2 major jobs need to be completed before the restoration can go full swing. The first is to create a convenient workshop/staging area. The other is to tear down 3 cars.
I have 6 CRX's on the ground and one completely parted in the attic and storage room (unibody taken to salvage yard).
Its just too many to manage. I originally went nuts moving to TX w/ salt free car bodies and bought up cars around 2000. Planned to drive cars and/or use for parts. Now that original unmolested OEM parts are so hard to find, they are going to be parted to support the remaining cars into the future. 2009 and 2010 sweeps of over 100 TX junkyards yeild very few CRX's. They are too old and are scrapped w/in the week usually.
The inventory keeps the platform identical (87si fuel injection). So parts logistics remain simple. CRX's # 3, 6, 7 will be taken down. I plan to stowe at least 2 perfect unibodies w/ clean titles. One for potential performance motor upgrade (always thought B16, but who knows), the other will be a back up in event of accident down the road.
I'm documenting the teardowns of each car assembly by assembly. taking pix of hardware w/ appropriate parts for configuration control and to prove what original. Noting factory paint deliniations behind the body panels and factory undercoatings as well for best change to recreate. Northern cars tend to get aftermarket undercoatings that cover original details. So the TX cars are really good examples for me.
Other than an upgraded intake here or there, the donor cars are mechanically stock (what I desire).
This file will be updated as I tear down each car.
I'm ashamed to tear down a 97K car (I think I have 103K on it now, I have to look at the odometer). Ten years ago, 100K cars were easy to find. I feel I need to do it b/c I can't find any cars w/ that low milage anymore in the yards. If I find one in the paper locally that's drivable, people seem to be a little proud and asking took much. BUT, I'm keeping the unibodies and all parts w/ titles. To put my conscious at ease, the cars will be able to be rebuilt later if need be. So, taking some nice ones off the road that can be rebuilt later. I don't consider this sensless butchering. It provides parts for the next 40yrs: well preserved parts.
More to come for this section as I continue teardowns.