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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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After getting this 86 CRX Si a few years ago and some tinkering here & there, especially from being a complete basketcase....Heres how it sits at the moment. The JDM fan bois and Herra frush crowd probably wont embrace it... Quite frankly I dont really care, as I built it for my enjoyment and wasnt trying to be trendy with it anyway. The only thing left to do is more suspension work and I may get bigger brakes so I can start autocrossing and doing some HPDE soon.

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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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Nice.
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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I like it alot.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Gorgeous car. If I may ask.. where did you get your clear corner/fender lights? Iv'e been looking for a replacement pair for my 84 rex which was in an accident, and been having a hell of a time finding ones of any color for that matter.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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what kind of wheels you looking for? i am looking to change up my EF and have a nice set of rota group n back with red lip.
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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your lucky you took it offline for sale i was ready to buy it. Price was perfect
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 78CITYTURBO
Nice.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by AP14TW
I like it alot.
Im happy you did. Thanks.

Originally Posted by crxguy406
Gorgeous car. If I may ask.. where did you get your clear corner/fender lights? Iv'e been looking for a replacement pair for my 84 rex which was in an accident, and been having a hell of a time finding ones of any color for that matter.
Thanks, as for the corner lights....I bought these off someone one RPR that is located in UK. These are of the euro (EDM) CRX.

Originally Posted by AP14TW
what kind of wheels you looking for? i am looking to change up my EF and have a nice set of rota group n back with red lip.
Im looking for a nice set of 14" panasports or 14x7 enkei rpf1s.
I kind of wanna stay with 14s on this car.

Originally Posted by TRIGA
your lucky you took it offline for sale i was ready to buy it. Price was perfect
Ha, it was one of those things that made me rethink what I was doing. In the end I couldnt do it, I have a lot of time in it and decided to just enjoy it till the wheels fall off. I was surprised how many offers and deals I was getting too.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Two tone crx is sick! Looks like its came a long way. Gocart autocrosser in the making.
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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i like it im thinking about grabbing one up in white i seen
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Old Jan 16, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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very nice i cant wait till i get my first 1g crx to go with my 2g crx. i like the 2 tone just not feeling the side skirts for some reason either way clean crx bro .
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 01:07 AM
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Very nice.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 05:42 AM
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I dig it, some old skool watanabe's would look good too
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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nice i got an 87 automatic that i just want 2 restore but currently unemployed so that ****'ll have 2 wait
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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Nicely done

Do you have a pic of the whole dash? I see some more goods to the right

& where did you get the motul sock????????
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 06:03 AM
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Nice example of a gen 1.
I recently picked up my third - red like that but with the light silver two tone. Lucky enough to have the roof vent and 'popup' lights. Lot of work to get it where I want it, but its usable now.

njoy autocrossing it - I track one of mine, and its great fun.
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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dang nice car. i love the carbon fiber hood. but idk about the rims if i were you i would have went for the wantanabe r type rims. those are rims i plan on buying lol. but other than that, thats an amazing machine you got there
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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dam i got a 1st gen myself (:

what type of lip is that and side skirts?
really like them
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by never-lifts
Two tone crx is sick! Looks like its came a long way. Gocart autocrosser in the making.
Thanks Ive been playing with this on spare time for the past 2-3 years. Doing everything myself including the paint. I finally got it on the road a few days ago since when I first brought it home....

Originally Posted by tekteggy
i like it im thinking about grabbing one up in white i seen
Cool. If its a white crx si its a one year only color in white.

Originally Posted by 661rex89si
very nice i cant wait till i get my first 1g crx to go with my 2g crx. i like the 2 tone just not feeling the side skirts for some reason either way clean crx bro .
Thanks, yeah lots of people like it and some very few dont like the skirts. Oh well, I like them and thats all that matters to me.

Originally Posted by jdmda7
Very nice.
Thank you sir. Your 3G hatch and 1g integra are sweet as well.

Originally Posted by PandaMan
I dig it, some old skool watanabe's would look good too
Im thinking of getting the similar looking Panasports or maybe some 14x7 Enkei RPF1s.

Originally Posted by SilvaFistz
nice i got an 87 automatic that i just want 2 restore but currently unemployed so that ****'ll have 2 wait
Thanks. Mine took 3 years to finish....well Im not even done yet... lol
Just hang on to it as these are becoming harder and harder to find.

Originally Posted by N/A
Nicely done

Do you have a pic of the whole dash? I see some more goods to the right

& where did you get the motul sock????????
Thanks, the Motul sock I got off ebay but havent seen them for sale again for quite awhile.
Shitty pic,but heres a pic of the rest of the dash...


Originally Posted by anjin
Nice example of a gen 1.
I recently picked up my third - red like that but with the light silver two tone. Lucky enough to have the roof vent and 'popup' lights. Lot of work to get it where I want it, but its usable now.

njoy autocrossing it - I track one of mine, and its great fun.
Ive seen the ones you have posted on RPR. Great stuff. You Aussies get all the rare things like those pop up headlights and roof vents.

Originally Posted by antihero12
dang nice car. i love the carbon fiber hood. but idk about the rims if i were you i would have went for the wantanabe r type rims. those are rims i plan on buying lol. but other than that, thats an amazing machine you got there
Thanks, the hood was bought from a Florida RPR member at a mere 150 bucks (Around $600 new from Heel Toe Auto). Since I needed a header panel (which costs around $120) and the stock hood was dented, so it was a no brainer getting it. The current wheels I got at very low price, but will be getting a new set of wheels very soon...

Originally Posted by 87crxjdm
dam i got a 1st gen myself (:

what type of lip is that and side skirts?
really like them
The front is off a 95 accord and the side skirts are off a 99 civic coupe, both trimmed to fit.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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Is that a afr in the vent??

Very nicely done man. Not many peeople can make these old cars look classy like that
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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What kind of wheels are those in the first picture? Looks nice!
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by N/A
Is that a afr in the vent??

Very nicely done man. Not many people can make these old cars look classy like that
Thanks, I tried to keep it clean and simple. As for it having an AFR in the vent, its actually a digital voltmeter. Lots of people think its an AFR, LOL.

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What kind of wheels are those in the first picture? Looks nice!
The wheels in the first pic are a set of old 14" TSW Quads.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Yeive seen people use those as budget afrs
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by N/A
Yeive seen people use those as budget afrs
Seriously? Wow, Thats new to me.

:EDIT: I just searched and found it online....

http://www.aces.edu/~parmega/efi/temp/wb/guide.html#dvm

Thanks, Its good to learn something new every now and then. I was actually thinking of buying an AEM Uego too.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Yea they aren't the most accurate but hey its cheap
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Picked up some new wheels. Although not what I originally wanted (14x7 Enkei RPF1s), I picked up a set of 15x7 Drag DR21s. Im using the rest of the money to take my kid and wife out this weekend to a theme park and pay some bills..... Anyhoo, heres the pics.......






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