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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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looks nice and in decent shape. get rid of those 900 pound bumpers.
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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78 civic + LS7 = madness

but seriously though, the pics of the black one that has been redone is VERY nice
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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^what he said.
Dont know much about that car...I'm assuming it's carbed?? If so any plans to bring that up to date??
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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stick with carbs. it jus makes it that much more badass.

Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Wow. One of the nicest cars I've ever seen. I aspire to have a project as nice one day.
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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^what he said.
Dont know much about that car...I'm assuming it's carbed?? If so any plans to bring that up to date??
I'm planning on keeping it carbed, I'm looking for Webber's at the moment. There is a mod to use a OE 32 DGV Webber carb from the mid-70's Datsun and an adapter plater. However I wont be doing an engine work until the interior and exterior are complete.

May have a set of BMW BBS wheels later this week though
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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I'm planning on keeping it carbed, I'm looking for Webber's at the moment. There is a mod to use a OE 32 DGV Webber carb from the mid-70's Datsun and an adapter plater. However I wont be doing an engine work until the interior and exterior are complete.

May have a set of BMW BBS wheels later this week though
are those bmw wheels 4x120?
Old Nov 19, 2009 | 05:04 AM
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are those bmw wheels 4x120?
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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would you mind showing me? im not trying to prove you wrong, its just that my dad and I couldnt find any wheels that were 4x120 so we did the 4x100 swap along with 4 wheel disc brakes. and i also tried searching for a bmw wheel that is 4x120 and they all showed 5x120 and 4x100.

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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Weber 32/36 DGEV or DGV is a nice Carb. Ran one on my 86 Carbed CRX DX with a SI engine converted over to carb since it was going to be a big hassle to make it MPFI. The 38 DGES is also another option with better performance over the 32/36 but less fuel efficient. The weber carb is definitely a big improvement ove a stock Honda carb. Mine was a 3bbl. stock and what a pain to rebuild plus the rebuild kit was $$$. You can also do away with all that vaccum line junk except for the Distributor advance lines. Let me know if I can be of any help. Been working with these POS Hondas for about 15 years now. Gotta Love EM.



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