LOG DATE 11/11/2014
Acquired a donor car for the project. A 1992 Honda Civic VX Hatchback
Attributes:
- One owner unmolested donor car
- 100% of service done at the Santa Monica Honda dealer
- 163000 miles not too high for this vintage
- Recent transmission rebuild
- Recent valve job
- Resent brake job
- Still has spare, jack and lug wrench
- Interior generally in tact: not torn, cracked or stained
- Extras that came with the car
- Snow chains
- Little bag of rope
- Some loose change (I returned that to my neighbor)
Issues:
- Bad clutch
- Busted axel boot on driver’s side outer, CV joint bad
- Issue with brakes (perhaps the MC or servo, need to find out exactly what’s wrong)
- Battery acid present in battery area
- Lots of dirt inside, outside and in engine compartment
- Oxidized paint
- Various scrapes, dings, dents, bumps and contusions all over body.
- Front bumper mounts not repaired correctly body alignment issues
- Rear glass hatch lift support struts failed and lose
- Latch handle for glove box door is missing, string is used to operate clove box cover
- Cover for luggage compartment missing
- Grab Handle to lift rear glass hatch never there (she’s gota have that)
- Rear Main seal of engine leaking
- Front mail seal of engine leaking
- Stereo makes funky sounds
Statistical Data 5th Generation Honda Civic Hatchback 1992 – 1995:
- Vehicle Factory Specs: http://www.edmunds.com/honda/civic/1992/features-specs.html?style=3912
- Vehicle Coefficient of Drag = 6.16 CdA / .31 Cd FROM http://ecomodder.com/wiki/index.php/Vehicle_Coefficient_of_Drag_List
Historical background of the 5th generation hatchback and it’s development:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic_(fifth_generation)#Hatchback
Reviews of the 5th generation hatchback
http://www.edmunds.com/honda/civic/1992/?zip=90265&ps=used&sub=hatchback
Efficiency Ratings (This is a CA car and so of the two it will be the lesser rating, unless I convert to the Federal ECU):
60 MPG VX 