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hi everyone. i don't know how i missed a crx specific forum for so long, but i didn't realize that one existed with this much traffic. from the looks of things, i doubt i'll be able to add much to the technical knowledge on the site, so i figured i'd just pop in with a few pictures of my project.
at the beginning of the year, my crx was fully functional, with a 175whp all motor b16 and a little shot of the giggly. then my nebraska tags expired, and i was a bit slow getting the paperwork in for my oh tags (i live in DC, so dealing with all these states is exhausting). long story short, it sat for about 2 months with invalid tags. i got sick of just looking at it, so i went out there one day to re-re-locate my battery back to the engine bay, and proceeded to strip the entire front end. 2 days later, my tags showed up. so it's been about 6 months since i've driven it, but i've been planning this upgrade for over a year now, so it's not a complete waste of time.
oh, and my daughter was born back in september, so i'm running a bit behind on this. but i'm signed up and paid for the 07 ITR expo, so i've got to at least get finished by then.
here's the last picture i took of the car before the teardown began. i was stripping out the VAFC and switching over to using BRE for tuning.
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here's the GSR block once i finally got it back from the machine shop:
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the shell with the bay stripped and rattle canned black:
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and finally the (almost) completed motor:
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still waiting on a few parts from acura, then i'll slap the tranny back on and drop it in, whenever we get a non-freezing weekend in december. i'll try and pop in here every once in a while with updates. after the engine goes in, i still need to finish some upgrades to the front suspension and braking system, then it's getting de-kitted in favor of a jdm front end. so i'm not sure how long it will be before it's out on the streets, but if not by spring, i'll be pretty pissed with myself.
at the beginning of the year, my crx was fully functional, with a 175whp all motor b16 and a little shot of the giggly. then my nebraska tags expired, and i was a bit slow getting the paperwork in for my oh tags (i live in DC, so dealing with all these states is exhausting). long story short, it sat for about 2 months with invalid tags. i got sick of just looking at it, so i went out there one day to re-re-locate my battery back to the engine bay, and proceeded to strip the entire front end. 2 days later, my tags showed up. so it's been about 6 months since i've driven it, but i've been planning this upgrade for over a year now, so it's not a complete waste of time.
oh, and my daughter was born back in september, so i'm running a bit behind on this. but i'm signed up and paid for the 07 ITR expo, so i've got to at least get finished by then.
here's the last picture i took of the car before the teardown began. i was stripping out the VAFC and switching over to using BRE for tuning.
here's the GSR block once i finally got it back from the machine shop:
the shell with the bay stripped and rattle canned black:
and finally the (almost) completed motor:
still waiting on a few parts from acura, then i'll slap the tranny back on and drop it in, whenever we get a non-freezing weekend in december. i'll try and pop in here every once in a while with updates. after the engine goes in, i still need to finish some upgrades to the front suspension and braking system, then it's getting de-kitted in favor of a jdm front end. so i'm not sure how long it will be before it's out on the streets, but if not by spring, i'll be pretty pissed with myself.
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