New to the site!
Here is a little story about my CR-V:
My girlfriends dad bought a CRASHED 2001 CR-V from an auction house. It was crashed all the way in to the engine/manifold. It was also hit on the rear left panel. Airbags were deployed and all kinds of pieces were missing (from the crash and from it sitting at at repo/salvage yard kind of place). I told him I would buy it from him and would slowly restore it. For some reason I felt drawn towards it. Its paint was faded. No airbags. No radio. It was missing trim pieces, interior pieces, and again, crashed all the way into the manifold. I slowly started the process of fixing this thing. My girl friends dad does body work so he pulled and straightened the frame back to where it needed to be. We rebuilt the body (buying the panels and bumpers, etc.) and added the sheet metal to support the front bull bar (it was gone due to the wreck). I slowly eBayed and Craigslisted all the missing pieces. I sent for the Airbag module to be reset. I found some guy who sold airbags in L.A. Out of some sketchy warehouse. I had the seatbelt sensors reset at some other back alley sketchy shop. Every paycheck I would set aside some money for parts. We painted it. In another week, we painted all the trim. A couple more weeks, I started to buy accessories (hub caps, tire cover, etc.). I bought new tires. I finally got around to buying a roof rack and cargo basket (pretty cheap <$140 for the whole roof set up). Then my bull bar ($120 with mounting kit) (I had to customize the brackets because of the accident). I then bought the lights ($65 with all wires and 2 remote switches) and wired everything myself. It was a fun project. I love my CR-V. It took a long time but it was worth it. I hope you enjoy it. I want to maybe lift it a bit?, sport rims? I know I am looking for those rare nerf sport running boards (if you know someone selling- I am very interested)!!! What do you think? I didnt have a phone at the time I first got it, so I dont have any pics of it crashed. First picture I took what when we fixed the damages/straightened the body to fit the bumper and other parts. Having no pics of it crashed really bums me out heh.

check out the pics! Tell me what you think! I am totally a newbie at this CR-V thing but fell in love with it! I dont know about JDM parts, special order gadgets like the cargo glasses light holder thing, etc.
Any suggestions are welcome!
Here are the pictures (i guess my files were too big to upload so i made a drop box link):

LINK IN THE NEXT COMMENT!!

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4e62wdyki...aY4GYaCoa?dl=0

 

nice work!

 

Thank you! Its been fun. It was a nice little project to keep me busy after graduation while facing the cold, scary post college world haha.

 

Nice work. I would never attempt a project that crazy, but props for going through with it.

 

All in total- buying car, registration fees, crashed to finished product...
close to 3,000. I believe ~2,900.

 

Gotta keep in mind that I did all of the work by myself. Didn't need to take it into the shop for anything except getting new tires mounted at Wal-Mart heh.