First off, I am new to Hondas (and in fact, this is the first FWD car I've ever owned in 16 years of driving). I just picked up a very clean, but in need of some help, 1990 DX hatchback. It's not my DD and will mostly see duty as an autocross car and fuel efficient commuting alternative to my F250.

So, someone in my area is parting out a complete, running CRX Si and I've already grabbed the rear trailing arm/disc brake assembly (and grabbed the 2nd gen Integra parking brake cable from a scrap yard) and 4040 brake proportioning valve. What else should I be taking from this car and how much should I be paying? I gave the guy $120 for the brakes/valve. It's got new rotors and pads. Was that a good price? Any help here is appreciated. If this was an older BMW, Miata, or Subaru, I'd have no problems, but as I mentioned, Honda is a new planet to me.

Thanks!

 

Rear sway bar brackets if it has it and lower control arms that match it (sway bar too if you wanna run the complete stock sway bar). You can use the brackets and arms with an Integra rear sway for a cheap upgrade. Anything bigger you may want to skip the brackets but I'd get them anyway as they aren't a common thing to see much anymore.

If the engine/transmission is still available I'd grab that too. Seats may be worth getting to flip and profit or keep.

If you like how the dash/center console faces the driver you can get that. Really your preference on that.

 

Great! Thanks. I forgot to mention that the CRX is also a '90.

 

buy the entire car for dumb cheap.. use what ur need.. and part the rest and scrap the frame or sell a shell for a few hundred bucks

 

I would love to do that, but my budget is somewhat limited. I brought the Civic home unannounced and used up my one freebie for the year with my wife. If the heaping pile of what used to be a CRX showed up too, I'd be glad that I lined my dog's house with foam insulation...

 

So, I learned that all of the interior parts are gone. He still has the rear sway bar. Is there anything else I would need for it -- do the bushings bolt straight onto the body, or do I need to pull some mounts, too? He's not willing, at this time, to pull individual pieces from the engine/trans combo.

 

Corresponding bolts too. The tricky part is finding out whether or not your car is pre-tapped to install the brackets.