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[CSPCRX]

So i am going to ditch my sunroof, close it off and put the weight in a better place. Found a donor today and took the 1st step.

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Loving your work

Edited by SHOGUNOVDDRK, 18 July 2015 - 04:59 PM.

[CSPCRX]

Must admit it was something i thought i would never do! They were going to crush it in a few weeks so i had to get it before they did. I also got all of the interior panels from the rear and some other parts. They were in great shape!

Im getting a tuff shed in a few weeks so i have a place to all of the panels from inside my car. Im going to pull the sunroof asembly out at that point. Then the car goes to a local chasis shop that does lots of racecars to reskin my roof.

When thats done ordering skirts and door skins fron Heel Toe and the car goes in for a much needed paint job. My wife has been on my about that for years, it really needs it.

My front double adjustable Konis are at Koni being rebuilt right now. Just finished spacers to make them work with Cheddas redesigned CC plates. I am also working on a base plate for a cross brace again, these cars need them.

Tones of things going on. Selling off all of the parts i had to build a B18. Kicking around the possibility of a K series. See what comes of that. In the mean time my car is maxed for my class and can be that much better with these changes.

[Blue87Crxsi]

Saw that 1g also at the junkyard in az when i went down there, the paint was clean looked garage kept lol

[CSPCRX]

I actually think it was. The door and window seals were all in great, got those as well. I could tell the interior panels had never been pulled. Like i said i scored a lot of great parts off of this car, beyond a perfectly straight roof.

[CSPCRX]

Pad is in for the Tuff Shed that will be here in a bit over 4 weeks. So I will have a place for everything that has to come out to get the roof done. In the mean time. Front shocks are still at Koni getting a rebuild, just rebuilt HF steering rack and cross brace plates should be ready shortly. Hope to have those done before shocks get back. Since the front suspension and alignment will be a mess I think I will get some 29mm bars to see if I can flatten out the car a bit.

 

It is still just so stinking hot you do not want to be out in the garage any longer than you have to.

[CSPCRX]

Little update.

Shed is in and starting to fill. Still lots of room for the crx interior. Also atarting to cool off here so my motivation to stay in the garage for more than 5 minutes in the garage is growing.

Struts are back from a fresh rebuilt, came back with a fresh coat of yellow paint as well. Need to find some thin nylock jam nuts since there is not enough room for both with the CC plates. They appear to be m14 x 1.50 jam nuts. ACE did not have thin nylock nuts in metric so my search continues.

Tac welded the cross brace plates to go under the CC plates at the shop today. Keep your eyes out for a possible kit on this from someone, not me. Test fitted them today and the worked perfect with Cheddas CC plates.

Also rebuilt my HF rack so that is ready to go. Still need to get the torsion bars so as soon as the cross brace plates are done i can do a complete front suspension rehab. need to give Marcus a ring on some 29s!

Also going a different direction in the very near future on my powertrain so going to sell my extra b series motor parts. Plans in the works for something with equal HP to my jdm b16a2 but way more torque to help pull me out off the turns. More to come there in the future.

Any how more to come.

Edited by CSPCRX, 19 September 2015 - 11:33 PM.

[CSPCRX]

Cross brace plates are at powder coater right now.  Over the weekend I got the garage door lifted so I can put the car all the way up and leave the door open! AIR FLOW! If I get a chance I am going to measure the T-bars and order the 29s from Heal Toe.  That will be the last part for the complete front end switch. New struts, new CC plates, new cross brace, new rack and new T-bars. 

 

Here is a pic of the car all the way up and the door fully opened. Going to come in handy when the other cars are on the lift as well! Made the garage feel huge, kind of funny how the brain interprets things in that way.  Also got a wall mount tire rack from Tire Rack, haha, to put my autocross tires on when not in use. Easy install had not put the tires in it yet. Adding a board along the base so it doesn't punch through the drywall.

 

Edited by CSPCRX, 13 October 2015 - 02:27 PM.

[greasemonkeyreborne 5x1g's]

love the lift. would you recommend it and what's the model number if you would?

mid summer in the storage is not fun over here either. lots of ice water and fans .

nice work space

[CSPCRX]

Thanks. The lift is a Bendpak md-6xp. I really like it and am glad i got it. I have used it to do the brakes on my Tacoma and some work on the crx so far. I could not get a two post style lift because my slab being post tentioned. I did not want a four post becuase they are not the best for general work on cars, they are better for storage. The other thing that is great about the scissor lift is when its not in use it stays stored out of the way under the car.

Some day i want to do a mini split ac in the garage so i can work in there year round.

[OG-TJ]

Awesome - that's the best tool in the shop IMO.  I bought a very similar lift about 7 years ago and have never gone back to creepers and jackstands.  Where'd you get the ramps?  I've been rocking stacked 2x10's... 

[CSPCRX]

It sure does make life easier. When i did the brakes on the front of the Tacoma it was the easiest brake job i ever did becuase i could put the truck at a comfortable height for me to work at.

Ramps are from race ramps. They are specifically built for use with scissor lifts. I went with them becuase they are so super light it makes them easy to move if they get in the way. Since they also brake down into 3 parts each side i can even take them to the track to use there in the pits if i wanted.

[Blue87Crxsi]

Yeah had lots of undamage parts lol wish i had a truck when i went out would of bought alot of those parts haha your crx is looking good bro ! 👌

[Blue87Crxsi]

Yeah had lots of undamage parts lol wish i had a truck when i went out would of bought alot of those parts haha your crx is looking good bro ! 👌

[Blue87Crxsi]

Yeah had lots of undamage parts lol wish i had a truck when i went out would of bought alot of those parts haha your crx is looking good bro ! 👌