1988 CRX Turd Bucket Build Thread

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What quality CRX can I get for $750??
Saw this on kcsr and ended up with it. 1988 CRX HF, lightest chassis of CRX. Needs a few things but for a final price of $750 I think I did alright.
So far it has gotten off of RyanA's trailer and into the garage where I did a minor engine bay clean up just to see where I was at on things. The car has been sitting for 5+ years, honestly, and just was never finished by Zach, the original owner. Has a brand new off of the crate motor/trans swap that was never wired/started. Needs plenty of work but here is a small list of Pro's Con's.....:glasses9:


Needs:
hood
shift linkage
different motor
front seats
black interior, lol
Si-R front end 90-91
baller wheels
lots of work


Car has:
roll cage
full b16a swap-Soon for sale pending evaluation
mounts
axles
ecu
lots of wiring
10 gallon fuel cell
Plenty of extra parts, to say the least
Tein full-body coil-overs, Super Street 16 way adjustable, $1200 alone new, as they are here!
Suspension techniques rear sway, EF8 front sway
92-95 front brake upgrade
Almost full interior, blue


Thread will be updated with pics and info as things progress. Waiting to get back up to Warrensburg full time before I pull the swap and several of the parts!


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On the trailer/more parts:

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Unloading the trailer and into the garage:

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Upon further investigation I found some fun:

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All of the parts from the truck and car laid out:

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Took a couple more and then started to do the first layer of removing at least the last five years of dust, dirt, and grime. There is A LOT left to clean so don't hate that it isn't spotless yet, it still has a motor in it and I still know I have lots to clean but it is a start.

Last time the car was registered:

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Random parts:

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Cleaning pictures before:

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Cleaning pictures after:

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shits baller son i am jealous for sure , needs some loving but thats a gold mine/lost treasure for that price.

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Great find man. Wish i could find a project worth buying for that price
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Yep, looks like you did good, Cory. Next time you are here, you need to grab that front bumper I have and see if it will fit. Pretty sure it will...
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RyanA;191875 wrote:Yep, looks like you did good, Cory. Next time you are here, you need to grab that front bumper I have and see if it will fit. Pretty sure it will...
Yeah I need it because PasswordJDM wants $1600 for Si-R front end conversion excluding a hood..lol. So I guess this will be a budget front end. To say the least, the front end will probably have more money in it than the shell!
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Yeah, that sucks. Well, Chris just dropped off the portion of the downpipe we sent him yesterday. I'm going to bring the Si over here today and get underneath so I can fit it and measure for the last part of it.
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holy crap dude, you sure know how to clean lol
wana come over and clean my car? lol
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Needs a nitrous bottle and a 1 piece front end...
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btlfed7;192746 wrote:Needs a nitrous bottle and a 1 piece front end...
I got the front in my basement lol
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