JoeD Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Hi guys and gals I'm Joe and I am the proud owner of a 1995 Civic Ma8. I have been on the forum a few times looking for guidance to keep my old girl going well so thought I should get involved and introduce myself. I got my Civic from my friends Grandfather, who had kept the miles down low and the maintenance upto date. I've owned her for 3 years now, and she's my daily so her mileage is now sitting at a eye watering height of 66k lol. I really enjoy owning her but I do struggle to find the right parts when trying to source replacement bits!!! Online auto-factors "reg checks" are bloody useless, and the fleshy things behind the counters are not much better!! Although I'm convinced they made the early MA'S out of the 'left over parts' shelves in the Honda factories!!! I never know if I should be looking at bits listed for MB's or EJ's Anyhow I hope to learn more soon. Look forward to sharing more in the future. :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 What a lovely little car. Yeah bit of a Mish mash. Fundamentally civic eg for spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Wow that looks so clean and tidy! Proper low miler as well. Oh, and.. Keep us updated with the story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 @JoeD Lovely looking Civic mate. The early pre facelift Civic M's like yours are getting really rare now so nice to see one with low miles that's been well kept. I had this very model as my first Civic M (mine was an auto though) and loved it. Got a build thread in the forum although some photos missing due to them being on photobucket so will need to update it. Look for "Blue Betty". You'll find some parts are also shared with the 1995 to 1997 Rover 400. Keep us updated bud and any help you need just give us a shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeD Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 Thanks for all your welcomes. I'll be doing a fair bit of work on the old girl this year as I'm determined to get her back to her showroom best. I figured everyone else is modding their civics so I'm gonna go the opposite way and try and keep mine as standard as possible. I've promised my lad the car on his 18th birthday so I've got 4 years to get her finished lol. Anyhow so the 1st job of the year is ........ Wish me luck!! Joe ✌️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeD Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 Bosh!!! Happy to report I have 4 blower settings again and i didnt even need to swear at it to get it done lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Haha, one of the most common jobs on these Civics lol Glad to see you've got it done. Makes such a difference having all the fan speeds and not just one or two of them. Nice to see your restoring her, I've kind of went full circle with my Aerodeck in that she was modded then turned into a show car (as respect to my late wife who's car it was) but have slowly returned her back to standard-ish spec. Gone is the lowered suspension etc, so she now rides a lot better and is more useable. Really needing to get stuck into her underside and get that all cleaned up and re-undersealed. It's a never ending job with these lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Yes, been a while since I've had to change one of those... (touch wood). Not a bad job to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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