picking it up tomorrow or Friday, it's an 88 that's unbelievably rust free for a car from the NE,has a D15 block w/ a FI head, stainless header pipe, tein springs and Motegi B Bones wheels, and I'm sure some other mods, bought it sight unseen,well other than a few side shots through email.
running condition unknown.
Pics will follow after I get it home.
you bought an 80s car, sight unseen, without even hearing it run...or not?
EEEeeesh
also...
because those are cool
I figure it's half way to Challenge status as it sits and then I can Hongify it and have a contender this year.
Supercoupe wrote:and then I can Hongify it and have a contender this year.
do not underestimate the effort required to correctly Hong a vehicle.
In reply to Supercoupe:
Hatch, Sedan or Wagon? Let me know if you need parts.
It's a hatch, going to pick it up today
If it has a D15, it's either a 4spd Standard or a 5spd Dx and is most definitely NOT an Si.
A few notes:
The 88's have different RLCA's than the 89-91 cars. The geometry is different and require one-year-only shock applicaitons; it's pretty easy to update the control arms, though.
You can swap in the transaxle from an Si from an '88 Crx Si and still be able to use the same axles. The spline count is different on '89 and up cars.
You can swap to Si multi-port fuel injection and gain most of the power difference between the models.
oldsaw wrote:If it has a D15, it's either a 4spd Standard or a 5spd Dx and is most definitely NOT an Si.
Also, if it is an '88, it is most definitely not an Si.
There were CRX Si's in '88, but the Civic Si didn't come back until '89. I know this, because I waited for one.
In reply to Woody:
All true!
I have a '90 Dx hatch w/'88 RLCA's that would allow fitment of Illumina's (in 1990). I also got the benefit of more "responsive" handling that the factory decided was too extreme for most buyers.
4cylndrfury wrote:you bought an 80s car, sight unseen, without even hearing it run...or not?
EEEeeesh
Its the 21st century, time to sign up. It can be trying to buy a car long distance and I had once what I thought might be a bad experience but it all turned out well in the end. Other long distance experiences worked out fine.
pics as promised, runs like a top.
Wow that's pretty clean! Just the beginnings of cancer in the rear.
Nice car. I always liked those. So much cooler than Golfs of that era.
I wish Honda would have never gone away from that style
Spec Civic is calling your name.
Also, point of OCD- Those are Konigs, not Motegis. Same basic concept.
I have been actually looking at some of the civics available here locally I just don't know if I can bring myself to buy one. I REALLY dislike FWD...Hmmm though Civic with say S2000 drivetrain? Or something of that nature could be entertaining.
EDIT: I knew I couldn't have been the only one to think of this... http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/02/17/rwd-civic-ftw/
the little bit of rust is due to a scrape and started on surface, underneath is still solid, and I was mis-informed about the rims. Behind the front wheels it also has some surface scale where the rocks chipped off the paint.
As a side note , I'm going to look at another one today...
Glad it worked out! Thats a great looking base to get started with. Nice score!
If I were going to bring a car home from a dry state like Arizona or New Mexico, it might be one of those.
