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Old 11-02-2011, 09:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Great VX find...and VX O2 sensor question

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I already own a 1992 VX and I am about 2 weeks from having it out of the paint booth and back on the road. I have been looking for another one for the last year or so ( low mileage, rust free, and relatively cheap) and I finally found one that fits the bill. I just purchased a 1995 VX with 94k original miles! The car is very clean and runs wonderfully. It needs a few dings fixed in order to be 100% but that's an easy one for me as I own a body shop. I have never seen a VX this clean! I will post some pics tomorrow when I bring it home. Anyway, I do have a quesition that has me stumped...

This is a genuine VX D15Z1 with a P07 ecu, but it only has a four wire O2 sensor. This car was built in Canada (not Cali) is 100% stock and unmolested. Why does it not have a five wire 02 sensor??? What do I need to do to convert it?

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Old 11-02-2011, 10:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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OK,
So I forgot that all the VX ecu's were P07's, the difference is the following sequence (either L00,L01, or A00, A01) I bet this car has a L ecu rather than an A. Are all canada models like this, I thought it was just Cali models? My 92 Canada built car is a federal lean burn setup.
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All of the Civic VX's were built in Canada, even the ones sold in California, I may be mistaken but I think the California model was lacking the green upshift light and on the title it should tell you what other states it was titled in.
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Just thought I would post a few pics of where my 92 was a few weeks ago in the bodywork process. It's much closer now: all panels are fully welded in, gound down, and skim coated with filler. I have a few more hours of sanding and they are ready for 3 heavy coats of poly-primer. I had to make the lower front quarters as they had a few specs of rust (which of course means the backside of the panel is swiss cheese). I also had to make the rockers and part of the lower door jambs. Not too bad of a job, but somewhat time consuming. I could have done it the easy/cheap way... but being the owner of a shop that does high-quality resto's, I just can't do that type of work (even on a 20 yr. old Civic). Just thought you guys would like to see a few pics of metal/body work.






It will be nice to have one that requires no rust repair
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Old 11-02-2011, 11:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yep,
No upshift light as well, must be a Cali model. I just always assumed that the Cali cars were in fact made in Cali I will just do a Federal ECU/wiring swap on it. I just found a P07-A01 ecu for $30 and he also has an entire engine bay wiring harness as well. I guess it will be Federal soon...
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Old 11-03-2011, 05:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Here's a few more pics of the progress up to date on the 92' VX...

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About 1 hr of finish sanding and then these panels and the rest of the car will be buried in a few coats of poly-primer (4 coats on areas with bodywork, 2 coats on the rest). Poly-primer is an extremely high build primer (actually a spray filler) that allows you to block the car out lazer straight without several priming sessions. This will be sanded with 80 grit, then 180 grit. I then will spray the normal 2K urethane primer that will be blocked with 320, then 600 grit. Then... it's spray time! Still deciding on what color to shoot, would like to use up some excess product in the shop... but I may just go with the stock milano red.


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