Hello and good day to anyone reading!
This is my first time posting on this site. I bought a cb7 about a week ago from a nice gentleman named Harry out here in British Columbia.
I have owned 2 civics before this, 1 '82 i think and the other one '94. I did all the work on them myself (some pretty big jobs) and i took automotive in highschool at a college level so i know my basic stuff pretty well.
Before i describe the car, let me say that it is the nicest car i have ever owned. There is not a single wire in the doors, everything is manual. (five speed). The interior is so dang clean it is amazing. The body is extremely clean as well save fore approx. 2 square inches of rusting panel on the rear fenders. I plan to repair that myself.
Car has 174000 kms and runs like a dream, f22 engine, (a1 i think) shifts very smoothly, and has no mechanical issues as far as i can tell. Only thing remotely an issue is the oil pan weeps but not enough to drip or affect oil levels in the week that i have had it. Timing belt was just done at 170k and the old belt was left in the trunk... The old belt was so good looking.. No need for change but awesome that it was done.
Only weird thing is dude tried to paint the valve cover without taking it off and it looks horrible because he didn't tape off everything.
The man was obsessed with genuine honda parts and did part replacements with genuine honda parts whenever he could. Even the goshdarn battery, and oil filter.
I would tell you what was wrong with the car but there is nothing else negative to say.. I absolutely love it. I can't think of a single other thing that could possibly be considered a problem.
What i plan on doing with the car:
rims. The factory wheels don't match the elegance of this car. I really really like the ITR wheels. I really really like BBS' also and i'm sure they make some wheels that would fit.
-standard, 'just bought a car' normal stuff to change. Like spark plugs, trans fluid change, and maybe an oil change even though the oil looks really new. He left me a genuine honda filter so might as well..
-Fix the weeping oil pan. He also left me a genuine honda oil pan gasket so no cost for me there either.
-Roof spoiler/lip/shade. Some people think they are lame, but i really like the look of them and i don't want to do any other cosmetic body mods.
-like i said, fix the little bit of rust on the body.
-oh boy this is important one: get some cupholders.. There are none inside the vehicle.
Thank you if you read all of this.. I am just so excited with this car. I haven't had a honda for maybe half a decade and i miss having a car that i am not afraid to fix. And that has comparatively cheap parts. newer Euro cars are the worst for fixing imo....
With a little bit of respect, and preventative maintenance, I hope this car will serve my needs for years to come. I love it, and I am just so happy because it is EXACTLY what i was looking for
Once again TY, let me know if there is anything i should watch out for with this car, or if there is any good mods that you like.
I have been trying for a while to post my imgur link or upload the photo to this post. Call me stupid but i can't figure it out. Maybe imgur doesn't work. all the other links i tried in the sticky didn't work.
Here is a link to a couple photos
https://imgur.com/prnJRqR
https://imgur.com/LPGU3Xh
This is my first time posting on this site. I bought a cb7 about a week ago from a nice gentleman named Harry out here in British Columbia.
I have owned 2 civics before this, 1 '82 i think and the other one '94. I did all the work on them myself (some pretty big jobs) and i took automotive in highschool at a college level so i know my basic stuff pretty well.
Before i describe the car, let me say that it is the nicest car i have ever owned. There is not a single wire in the doors, everything is manual. (five speed). The interior is so dang clean it is amazing. The body is extremely clean as well save fore approx. 2 square inches of rusting panel on the rear fenders. I plan to repair that myself.
Car has 174000 kms and runs like a dream, f22 engine, (a1 i think) shifts very smoothly, and has no mechanical issues as far as i can tell. Only thing remotely an issue is the oil pan weeps but not enough to drip or affect oil levels in the week that i have had it. Timing belt was just done at 170k and the old belt was left in the trunk... The old belt was so good looking.. No need for change but awesome that it was done.
Only weird thing is dude tried to paint the valve cover without taking it off and it looks horrible because he didn't tape off everything.
The man was obsessed with genuine honda parts and did part replacements with genuine honda parts whenever he could. Even the goshdarn battery, and oil filter.
I would tell you what was wrong with the car but there is nothing else negative to say.. I absolutely love it. I can't think of a single other thing that could possibly be considered a problem.
What i plan on doing with the car:
rims. The factory wheels don't match the elegance of this car. I really really like the ITR wheels. I really really like BBS' also and i'm sure they make some wheels that would fit.
-standard, 'just bought a car' normal stuff to change. Like spark plugs, trans fluid change, and maybe an oil change even though the oil looks really new. He left me a genuine honda filter so might as well..
-Fix the weeping oil pan. He also left me a genuine honda oil pan gasket so no cost for me there either.
-Roof spoiler/lip/shade. Some people think they are lame, but i really like the look of them and i don't want to do any other cosmetic body mods.
-like i said, fix the little bit of rust on the body.
-oh boy this is important one: get some cupholders.. There are none inside the vehicle.
Thank you if you read all of this.. I am just so excited with this car. I haven't had a honda for maybe half a decade and i miss having a car that i am not afraid to fix. And that has comparatively cheap parts. newer Euro cars are the worst for fixing imo....
With a little bit of respect, and preventative maintenance, I hope this car will serve my needs for years to come. I love it, and I am just so happy because it is EXACTLY what i was looking for
Once again TY, let me know if there is anything i should watch out for with this car, or if there is any good mods that you like.
I have been trying for a while to post my imgur link or upload the photo to this post. Call me stupid but i can't figure it out. Maybe imgur doesn't work. all the other links i tried in the sticky didn't work.
Here is a link to a couple photos
https://imgur.com/prnJRqR
https://imgur.com/LPGU3Xh
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