Thought, might as well just make a new thread so here it goes.

12-04-06 - Finally had some time to think and figure out what I exactly want to do. I've decided I'm going to strip the car and rebuild the motor and place it into another CRX. About a year ago we bought this CRX for $250, about 2 months later the good ole rod dropped.

So I did a compression test and find 1-4 are at 150psi, 2-3 are at 50psi . Dropped in some oil into the valves and compression rose to about 125-135psi. I'm pretty sure the piston rings are fried. I'm thinking of just changing the intake and exhaust valves as well. But we will see as I am limited in funds (in college).
Plans are to swap over all the good parts from this car (interior/exterior) and whatever is left I'm going to sell them to anyone who needs parts.

Before:






As of now:










New Shell ($250 Mind You)







Update 12/09/06 - Motor is out!










Modified by jdmazm at 9:08 PM 12/9/2006

 

Good luck on the project, shell looks to be in good condition

 

damm thats a steal price for that kinda shell. Bought it off a buddy or what?

 

looks promising.

 

great looking shell

 

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Nope, some old spanish guy who was about to trash it. Drove about 2 hours just to pick it up

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Thanks man, means a lot coming from a guru like you.

 

ne parts on marketplace from the black one?

 

wheels ??? door panels ???

i got 1st!!!! 's

 

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If you really got that shell for $250, hats off to you thats the greatest deal I think I've ever heard in my life.

 

hell nah! I want my ludes back first!

 

are the fenders any good cause my black crx has a dented drivers side fender and its hell trying to find a black one. if you are selling hit me back im in maryland

 

wanna try lol ??


dude the rails on those seats are welded on ..

 

12/09/06 - Motor is out sons! The tear up will begin soon

 

keep us posted

 

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Gotta get that crx on the road - Im also workin on my crx also Im sure you have all the help ya need but if your ever short hit me up Im always down to lend a hand - Im workin on my crx also

LMK

 

lucky you. you dont need to do alot of wiring. good luck with the project. should be simple. but it never is. lol

 

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thanks man, I've been working on it myself so far and it hasn't been too bad but I'll def let you know if something comes up..

UPDATE 12/18/06

The head and block are now apart.. pics will be up in a bit.

 

For the most part the head looks good just normal wear, nothing really major. Luckily there were no bent valves or or signs of warping from what I could see.

The cylinder walls looked good and I didn't see any cracks. These wasn't excessive oil or any coolant in the cylinders so I might be in good shape.

I think a set of oem piston rings should do the trick.

Good learning experience yes?

The pics will speak for themselves..

 

keep us updated

 

Do I see rust in the cylinders?

 

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Maryland, NoVa build threads FTW!

 

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Just at the top where the rings don't contact, looks like it dripped down a little.

to another build thread

And I use 56k................. NOT

 

LOL