The 'Weekend build'

This weekend is D-Day for the CRX now, Hugh has been down all weekend and we have been working on the CRX. We have run into a few problems such as the clutch I had not fitting :( Desperately trying to get hold of a new clutch now so we can get the engine back in!

Also got some brakes on though, VTEC hubs and disks under Prelude calipers which will take up to 282mm disks and just about go under 15 inch wheels with a bit of persuasion from an angle grinder... (no pics of these yet but will get some tomorrow).

Just a few pictures here including me and Hugh in some rather fetching smurf outfits that my dad managed to find.











Lots and lots of confusing wires :eek:

Fitting the Turbo Pipework

Just been working out where the inter cooler etc needs to sit today and bolted on the turbo manifold and worked all the pipework out, I know its not all clipped up yet but don't worry it will be!!

Pictures:



















Yeah the bonnet isn't actually shut thats why its got a nasty panel gap:

Sorting out the Bodywork

I have basically been working sorting out all the bodywork and getting that up to scratch recently:

New doors fitted:



Made some new mud flaps from fiberglass and filler :)



Boot lid filled and holes drilled for the VTEC spoiler:



Sunroof filled sanded down and finished:



Front arches removed the tiny tiny amount of rust of these:





Also just a few shots of the engine bay before the turbo goes in:

Harnesses

Managed to get hold of a set of harnesses and eye bolts, here they are fitted:






Front is now all stipped out as well including carpets and sound deadening material:

Rear Strut Brace

Added a rear upper strut brace as well now:

How It Stands at the Moment

The car is now fully stripped down and ready to start putting bits on, here it is at the moment:

New Shiny Bits

I went down to London to pay Stuart (Stoo) from CRX-UK a visit and pick up a few new parts that I needed (I also got my turbo kit off this guy, top bloke if anyone is thinking about dealing with him, he also has a business setup with Jon (Amplereason) and trade under the username sixpointnine)

Some new doors:





Powerflow exhaust:







New clutch and flywheel:



VTEC Spoiler:

Stripping Her Out

As this is mainly going to be a track car I want as little weight as possiable, hence all the crap out the back has to go, here are a few photos of the stripped out rear:





Yes those are my legs :)

The Rear Impact

This car is a CAT C insurance write off at the moment due to a rear impact, these pictures show the damage to the rear which is minimal and has since been knocked back out with a lump hammer (farmer mechanic style).





It is kind of hard to see the damage but here it is repaired:

Assessing the state of the Car

Hmm, Rust rust and some more rust, I knew that plastic trim was hiding something! I knew it was going to be there so wasn't a massive surprise when I found it.

Drivers door, the passenger one was just as bad as well:



Drivers sill, again passenger one is just as bad:



Another shot of the sill:



And towards the back of the sill:



This is the passenger one:



Sun roof:



Boot hatch: