I got my first CRX two months ago from a fella in Denver. Very clean, but with a few minor problems I was able to overlook and will get fixed eventually, and one major problem. I've posted a few times but haven't really thought of putting a build thread together. I figure I should though before I get too far away from when I got it and forget where it came from.
The good:
No visible rust - quarter panels and door are rust free, huge selling point.
115k original miles
Bone stock engine - little rough patch at 3k rpm which i have yet to diagnose
Very clean interior - save mats, the original mats were stolen and it has some blue mats which don't match
The bad:
Biggie - it would seem the car has been in a crash before. the skin looks great, new paint job when it was repaired too so its a nice celestial blue pearl. however, the back left corner was replaced with another crx's shell. the job was not done very well. by this i mean, as far as the eye can tell, it was not welded together, merely caulked together with some bondo. I am not up to the task of fixing this yet, and the road noise is not noticable, but the alignment issues and leaking from the poor repair job are a daily annoyance.
Because of the repair job - alignment. biggest thing here is the hatch, which locks, but the open hatch light remains on and it leaks water on the left side.
Rear divider is out of alignment, does not lock. not a huge issue, but it makes the problem noticeable in symptom from the inside.
Driver door does not sit flush, but it still locks so i am willing to overlook this as well for now.
Usual seat problems - having covers made to reupholster it and repair the foam
That's most of it. I met up with 90zcrx three weeks ago in colorado springs. He was a huge asset and I'm hoping to pick his brain in the future as well. We spent an afternoon and fixed the passenger window, which had a bent arm. Changed the oil and oil filter, definitely needed to be done. And replaced the halo taillights with OEM ones. Work wasn't terribly complicated, but it was a blast. I've also put in a new stereo, old one was stolen, and am working on figuring out the messed up wiring on the rear left speaker.
I have a couple more minor restorations I want to do before I tackle an engine rebuild. I would like to rebuild it stock, with some higher performance parts. I might boost if I think it will be fun to do, but that will be down the road. Right now I need to get the short shifter installed, disable my open hatch light (always on), put on an Si sticker (who steals a sticker?), touch up the paint in spots, fix the rear right speaker, fix the problems with rear speaker covers (too much bass making the cloth rattle, even without bass), fix divider alignment, and repair/reupholster the seats.
Sorry I got so long winded, didn't think I had that much to say when I started. I'm really looking forward to working this thing through the next few years while I'm at the academy and am glad to be on the community a member (i was a voyeur when my buddy bought a CRX three years ago).
And of course, a couple pictures because we all love pictures, more when I get them:
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The good:
No visible rust - quarter panels and door are rust free, huge selling point.
115k original miles
Bone stock engine - little rough patch at 3k rpm which i have yet to diagnose
Very clean interior - save mats, the original mats were stolen and it has some blue mats which don't match
The bad:
Biggie - it would seem the car has been in a crash before. the skin looks great, new paint job when it was repaired too so its a nice celestial blue pearl. however, the back left corner was replaced with another crx's shell. the job was not done very well. by this i mean, as far as the eye can tell, it was not welded together, merely caulked together with some bondo. I am not up to the task of fixing this yet, and the road noise is not noticable, but the alignment issues and leaking from the poor repair job are a daily annoyance.
Because of the repair job - alignment. biggest thing here is the hatch, which locks, but the open hatch light remains on and it leaks water on the left side.
Rear divider is out of alignment, does not lock. not a huge issue, but it makes the problem noticeable in symptom from the inside.
Driver door does not sit flush, but it still locks so i am willing to overlook this as well for now.
Usual seat problems - having covers made to reupholster it and repair the foam
That's most of it. I met up with 90zcrx three weeks ago in colorado springs. He was a huge asset and I'm hoping to pick his brain in the future as well. We spent an afternoon and fixed the passenger window, which had a bent arm. Changed the oil and oil filter, definitely needed to be done. And replaced the halo taillights with OEM ones. Work wasn't terribly complicated, but it was a blast. I've also put in a new stereo, old one was stolen, and am working on figuring out the messed up wiring on the rear left speaker.
I have a couple more minor restorations I want to do before I tackle an engine rebuild. I would like to rebuild it stock, with some higher performance parts. I might boost if I think it will be fun to do, but that will be down the road. Right now I need to get the short shifter installed, disable my open hatch light (always on), put on an Si sticker (who steals a sticker?), touch up the paint in spots, fix the rear right speaker, fix the problems with rear speaker covers (too much bass making the cloth rattle, even without bass), fix divider alignment, and repair/reupholster the seats.
Sorry I got so long winded, didn't think I had that much to say when I started. I'm really looking forward to working this thing through the next few years while I'm at the academy and am glad to be on the community a member (i was a voyeur when my buddy bought a CRX three years ago).
And of course, a couple pictures because we all love pictures, more when I get them:
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