Another project. Civic with RH suspension damage...

HardCore97 · Post by **HardCore97** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:10 pm

Parts Slingin' Hobo RyanA;206121 wrote:I paid waaaay too much for it Chad. $400.

I won't be parting the car. It will be driving by the end of the week. IF the wife likes it better than the Accord wagon, the wagon will either get sold OR I may try to find an H22 manual swap for it.

damn you sir. too bad i cant find people like that up here.

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:29 pm

Guy was turning left. When the ball joint broke, the guy slid it into a curb. Anyway, here's the progress I made today:

Pulled all the broken crap off the front

Just happened to have an axle, RH steering knuckle with rotor and caliper, new upper control arm with new ball joint, and a new lower ball joint....

Unhooked the rear control arm and things just happened to fall right back into alignment. Weird. Almost like the control arm was bent but I could not tell; looks straight to me??

Here it is as it sits now. Started raining so I quit for the day. All that is left is to put a new rear control arm on and the car is ready to drive. Still need side skirt, fender liner, mud flap, and the control arm.

Dan The Man · Post by **Dan The Man** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:09 pm

Nice, I wish i had the ability to find deals like you do

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:14 pm

Just keep your eyes open. I spotted this one on the way back from lunch the other day. It always sat at this spot but I noticed the 2 passenger tires were kicked in. Stopped by on my way home and started the negotiating. A week later, the price dropped from 850 to 400.

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:42 pm

in the very last pic whats written under the mirror?

and good find man!

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:01 pm

ID number. Guy owns a company and put that there for some reason. Luckily, it's vinyl so it will come right off.

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:25 pm

Well, it runs and drives. Going to finish rebuilding the front end of the car on the other side this weekend and I'll probably end up putting trailing arm bushings in it at the same time. After that, all of the suspension will be tip top and it will go to get an alignment. Still have to detail the engine compartment and interior then pull the purple tint off.

Anyway, here is how it is now, driving under its own power. I'll put correct size wheels and tires on when I finish the suspension this weekend...

gsrauto98 · Post by **gsrauto98** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:28 pm

nice work, is that the lincoln sitting outside?

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:38 pm