Hi, I have a 1977 Honda Civic 1200 hatchback. It has a 4 speed manual transmission. I bought it from its 2nd owner. I just wanted to know if these cars are quality, engine wise. We believe it is on its 2nd odo roll at 177,000 miles. I have done fluid changes and front suspension, and rear brakes. Just wondering how long I can expect it to go. Thanks
The motor will probably outlive me but the auto trans is weak in these.if its the manual its all good. Kinda hard to find parts for them nowadays though in the states.
@cjbman
It's been super hard to find em. Thanks.
Congratulations on driving a living relic! Keep it going as long as you can - those things are rare!
@inthedetails
Thanks! And yeah! For being a Civic, the parts for those suckers have really disappeared! The tin worms took em all, yknow....shame
You have a classic care so the car is only going last by how well you take care of it. Special attention is required for really old cars like this and Scotty recommends driving these cars on weekend,ect and not to use as daily drivers
@jacksonishere
Oh trust me, she only comes out to play when the suns out lol.
But really, I baby it as much as possible. I just don't know too much about the engine and its quirks yet.
Appreciate the advice tho!!
Don't you have major rust on that car?
@yaser
Yeah, I do. It's not too bad though.
The bad I'll have to sand down to bare metal though.
It has a hole in the driver side door, along with rust on the hatch. It had some rust along the window sills that I sanded. I've cleared all the water drains I could find.
Any advice to keep the rust away?
@yaser
The only way is to sand down the rust and repaint it. If it crunches and is really bad you need to weld some metal in after sanding and cleaning and then repaint it.
Wow, those things are indestructible with a standard transmission! Good find!
Post some pics, I'd love to see it! 🙂
Will do as I build it 😉
And that's good to know, because I'm going to be driving it as is until I can put some more power in it