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[MakDiesel]

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I will attempt to keep the story short, but no promises...last week I went out to pick up a D15Z1 longblock (92-95 Civic VX hatch VTEC-E mill) to begin my project '89 CRX HF-Z1 and all of it's 60 mpg+ glory. I had been searching for months now and was pleased to find one 30 min from my house. I get off school, head down the highway and just as I'm within 2 miles of my destination, a teenager in a very new Camry hits me in the ass...in the CRX...in broad daylight...and I had been stopped for 30 sec. I'm livid. I calm down and survey the damage...broken side mount, bent rebar, slightly pushed in hatch metal. Her car..nothing. After waiting an hour and a half for a cop to show up, he tells me since no one is hurt, and the damage is <$1k, we can exchange info and be on our way, with it as my responsibility to get an estimate and call her back. So I drive on, flustered about the whole thing, and pick the engine up. It fits...barely. Pushing 150-200lbs, its not light either. The seller had a front loader, sweet. Utilizing 3 coaxial cables and ney 1-2 inches clearance of the hatch glass, I make it home w/ my temporarily twin engined Rex only to pull something in my back whilst moving the mill to a palette w/ the help of a friend. I plan to get an estimate tomorrow on the Rex, hope it isn't too much b/c I doubt the girl has much to give...she was more afraid of her insurance going up than anything, so that's incentive. Just thought I would share my adventure w/ you all. In unrelated news, the same Rex crapped a gallon of coolant in my girlfriend's driveway three days later because of a dryrotted drain cock gasket, to which I performed emergency surgery in under 3 hours. (Note, removing the radiator is difficult w/ the AC compressor and exhaust manifold installed, but it is possible when determination comes into play.) Oh, and my thermostat is stuck closed. To keep her from running hot tomorrow, some speaker wire, a toggle switch, and cursing was applied to the rad. fan temp. sensor. Mak

[RARECRX]

well my estimate was over $1000 when i got rearended that was for a new bumper cover a new metal support and repaint... but i requested all factory HONDA replacement parts and thats what i got...

[projEKtjokes]

well my estimate was over $1000 when i got rearended that was for a new bumper cover a new metal support and repaint... but i requested all factory HONDA replacement parts and thats what i got...

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As all parts should be or greater.

[nature223]

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I will attempt to keep the story short, but no promises...last week I went out to pick up a D15Z1 longblock (92-95 Civic VX hatch VTEC-E mill) to begin my project '89 CRX HF-Z1 and all of it's 60 mpg+ glory.  I had been searching for months now and was pleased to find one 30 min from my house.  I get off school, head down the highway and just as I'm within 2 miles of my destination, a teenager in a very new Camry hits me in the ass...in the CRX...in broad daylight...and I had been stopped for 30 sec.  I'm livid.  I calm down and survey the damage...broken side mount, bent rebar, slightly pushed in hatch metal.  Her car..nothing.  After waiting an hour and a half for a cop to show up, he tells me since no one is hurt, and the damage is <$1k, we can exchange info and be on our way, with it as my responsibility to get an estimate and call her back.  So I drive on, flustered about the whole thing, and pick the engine up.  It fits...barely.  Pushing 150-200lbs, its not light either.  The seller had a front loader, sweet.  Utilizing 3 coaxial cables and ney 1-2 inches clearance of the hatch glass, I make it home w/ my temporarily twin engined Rex only to pull something in my back whilst moving the mill to a palette w/ the help of a friend.  I plan to get an estimate tomorrow on the Rex, hope it isn't too much b/c I doubt the girl has much to give...she was more afraid of her insurance going up than anything, so that's incentive.  Just thought I would share my adventure w/ you all.  In unrelated news, the same Rex crapped a gallon of coolant in my girlfriend's driveway three days later because of a dryrotted drain cock gasket, to which I performed emergency surgery in under 3 hours.  (Note, removing the radiator is difficult w/ the AC compressor and exhaust manifold installed, but it is possible when determination comes into play.)  Oh, and my thermostat is stuck closed.  To keep her from running hot tomorrow, some speaker wire, a toggle switch, and cursing was applied to the rad. fan temp. sensor.  Mak

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JESUS...you like to live dangerously...you know what that mill would've done to you if you had a FRONT on collision?????

[JeepGirl]

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JESUS...you like to live dangerously...you know what that mill would've done to you if you had a FRONT on collision?????

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uh... pavement pate?

[IfTakumiDroveACRX]

you such a rock star

[MakDiesel]

I am not entirely ridiculous in that I took a country road home, drove under the speed limit b/c of the bumps and I never. ever tailgate. After the day I had getting the motor, I decided the beast was going to make it home...besides, I don't have a truck nor do I borrow them unless I really, really, need to. Mak

[Punjab]

Sux about the camry hitting the rex lucky it wasent somthing more metal less plastic like the 78 camero that flattened the hatch of my first 1g hit me at 15mph or less and brought the complet rear end of the car up to the super spair that stoped them from doing more damage and no dammage to the camero NO DAMMAGE haha
collect honda prices forthe parts and now got to the wreckers and fix your car

[MakDiesel]

Went to Honda for an estimate today.....$539.24, that includes labor. apparently rebars go for top dollar, OEM and whatnot. Mak

[badpenny]

Went to Honda for an estimate today.....$539.24, that includes labor.  apparently rebars go for top dollar, OEM and whatnot.  Mak

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You are sooooo lucky. Lucky that they even carry the stuff. Congrats, now you can fix it.

[IfTakumiDroveACRX]

That's awesome! will that include paint or just parts and installation labor?

[MakDiesel]

That's awesome! will that include paint or just parts and installation labor?

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just the rebar, two support brackets, "frame knocking" to push the hatch metal back 1/4" back to spec. No bumper face or paint, as they weren't damaged enough IMO to add $300+ to the bill, but the estimate includes labor. Mak

[projEKtjokes]

But what are you gonna do about your rare reflective center tail piece that was lost???

[1stGenRex]

But what are you gonna do about your rare reflective center tail piece that was lost???

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looks blk to me!