Im thinking of trading my 86' rx-7 for this 88' CRX with a ZC swap. The guy twith the crx was hit on the passanger side and the hub (I think its the hub) is broken. I just wanna know if its hard to fix or anything special needed to fix it. My mec. skills are avg. but ill have help.

 

As long as that is that is the only thing that took the hit it is like a 30min job with hand tools! Good Luck with that

 

hmm well, he said it new bumber support, head and corner lights, bumper, and a few other small things. but all it need to get moving again is that fixed he says.

Also whats the adv. of a zc over the stock motor. Its an 88 si.

 

Does the Yellow strut tower look odd to anyone else? Like its pushed up? Red one looks normal

 

Damn I've never seen a knuckle snapped like that. It must have been hit pretty hard. It's possible that other stuff (like the rear crossmember or lower control arm) are bent as well.

 

I dunno man I havent gotten to see that car yet, he says all it needs to be drivable is that pice fixed.

 

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Well sure, that's what he says. Of course the knuckle needs to be replaced, but when you smack into stuff at a speed great enough to break the knuckle, other stuff can bend/break too. I'm not trying to tell you to do one thing or another, but just saying that this is something to think about. When you look at the car, compare parts on the bent side of the car to the other side. Look at suspension parts and also at stuff like the bumper and fenders and how it all lines up and how big the gaps are. This can give you an idea of how straight the car is.

 

Yeah it's fixable that same thing happened to mine as well, try hunting down some si hubs and just replace everything, it's what I did and now mine drives fine.

 

its all nuts and bolts. easy fix. unless there is frame damage lol. then scrap it. but just fix the main things and get another 88-91 civic/crx and start measuring for different lengths and possible bent parts. good luck

 

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yea it looks that way to me too.

 

hmmm

 

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Also whats the adv. of a zc over the stock motor. Its an 88 si.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stock Si motor ~100 HP
DOHC ZC motor ~130 HP

It's not much of a difference but it's noticeably quicker.

 

that whole front end looks fucked to me.


the radiator is all half-cocked, the motor is crooked.


not sure how well it all lined up before..... but its not straight now.

 

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the radiator is all half-cocked, the motor is crooked.


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also you said new head...thats not worth it...find something else

 

said new head/corner lights, meaning headlight and cornerlight.

 

i think a reason the strut on the left of the picture is sitting higher than the other side is because the shock body appears to be the only thing supporting that wheel (maybe). i'd recommend taking a look at the car in person and look for a bent frame!

 

Yeah but would that cause the place it bolts to to look so high and facing inward?

 

how well do the stock internals handle boost?

 

i say look for another car.... it may not be that hard of a fix, but in the long run, its gonna be a beeeatch if its messed up elsewhere besides that. wich by the sounds of it, i think the frame ect is also going to be beat somewhere..... only way to really tell is by looking over the ENTIRE car

 

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Dang. I didn't even see that. **** that car.