'78 Civic Restoration:
Interior:


The interior had clearly seen better days.  I found a rodents nest was up under the dash on top of the glove box! Once it was home I gutted the rest and scrubbed it down with bleach and 'Comet' toilet cleaner to rid it of the old stagnant car smell.  The interior was then pressure washed and allowed to dry.  Upon reassembly the only piece of the interior that was reused was the main portion of the dash.

Pulling the Motor:

The motor was pulled.  The blue car in the background was my parts car and donor for the interior, hood and bumpers.
Prepping the Engine Bay:
Once the motor was pulled, the engine bay was sprayed with degreaser, pressure washed, and then sanded and primed for paint.

The bay was then sprayed with a Heineken type green paint which is actually 'bright surf metallic green' from a '97-98 VW GTI.   The colour was a special order colour for the GTI.
The motor is an '81 Canadian (non CVCC) EL 1600 from the early Accord and Prelude.  The transmission is a GK designation tranny (5 speed) taken from an 82-83 model as it has the cable clutch as opposed to the hydraulic clutch found on the earlier models.  

The motor, as pictured, has stock internals.  Add ons include a Pace Setter header, Weber 32/36 carb, Taylor 8mm wires and a polished distributor and chromed valve cover to spruce it up. The block was also sanded down and painted with a high temp metallic grey paint.  More specs here.
A set of dual carbs was later fitted to the motor.