I am 55 years old, I had a 88 CRXsi in my 20's. As years passed by, I have owned 94 Euro BMW M3, 97 Porsche 993, 2005 Corvette. I have to be honest, the CRXsi was the most fun car of them all. I miss that car the most. It did everything. Thanks for sharing you video. Guard that CRX with you life.
@@diversedad7954 how much did you ended up selling yours for? Of course, don't feel pressured to answer - I'm just curious. I've looked at one where I live and guy asks about $8000 for it, but it's original vehicle with 300.000 km on the engine. Just maintained (no custom work was done on it except paint and maybe few minor things).
@@diversedad7954 Thanks! That honestly seems as a good deal for a car like that. In the end heart does not have a price and you've put a lot of it in that vehicle. Thanks again and all the best to you and yours.
@@betrion7 yeah I had a couple offers that were even higher and I could have made a little more money on it but the guy I sold it to only lives 2 hrs from me and I can still keep in touch and visit the car. He also has lots of other classic Hondas and keeps them in top shape and it was a good fit. Now I'm excited about the next chapter. Just built my dream shop and have a 66 c10 short bed truck I'm working on. Something totally different!
That's funny. If you've watched many of my other videos you'll see my daily driver is a slightly lifted z71 GMC Sierra 4x4 lol. And a lot of the time I'm wearing cowboy boots but usually not when I drive the crx cause I hate the way my boots fit the pedals. I take your comment that I'm not the typical Honda guy as a compliment. Hondas get a bad wrap because of a lot of the people that drive them but they are fun cars.
Thanks man. It was a long term goal and it turned out exactly as I pictured. It is rare for our younger generation to start a full rebuild project and actually finish lol. Thanks for watching!
Graduated high school in 94 with a v8 swapped s10. Sold it and bought a 91 crx to drive to college. The difference in gas mileage was astounding. Love it man. Oh the memories
I can remember when I was still in Highschool when eg's, crx's and Ef's hatchbacks roamed my local streets.. what you have there my friend is a true DIAMOND in the rough. Never SELL IT!!!
I collected all kinds of interior parts for years while building this car. Anytime I came across any I just bought them. Then when I put the car back together I chose the best parts. It's not perfect but it's pretty nice. My car is an HF and I decided to do all Si interior cause I liked it.
Years ago I had an 91 Crx Si with a ZC swap. I loved that car and used to race it here in the socal area at the time. Well in one month it was stolen twice most likely from the kids I used to race on the weekends. I felt I had to sell it before it gets stolen again.....I regretted that from day one. About 15 years later my father in law asked me if I wanted his 91 Crx Si because he knew to this day I miss that car (of course I said yes to the car!). I will never sell (or Race! i'm too old for that) that car and now I will teach my kids how to drive on that car! My happiness from the Crx is through the roof! Those cars are special! Only the people who have owned one knows what I am talking about. Beautiful ride!
Great story! Thanks for sharing and keep that one locked up!! I've got a couple custom "safeties" on mine where even if I left the keys in it, you wouldn't get it started. Best thing is just don't give someone the opportunity and make it a little harder to steal and most lazy thieves won't take the time to mess with it.
6:15 Appreciation is the key to being happy with the CRX and keeping it long. Once you start to compare to new cars you WILL become unhappy Power wise you want to Turbo, Traction loss you want to 4wd Then you want gadgets = You stay unhappy Once the molestation starts you introduce problems and you follow the demise of so many CRX
Yeah I've always liked the simplicity of this car with the b16 swap and how it's just era correct. It was very fast for its time and every build has a purpose. This was just to be a very clean, quick enough to have fun driver. It's been an awesome journey but I'm selling it very soon to move onto a new project I've already purchased. Time for something completely different! 1966 c10 short bed bagged and ls swapped! It's just a rolling shell right now. Lots of years of work to go on this one!
Love these cars. Had a 1987 CRX-SI purchased new and put 120,000 on it before selling it in the late 1990s. Most fun car I've ever owned. Thanks for helping to keep these great little cars alive!
Yeah I still getting excited even when I see a junky one on the road lol. Not many on the road. Yeah I've always thought the b16 is so cool for its high revving and the amount of power it makes for its size. Thanks for watching!
