Project CRX Log (56k grab a snickers)

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:07 pm

So I'm trying to keep a decent log of atleast pictures and brief descriptions of what I do to it..

A lot of stuff is just little things.. but they do matter :anzbow:

So here it is as I got it... basically a good dent in every body panel.. both doors are bashed.. both fenders... the hood.. the hatch doesn't line up correctly.. and a little tear in both bumpers... oh and it has NO intake on it.. straight throttle body... not sure whos idea that was...

(note the dents and missing corner lights)

Anyhow I got online before I even got delivery of it and ordered the amber corner lights... they fit pretty dang good... (although the pictures can make em look iffy) One side sticks out just a tad but that is due to the bashed up fender.

Next was the hatch... when I got it.. It was partially gutted.... looked like someone went back there and just started yanking stuff out....

I'm not too fond of that look....so I frinished taking the rest of the stuff out... and the rubber lining (the gooey tar crap under it sucked to get up until I found an air chissle and that made life real easy) I sanded down the rear and sprayed some semi flat black....looks a little better IMO.

So maybe I'll actually keep up with this thing... I've got a few more things on the way... so there will be more to this......:;)

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:59 pm

keep us posted. you have alw2ays had nicely done rides, so this one should be fun to watch the buildup of!

apk2k6 · Post by **apk2k6** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:22 pm

good start so far bro. i'm sure you'll clean it up nice

k20whitevic · Post by **k20whitevic** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:36 pm

Good luck with that. CRX's have a whole lot of potential.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:41 pm

I'm thinking bout removing the A/C tonight.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:43 pm

LowNSlow wrote:I'm thinking bout removing the A/C tonight.

Do it! There's no need for A/C in a little thing like that. 2/55 AC is all you need. 2 windows, 55 mph.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:47 pm

fuck 2/55! gotta go 4/90! (that was what the skunk had fior A/C... maybe that's why my license is suspended?

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:06 pm

Pfft, 3 / 55 Windows and sun roof

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:15 pm

55? oh yeah! its a honda, they're slow!

refect · Post by **refect** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:17 am

put a k20 in it!!!! damn that would be beast. lookin good though

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:36 am

feels good doing your own work huh. just draws a tear to my eye thinking about how much you've grown

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:12 am

Drove it to work today..... and then the thing wouldn't start.. no spark.. I believe it needs a new ignitor... the rotor spins....

So hopefully I can find a good used one at a junkyard.. brand new ones cost $60... and I'd be pissed if that wasn't the problem.

I don't feel like droping money on this pos motor ...

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:01 am

I let it sit for a bit.. went back out and unplugged a sensor and turned it the other way and plugged it back in.... car started right up..... BUT it's still throwing the first two codes...

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:47 am

I think I remember you saying you were swapping the engine, where are you getting it from? (I'll be doing the same thing in a few years hopefully.) I have my eyes on http://www.hmotorsonline.com.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:52 pm

Most likely Hmotorsonline... that wont happen for a few months.. Currently in the process of moving outta my house...

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:51 pm

yea, go with hmo, never heard anything bad about them, from being on a civic forum for 3 years.

what engine you planning on putting in? b16 or b18? or maybe even b20/vtec.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:20 pm

Not sure if I wanna go the b16 route.. the gsr route.. or the ls/vtec... still undecided.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:31 pm

Try jdmshit.com i got a buddy that bought a H22 from them and the damn thing came in like two days complete with trany power steering and some more crap you would have thought he was buying the entire car.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:44 am

Got the new goodies on.. (intake / sleeves) the car sits level now.. still high.. about a fist of wheel gap.. but I'm gonna rock it for a week and then lower it down some more next week.. I'll post pictures later tonight....

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:04 am

New intake w/ K&N filter rather than the gay ebay filter.

Shot of the crappy "coil overs"

New stance.. notice the non raked , non race car look.... Gonna roll around till next weekend then I'm going to lower it some more.

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:07 am

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/jhmed/ - check out this guys for sale section for some mad tyt jdm parts, lol hes got a sweet rhd crx and alot of extra oem parts.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:28 am

LowNSlow wrote:

hollypositivecamber batman!!

blazesxt · Post by **blazesxt** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:10 pm

f*ck b-series.....go d-series. D-series turbo is the shyt. Plus you can get a complete d16y8 for like $400. SOHC honda parts are dirt cheap

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:56 pm

It's been awhile since my last update....

Car was throwing a CEL... ended up being a bad intake sensor.. bought a new sensor for $15 or so and got rid of that.

Just this past weekend I finally walked up to this duplex with a white CRX Ive been eyeing for a year now... Knocked on everyones door and no one knew anything about it or whos it was.... It had no registration.. no i/m tags, etc... I called the land lord and he said the past tenant of his just left it when they PCSed.... I looked up the VIN and it was last registered in 02... so I asked him if I could dispose of it for him. He says yup and I go get my car dolly.

We get it to my house.. pop the hood... it's got a SOHC ZC motor in it.... with an aftermarket header and tons of spare parts inside it.. the body is pretty damn straight as well.

I'm swapping the doors /fenders / bumpers to my CRX since mine are all bashed up. Pulling the motor out and gonna build it while it's in the garage. D series parts are too damn cheap. So I got 2 similar D series motors.. I'll build one.. boost it... and see how I like it.. if it pops.. I'll DD the other motor till I swap in a B series.

I'd post pictures but my memory card is jacked up for some reason.. I'll have some when I fix it.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:09 pm

nice find buddy! keep us updated!

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:10 pm

Thats freakin awesome man

Ifixyawata · Post by **Ifixyawata** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:21 pm

Wow, somehow I missed your first update. The car is coming along real nicely. And, what's cooler than a free donor car!?

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:45 pm

Yep, I guess it's in memory of TNKs old beast.... it's gonna be a skunk until I finish swapping everything over completely.. then it'll be flat black. (donor car = white lol)

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:46 pm

woot! skunkness lives on!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:30 am

make it look like a CRX cop car... lol. but lets see the tear down and all that.