So I picked this lil sucker up today: 1989 Crx DX, 5 speed, 121,000 miles for... $350.00!

The story goes as such:

A man named Jim owned this lil car. It burnt up a valve, so he took it to a mechanic that fixed it. He gets it home and it doesnt run right, low on power. Come to find out, the timing is off by one tooth. He was goin to fix itn, but a hurricane hit and it got water in it: not to the engine, but in the floorboards.

He sticks it on a trailer to take it back to the mechanic but decides to fix it himself.

5 years later, he sells it to me.

Feast your eyes upon the majestic Rex!

Shes a dirty gurl.








Lord help me on this interior.


Lets give her a bath!
Got the two face goin on here.


Ta freakin da!










The bad (exterior wise)






Before:

After!


Before:

After:



So, shes got a long road ahead of her. Basically, all of the brakes have to be replaced, I'm not even gonna attempt to get whats on there working. Rear disk will go in the back, new stuff (new meaning off another used civic) for the front.

The interior I'm just gonna take stock of what needs to be replaced and whatnot. The seats are junk, carpet miiight be salvageable, I dunno. Climate control prob no good, same with the cluster and ECU.

But, I'll try. ATM shes at the in laws but she'll be at my place in a couple days. Then I can start tinkering with her. Not much will go down until I finish my del sol, which if you look in my sing, you can catch up on what I've got goin on there.

I've always wanted a lil CRX. Now I have one. Gotta think up a name for her

Anyways, welcome my Rex to the HT family!

 

Nice find, in for updates!

 

In for another set of your crazy builds bro... You definitely have some work to do on her... Clean her really good then lets take another look!

 

in for another one as well

 

Can't wait to see what you do with this one. She needs some help. Can we call it seabra? Pronunced seeb-ra short for sea breeze since it was flooded by a hurricane. Lol

 

sexy rexy, made up of plexy..

-Jack Johnson

 

Lookie what I found!












So there ya go! a nice lil work day on her Alas, shes going to a new home. Theres too much rust to deal with, inside. Selling her for what I have in her, to a friend, for $400.00.

BUT, those floor mats.... Lookie at em!






I think these are worth some skrizzle!

 

Nice, man! That thing sure did clean up nice. It's a shame the rust is so bad on those seat bolts and stuff. It would've been worth keeping.

Well, at least it's still in the family. maybe another time...

 

once i saw hurrican salt water came to my mind and then you wrote there was water in the inside all i thought was yupp he is going to get rid of it scrolled down some more yuppp sucks for 400 i would of bought it, i need a manual swap lol

 

same thing i thought, and seeing water in the headlights, and the bubbling above the taillights, and the bubbling rust from the back side of the doors, I thought nobody could save this. I am sure the underbody is more toast.

 

gross... lol yuck.... hate finding crap in a car...