B16 VTEC cracks like no other. Id love to have this CRX as a daily. But I am happy with my 5th gen Prelude base, with the torquey JDM H23A bluetop VTEC. I could never part away from this, that raw analog and pure drivers car feeling never gets old. Plus once vtec kicks in, has that extra pull and roar that makes my commute 😃
Yeah this CRX will never be a daily driver again. I had 1/4 gen Prelude h23 non VTEC and that was one of my favorite cars I ever owned. That was the Honda that made me fall in love with Hondas
DiverseDad same here, i first fell in love with the 4th gen preludes especially in black, that dual tip exhaust, and timeless digi display and just the exterior alone. I got a great deal on my 5th gen that i couldnt pass up so i picked it up. And these are rare to see on the roads today. When i do see one it is riced to high heavens and or falling apart. Great upload and thanks for sharing! 🤙
I miss my CRX i had a b18b1 bottom with a b16a head boosted using a T04E until it got stolen one day. I used to cruise the honda-tech forums like crazy when i was in highschool....good times
Hate to hear about it being stolen. I used to have a build page of this car on honda-tech while I was building it. Unfortunately the site I was hosting the pictures through changed and wiped all the pictures.
That was the goal. Simple and clean. I wanted so many custom things on this car that most people would never notice and it would almost look stock to most
DiverseDad I can understand completely. I have always been conservative when it comes to modifying the exterior. I try to keep it oem looking as possible. I had a 98 ej8 coupe that appeared stock on the exterior. Engine bay, not so much!! Well done my friend. Subscribed and will be looking for more content on the Rex.
@@Undar8ed03 thanks! Not all my videos are about the crx but I try to keep a lot that way. I have some bigger video plans for the car but it's a longer term project I won't be releasing for a little while. You should check out the video that I have linked in the beginning of this one where I take the car to import Alliance this last summer. I put a lot more work into it. I think you'll enjoy it. More produced.
I have a 1994 civic hatch love it. THere are only two crx here on the island that I live and they rusting out might buy it and do a body work in the future.
Geeze dude that's a nice car. Super clean, love everything about it. I'm about to pick up an '89 CRX for $500, and then swap a b16 into it. I can only dream it could come out running and looking like yours! Nice ride man, stay safe out there.
I appreciate it man. Technically when I fist got this car I traded a car that I only had about $300 in so I got it cheaper than the one you're looking at. It was very rough so all it takes is a lot of work and commitment and if you want a nice one you can do it!
Absolutely love your car!! I spent my early teens messing around in an '85 CRX first stick shift I ever drove. To this day id love to own one but being up in the rust belt as it's know any of them that were here are probably dust by now. I occasionally look to see if I can find any they are either in bad shape or very expensive. Thanks for sharing your awesome car brings back some memories maybe some day I'll find one as a project I never give up. I look forward to seeing more videos.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's what's so cool about driving an old car like this around is people either pay no attention and have no idea what it is or someone like you will walk up to me and tell me about there memories in a car like mine. Most of them around here are rusted out too and we get snow and salt on the roads but we are definitely not considered to be in the salt belt so I can imagine what you are talking about
i've seen one here in the manila, philippines where my boss is an american working at animation company... man i would say the most beautiful crx i've seen in my life and in flesh...
Had a red 89 crx si, but got tired of people trying to steal it, so I had to sell the thing. It had a b18b1 with a b16 head, making 175hp, 115tq at the wheels. It was so much fun. I miss it a lot. It also had ee8 power windows, ee8 arm rest, full interior, Integra front and rear disc brake conversion..... I think I'm gonna buy one again when I have the chance. I'm 36 y/o, but I gotta relive those cool moments! Very iconic car.
Thanks for sharing. They are iconic fun little cars. I'm 34 and kinda like you love to relive those younger days through this car only I had this same car in those younger days its just gone through a transformation and kind of doesn't feel like the same car in some ways. You had one with an Integra front?! I'd like to see that. Also that ee8 with all those rare goodies sounds awesome!
I love this. They just go and go and run smooth, nimble. Don't be careless, folks clock them. Mine was stolen but recovered after high speed chase. Engine blew and body damage but I'm just going to swap the engine, it was getting up there anyways. People keep telling me I should just trash it and get another car, yeah right.
Back in college when I got this car my buddy had a fox body Mustang GT and most of the time in a drag race we ran almost the exact same. I kind of miss the days when this car was really rough-looking because for some reason everyone wanted to race me and I surprised a handful of people LOL
If his had a sunroof it was an Si model. That y49 yellow is one of the colors a lot of people are looking for now. Didn't make as many yellow ones. Mine was originally red.
