Backstory
During this summer I looked for a car that would be used simply for fun on back roads and as a car I could learn and see if I would enjoy working on. First I considered a 740 or 940 volvo, rear wheel drive and turbocharged engine and tons of cheap parts since I live in its home country. I felt though that I wanted a smaller more agile car. After getting my license I drove my moms Renault Clio a lot and even if my friends volvos were fast and could slide I had much more fun time in the 75hp clio. So when I started looking I first checked out a CRX 91 vtec, it was damn fast but unfortunately in very bad condition. After that I checked out a Peugeot 205 gti, it was much better condition rust wise but was much much less fun, did not feel like 120hp on 850kg at all and suspension felt not stiff but "locked". Finally I drove a pretty long trip to check out a CRX gen1, I didn't think it looked good or anything but wanted to try it out since I thought I could get down the price since it had a fault with the ebrake. I emailed him back and forth and it seemed pretty legit, but then I had to go on a trip with my parents. A week later I contacted him and the car was left, but he had fixed the problem with the ebrake. I drove to check it out with a friend and when I first saw it I thought it looked like complete crap, boxy ugly car with a completely rusted tailgate. But then we took it for a ride and he let me and my friend drive it without the owner's supervision. Drove around for a bit and hearing the awesome sound from the open air filter and large exhaust both me and my friend got excited like hell, feeling it pull from 4000rpm I realized this was perhaps not such a bad car. We found a open spot with asphalt in an industrial area nearby and cornered the shit out of it and it was fun as hell. Bought the car without bargaining a single dime.
Pics
This is how it looked when I got it
Rear: http://i.imgur.com/nz1wPbi.jpg
New seats I got from a friend: http://i.imgur.com/xi80utn.jpg
Specs
Engine:
d15a3
decked and matchported head
4-2-1 header
more aggressive cam
adjustable cam gear
K/N CAI
2.25/2.5", 2 mufflers no cat
Stock ECU
Stock fuel and ignition system
Chassi:
Stiffer bushings
Stiffer engine mounts
Stiffer shocks
Stiffer (shorter or thicker?) torsion bars
Lowering springs
As the previous owner was not the one building/tuning the car but the owner before him he couldn't provide much information what the parts actually were. BUT he said the owner who did build it had a thread in a swedish honda club forum, the problem is that the project subforum in that club is only available for members, and it cost money to join. I do plan joining though next season, if I have the money.
Work in progress
[*] = done, [/] = wip, [] = todo
[*] Protect from rust and paint new tailgate
[/] Switch to new tailgate
[*] Swap to CRX gen2 seats
[*] Rust protect and fill up holes in chassi (had a sparco evo1 bolted to the floor)
[*] Debug and fix idling issues
[] Rust protect the rear fenders and decide weather to paint or bolt on fender flares
[] Find and fix weird rattles in the rear
[] Fix rear brakes
Future plans
I don't have huge budget and the car is damn fun already but will probably upgrade and mod it as time goes. Next season I hope to get it to track days and such so I can find out its full potential and become better as a driver. I hope I can use this car to learn bit more about engines and how to tune them.
Edited by crxswede, 15 September 2015 - 02:20 PM.