Honda Civic '93
Honda Civic '93
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I did a decent amount of work to this car before I had to let it go. This car is where my interest in automotive repair really started.
One of the first repairs involved patching rust holes in the rear quarter panels and painting those spots. This turned out great and was really clean, as seen in the photos below.
The second major repair focused on repainting the hood, as the paint was flaking off. This involved sanding the entire hood, and acquiring a one stage spray paint mixed at a local auto paint shop. The photo to the right is with that repainted hood!
Other repairs usually revolved around troubleshooting. One no start scenario, ended up being a clutch position sensor issue. This is a safety feature of the ECU to prevent a driver from trying to start the car while the transmission is engaged. A parasitic power draw resulted from brake position sensor contact pad rotting out. Replacing this fixed the issue, but I can say that was a unique one. One patch repair involved a rusted out exhaust pipe, and bought me enough time to drive the car until my appointment for replacing the clutch slave cylinder and exhaust pipe.
However, the final nail in the coffin was when the head gasket blew for the second time within a year. The culprit was a warped head for the engine, and resurfacing was just as expensive as getting a new engine. Which both of those options were the value of the car. So, despite how much I loved driving that car, it was let go.
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