Cool car mate. My friend used to have one of those back in the day and I had a B16a Integra those cars are great the noise they make on vtec is addictive and handle they handle very well being so light.
Thank you so much for the input. Please check out my most recent video about my trip to import Alliance. I put a lot more work into it and it's got a more produced set up. I have started a Moore produced mini documentary video that will go in more detail about my build. I also have a teaser for that video introduction on my channel if you want to check it out. Thanks for the support!
lol. I never thought this video would amount to anything and look at the views! I remember calling my best friend saying it hit 3k views, this thing has blown up lol. Now 150k. Unreal. I need to think of a follow up type video or other things that follow this format. I can’t figure out why it got so popular.
Love those cars! I’m a muscle car guy myself, but I had some friends with those things back in high school and they were an absolute blast to drive! They were like go carts😁
You shouldn’t limit yourself to being just a “Muscle car guy”. I own a 65 and 66 c10 pickups I’m building right now. I appreciate lots of things about lots of different cars. Btw I did a 20 minute professionally about documentary on the entire build of this car if you check out my channel. I think you’d really enjoy it.
@@diversedad7954 I'll have to check that out. I can appreciate almost everything automotive/motorsports related. We actually owned two different Honda Fit Sports that served as our main family vehicle when our kids were small. Those cars reminded me a lot of how I enjoyed the CRX's.
Brings back great memory’s of two cars I owed and loved , crx and Ek9 type r combo body/engine mating..regret selling my Ek9 though they worth a fortune now 😓
I like the low, sporty seating position. I have the same problem with my Fiero GT. When I come back to the parking lot, I initially don't know where it, is because all other cars over tower it,
@@frederickhasselbrinck8010 that's a good question. My car is very custom and prices for these cars are all over the place these days. I really don't know how to price it. I also have actual JDM wheels on it now so that makes it worth a little more. Talking to other people that have sold some really nice CRX's I'm hoping to get somewhere around the $10,000 range. I haven't decided yet but I'm a put it on an auction or something like that but I'm not really sure.
@@diversedad7954yeah that's the thing with these old Hondas is hard to get your money back specially ef series good thing that you have a crx and not a hatch or a four door.
@@frederickhasselbrinck8010 yeah I feel like the crx is one of the more collectible models so I've got that going for me. They have been growing in popularity a lot lately. Hondas don't hold value that great in general which is part of of why my new project is a 66 chevy c10. If I put the same amount of work into it as I have my crx it will be a $35k truck.
Keep her standard as possible. Had one myself and I miss it so much. If i spent more money maintaining it than modifying it, I'dd maybe still have her!
I grew up having nothing Honda cars, my first one was an 84 CRX HF then I got an 89 CRX DX that eventually did a ZC SOHC VTEC swap on it. Went thru several different more hatchbacks. Halfway thru my time in the military i bought a 93 NSX which i unfortunately totalled. in the rain. I've also had a 05 and 06 CBR 600RR. Then a Ridgeline and now a Pilot. The only non Honda car i had was a 2013 Mini Cooper S. Now I'm thinking of getting an S2000 for a. daily. driver.
I love you restored it and daily it and that you beat on it somtimes thats what there for right to have some fun in them. Any chance you can tell us whats the paint color code and wheel specs please.
Boosted is fun, I have a DD fiesta St, but I still really miss some things about NA. If you can, keep it the way it is, and build an additional car as a turbo.
I bought my 1990 CRX brand new, for 10k. Loved that car, zero problems and it got 55 miles to the gallon. Heck, once I clocked it at 60. I REALLY miss that car.
Hmmm might start restoring my 89 when I get another vehicle. Been driving mine for a little over a year. Great car minus a few issues that the last owner did to the car.
Back in my race game ( 1999 ) there were a lot of C’Rex ( that’s what we called them ) where b16s was swapped Into And also LS motors. Best body kit out there for C’Rex was WINGS WEST!
Yeah for sure. My buddy who got me into them back around that same time. Had one with a Wings West kit and he still has the car today. You might be able to see it in one of my other videos and I definitely have a little bit of video of it in one of my videos I'll release in the near future. It was his first car and he never got rid of it. We pulled the ls swap out of it a few years ago and he is now prepping to put a K20 in it and get it back on the road hopefully in the next couple years
Had a 90 DX in Torino Red Pearl also with a JDM B16A swap, I built the car back in 1998. Great car, I'd love to own one again but that ship has sailed for greener pastures.
