The Civic was pretty decent condition but I would totally swap in a Lean Burn =D
He would sell the the shell for $350 without the motor and I keep the transmission, which is the same as the VX. I am going to offer him $350 tomorrow and see what he says. It is very low miles tho and the motor sounds great, now where did that AFM go? I never owned a honda but i found plenty of pictures of them with intakes and they do not run a big AFM like most cars, maybe one of those heated sensors?
I am not looking for a civic to rice out but restore as close to OEM VX motor and possibly just stripp it to lighten it up and push the MPG barriers, ya know! Maybe I will just try to wheel and deal to get it cheaper with the motor and see how long this motor lasts before it blows. Or try selling it before it goes but it does only have 92k miles on it!
Here is a different engine bay photo i found when searching google for " OEM 1995 CX engine bay" It just looks more normal with a stock air box
After looking at the picture the engine bay dosent seem to be missing to many things =D