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...The One and Only...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Syracuse NY
Posts: 25
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 2005 Chevy Cobalt
Rep Power: 6
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Hey guys,
I've primarily been a domestic fanboy since the beginning, but one day I had the dream of making a street legal go-kart of sorts, so I got to owrk on making it reality. The criteria I came up with were: Fast (duh), Light, Small, Excellent Handling, Decent Looking. I'm not sure when I first came across CRXes or where I got the idea to modify one, but it was really apparent that a CRX fit the bill. It didnt take me long to find a CRX for sale. Here she is: A 1988 CRX Si. This thing is beat, but it doesnt appear to have been in any accidents, and it has no record of any. It was originally a Louisiana car so it has minimal rust. The engine is a B18a swap, whihc was recently re-built, but not broken in correctly, so the piston rings cause the car to smoke at idle. The pistons still hold compression though. It has a brand new clutch, Eibach Sportline springs, and front and rear strut bars. The interior is completely screwed, but no worries, I'll be tearing it out anyway. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Body/Interior (I like clean, clean, clean.) My plans are to strip the body down to sheet metal, fix any problems with whats going on underneath, during this process I will also be relocating the gas fill nozzle, welding the gas door shut, shaving the door handles, and welding the doors shut. After all of that is done, I'm going to lay down a fresh coat of paint. Next: the interior, its all gotta go! The seats are broken, so I'm going to replace them with some fixed position seats. The dash has to basically be remade, theres no heat, no a/c, no radio, nothing in this car, so any/ all remnants of those things need to be filled in, so I will fill 'em in and fiberglass the whole thing. Now the rest of the interior is going, bare sheet metal is my friend here. Now for the engine. I'm not sure which direction I'm going with this one. I'm either going to keep the B18 and work with it, or swap it out for an H22 (I'm really leaning toward the H22 on this one.) But I really need to explore my options as to what I want to do. EDIT: My ultimate goal is 13s or better This will be my project car until it's finished This is my current daily driver: 2005 Chevy Cobalt LT ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by HackAbuse; 02-07-2007 at 12:36 AM. |
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*princess*
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Stockton, CA
Age: 28
Posts: 3,582
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 90 Integra B16 turbo, 00 Civic Si B18C n/a, 07 Fit Sport
Rep Power: 71
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1st off, welcome to hondaswap. nice to have you here. second, don't mess with ugly CRXs. lol the reason i say that, is we have one from our shop running 11.19 and it's UGLY! i mean... spraypainted camouflage... hehehe.
One of our buddy's shops has a Cobalt with 1000+whp... that thing is rediculous. __________________
~ArtieTuned - EFI University Certified Tuner~ *ECU Chipping*Custom Programs*Street/Dyno Tuning* Crome Pro*Motec*Haltech*Autronic*Hondata* Uberdata*Neptune*Fast*AEM* MegaSquirt*and more In the NorCal area http://www.artietuned.com e-mail: tuner@sonic.net or PM me Black Widow's Baby Pool |
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...The One and Only...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Syracuse NY
Posts: 25
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 2005 Chevy Cobalt
Rep Power: 6
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BTW I'm going t o pick it up sunday afternoon, it has no heat, and I have to drive it 4 hours in 15 degree weather. ![]() Are you talking about the whitfield racing 'balt? That thing is incredible! |
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*princess*
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Stockton, CA
Age: 28
Posts: 3,582
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 90 Integra B16 turbo, 00 Civic Si B18C n/a, 07 Fit Sport
Rep Power: 71
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yea... you know whitfield? hehehe, you may have heard of our shop then too...