@@diversedad7954 haha nice. Its got a super slow non vtec D15 in it but I got a D15b7 on the side with a hydrashift 5 speed manual, ported vtec heads and a full turbo kit.
@@diversedad7954 Yeah, I've been working out the kinks. Fixing electrical problems, but for the most part it does run pretty good. I have just a B16 basemap.
Just bought a 1991 Crx HF with a b16A Imported from Japan, the car was swapped in the late 90’s- early 2000’s. It sat for 14 years due to an electrical issue. I’ve been eyeballing it for 4-5 years now and the owner finally decided to sell it. Let the revival process begin 🤩
@@89civ no way! I was class of 03.i was just sitting with Eddie at a wedding last weekend! I moved to Springfield in 03.been here since. I'll be at import Alliance in St Louis this weekend probably just on Saturday. You should come out. Eddie will probably be there too.
I’m a hardcore Honda fanboy and still drive a DC2 Integra GSR. While I also have some luxury cars, the Integra gets the most love and attention. It just drives so awesomely and screams when it hits that VTEC yo! Worth mentioning it still gets 32 MPG.
Yeah that erra Integras are so good. Few more goodies than my crx but also a very connected to the driver experience. I jist recommended a dc2 to a friend of mine yesterday that's looking for a good cheap car.
Im working on boost for my CRX HF with B16A swap right now, these are one of my fav cars mine is not as clean but i have been offered 6k for it a couple times lol still wont sell its my forever car.
Just an FYI. Mine has a very similar setup. When dyno tested, we found a 5-6 HP gain by adding the simple intake tube moving the filter down by the battery (stock location).
That's great information. I built this car to be a great mix of function and form and I used to have a cold air intake on it before the build but I didn't like the one I have and when I put the car back together this was just a simple solution and I absolutely love the Simplicity of it combined with the shaved Bay and I've always known I'm probably sacrificing some power for the look. The Plan has always been to boost it so honestly I really don't care what kind of power this motor is making now. Not interested in putting any small power adders on this setup. I either want to leave it as is or go all out by boosting it, put a B20 block under it, or do a K series swap in the future.
@@diversedad7954 I'm in the same boat on boosting as mine has 9:2:1 compression pistons (built for boost), but I want AC! I'm torn on what to do first, even though I should boost first then custom AC
@@Voevoden I know exactly what I would do in your shoes. If I was running low compression Pistons I would definitely boost it first. Then when you've got boost you can just go faster to help cool yourself off right? LOL
I appreciate your crx and like may other commenters it brings back a lot of great memories of the many crxs that I had. I encourage you to keep building it however you dream!
@@diversedad7954 you'll miss it I just got one a month ago with a b20 i wanted one for a while glad I finally got one like you said pretty hard to find wish you luck on next project
DiverseDad I had a 1991 CRX SIR which is a JDM car that had a B16A in the exact same color as your car I loved loved that car even though it was 20 years ago,
About to pick up a del sol vtec factory b16 auper clean. I could only afford single cams in my teens and here i am 40 getting what i wanted 20 years ago lol
I know the feeling lol. I just saw a super nice clean completely stock del Sol in a really nice neighborhood the other day which made me really happy to see in a neighborhood full of super fancy new cars lol. I definitely like the CRX platform better but the Dell sol is pretty cool and just about as hard to find as a clean CRX these days. Especially the VTEC model.
If this car isn’t drawing as much attention as you thought it would, count your blessings. I had 2 extremely clean Integras stolen. The commenter that said you’d be followed in Cali is right. The guy following you would hit up his buddy with a tow truck. Off to the chop shop. Having a garage is a plus! Never sell!
I am 55 years old, I had a 88 CRXsi in my 20's. As years passed by, I have owned 94 Euro BMW M3, 97 Porsche 993, 2005 Corvette. I have to be honest, the CRXsi was the most fun car of them all. I miss that car the most. It did everything. Thanks for sharing you video. Guard that CRX with you life.
Thanks for sharing. You should go to my channel and check out the 20-minute documentary I shot covering the entire build restoration of the car.
