# I bought a Honda, dear lord what am I doing? **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961 **Category:** Builds **Created:** [March 9, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961 "2012-03-09T19:00:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/1 "2012-03-09T19:00:00Z")
Well since I just sold my beloved 00 Naudi A4 to a fellow shift member, rexford flats racing, I felt I needed to get something for fun & to keep the miles off the GLI. So, the day I sold the Naudi, I hopped onto Craigslist & found a bone stock 89 Honda CRX DX 5 Speed for cheap & decided what the hell & bought it. Spur of the moment kind of buy & for 800 doll hairs why the hell not. So here’s the specs on the car. 89 Crx, dx model -180,000 original miles -5 speed -100% bone stock other than a aftermarket headunit Things I have to do to it: -Muffler -Valve gasket -Plugs & wires -Fix a dent in the right fender -Get some new corner lights & lower lights for the bumper inserts -Clean it inside & out badly. It’s got it’s typical Honda cancer but for being over 20 years old it runs really well. Hasn’t been on the road since 09 & fires right up. I’m not a Honda person by any means but I gotta say, so far I like this little car. I’ll post some pics up tomorrow of it. Plans for it: LEAVE IT BONE STOCK & RUN IT TIL SHE BLOWS UP :excited ---
### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/2 "2012-03-09T19:29:05Z")
Nice pickup. Get ready to fall in love with the Rex. I got a lot of parts :ninja ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/3 "2012-03-09T19:38:01Z")
> [@iTunes n00b](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-n00b/45201/22): > > Nice pickup. Get ready to fall in love with the Rex. > > I got a lot of parts :ninja What parts do you have? ---
### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/4 "2012-03-09T19:40:05Z")
Stock, after market, whatever got a garage full and a cut up shell still. ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/5 "2012-03-09T20:00:59Z")
> [@FS: 2003 Buell Firebolt XB9R](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2003-buell-firebolt-xb9r/48589/4): > > Stock, after market, whatever got a garage full and a cut up shell still. Any chance I can come by this weekend & look at some parts to see if there’s anything I can use on this POS? ---
### Author: ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/6 "2012-03-09T21:29:26Z")
welcome to the nirvana 80s japanese cars offer ---
### Author: ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000) #### Post date: [March 9, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/7 "2012-03-09T23:32:42Z")
> [@WTB: car, preferebly japanese, cheap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-car-preferebly-japanese-cheap/48572/7): > > welcome to the nirvana 80s japanese cars offer Fuck off ---
### Author: ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/8 "2012-03-10T03:29:51Z")
The body will be long gone before it blows up. I have tried to kill stock single cam civics/crx for years, if there is oil on the dipstick it wont die. ---
### Author: ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/9 "2012-03-10T06:45:04Z")
^The ghost of Honda’s past returns ---
### Author: ![sbardy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sbardy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbardy) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/10 "2012-03-10T06:55:19Z")
Nice. :skid ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/11 "2012-03-10T13:33:52Z")
![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/crx.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/crx.jpg) ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/crx2.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/crx2.jpg) 2 quick pics of the junker from the craigslist ad. She’s a real gem. ---
### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/12 "2012-03-10T13:43:30Z")
> [@iTunes n00b](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-n00b/45201/23): > > Any chance I can come by this weekend & look at some parts to see if there’s anything I can use on this POS? I should be up there this Sunday or Monday. ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/13 "2012-03-10T13:50:37Z")
> [@FS: 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1994-mitsubishi-3000gt/48447/37): > > I should be up there this Sunday or Monday. Sunday works for me. I’ll pm you for an address. ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 10, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/14 "2012-03-10T13:53:12Z")
Almost forget an @$$ shot & the engine bay. Went to pull the plugs on it last night & the wires were frayed so I picked up some new NGK plugs & wires today. Hopefully getting a new front bumper this weekend, not painted to match but it’s a beater so who cares. ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/idk004.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/idk004.jpg) ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/idk005.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/idk005.jpg):Idiots ---
### Author: ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/15 "2012-03-14T08:54:41Z")
i had a 90 Si model. still my favorite car i’ve ever owned. Damn, I just realized its been sold for like 10 years… gettin old… you’ll love this thing. ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/16 "2012-03-14T18:51:46Z")
> [@Beat, Contain, Destroy Forum Game](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beat-contain-destroy-forum-game/48598/36): > > i had a 90 Si model. still my favorite car i’ve ever owned. Damn, I just realized its been sold for like 10 years… gettin old… > > you’ll love this thing. Yeah so far it’s been a fun project. Went from beater to resto real quick lol ---
### Author: ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/17 "2012-03-14T18:57:54Z")
Well, my little CRX has gone from being just a beater to now a full on resto project. As I told my friend Bryan “I just started taking parts off & here we are now”. Got a used front bumper, front & rear bumper support as well as a new headlight for the car after I completely stripped the car down. Started fixing the rust & getting the car ready for some fresh paint. We’re repainting it silver to maintain a stock appearance since that’s the goal with this car, 100% stock. Here’s some pics we took of her from the weekend. ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork002.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork002.jpg) As you can clearly see the rear bumper support was shot… ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork003.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork003.jpg) All stripped down ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork004.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork004.jpg) Little bondo & good bye Honda rot ![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork005.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/Crxbodywork005.jpg) Slowly getting there ---
### Author: ![91teg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91teg/32/6304_2.png) [@91teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91teg) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/18 "2012-03-14T20:07:53Z")
Well im going to be following this now. :lol ---
### Author: ![BlueS14240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blues14240sx/32/6410_2.png) [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/19 "2012-03-14T20:15:49Z")
i saw this on CL and almost called about it, that thing is awesome! i cant wait to follow this thread ---
### Author: ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew) #### Post date: [March 14, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961/20 "2012-03-14T21:21:37Z")
One of the best looking cars ever IMO. I want one, impossible to find a decent one though. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-bought-a-honda-dear-lord-what-am-i-doing/262961.md?page=2)