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[EviltwinCRX]

Update - Front Grill Repair.  Took the front grill off and had to grind off an older repair job. Someone tried to use Bondo as a "glue" to fix the grill.  What I've done is the same as the fenders - JB Weld Epoxy, then fiberglass the inside. Seems to be a strong repair. Pics showing the process. Yup - the Silver Evil Twin is a piece of work for sure.

 

 

 

Cracked Grill on the pavement

 

 

Showing the Various Cracked Areas

 

 

 

 

Grinding the Bondo Off

 

 

 

 

Mixing the JB Weld

 

 

JB Welding the Cracks

 

 

 

Once the JB Welds Sets Up - +24hrs. I'll start the fiberglass work on the interior side of the grill.  It's a lot of work, but hopefully the plastic fender panels and grill will be strong and crack free for the future. As mentioned in previous updates - I'm working on the front end of the Evil Twin and working my way to the back - looking at making this a 12 month project - taking my time and looking for good results. For me - part of the fun is the restoration process and making something that is in rough shape - in good shape.

[EviltwinCRX]

It's been a week or so since the last update.  I've finished the front grill, plus worked on some headlight rust issues, and also some rusted brake line on the front left inner firewall area.  It's keeping my busy but nothing too hard. I've also managed to find some extra rims, tires, hub caps, and alloys for the Evil Silver Twin

 

Completion Pics of the Front Grill  - inside fiberglass treatment - done to restore and prevent any future cracks.

 

 

Putting down the Fiberglass mat.

 

 

 

The fiberglass added a lot of strength to this area.

 

Now on to the Rusted headlight Assembly. Eventually, I will be looking for "near new" assemblies, but for the short term, I ground off the rust with an air grinder tool , and rotatory wire brushes.  Used some rust converter spray and then covered it up with semi-gloss back rust paint. Pics are below.

 

Rusted headlight Assembly - Left Side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in the CRX - only to take out again once I get around to fixing all the metal around the housing.

 

 

Next set of pics will be looking at brake line repair in a couple areas.

[EviltwinCRX]

Its been a week or two since I updated.  I got slowed down working on a tricky brake line issue driver side, near the firewall, interior.  It wasn't serious, just awkward to reach and repair.  in my spare time I have been working on the passenger side headlight restore -it's done, plus doing some simple metal fabrication getting ready to get a bunch done, then weld and grind into place.  Attached are a few pics of the rear quarter panel fix (maybe), plus a replacement left side bumper mount, and another part to replace some corrosion on part of the windshield post, left side. All I did, was prepare in advance these parts, to weld and grind into place at a later date. I've got a bunch of various items to fabricate and that should keep me busy during the winter months.

 

My sheet metal stock for the next few fabrication projects.

 

 

This looks ugly! All the rust will be cut off with a cut off wheel and the wheel well and quarter panel will be fabricated and replaced.  I'm not sure if I'm going to go with this solution 100%, but it gives you an idea in where I'm going. Just more or less testing ideas at this point.

 

 

 

 

Fitting (testing the fit) of the fabrication to the Quarter Panel.

 

Edited by EviltwinCRX, 14 October 2014 - 10:07 AM.

[EviltwinCRX]

Fabricating the Left Side Bumper Support

 

 

Fabricating Driver Side Windshield - Roof Support

 

Rusted out Section

 

 

New Sheet Metal

 

Testing the Fit

 

 

The fabrication should weld in nicely and then with some grinding prove to be a seamless permanent repair. It's all part of the fun of the restoration.

[EviltwinCRX]

On a Positive Side - I found a set of original 1987 "Saw Blade" Alloy rims for sale - made the purchase and had them shipped. They arrived.  I'll likely have these refinished to look like how they would have looked NIB.   I had to at least check one of them out on the Silver Evil Twin to see how they looked. I see potential

 

Here are a few pics.

 

They fit fine.

[EviltwinCRX]

It`s getting cold in Ontario these days and harder to get out in a non heated garage to do work. I`ll be taking some parts into the house to work on over the next few months. The good news, fixed my brake line issue with repairs done to brake line that runs down the front left inside quarter panel area, plus fabricated a custom brake line for the rear right wheel area. After bleeding the line, replacing the brake system with new brake fluid, bench bleeding the master cylinder - all works great. I`ve had the EvilTwin out on private paved roads and this car is working great from a mechanical perspective. All body panels are now repaired and once I complete some welding to rusted out areas - I`ll be putting the panels back on, doing some minor cosmetic repairs to the exterior fiberglass panels and setting this CRX up for painting in the spring time. I`ll post some pics shortly.

 

 

A couple days ago. The CRX is looking rough, but it's actually advanced in the project with all the plastic panels repaired. As mentioned, I've got some sheet metal work and welding to do - indoor garage winter projects.  These projects cars will not see the winter in terms of being winter driven anymore.

 

Edited by EviltwinCRX, 01 December 2014 - 11:22 PM.

[Bars84CRX]

Hey man, welcome to RP!  I'm a bit envious of your red car.  I'm here in SC with almost the same history with a 1 owner '84 CRX but admittedly, you've taken much better care of yours.  I practically drove it in the ground...twice.  Although it's the original motor and head, the motor was bored .020 many years ago - can't even remember when to be honest.  I think the #s go like this: 178k on first motor, put in a junker with 135k on it.  Put another 80k on that for 260k on the car.  I'm showing 361k now so there's 100k on that build.  Compression still showing 140.  It's been sitting 5 years at my dad's but I'm resurrecting her.  My mid-90's clear coat is separating so it needs to be re-shot.  So many things go wrong when a car sits - worst thing you can do to a car is not drive it.

 

Anyway, keep up the good work.  EvilTwin will look great one day.

 

BTW, you need to setup the exact same shot in your first picture, same pose, same buildings in the background and put them side by side.  

[EviltwinCRX]

Just letting people know that I'm still working on this Silver CRX and since my last post I have relocated to a new city which involved transferring my CRX to my garage. To make things more complicated, I've been out of the country since July 2016 and due back July 2017. My goal is to continue the work on both my Silver 87 CRX and my Blue 86 CRX. Both cars still working fine, but need a lot of cosmetic work to bring them back up to "Classic Car" status.

[CRXer87hf]

That's great to hear!  Glad you're still sticking to your projects.  

[cahitapower]

Nice work bro... lots of fab going, like seeing people no giving up on these cars