@@diversedad7954 how much did you ended up selling yours for? Of course, don't feel pressured to answer - I'm just curious. I've looked at one where I live and guy asks about $8000 for it, but it's original vehicle with 300.000 km on the engine. Just maintained (no custom work was done on it except paint and maybe few minor things).
@@betrion7 I sold it for $12k. Pretty high number for mine for around here.
@@diversedad7954 Thanks! That honestly seems as a good deal for a car like that. In the end heart does not have a price and you've put a lot of it in that vehicle. Thanks again and all the best to you and yours.
@@betrion7 yeah I had a couple offers that were even higher and I could have made a little more money on it but the guy I sold it to only lives 2 hrs from me and I can still keep in touch and visit the car. He also has lots of other classic Hondas and keeps them in top shape and it was a good fit.
Now I'm excited about the next chapter. Just built my dream shop and have a 66 c10 short bed truck I'm working on. Something totally different!
Im a 17 year old who owns a 1990 crx dx and honestly im glad to see there are people like you sir who still love the car
Everyone Loves CRX's
im a mazda guy who hates fwd and i looove the crx
check mine
I personally love The Del-Sols Also and I know those are the most hated hondas in the community
@@kedaotuning nice nice b20
your car is honda
but your beard, hat and glasses says lifted F250
That's funny. If you've watched many of my other videos you'll see my daily driver is a slightly lifted z71 GMC Sierra 4x4 lol. And a lot of the time I'm wearing cowboy boots but usually not when I drive the crx cause I hate the way my boots fit the pedals. I take your comment that I'm not the typical Honda guy as a compliment. Hondas get a bad wrap because of a lot of the people that drive them but they are fun cars.
@@diversedad7954 yea and a lot cheaper on gas too
: )
He could have both. One for track days, and one for offroad mud trails. I own a ep3 type-r and a 94 Toyota landcruiser
jacksrandomadventures lol 😂
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I admire how you went all in on a project and saw it through to completion. It's built just right. Not flashy but clean as hell. Great job sir.
Thanks man. It was a long term goal and it turned out exactly as I pictured. It is rare for our younger generation to start a full rebuild project and actually finish lol. Thanks for watching!
Graduated high school in 94 with a v8 swapped s10. Sold it and bought a 91 crx to drive to college. The difference in gas mileage was astounding. Love it man. Oh the memories
She's a sweetheart. I would NOT boost it. She's fine the way she is. Thanks for sharing.
I also daily my 1991 Civic Si. My favourite car in the world! Never gonna sell it. Never gonna stop dailying it.
Please dont sell it!!
Baddest Burrito same bro is it stock
I can remember when I was still in Highschool when eg's, crx's and Ef's hatchbacks roamed my local streets.. what you have there my friend is a true DIAMOND in the rough. Never SELL IT!!!
A rough I turned into a diamond lol. Thanks for the compliments. They certainly don't make them like this anymore.
Keep that CRX NA!! Sweet car, you give me hope for my interior.
I collected all kinds of interior parts for years while building this car. Anytime I came across any I just bought them. Then when I put the car back together I chose the best parts. It's not perfect but it's pretty nice. My car is an HF and I decided to do all Si interior cause I liked it.
Miss my "91 CRX Si every day. Sold it with 321K trouble free miles.
Wow. Yeah I'm afraid I would have the same regret if I ever sold mine
Nice nice nice. I drove a 89 CRX SI for 5 years and this video reminded me of it. Love CRX forever.
Years ago I had an 91 Crx Si with a ZC swap. I loved that car and used to race it here in the socal area at the time. Well in one month it was stolen twice most likely from the kids I used to race on the weekends. I felt I had to sell it before it gets stolen again.....I regretted that from day one. About 15 years later my father in law asked me if I wanted his 91 Crx Si because he knew to this day I miss that car (of course I said yes to the car!). I will never sell (or Race! i'm too old for that) that car and now I will teach my kids how to drive on that car! My happiness from the Crx is through the roof! Those cars are special! Only the people who have owned one knows what I am talking about. Beautiful ride!
Great story! Thanks for sharing and keep that one locked up!! I've got a couple custom "safeties" on mine where even if I left the keys in it, you wouldn't get it started. Best thing is just don't give someone the opportunity and make it a little harder to steal and most lazy thieves won't take the time to mess with it.
Beautiful car! Gotta love having a car capable of high 14’s and still gets 40 mpg.
