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Old 08-12-2009, 11:08 AM
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Last May i found a 1991 crx si on craigslist and decided to buy it and sell my 93 hatch. I was told it needed a new clutch and a/c compressor. Since i bought it i have replaced the clutch, front and rear brake pads, front and rear brake rotors, rear brake calipers, master cylinder, ignition switch, and struts.

The rex will eventually be turbo'd on stock internals pushing 200whp converted to OBD1. It will be tuned by John Vega from phearable.net.

Current modifications (installed)
exterior-
Amber corners (old one was cracked)
02 civic factory option wheels
sunroof delete
rear wiper delete
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antennae delete

interior-
monstershift **** (thanks trustdestruction)
pioneer HU
infiniti kappa speakers
150 RMS no name amp for speakers
2 10" rockford subs
500w RMS rockford amp for subs

suspension-
kyb agx struts
eibach sportline springs
rear strut bar

drivetrain-
exedy stage 1 clutch kit
short shifter (thanks trustdestruction)
short ram intake with K&N filter
cumtom magnaflow catback
SS brake lines

Future modifications- (owned but not installed)
Mitsubishi TD04H turbo
Greddy log manifold
HKS BOV
DSM black top injectors
oil lines
Equiss oil and boost gauges
PLX M300 wideband
Greddy downpipe
intercooler and charge piping

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Well the first night i bought it, it rained and i awoke to find a large puddle behind the drivers seat. I ripped the interior apart to let it dry and also found my problem which was clogged sunroof drain tubes.

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So after completely stripping and putting back in my interior i decided that i would never let this happen again. Istarted looking for a new sunroof, a used non-rusty one, or a sunroof plug. A new sunroof was $400 so that option was out, no one had a used crx sunroof so that option was out, and sunroof plugs were almost as expensive as a new sunroof. So what do i do? Ghetto-ify. My dad and I took fiberglass and made a template using the old rusty sunroof and used brackets and silicon to secure it in. This approach was functional but very ugly. We decided to bondo it flush and paint the entire roof. Its pretty now, but still needs real paint instead of spray paint.

here's the car as she sits-

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i will post more pics when the roof's painted and she's actually clean
 

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Old 08-12-2009, 01:13 PM
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Nice to see a CRX on here getting some love. Ive always wanted one.
 
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:56 AM
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yea i love my crx

heres some pics of the DIY lip

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Old 08-14-2009, 11:26 AM
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What on earth did you make the lip out of? Actually looks pretty damn good from the pictures.
 
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Old 08-14-2009, 03:09 PM
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3" vinyl siding from lowes
theres actually a discussion on HD lips here-https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77704

and thanks its actually an air dam to get more mpgs and it looks good
 
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Old 08-16-2009, 07:41 AM
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my dad got some white paint from a friend for free so it looks like the roof will be painted soon

Also my brakes are feeling spongy and ive bled them like 5 times im thinking about getting SS brake lines anyone have opinions on these or good brands to buy?
 
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:42 AM
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well even though no one really seems to be following this i'm gonna keep at this for my purposes to look back on when im done

i got some goodies today
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as well as putting on a new pretty radiator cap (thanks trustdestruction) and new door prop(thanks trustdestruction)
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also i will be buying my FMIC and piping soon

and if you guys couldn't tell i like pics and taking them
 
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Old 08-18-2009, 12:25 PM
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looking good bro, cant wait to see the pics from the install
 
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Old 08-18-2009, 02:07 PM
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what kidn of power u want?
 
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Old 08-18-2009, 02:20 PM
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Had to subscribe. Good project.
 


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