Blue 1989 Civic Wagovan Wagon Restored on 2040-cars
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Body Type:Wagon
Engine:1.6 d16y7
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:91 octane gas
For Sale By:owner
Interior Color: Blue
Make: Honda
Number of Cylinders: 4
Model: Civic
Trim: Wagovan Wagon 4-Door
Drive Type: fwd
Mileage: 193,300
Exterior Color: Blue
1989 civic wagon 5 speed manual, i have owned it for 5 years, always garaged since i have owned it, arizona car, clean title. the last two years it has been in storage, drove at least once a week to prevent any damage from sitting too long. this car has to use premium gas because of the high compression engine it has in it.
engine
1997 civic dx engine (d16y7). it has been completely rebuilt by me and a fellow honda employee. it has brand new oem honda: piston rings, crank and rod bearings, oil pan, every gasket including head gasket, every seal, new thermostat housing and thermostat, oem oil cooler from honda civic vx engine, ngk spark plugs. this car has cold ac that works great. newer alternator installed last year. has oem honda manual tranny fluid in the transmission, oem honda blue coolant, and the oil is always changed at 2500 miles.
engine modifications include
THIS ENGINE IS MULTI POINT, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A DUAL POINT ENGINE.... to stay true to the "ef civic"style i chose to desguise this engine as a dual point but with a bit more power then stock. it has port matched y7 intake manifold. manifold throttle body opening ported to 60mm to fit b16 60mm throttle body. OBD0 d series injectors, intake modified to use stock dual point air chamber. k&n drop in air filter in the stock air box. functional air duct located in front bumper. the car is running as obd1. 2000 civic ex d16y8 tubular oem header, port matched to head with custom 2.5 inch down pipe. 2.25 inch exhause and test pipe. this engine has dohc zc pistons installed, it is aproxomatly 12 to 1 compression and REQUIRES premium octane gas. has arp head studs installed as well. brand new inovative motor mounts installed last month.custom adjustable length shift linkage. also has a new exedy clutch kit and a rebuilt 90 crx si transmission. first and second gear were replaced and the shift forks were replaced as well, all brand new parts from honda. shifts extremely smooth no grinds and the engine runs amazing. since this engine was installed the car was driven to vegas and california.
suspension
this car has brand new (about 50 miles on them) Function and Form type 1 full body coilovers. it has k sport rear camber and toe arms. skunk 2 front upper control arm camber kit. it has front knuckles and brakes from a 91 civic ex sedan, the brakes on that model had the biggest brake setup of any civic 88-91. the calipers were rebuilt a couple years ago then cleaned and painted silver to give the apearance of new. front rotors are A.R.E. drilled and slotted rotors. also the car has steel braided brake lines from stop tech. it has new oem rear brake shoes and brake cylinders oem from honda. it has an 89 crx si rear sway bar installed on the car and it has energy front sway bar links. it has new from honda 97-01 crv front outer tie rods (beefier than civic but fit the same) and brand new steering rack boots. the rear hubs have arp wheel studs (needed for rear wheel spacer). the wheels are german EXIP rims, 15x7 +25 offset. they were made in 1986 and are in great shape. 195 50 15 khumo tires with about 50% tread left.
interior
basically all stock, but has a few little things. has a first gen civic (1970s) steering wheel with functioning horn buttons, has a first gen civic chrome shifter with black shifter ball (matches steering wheel). vintage kenwood cd player with custom aux port wired in. very rare optional rear speaker pods. very nice fitting dash mat. very mint interior all around. driver front seat has wear on bolster, my intention was to have all seats reapolstered in dark blue with light blue plaid. but that did not happen.
exterior
oem roof rack installed, 70's subaru wagon rear spoiler. paint is still in great shape, no fading and very glossy for being original. also it does have a small ding in the front drivers fender. its been there since the previous owner. bumpers and trim have always been armoralled, there are light scratches in the plastic bumpers, not very noticable. tinted windows. first gen integra front lip.
On May-05-13 at 12:08:54 PDT, seller added the following information:
I want to make sure it's clear that this car is the front wheel drive model not awd
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