Can definitely do better than 14's with engine swap and still get that gas mileage 🤙🏾
Yea i get high 13s with crx and b18c
And 40 mpg no problem
I have a blast running errands in my 92 VW GTI 16v. I did full neuspeed sway bars, coil overs, techtonics exhause.. owned since 99. I adore the car.
Sounds like a sweet car. Awesome that you've owned it that long!
6:15 Appreciation is the key to being happy with the CRX and keeping it long.
Once you start to compare to new cars you WILL become unhappy
Power wise you want to Turbo,
Traction loss you want to 4wd
Then you want gadgets = You stay unhappy
Once the molestation starts you introduce problems and you follow the demise of so many CRX
Yeah I've always liked the simplicity of this car with the b16 swap and how it's just era correct. It was very fast for its time and every build has a purpose. This was just to be a very clean, quick enough to have fun driver. It's been an awesome journey but I'm selling it very soon to move onto a new project I've already purchased. Time for something completely different! 1966 c10 short bed bagged and ls swapped! It's just a rolling shell right now. Lots of years of work to go on this one!
Used to deliver pizza in my 89 back in the day. Never let me down even in the winter. My all time favorite car for sure.
Love these cars. Had a 1987 CRX-SI purchased new and put 120,000 on it before selling it
in the late 1990s. Most fun car I've ever owned. Thanks for helping to keep these great
little cars alive!
91 CRX, one of my all time favorite cars, perfect for errands
Just picked up an 89 hf not too long ago, single owner and my god the joy that thing brings even without per-say a damn b-16, absolutely stunning.
Congrats. Yeah they are definitely still fun right out of the box.
The design is so beautiful. Used to see them so much on the street, not anymore, sadly. Those engines are so great!
Yeah I still getting excited even when I see a junky one on the road lol. Not many on the road. Yeah I've always thought the b16 is so cool for its high revving and the amount of power it makes for its size. Thanks for watching!
Nice CRX. I’ve owned 3. One ‘90 Si with a DOHC ZC, a stock ‘88 Si, and a stock ‘88 DX. Timeless classic.
Thanks man. Yeah I've always thought the dual overhead cam zc is a great engine in these cars.
She is beautiful bro.... Thank you for keeping it alive
Man I got flashbacks of my 86 crx, loved that damn car. Best 500 bucks ever spent!
I daily drive my D16Z6 turbo 90 CRX HF for the last 22 years. Best car I have ever owned.
That's awesome. What kind of power does that thing make?
B16 VTEC cracks like no other. Id love to have this CRX as a daily. But I am happy with my 5th gen Prelude base, with the torquey JDM H23A bluetop VTEC. I could never part away from this, that raw analog and pure drivers car feeling never gets old. Plus once vtec kicks in, has that extra pull and roar that makes my commute 😃
Yeah this CRX will never be a daily driver again. I had 1/4 gen Prelude h23 non VTEC and that was one of my favorite cars I ever owned. That was the Honda that made me fall in love with Hondas
DiverseDad same here, i first fell in love with the 4th gen preludes especially in black, that dual tip exhaust, and timeless digi display and just the exterior alone. I got a great deal on my 5th gen that i couldnt pass up so i picked it up. And these are rare to see on the roads today. When i do see one it is riced to high heavens and or falling apart. Great upload and thanks for sharing! 🤙
Damn that’s clean. Those were the good ol Honda days
Yep and I get transported back to gmc good Ole Honda days everytime I drive it lol. Thanks for watching!
love the visibility of older cars
Beautiful classic Honda don’t ever get rid of it beautiful gem
Thank you. Glad you appreciate what I did with it
Great looking HF. Cali strict on Motors swaps without the BAR so I kept my HF stock. Keeping it alive and running.
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I miss my CRX i had a b18b1 bottom with a b16a head boosted using a T04E until it got stolen one day.
I used to cruise the honda-tech forums like crazy when i was in highschool....good times
Hate to hear about it being stolen. I used to have a build page of this car on honda-tech while I was building it. Unfortunately the site I was hosting the pictures through changed and wiped all the pictures.
Well what did insurance do about it? Did they get you another car?
Simplicity is key with this one. Kudos on the build.
That was the goal. Simple and clean. I wanted so many custom things on this car that most people would never notice and it would almost look stock to most
DiverseDad I can understand completely. I have always been conservative when it comes to modifying the exterior. I try to keep it oem looking as possible. I had a 98 ej8 coupe that appeared stock on the exterior. Engine bay, not so much!! Well done my friend. Subscribed and will be looking for more content on the Rex.
