The
Civic 1200. The one that started it all.
This
is My 1978 Civic 1200. I have owned it since 1993. It has gone
through many modifications since then. It used to be Hondamatic. I
was very happy to give the garbageman that tranny...I`m not to
sure if he liked it though. I bought it with only 28,000
kilometers It has rolled up a few kilometers since then but its still not very high. I have
totaly restored the entire underbody and
suspension. I`m not too sure when I will repaint the entire car. The original
paint is still holding up quite well.
The most frustrating thing about hot rodding a Civic 1200 is finding
parts. All the giants that established their companys on these
cars have discontinued their parts for them. You cant get parts from Jackson
Racing or AT Engineering
anymore. AT is closed and Oscar Jackson has sold out all of his
stock. Scott Zelner from Mugen has helped me get my hands on a
few toys. Rumor has it that King Motorsports might start fabricating some of the Mugen parts for
the Civic 1200. King still sells (on order only) fiberglass bumpers. Stock parts
are getting harder to find aswell. Even Honda
is discontinuing almost everything for their original Honda Civic. Sad!
Engine: 1335cc
crank and rods, Honda Goldwing motorcycle pistons, lightened flywheel, Centerforce
dual friction clutch (part# DF501210), ported
head, dual Mikuni 36mm PHH carb setup, Mugen finned aluminum
valve cover, Webcam 68 camshaft, Thunderbird header, Supertrapp muffler, ect...
Suspension: Koni strut
inserts in 1973-74 openable strut casings (thanks Adrian), Ground-Control coil overs and springs.
The
rest: 13" mag wheels, Momo
wood wheel, Autometer shift light, 4X100mm bolt pattern conversion with 1991 CRX Si
front brakes & 1981 EN1 Civic wagon rear drums. Stainless steel braided
brake line kit (SS braided line kits from 84-86 CRX is a bolt on with this brake
setup), ect...
-Heres some pics of my suspension in the works.
Engine 
Interior 
Modifying these little grocery haulers into the monsters you will see here isnt a task for the non-mechanicaly inclined. I have made a couple of sections here that will help us Civic 1200 nuts find out what others are doing and where you just might find that part your looking for.
Civic 1200 mailing list.
An easy way to keep in touch and pass
info around. Just send emails to civic1200club@yahoogroups.com
Everyone on the list gets a copy.
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Other Civic 1200 owners car pictures and specs
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Send me your pictures and description.
Civic 1200 How-to`s
Send me the How-to`s you know.
Civic 1200 Burnouts
And action
shots. Send me your action shots.
Civic 1200 Toys
(Performance
parts)