mike woods
New Member
I traded my 2000 GMC Jimmy that I had spent a few years doing some work on and had it lowered 3" inches and some other small stuff for this 1995 Honda civic. Now I didn't really have a chance to look at this car before I got it n I had limited information and some cell phone pics that the guy sent me of it n a video of it running. I only knew what I was told about the car, it was a 1995 that was bought new by a buddy of his when he lived in Canada, and the kid blew it up by mid 96 then the car sat in a garage til 2013 when the guy bought it off him n took it north Carolina with him where it sat outside for 2 years n the clear coat was badly sun baked. he had put a 70 k mile D16Z6 motor in the car new clutch amd some minor upgrades such as a Comp cams stage 1 cam (from what I was told this has not yet been comfirmed) an AEM short ram intake, a header, a 2.5" inch exhaust with a megan racing muffler (which needs replaced due to the piping is all pieced and clamped together and leaks all over) a new clutch, a short throw shifter and some new fluids plugs filters etc. but being the civic lover I am i went out on a whim n said yeah I'll trade because he wasn't coming unless it was a guaranteed thing. The guy drove it here from North Carolina and it made it fine with no issues n I had a buddy of mine notarize the titles right here on the spot and we drove away. So I was a little paranoid and scepticle at first of the car as we both traded without even as much as a test drive we signed the title n drove away. So I got into the car n went to fire it up n nothing no power or anything, which turned out to just be a loose ground terminal thankfully. But I started driving down the road and it road smooth drove straight pulled surprisingly hard for a D16Z6 single cam motor. I got home n finally got into checking everything to realize thjs car has 9313 original miles no rust no dents super clean interior and in the greatest condition I have ever seen a 1995 civic n even better it was an si from Canada being that they never sold the si in the states in 92 to 95 being that it would of been an ex, n also I notoced that it has had never had any body work done, it was comoletely original, i worked at a bosy shop for years n im prettt good at finding any thing that has been repaired at one point or anothe, now he did spray paint the car satin black to cover the peeling clear coat but that's it. It does need some minor work n repairs but nothing that can't be easily fixed such as Windows go up n down slow so it will need new regulators installed and the sunroof opens half way and jams up n you have to pull on it for it to close all the way so I will need to repair that to n needs a few bulbs here n there. Now since I have got it I have found out a few more things about this car such as it is lowered 2"inches on H&R coil springs it has had new brake's installed all around n few other small things here n there but other than that mostly original. I got hella lucky on this find and think this has been one of the best finds I have had. Now since I have had it I have changed some things on it on the exterior such as a muegen type R front lip the red type R Honda hood emblem some red gtr wipers blade's red front n rear tow hook kits red front bumper quick connects red aluminum hood pins, red hood vent spacers, red front license plate relocation bracket since its mandatory that we have a front plate in Ohio and this car did not have one, a set of 17" inch tenzo R wheels (somethings I have not yet installed due to work I have not had time) a new black suede shift boot, and black muegen type R shift knob with red shift pattern, a sunpro sport ST tach, muegen power steering wheel, and did a 97 prelude front seat swap and installed a keyless entry remote start system on it. But have lots of plans for this car in the future such as rsx center console swap and an h22a4 swap with b series 5 speed tramsmission swap which I'm in the process of getting everything together for right now. Motor will remain generally stock except for a few bolt on parts such as throttle body, short ram, header, exhaust, UDP kit, light weight flywheel and upgraded clutch and stiffer front springs to support the extra weight of the h series motor. I think 200HP will be plenty in a 95 eg coupe so wont be doing alot to it engine wise, but I will post pics of the car as it progresses it will be put in storage for the winter soon, and come spring will be going to the body shop to be touched up and repainted satin black with a matte finish clear coat. Please let me know what you guys think so far and any recommendations you have.