@@Undar8ed03 thanks! Not all my videos are about the crx but I try to keep a lot that way. I have some bigger video plans for the car but it's a longer term project I won't be releasing for a little while. You should check out the video that I have linked in the beginning of this one where I take the car to import Alliance this last summer. I put a lot more work into it. I think you'll enjoy it. More produced.
Damn i miss my crxs owned a 90 hr and 91 si with an h2b swap loved that thing.
I have a 1994 civic hatch love it. THere are only two crx here on the island that I live and they rusting out might buy it and do a body work in the future.
Same here in the Midwest where I am. Very few crxs and almost all of them are rusted out, riced out, or wrecked out.
Always loved the CRX, thanks for sharing your story!
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate the support!
Geeze dude that's a nice car. Super clean, love everything about it. I'm about to pick up an '89 CRX for $500, and then swap a b16 into it. I can only dream it could come out running and looking like yours! Nice ride man, stay safe out there.
I appreciate it man. Technically when I fist got this car I traded a car that I only had about $300 in so I got it cheaper than the one you're looking at. It was very rough so all it takes is a lot of work and commitment and if you want a nice one you can do it!
Absolutely love your car!! I spent my early teens messing around in an '85 CRX first stick shift I ever drove. To this day id love to own one but being up in the rust belt as it's know any of them that were here are probably dust by now. I occasionally look to see if I can find any they are either in bad shape or very expensive. Thanks for sharing your awesome car brings back some memories maybe some day I'll find one as a project I never give up. I look forward to seeing more videos.
Thanks for sharing your story. That's what's so cool about driving an old car like this around is people either pay no attention and have no idea what it is or someone like you will walk up to me and tell me about there memories in a car like mine. Most of them around here are rusted out too and we get snow and salt on the roads but we are definitely not considered to be in the salt belt so I can imagine what you are talking about
I just uploaded a new video. The CRX got some new shoes this week!
i've seen one here in the manila, philippines where my boss is an american working at animation company... man i would say the most beautiful crx i've seen in my life and in flesh...
Had a red 89 crx si, but got tired of people trying to steal it, so I had to sell the thing. It had a b18b1 with a b16 head, making 175hp, 115tq at the wheels. It was so much fun. I miss it a lot. It also had ee8 power windows, ee8 arm rest, full interior, Integra front and rear disc brake conversion..... I think I'm gonna buy one again when I have the chance. I'm 36 y/o, but I gotta relive those cool moments! Very iconic car.
Thanks for sharing. They are iconic fun little cars. I'm 34 and kinda like you love to relive those younger days through this car only I had this same car in those younger days its just gone through a transformation and kind of doesn't feel like the same car in some ways. You had one with an Integra front?! I'd like to see that. Also that ee8 with all those rare goodies sounds awesome!
Integra front and rear disc brakes. Not front. Haha! And after 4yrs, my wishes became a reality! I bought a black 1988 crx si.
Super clean CRX!
Thank you!
I had an 88' with a ZC and then a b16 swap way back when I was 18, I miss that car so much!
I love this. They just go and go and run smooth, nimble. Don't be careless, folks clock them.
Mine was stolen but recovered after high speed chase. Engine blew and body damage but I'm just going to swap the engine, it was getting up there anyways. People keep telling me I should just trash it and get another car, yeah right.
Void hate to hear that but glad you got it back. People told me mine was too rough to restore too lol.
ive always wanted one of these cars as a kid love them super hard now to find in mint condition how the 90's came and went
Hard to find in just decent condition.
Crx is always been my fav Honda more than the eg. the design is unique it’s a beautiful machine.
Definitely unique and I love it cause they are fairly rare these days. I get excited when I see a junky one on the road lol.
DiverseDad yes you got one beautiful machine there bro.
@@almightyjr9086 appreciate that.
@@diversedad7954 swear to god dude you're so lucky not to live in SoCAL...my crx keeps me paranoid of thieves...
@@vgrepairs yeah you live in a beautiful state but I wouldn't move there for anything. Especially for that reason.
I had one. Loved that car. Beat a z28 with my b16 crx!!!! Great times!!
