MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
10-06-2009, 03:56 PM
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MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
sorry to do a massive dump on you guys..but theres still TONS to do till my crx is complete..i will quickly update you guys..if you would like to see the complete build thread please visit, ive been working on her for about a year now..one more week and i can test drive her once again!
Beware of Rust!
http://crxcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24974
I started with ALOT of rust. Looked like the car was next to the Titanic...Ill let the pics do the talking...
Patched up the rear end of the trunk from a donor crx!
Some more rust problems...
this side is a total mess...
Some trunk Photos
Passengers side
Custom made rear end!
Before
After
Quick test of what it will look like....
Beware of Rust!
http://crxcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24974
I started with ALOT of rust. Looked like the car was next to the Titanic...Ill let the pics do the talking...
Patched up the rear end of the trunk from a donor crx!
Some more rust problems...
this side is a total mess...
Some trunk Photos
Passengers side
Custom made rear end!
Before
After
Quick test of what it will look like....
10-06-2009, 03:56 PM
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Re: MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
ONTO THE BODY!
All the famous bondo on my car
new panle welded in
its a bit uneven when u look from the side, but i fixed that later on.
Drivers side now
got a little better at welding at this point...still have loads of room to improve!
Good ol' bondo
here she is all masked up and primed!
and finally cleand underneath the hood a bit, so it gets ready for paint as well!
Masked off the rear bumper for that oem finish :lol:
wola...
took the old header up and replaced it with some aftermarket ones to give it a cleaner look in the engine bay..the rusted headshield wasnt looking too good in there...
I used Maguires plastiX to polish my tails and headlights..i must say im very impressed.. The headlights turned out unbelievable...and my taillights had so much fine scratches on them that you could feel them when you rubbed your hand on it...now they got a nice mirror finish to it!
the inner door plastic were also faded to a light grey..satin black paint took care of that as well...looks minty fres installed!
heres some pics of her...only thing missing is the front bumper which is on its way from Charleys place! and some coilovers!
Notice the stickers underneath the hood!! :lol: :lol:
Ill coat the floorboard one more time tomorrow and start assembling the interior..i cant wait to go for the first fun...its been too long.
AGAIN I SAY..SORRY ABOUT THE DUMPLOAD OF PICS...JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU GUYS UP TO DATE...WILL BE GETTING MORE TOMORROW..!
Its been hell working on this project..especially since it was my first and i didnt know what the hell i was doing..but all in it is a great expierment and goes to show that if you put your mind to anything...it can be done.!:lol:
All the famous bondo on my car
new panle welded in
its a bit uneven when u look from the side, but i fixed that later on.
Drivers side now
got a little better at welding at this point...still have loads of room to improve!
Good ol' bondo
here she is all masked up and primed!
and finally cleand underneath the hood a bit, so it gets ready for paint as well!
Masked off the rear bumper for that oem finish :lol:
wola...
took the old header up and replaced it with some aftermarket ones to give it a cleaner look in the engine bay..the rusted headshield wasnt looking too good in there...
I used Maguires plastiX to polish my tails and headlights..i must say im very impressed.. The headlights turned out unbelievable...and my taillights had so much fine scratches on them that you could feel them when you rubbed your hand on it...now they got a nice mirror finish to it!
the inner door plastic were also faded to a light grey..satin black paint took care of that as well...looks minty fres installed!
heres some pics of her...only thing missing is the front bumper which is on its way from Charleys place! and some coilovers!
Notice the stickers underneath the hood!! :lol: :lol:
Ill coat the floorboard one more time tomorrow and start assembling the interior..i cant wait to go for the first fun...its been too long.
AGAIN I SAY..SORRY ABOUT THE DUMPLOAD OF PICS...JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU GUYS UP TO DATE...WILL BE GETTING MORE TOMORROW..!
Its been hell working on this project..especially since it was my first and i didnt know what the hell i was doing..but all in it is a great expierment and goes to show that if you put your mind to anything...it can be done.!:lol:
10-06-2009, 04:38 PM
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HOLEY CRAP!!! there was more missing from that car than there was a car! lol the car looks fantastic! now slap a nice mpfi swap in it. glad you fixed the exhaust too
10-06-2009, 04:53 PM
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Re: MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
wow.yu just dug in and went for it.
a total should i buy this,f*** it moment.
now i wish i can start my rust repair.ha
good inspiration.
nice rex GLWP.
a total should i buy this,f*** it moment.
now i wish i can start my rust repair.ha
good inspiration.
nice rex GLWP.
10-06-2009, 05:17 PM
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Re: MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
thanks alot guys!there really was no car to work with..the entire thing was practically hand built...ive had her since highschool...and alwayas wanted to giver her the treatment she deserves...finally last year i was stupid enough to take on the challange...it really pays off now tho..will see where else it takes me! more updates will be coming shortly!
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10-06-2009, 06:21 PM
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way to really bring her back, props to you SiR.
i would be afraid to get into that car from the first pics.
i would be afraid to get into that car from the first pics.
10-06-2009, 06:39 PM
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Re: MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
Holy Moly!
I feel much better about restoring my rusty CRX after seeing this thread. lol
That is A LOT of work.. I bet that you learned quite a bit doing this and have a new appreciation for a solid Civic/CRX chassis.
I feel much better about restoring my rusty CRX after seeing this thread. lol
That is A LOT of work.. I bet that you learned quite a bit doing this and have a new appreciation for a solid Civic/CRX chassis.
10-06-2009, 06:48 PM
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This is BY FAR the biggest save job ive seen on a CRX, or any car for that matter. The 2nd i saw the first picture i would of duck and ran the other way. You better make this thing a show stopper after all that hardass work you put into it.
10-15-2009, 05:05 PM
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LOL...thanks guys...it took alot of work..but startin to pay off!
I got some UPDATES for you guys!!
AFter a LOONNGG wait..the last puzzle piece came in!..body wise! :lol: ...after a hecktic month of struggle with ups n all...finally i got my hands on the front bumper from Charley's place! (major thanks to Charley for driving down and dropping off the bumper at the store!)
as soon as i got back to the shop i satarted preping it! Shes all primed and ready for paint tomorrow! stay tuned!
Still wrapped up!
Parking Pole!!
Started Prep work
Primed!
More to come Tomorrow!
I got some UPDATES for you guys!!
AFter a LOONNGG wait..the last puzzle piece came in!..body wise! :lol: ...after a hecktic month of struggle with ups n all...finally i got my hands on the front bumper from Charley's place! (major thanks to Charley for driving down and dropping off the bumper at the store!)
as soon as i got back to the shop i satarted preping it! Shes all primed and ready for paint tomorrow! stay tuned!
Still wrapped up!
Parking Pole!!
Started Prep work
Primed!
More to come Tomorrow!
10-15-2009, 05:38 PM
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HOLY ****!
im not the one to say this but i take my hat off and bow down to you. at 1st i thought, oh its just some red neck trying to make it look good. but then as i scrolled down, i was like, this aint no red neck LMAO. great f u c king work man
im not the one to say this but i take my hat off and bow down to you. at 1st i thought, oh its just some red neck trying to make it look good. but then as i scrolled down, i was like, this aint no red neck LMAO. great f u c king work man
10-15-2009, 05:49 PM
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explain this "parking pole" to me please. what is it and what does it do? ive never seen that and I'm intrigued
10-15-2009, 05:57 PM
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lol..thanks alot brother...im glad i didnt cut corners!
10-15-2009, 05:59 PM
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Re: MY 88 CRX Underbody GROUND UP BUILD BEWARE
The parking pole pretty useless for our lhd cars! i just got it since its pretty rare these days..it was basically put on rhd in japan since they got tight streets and parking spots they were able to see the far left corner of their vehicle when parking. The pole is like an antenna with a green light at the top that lights up when its fully opened!