sh!ft

what do you want/need i got alot of parts. or do you just want another set of rims

twodoordime

Well i did need a complete interior but since i bought the 2nd shell it has all the interior i only need corner lights and bumper lights for the jdm front. Other than that its time to finish this beast.

twodoordime

Well got both my crx's side by side. and still havent decided which to choose. Here are some pics. I must be sick in the head but i kind of want to fix them both. But i cant afford that so i need honda tech to help me decide!

bigrob119

Build the black, and may the y49 rest in peace.

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D16SiHatch

i concur. the y49's are cursed anyways :p

UfoTofU

Save 'em both!

twodoordime

Well ive decided to finish the car i started with. The black crx it is. So now that we are back on track lets get building!

twodoordime

Engine bay painted (not wetsanded/buffed) and si hubs installed with extended arp studs, and new bearings. Still need to order the new ball joints and tie rod ends. Its monster trucked right now until i finished working on it (hate jacking up a lowered car). Due to lack of lighting i took a real close shot of the color i used on the engine bay. I also took a shot of my super gangster wood steering wheel as a before shot. Im going to sand and reseal it.

twodoordime

Real close shot of color.

twodoordime

Im thinking about doing a full color change to a light color like the tan color like on the new fj cruiser OR I was also looking at a light greenish color off the yaris. Both colors are non-metallic (looks more oem, i dislike non oem looking colors) I'd keep the factory paint sceme with the black trim pieces and lower bumpers being black as well.. I think the eg would pull these colors off way better than the crx just because the eg has a softer body shape and looks better in softer colors. Im not sure if the very distinct sqaure design of the crx could pull them off.

For dark colors i was thinking like a chocolate brown color like on the jetta below or a dark blueish grey color off the prius. What do you guys think? Light or dark? Which color lets here it? Or should i just stay black?

bigrob119

I like that Jetta, save the rims. That tan (like on the FJ Cruiser) would look nice too. Either one would look good on a CR-X I think.

bigluelok

love rex builds wish i could get a free or cheap one. although it wouldnt look half as good as what your finished one will look like.

twodoordime

Bigluelok- Wow thanks for the compliment man, hope i dont dissapoint. Come pick the yellow one up and start your own build!!

Bigrob- I agree on the jetta bitchen color, dislike the rims. Im still toying with the idea of a color change its just a lot of work I didnt plan for.

89LSED

AWSOME BUILD!! I always wish i could do a build properly... i always end up dd-ing it before its done, due to one reson or another. haha
keep up the fast pace!! we wanna see the final product!!

twodoordime

i cant wait to dd this thing!! Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Hopefully i dont dissapoint anyone on the outcome haha.

OneMake

ahh i always love the full build ups. Taking it from nothing to something.
but, i must ask, why didnt u remove the front subframe for priming? seems you took it out anyways hehehe.

looks good dood

twodoordime

I didnt end up using the subframe that got primer on it so i didnt care how it looked. Its actually still in my garage all primered up, same with the hubs (they were hf) so basically the whole front suspension was garbage and i knew i would be replacing it. So i didnt care if paint got on it. I replaced the hubs with actual si hubs, and the subframe was replaced with the yellow cars which is in much better condition than the black cars.

Seperate note its payday today so some new goodies should be in the mail arriving at my house early next week. Im going to order it all tonight so hopefully it ships out tomorrow and can get to my house tuesday (day off) so i can get this thing looking like a car.

OneMake

makes sense , you thought about reinforcing that other subframe while its out, maybe sand blast it and powder coat or paint it some silly colour eh eh eh

twodoordime

I thought about doing a crazy color to the subframe (and really like the idea) but i decided that since it will be a dd and most likely never entered in any shows it wouldnt ever be seen by anyone. I most likely wont pop the hood for anything except routine maintenance so even the purple engine bay could be argued as pointless. Besides most people at shows dont even glance at sohc cars anymore, its all about the gold plated k's with itb's or 1000hp b series daily driver on e85. Or crazy deep wheels on fwd cars (go figure). Ill be in the parking lot with the cars that get driven home instead of trailered.

OneMake

oh, i don't see it as a show type thing, I just do it just because I know its there and I like colours

project91crxsi

damn this is making me want to tear apart my rex and rebuild it, maybe it wouldnt be so damn rusty if i did haha looking good so far man

twodoordime

Tearing apart crx's to rebuild them better . Im very dissapointed that the silicone someone used to install the bodykit this car had on it is so strong it peeled off a bigass patch of black paint. Full respray is a sure thing now, once the car is running tho not now.

JDMBrian

I'll build a Y49 rex! Idc about the "curse"...wait I had one, I was removing the engine and the chain broke on the lift and the engine fell into the crx. Scared the hell out of me, that never happen before! Lol! I guess it is!

Good luck on your build man! Keep it coming

twodoordime

PM me if your serious about giving the y49 a 2nd chance on life im willing to basically give it to someone if they want to save it. it comes rolling with complete brake system, doors, and hatch, but nothing else. Clean title too. Its pretty far gone but not as disassembled as my black one was the day i towed it home!

twodoordime

Sorry for the lagging everyone i got my suspension in that i wasnt really planning on buying but anyway i got koni yellows with gc coil overs, and gc extended top hats. I gave my 88 ef hatch to a friend but kept the motor, trans, and axles. So ill have brand new mounts, axles, a rebuilt d15b (vitara pistons fjt rods) rebuilt d16z6 head, and an si trans that is crap (3rd gear grind and leaks) so ill be using my dx trans and look into getting the si trans rebuilt and lsd installed. The motor was built for boost so later on down the road after i get all the kinks taken care of ill be boosting her.