I got a friend who is gonna sell me his 1990 CRX DX for $400 has 17" rims no rust and a few other little mods in the engine bay. Needs a new header, radiator, headlight housing and headlight, and hood also the middle piece that runs from side of the headlight to the other headlight is bent in. I can take pictures of where it was damaged in the middle and right side of the car. So I figure that would cost about $350-$4000 for all that. What do yall think am I not thinking realistically? If it wont take a ton of work I'll probably pick it up saturday. oh and keeping in mind im not really wanting to build this up much. Just need to get it working and running well for under 1k for a grocery getter and daily driver for work

The pictures were before he had the accident and thats why I need to replace those parts.





Thanks a ton yall

 

Headlights are generally a cheap item(around $30 for a used set). Headers run about $100 and are available everywhere. The center piece is kind of a hard to find in good condition. Radiators can be found for less than $80. The biggest problem is gonna be getting the hood. The best bet for that would be a local scrapyard because shipping on them tends to get high.

Overall, I'd say it's a very realistic possibility for a daily driver. Just make sure it's mechanically sound as well before you do get it.

 

thanks for the quick response! What would I be looking for as far as mechanically sound? I can get him to put it on a lift to see underneath. and take whatever pictures yall would need to see

 

When I bought my '91 DX I paid 800 for it; I ended up shelling out another $1000 to get it fixed up afterwards. Some of my problems were visible and I realized there would be cost, but after taking it in for inspections I discovered there was a huge crack in the exhaust (figures; the thing is loud), the alternator was bad, the left front inner and outer tie rods were damaged, my coolant was old and needed to be flushed, the oil pan gasket is leaking, and one of the tires was at second rubber.

I have yet to replace the tires, oil pan, and exhaust (it did pass emissions successfully, though I have doubts for next time), and there's still some other odds and ends that need to get done. On the bright side however, the car is mechanically sound; at 201,000 miles I burn no oil and the transmission, though a little rough doesn't miss a shift.

I'm giving this information because its likely there will be a lot more wrong with the car than you might think. Give it an extremely thorough inspection, especially the undercarriage, and drive it for a bit before you consider it.

When you get the hood, though, stay away from EF sedans; they sadly aren't interchangeable...

 

Thanks so much for the advice. I didnt know about the EF hoods not being interchangeable. Iwill take pictures all over on friday or earlier. hopefully its not to bad

 

Not bad at all, good luck with the project!

 

good deal

 

ya ill check the underside on friday hopefully then buy it as long as nothing else seems to be outta line. Yall will probably see another noob thread of mine when I get it lol

 

I like it =D. Good luck with it.

 

link to the pics

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...9#post38154899