Rebuilding a 1982 Honda Civic Wagon engine

I've noticed that there is very little information to be found on the internet devoted to 2nd generation Honda Civics (1980-1983 model year) so I am devoting some space here to my own 1982 Honda Civic Wagon. This is a small photo log of the process of rebuilding the engine. The car had been sitting a few years because of a small fender bender that caused a coolant leak resulting in an overheated engine and a cracked head. I started the rebuild process by pulling the engine and tearing it down to a bare block. I aquired a used head from a self serve auto dismantler to replace the old one. I cleaned up all the parts and after some machining assemled and reinstalled the engine On to the photos!

1982 Honda Civic Wagovan
My baby
1982 Honda Civic Wagovan
Setting up to pull the engine
1982 Honda Civic Wagovan
Head pulled
EM1 1.5L bottom end
Pulling apart the bottom end
EM1 1.5L block
Dirty EM1 engine block
EM1 1.5L block
Another view
EM1 1.5L crankshaft
Dirty crankshaft
EM1 1.5L cylinder head
New (used) but dirty head
EM1 1.5L cylinder head
Another view
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