Surprised to see a black interior since our silver Accords usually came with beige interior (even the early ones), though we didn't start getting them until early '77.
Funny to note a Black '80 Accord in a German brochure came with a green-grey interior!

If it's going to need a full repaint I'm surprised you are so concerned about getting silver panels!
Your faded front side markers might even come up ok after a coat of clear-orange paint.

Not sure about the left side but the right front guard obviously looks to be an '80-1 panel if you were still wondering about the shape changes Honda made there.
get some plastix, it will come right out

Civic Accord Honda
11-22-2008, 08:15 PM
well looks like a very good start!! and the rust dose not look to bad should be pretty easy to fix

haridev
11-23-2008, 03:03 AM
i really love your enthusiasm about the hatchback. be in contact with 79cord as he has done amazing work to his hatchbacks. and as what hazwan said. the rust isnt that bad. im sure pictures arent the best when you want to judge the extent of rust but try to save whatever panels you can save. take time to find a good early accord from the junk yard and try to transfer the parts. i still feel that you should not worry too much about the colour issue. since you might either be media blasting the paint to bare metal you might as well use other colours as well. and yes, black 1geez arent that popular. however silver and green have always been known to be the best colour choices for the 1gee.

i truely understand what your car represents as i too rebuilt my car as a tribute to the days she was a workhorse for my dad. every week running 400kms without a single glitch. i know with the your determination your car will not only run perfect but look perfect as well.... regards, dev....

carver
11-23-2008, 11:02 AM
Thanks much, and thanks to everyone who is contributing and helping to find donor parts for the car.

2ndGenGuy
11-23-2008, 11:47 AM
Man yeah that looks like it will be a great project though! Welding in a new roof is going to be WAY up on the labor intensive scale. Even just cutting out the old roof from a donor car is going to be dangerous. The thin Japanese sheetmetal (as you noticed) can warp even while cutting due to the heat. Especially if you get cutting across the roof and don't take it really slowly to prevent it from heating up! I think you'd be best replacing smaller pieces if possible when it comes to the roof. Removable panels are another story, replace the hood and fenders with non-rusty ones, and restoring better ones is probably a good way to go.

Either way though, I'm excited to see you motivated to get that car going! I'd love to see it restored all back to perfect original condition!

If you happen to find some red seats from an 80 or 81 Accord that are in great shape, I would be more than happy to trade you straight across for my black seats. I think they'd go great in your car, but I really need something in my car so I can drive it for now!

carver
11-23-2008, 01:22 PM
Thanks for the offer on the seats. I appreciate it, and if I find red ones, I'll let you know.
I'm going to stay with the original seat style though with the leather bolsters and fabric centers.
I'm kicking around making the fabric centers alcantera as an added touch even though it will essentially be
the stock fabric center style, just a nicer/thicker material.

I haven't told my 80 year old mom, who still lives in San Jose, that I'm doing this.
She's amazed it's still running/driving. She also said it would bug her to see someone else with the car or to see it crushed.
I'm hoping to have it done for some summer Foreign/Honda meets
and bring her out to LA to unveil it and go to the show with it as the original owner.

79cord
11-23-2008, 02:07 PM
The glass is different than the '77 glass (green tint vs. grey tint), the door panel is different, the window frame is different, all the interior/exterior trim is different. It would be more work to fully convert that door over to '77 spec and silver than to just find a '76-'78 silver door imho.


I think the change to Green Tinted glass occured for the '78 model year here, & I knew the '80-1 lower side bump-strips are a different shape to earlier but surprised to hear Door panel & Window frame was different! I think Australian Accords also gained heavy side intrusion bars in the doors for '78 for local design rules though the shape didn't appear to change !?
And the use of such bars might have been limited to selected markets since some markets Accords stayed lighter than others according to their w/shop manuals.