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~ArtieTuned - EFI University Certified Tuner~ *ECU Chipping*Custom Programs*Street/Dyno Tuning* Crome Pro*Motec*Haltech*Autronic*Hondata* Uberdata*Neptune*Fast*AEM* MegaSquirt*and more In the NorCal area http://www.artietuned.com e-mail: tuner@sonic.net or PM me Black Widow's Baby Pool |
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...The One and Only...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Syracuse NY
Posts: 25
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 2005 Chevy Cobalt
Rep Power: 6
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Yeah, I hate to act like a know-it-all but I know quite a bit about cobalts, so I know alot about the Whitfield 'balt. Its the reason why I abandoned modding my 'balt. Just like any other car, you can make it fast, but it's rediculously expensive to do so, so I wanted to start on a cheaper platform
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*princess*
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Stockton, CA
Age: 28
Posts: 3,582
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 90 Integra B16 turbo, 00 Civic Si B18C n/a, 07 Fit Sport
Rep Power: 71
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hahaha... one of these days, ask him to tell you about Artie. lol
He came up from SoCal and we got to see his odyssey.... lol __________________
~ArtieTuned - EFI University Certified Tuner~ *ECU Chipping*Custom Programs*Street/Dyno Tuning* Crome Pro*Motec*Haltech*Autronic*Hondata* Uberdata*Neptune*Fast*AEM* MegaSquirt*and more In the NorCal area http://www.artietuned.com e-mail: tuner@sonic.net or PM me Black Widow's Baby Pool |
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Got Rice?
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: UTAH
Age: 21
Posts: 1,339
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 89' CRX HF and 90' Civic Si
Rep Power: 27
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WELCOME!!!
You got a deal for $500, I bought a 89 HF for $400 and it didnt come with any goodies. Yours came with the B18=great deal. Good luck with it and dont rice her out. BTW your taillights look like there from the 90-91 model Rex's __________________
www.supremacyracing.com |
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...The One and Only...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Syracuse NY
Posts: 25
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 2005 Chevy Cobalt
Rep Power: 6
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I also got new piston rings and 11.9:1 compression pistons along with the car, so i can fix the smoking issue, but I'm not sure if I really want to tear the engine apart since I've never replaced pistons before. Thanks, I think for the CRX I want to make the plate: Si-RX |
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Running on two cylinders
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Southbridge, MA
Age: 25
Posts: 18,155
iTrader: 1 / 100%
Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe
Rep Power: 338
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nice, both your crx and cobalt
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Home of the RPW built 2000 Lancer CC Coupe. See what is done to the little Evo5. "If you don't like what I've done with my car, I will gladly refund all the money you put into it." |
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Cogito Ergo Sum Steampunk
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Don't forget the Member's Map, pinned to the top of this forum
NE For the win ! __________________
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The G37....
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Washington State
Age: 29
Posts: 9,992
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: Black G37, '07 R6
Rep Power: 266
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Cogito Ergo Sum Steampunk
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Yeah, Syracuse is far away, but it's not like you're in Utah or anything
We have frequent things going on in CT, it's worth the drive. __________________
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The Riced Sleeper
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: ALbuquerque, NM
Age: 26
Posts: 1,431
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 2000 Si w/B18C5-R swap
Rep Power: 45
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welcome aboard__________________
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(True Story) "I built it, I drive it, your opinion doesnt matter. It doesn't have to be JDM it just has to be functional." (2nd part of sig. taken from 89CRXZC)http://racingsouthwest.com/forums/in..._item&CID=1708 |
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Führer Mod
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+1.. i didnt even notice the plate till you said something
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Führer Mod
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*princess*
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Stockton, CA
Age: 28
Posts: 3,582
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: 90 Integra B16 turbo, 00 Civic Si B18C n/a, 07 Fit Sport
Rep Power: 71
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oh gosh, nick... do i have to explain this to you AGAIN?
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~ArtieTuned - EFI University Certified Tuner~ *ECU Chipping*Custom Programs*Street/Dyno Tuning* Crome Pro*Motec*Haltech*Autronic*Hondata* Uberdata*Neptune*Fast*AEM* MegaSquirt*and more In the NorCal area http://www.artietuned.com e-mail: tuner@sonic.net or PM me Black Widow's Baby Pool |
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Go fast, Go Cheap
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Selinsgrove, PA
Age: 23
Posts: 1,299
iTrader: 0 / 0%
Ride: Hybrid POWER!
Rep Power: 24
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1337 H4X0rs, nice magnesium Hf wheels
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