GaDgeT's ED9 CRX - Build Thread and Worklog - 56K Warning!!

[GaDgeT-CRX]

Sup Crew,

Few of you on here already know me and my ride, but thought id kick off a worklog on OzHonda for my CRX and all the time, money, DIY, blood, sweat, tears that have gone into making it ;p

Here is a summary of whats gone in so far..
Exterior:
Mugen 6 piece kit
Respray 'arctic white'
16x7 Rims / Toyo T1R Tyres
BBS slotted rotors / lucas pads
Semi-lowered king springs / KYB Shocks

Engine
Rebuilt stock D16 motor
Rebuilt stock gearbox
Excedy HD clutch
Cold air intake / POD
2.5" catback exhaust / 4" N1 carbon tip

Interior:
Resprayed / Re trimmed / dyed interior Black / Blue Metallic
Momo wheel
Re trimmed leather stock seats
Integrated bluetooth CK7W
Custom Iphone Dock

Sound:
Alpine x305s Headunit
JBL MS-8 DSP running logic 7
JL XR650 6.5" Component Splits (Front)
JL VR 6" Component Splits (Rear)
Boston Acoustics 10" Dual 4ohm Sub
Eclipse XA1000 (sub) XA2000 (front mids) Steg QMOS 75.6M (Front Tweeters, Center)
4GA Power wire / custom cables / disti block
Custom tweeter pods
Custom sub box
Custom Amp Rack
Iphone / USB / Source

So ill guess ill start from the start.. stock as a rock, and ready to start draining my wallet ;p
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Fist thing was to re-build the motor, as the piston rings were shot and blowing sum nasty smoke through years of prior punishment. Full rebuild, rings, bearings, seals, tune.. This combined with a cold air induction, 2.5" catback exhaust and 4" N1 carbon muffler for flow and tone.

Then through overuse of ambitious starts, enter Heavy Duty Exedy clutch, combined with a full gearbox rebuild, replacement of all linkage bushes and short shifter.

This car was never designed to drive in a straight line, so handling and suspension have been at the forefront of the mods.. Big ass wide tyres with super sticky rubber, lowered king springs, KYB shocks, front / rear strut braces, replacement of ALL bushes, tie rod ends, castor rod ends, trailing arm etc for go-kart like handling on the roads.

Upgraded discs and brakes, BBS slotted rotors / lucas pads for added stopping power.

As the car has now clocked 20yrs of age, a major part of the budget has been spent on restoration of the shell / body with a full respray and kit fit done a few years back.
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[GaDgeT-CRX]

Have spent the past 12mths rebuilding, retrimming and repainting the interior, much bigger job than I originally expected ;p Involved pulling every internal panel out, then working my magic to give a unique refresh and look to the interior..

Dash out..
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retrimmed top section
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doors off, re-trimmed, re-dyed
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re-dyed all the boot, door bits
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made up new door card and boot inserts, and trimmed every panel that I could remove
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Made up a custom dash insert to house some new internal gauge bling ;p
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SQ Audio upgrade, amps, speakers, headunit and wiring
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Custom made sub box, molded off the rear boot plastics, made up from fibreglass and MDF
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[GaDgeT-CRX]

New front speaker mounts, sealed doors and custom tweeter pods
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Traced back any rattles to the source, and lined the boot, wheel arches, doors and exhaust with sound deadening
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Filled all internal cavities with open cell foam, to stop the sound from escaping the cabin
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Made up new rear speaker backing plates for component splits
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Stripped, sanded, primed and painted the covers
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Custom amp rack into the factory lock box
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Digital Processor added for SQ awesomeness!! Logic 7 , 7.1 surround sound FTW!
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[GaDgeT-CRX]

Replaced all factory power and speaker wire, 4GA Power and Earth, and made custom speaker runs to all the speakers
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New boot insert, amp rack and sub into the rear of the car
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And this is how it all came out, back together and re-instated to her daily driving duties ;p
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Have left out a lot of the DIY processes that has gone into the build, but happy to answer any questions you may have for anyone wanting to undergo a similar project..

Am in the final stages of finishing up all the bits and pieces, but overall am wrapped with the way it all turned out! Not an easy job, but really satisfied with the visual result, and the audio has to be heard to be appreciated ;p

Will keep the updates coming as they happen, will never be finished with the build, and am always thinking towards the next mod, repair or install. Lookin forward to the coming year, competing in the SQ audio comps, more to follow :)

GaDgeT

[KeyMan]

That is one sexy car! I really love the black and blue interior colour scheme, very nice work restoring her!

[GaDgeT-CRX]

thx mate, long time in the making ;p have been doing nothing else but building this car for as long as I can remember, need a holiday!

[dougie_504]

Looks like Andy if I'm not much mistaken :D

[GaDgeT-CRX]

Way too many Andys' driving CRX's around ;p

[egb16b]

nice work dude!

[GaDgeT-CRX]

cheers mate, was worth the effort :)

[sxmachine]

very nice build mate love the audio setup

[TheSaint]

nice and clean =D

[junoki]

omg u deserve a standing ovation for the effort and commitment ! looks Gangsta!

[GaDgeT-CRX]

cheers guys :) many DIY hrs gone into making it..

Learnt a lot in the process, big learning curve for me, not being any kind of pro installer... many failed attempts still sitting in the shed ;p The willingness to 'give it a crack' and trial and error seems to yield results

[aznstyler]

O.M.G
that is f*n clean, love the all the custom boot/sound system work you have done, wanna do my boot ;D

[GaDgeT-CRX]

here's my tip.. UNO FTW ;p

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[travisg]

nice work bro,clean looking car you've got there

[Snoop_gee]

awesome work getting your worklog on here. Andy.
*thumbsup*

[GaDgeT-CRX]

cheers G... shown u mine, time to put us all in awe by showing us yours ;p

[JJprelude]

wow those gages look amazing. Love all the custom work you've put into this.

[GaDgeT-CRX]

thx mate :) gauges are pretty bling, making a home for them to stop the light reflection off the windscreen at night took a lot of time