Remember you probably want '81 seats 2ndgenguy... after Honda rebuilt the floor late in '80 for the Cat-converter & revised g-shift linkage!.....Edit: But then I suppose any older covers could be fitted over the different lower frames.

carver
11-23-2008, 02:11 PM
Yeah good point, the door does also feel heavier when opening and closing.
Thanks, it looks like I may want a '76-'77 door then....lol
The window frame has a slightly different surface curve to it, and it might be an '81, not sure.

lostforawhile
11-23-2008, 03:40 PM
you also need to join this old honda.org

carver
11-23-2008, 03:57 PM
Thanks, I have.
http://thisoldhonda.org/bb/index.php?urlAction=showmessagedetail&ID=547

2ndGenGuy
11-23-2008, 10:40 PM
Cool man. Sounds like you've really done your homework on this one! When will you be getting started?

carver
11-24-2008, 07:11 AM
Thanks man.

Probably really get moving after xmas as it's busy with families and work right now.
The other thing is I could be getting parts right now, but my strategy of finding a good
silver '76-'78 complete donor car limits my parts purchases
because I would be duplicating things that should be on the donor.

I could get parts and then sell the stuff I don't use, and I might do that,
especially with rare new/like new stuff that is well priced.
That's probably the wisest thing to do when looking for rare parts or
parts that are hard to recondition so I am looking for those things.
(rare trim/seals/rubber/black dash/plastic etc.)

I am picking up well priced stuff on ebay, I grabbed those new KYB frt. shocks for $20/ea. etc.

So I really appreciate when guys tip me off on donor/ebay/junk yard stuff.
Thanks.

carotman
11-24-2008, 07:41 AM
Good luck with the project!

Older hondas are sooo nice!

tomatofiasco
11-26-2008, 05:11 AM
thats pretty incredible, its actually slightly older than mine. and slightly rustier. and sounds almost exactly the same. mine was originally silver too. i think. its silver now, mostly, but it has the tan interior or whats left of it. and its a manual non-cvcc. mines daily driven and i am constantly amazed how many things DONT fall off these cars or stop working. the instrument cluster for example, or the door locks. a mate of mine just bought a FC rx-7 and the drivers door doesnt open from the outside, and lots of stuff has fallen off. another has a '90 camry with a fuel pump you can hear across the street. and my magna, oh god...

so keep focussed on your glorious goal because they really are special cars to be reprazentin' in 30 years after the fact. :flash::rice::flash::koolaid::welcome:

carver
11-27-2008, 09:39 AM
Hey thanks guys.
They are really great little cars and you can tell Honda wanted to do it right.
I'm curious to see the cylinders after 130K and 32 years.....prob. still hone marks.

A20A1
11-28-2008, 12:04 AM
Awesome car :D I was looking for 1st gen accords today in my area, no luck though.

carver
11-28-2008, 05:40 AM
Thanks man.
Yeah it's feast or famine, I'm sure a bunch of silvers passed through a couple of months ago over here....lol
Now it's blue's, gold's, red's and green's......will just have to keep the eyes open.
I also wouldn't be surprised to find one on the street where someone isn't selling
and thinks it isn't worth anything and pick that up. One guy already left a note on my car,
but you know the answer to that. I live in an area with lots of nice cars on the street etc.,
and guess which one had the break in and theft attempt.....yeah my '77 Accord.........
I think the choke procedure got them......no ignition kill needed.....lol!

81vintyminty
11-30-2008, 05:15 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___Honda-Accord-1977-CVCC_W0QQitemZ270309924289QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20Truck sQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash= item270309924289&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

carver
12-01-2008, 09:41 AM
Yeah that looks like a nice one.....now if I can find one around California/Nevada/Oregon in silver I'm set!

79cord
12-01-2008, 12:02 PM
Shows how much harder the early frt panels must be to find!
Everyone seems to be fitting the later panels.

carver
12-12-2008, 12:55 PM
Well, major change of plans with my work.....won't be able to do the project unfortunately.
On the bright side, I located a really nice '77 silver donor/restoration car and I'll also be selling mine.
So I'll list those once I talk to the guy selling the donor.
Sorry about getting some people's hopes up,
this other project is just too big to do the Honda at the same time.

Mine has 129K, valve job at 80K, halfshafts, carburetor, tune up, alternator, timing belt, newer tires, runs and drives well,
just the roof/panel rust, couple of dents and seats need upholstery but have decent sheepskins on them.
Thanks.

carver
12-12-2008, 08:18 PM
Car is listed now

http://www.3geez.com/forum/sr_classifieds.php?do=ad&id=611

On craigslist

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/955857247.html

2ndGenGuy
12-12-2008, 11:00 PM
Say it ain't so!!!!! :(

Hazwan
12-13-2008, 01:35 AM
Noooooooo :(

carver
12-13-2008, 11:30 AM
Yeah, sorry to disappoint you guys but my work project is huge and I just won't have time for it.
I'd like to thank everyone who contributed and helped me with info though.
:cheers:
Andrew

2ndGenGuy
12-15-2008, 03:04 PM
Only thing keeping me from selling my 1gee is the fact that I know the next owner will drive the piss out of it, then when it dies, it will go to the scrapper and get crushed.

Ichiban
12-15-2008, 05:55 PM
Only thing keeping me from selling my 1gee is the fact that I know the next owner will drive the piss out of it, then when it dies, it will go to the scrapper and get crushed.

That's the only thing? Not the Classic Japanese but almost wanna-be classic American styling? The scads of Chrome? The fact that the 1g was the beginning of an era?

The fact it's a solid-bodied 1g hatch with no rust repair, and possibly original paint?

Are you some sort of Miata driving douchebag with 2 B20A's?:kekeke:

2ndGenGuy
12-15-2008, 06:32 PM
Well yeah that too. :rofl:

codyJDM
12-16-2008, 08:03 AM
That's the only thing? Not the Classic Japanese but almost wanna-be classic American styling? The scads of Chrome? The fact that the 1g was the beginning of an era?

The fact it's a solid-bodied 1g hatch with no rust repair, and possibly original paint?

Are you some sort of Miata driving douchebag with 2 B20A's?:kekeke:

hahahaha :lol:

Civic Accord Honda
12-18-2008, 02:28 AM
That's the only thing? Not the Classic Japanese but almost wanna-be classic American styling? The scads of Chrome? The fact that the 1g was the beginning of an era?

The fact it's a solid-bodied 1g hatch with no rust repair, and possibly original paint?

Are you some sort of Miata driving douchebag with 2 B20A's?:kekeke:
:lol: :lol: LOL hahahahhahaha

1GCustomAccord
01-30-2009, 09:09 AM
http://www.dashboardrestorations.com/ :)

1GCustomAccord
01-30-2009, 09:14 AM
Well, major change of plans with my work.....won't be able to do the project unfortunately.
On the bright side, I located a really nice '77 silver donor/restoration car and I'll also be selling mine.
So I'll list those once I talk to the guy selling the donor.
Sorry about getting some people's hopes up,
this other project is just too big to do the Honda at the same time.

Mine has 129K, valve job at 80K, halfshafts, carburetor, tune up, alternator, timing belt, newer tires, runs and drives well,
just the roof/panel rust, couple of dents and seats need upholstery but have decent sheepskins on them.
Thanks.

Oh! I didnīt read that! Thats a bad thing.. OK! The link is usefull anyway because our dashes are prone to crack and etc..

2ndGenGuy
01-30-2009, 10:32 AM
http://www.dashboardrestorations.com/ :)

Wow that's a great link! Right down the highway even. Thanks!

1GCustomAccord
01-31-2009, 06:31 AM
Wow that's a great link! Right down the highway even. Thanks!

:cheers: Yeah! a very good solution for honda restorers! :cheers: