Turbo Dan

This is my build thread, starting with my Red 1988 DX CRX and after it was written off I got a new shell, TG 1990 CRX SI and swapped over a bunch of parts, did a full wrap in white, and swapped over the motor and turbo with extras.

Page 2 is:
the crash, the new shell, the full vinyl wrap, sir front end, rear seat install, extended wheel stud install etc

Page 3 is Turbo overhaul, new custom pipes and new rebuilt turbo

Page 4 and 5 is JDM Glasstop install

Page 7 is turbo oil drain, Koni/GC suspension install & Fender flare install

Page 8 is Odyssey battery install & rear strut bar

Page 9 is Roll bar install & tranny swap

Summer 2012 will hopefully be full suspension









Onto the build:








finally got my camera back, so i missed a bunch of steps in the process and pics, but here is my project.

what have i done so far?

i mounted a 1998 ITR non SRS steering wheel onto a crx momo hub, which is great because it require no modifcation to the turn signal cancel!

i was going to use my NRG quick release with the wheel, but that would extend the wheel too much, right now its the same length as a momo hub, nrg quick release and a momo apache wheel. because of the deep corn (?) of the wheel with the momo hub alone it is the same length as before.

which is not a problem at all, no real point in having a release on a stock wheel anyway.


anyway.... the main build is an sir front end conversion on my crx.
this past weekend i cut into my fenders to install the marker lights, i used the measurements from the how to found in this website.

hood is on, headlights are in. hood doesnt close perfect yet, still need to move the rad support out a slight amount. right now it latches but its not perfect yet, and i want it to be near perfect.

and tomorrow the bumper will be going on, the bumper is the real gem in this build, if you look at these pics and think wow, looks nice, you havent seen anything yet.








my car is not pink, its just the bad lighting and color correction.

freshly boosted DOHC ZC

i like it looks clean

Turbo Dan

Below is pictures of my first attempt at doing the itr wheel conversion.
if you want to see the second and 'better' attempt, click the link below

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/how-install-itr-wheel-my-way-2444253/



pic of the wheel after it arrived

2

my old wheel plus quick release plus new wheel ripped apart

the bolt holes on the ITR wheel are too small in diameter so i needed to dremel them to extend the holes out slightly as you can see from the pics





you can see the red markings on the momo hub, these holes i pre drilled because this is the correct bolt pattern for the ITR wheel, i later took it to a machine shop to have the holes threaded (5$)



this is a test fit of the wheel

harmonator84

Looks like a nice start even though its pink..haha

I really like that wheel!

Turbo Dan

daytime pics tomorrow so it wont look pink!
hah

harmonator84

in for the day pics!

Turbo Dan

this is the true color:

Tippyman

And you blurred out the wheels in the second pic but not the first because...?

Turbo Dan

it was the only old picture i had on the net.
it was before my rim change and i didn't like the rims i had at the time.

harmonator84

Thats not the same car tippy...But I still dont know why there are little Xs on the wheels...hmmm

EDIT- Just seen what you said...Still dont know why they are X

CRX1.4DualCarb

it looks like the same car to me.

At leat it has the same drop, and also the same ugly side skirts! lolol Wich are a little twisted in the junction with the front sidewing-fender also..

harmonator84

Well the first thing I noticed was that one picture showed JDM fenders and the other had USDM fenders.

Turbo Dan

lol

quote from my first post

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this past weekend i cut into my fenders to install the marker lights, i used the measurements from the how to found in this website.</TD></TR></TABLE>


its the same car, jeez

and yes, thnks for noticing the sideskirt fitment, usually when the fender and sideskirts are having half way off due to this being the middle of a project, these things happen/

harmonator84

ohh never put 2 and 2 together. Wait that would just be 4...still doesnt make since with fenders..o well

racingcrx

where did you buy the hubs at?

SD_Lurker

iTrader: (4)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by racingcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where did you buy the hubs at?</TD></TR></TABLE>

what hub are you talking about? The momo hub or quick release hub?

msinsky14

whats that lip kit dawgggss, looks pretty good.

by the way nice build

racingcrx

both.

Teg07

is that a stock cluter or type r looks like 8000 rpm redline 96 - 97 type r cluster

bigluelok

subscribed

Turbo Dan

front end is fitted waiting for my paint appointment.

Turbo Dan

here are a couple day pics

shitty camera

i had an appointment to bring in my front end for paint, but i got a job offer and had to relocate to take it. and since this is my daily driver i need it for work etc and i cannot have it sit at a paint shop for a week.

thanks for looking.

im having issues with fitment on my hood, there is a big gap on the driver side at the back, where the passenger side looks normal.

and i cant move the fender in to reduce the gap because then the fender doesnt line up with the door.

any ideas?

also, the hood isn't adjustable, it bolts in with holes just big enough for the bolt.

Turbo Dan

.Grimace

i really like your car even though i am normally not a fan of body kits on ef's.

msinsky14

what lip kit is that!!!!????