Bought this car off a brazilian guy for $1300. It seemed like he kind of knew what he had but I don't think he really knew the potential.. Well anyways my first car.. Best $1300 dollars of my life =] The people before the guy that sold me seemed to have restored the beast.

 

wrong section. this is a tech thread. post in the appearance or ef pic thread. nice car though.

 

Oh sorry. Thanks. Close thread if needed

 

Looks amazing for 1300. Nice scam job :]

 

Scam job..? The guy was asking 1500

 

Things to do:
Lower the car.. A little higher than tucking.
Fix the leak from headgasket and oil pan.
Change axles

 

nice find! i wish my rhd crx was that clean

 

Really? Thanks for the comment =] I wish I had a rhd lol. It looks like they really took care of the car. I love it =]

 

Just a question. Those lights under my headlight dont work
Any suggestions on getting them to work?

 

check the wiring and bulbs, but crazy clean rex for that price great find

 

I know =D it has a b16a but its leaking from headgasket and oil pan. Planning to fix that this week. Took me about 2 months to find a car everything was sooo beat up =/ poor cars

 

you lucky sob i figured it was a d15/d16..

 

I know I was like 300 short so I came running home and bought the car that night. My friend thats a mechanic came with me too look at it and he told me I'm a lucky sob too being my first car and all. =D i was so tempted to buy a ek shell but good thing I waited =]

 

nice u got a great deal on that

 

im going ls turbo in my rhd crx hf,by the way mines gutted just stock dash, race seat and fuel cell

 

Oooh why ls turbo? Because theyre so cheap? I kind of wanna gut mine but I like all the original stuff in mine =]
Thanks dc2
Planning on working on her this weekend!

 

clean looking rex! i also have a rhd rex with a ls in it right now just like that its tons of fun. with some suspension these cars are crazy fun they handle like go carts on roids lol... and 1300 you are a lucky sob! i paid much more and mine is like half the clean!!!

have fun with the car

 

Just a pointer to watch out for. I mistakenly replaced the head gasket because I saw oil constantly on that little corner by the VTEC solenoid. I thought it was the head gasket.

After I replaced the head gasket, there was still oil leaking from the same spot, so I thought I made a mistake during the head gasket job, so I did it again with a new gasket.

Long story short, 16 hours of my time wasted and about $200 in parts later, I realized that it was not the head gasket, but the VTEC solenoid gaskets that were leaking.

Leaks in that area can be tricky, so make sure you are not giving yourself extra work. Even though it might not look like its coming from there, you have to be careful because the oil drips so slowly that it doesn't look like there is anything coming from the VTEC solenoid.

Check these before doing the head gasket just in case:

dizzy seal
cam plug
VTEC solenoid gasket
VTEC solenoid spool valve gasket

Good luck

By the way, same goes for the oil pan gasket. General rule with leaks is to start high. Make sure everything is clean when you're looking for the leak. Oil will naturally drip down toward the oil pan, so it might look like the pan is leaking when in fact it is simply dripping from something else located above the pan.

Sweet ride

 

Nice haddowj. I wish I was RHD. I'm just saving my money to make the car a little more faster and i'll be working on suspension and looks.

aasarsak, Very helpful. My friend is a mechanic and he knows basically everything b16's and he's helping me this weekend. I hope I don't have to waste too much money, thanks for the heads up tho.

Where could I get Prelude fog lights? Since the CRX OEM ones are hard as F$%^ to find

 

My VTEC solenoid gasket is like loose. Well the plug going to it is, the people before me zip tied it so it can be in place but my VTEC isn't hitting at all. Could it be that aswell?

 

You should perform a search to answer your new question. VTEC not engaging is a topic that has been thoroughly covered before.

You should check out the FAQ

 

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Nice find dude very clean,i just bought a new 91 civic but your CRX is 10x better,good luck with it

 

Yeah well its down to like 3 things at the moment. I just wanted to ask that because my solenoid is loose. And held on by a zip tie. Which isn't in the FAQ. I have searched. So should I plan on buying a new solenoid?

 

Thanks eftony. Love that car with all your heart =] At first I was eh with it. But i love it so much now.