Back in college when I got this car my buddy had a fox body Mustang GT and most of the time in a drag race we ran almost the exact same. I kind of miss the days when this car was really rough-looking because for some reason everyone wanted to race me and I surprised a handful of people LOL
I always remember when my dad bought his yellow crx I think his was an 1990 with a sunroof man I loved that car.
If his had a sunroof it was an Si model. That y49 yellow is one of the colors a lot of people are looking for now. Didn't make as many yellow ones. Mine was originally red.
DiverseDad ya it was an si, it was really nice back in the day. I was only 8 when he had the car.
Cool car mate. My friend used to have one of those back in the day and I had a B16a Integra those cars are great the noise they make on vtec is addictive and handle they handle very well being so light.
Love this style video. No over hyping dub step non sense. Just an awesome car and the owner/builder breaking it down. Awesome crx!
Thank you so much for the input. Please check out my most recent video about my trip to import Alliance. I put a lot more work into it and it's got a more produced set up. I have started a Moore produced mini documentary video that will go in more detail about my build. I also have a teaser for that video introduction on my channel if you want to check it out. Thanks for the support!
More of this content, I love old Hondas. Keep them alive for as long as possible!
Watching this video again for no reason other that it came up on my feed and I love it haha!
lol. I never thought this video would amount to anything and look at the views! I remember calling my best friend saying it hit 3k views, this thing has blown up lol. Now 150k. Unreal. I need to think of a follow up type video or other things that follow this format. I can’t figure out why it got so popular.
Awesome car
I love the Hondas
I’m an Accord guy myself
Love those cars! I’m a muscle car guy myself, but I had some friends with those things back in high school and they were an absolute blast to drive! They were like go carts😁
You shouldn’t limit yourself to being just a “Muscle car guy”. I own a 65 and 66 c10 pickups I’m building right now. I appreciate lots of things about lots of different cars.
Btw I did a 20 minute professionally about documentary on the entire build of this car if you check out my channel. I think you’d really enjoy it.
@@diversedad7954 I'll have to check that out. I can appreciate almost everything automotive/motorsports related. We actually owned two different Honda Fit Sports that served as our main family vehicle when our kids were small. Those cars reminded me a lot of how I enjoyed the CRX's.
@@musclecarcamaroman9092 here is a link to the full build video of the CRX.
ruclips.net/video/jCQ-DfzxIiY/видео.htmlsi=9gh-nS3sARtUGCbh
Brings back great memory’s of two cars I owed and loved , crx and Ek9 type r combo body/engine mating..regret selling my Ek9 though they worth a fortune now 😓
I had the same car with a B16 and it was the most fun I ever had in my life.
People do not and will never really know sadly.
Too bad you no longer have it
My favorite are the pass @ 10:46 & the u-turn @ 11:39. Great job on the build. Nice to see an everyday diyer diy. Don't ever sell it.
Thanks for the compliments! Building a car and doing all the work yourself is what makes it mean so much more in the end.
Amazing restoration
Hey thanks! Hopefully I can get this more in depth video talking more about the build finished here soon.
super cool, thx for sharing
My b16 crx has been my daily for almost 3 years now. Its been a love hate relationship but she's still running and getting me to work
This was my daily years ago and it was rough. I can relate. Had a ton of fun in it back then but spent a lot of time in the garage too.
I like the low, sporty seating position.
I have the same problem with my Fiero GT. When I come back to the parking lot, I initially don't know where it, is because all other cars over tower it,
Man what a throwback, I had a couple crx's with B series and some of those were turbos fun little cars..makes me want another one.
This one will be for sale very soon. Really hate to let it go but I'm on to a new build.
@@diversedad7954 Just curious how much are you going to be asking?
@@frederickhasselbrinck8010 that's a good question. My car is very custom and prices for these cars are all over the place these days. I really don't know how to price it. I also have actual JDM wheels on it now so that makes it worth a little more. Talking to other people that have sold some really nice CRX's I'm hoping to get somewhere around the $10,000 range. I haven't decided yet but I'm a put it on an auction or something like that but I'm not really sure.
@@diversedad7954yeah that's the thing with these old Hondas is hard to get your money back specially ef series good thing that you have a crx and not a hatch or a four door.
@@frederickhasselbrinck8010 yeah I feel like the crx is one of the more collectible models so I've got that going for me. They have been growing in popularity a lot lately. Hondas don't hold value that great in general which is part of of why my new project is a 66 chevy c10. If I put the same amount of work into it as I have my crx it will be a $35k truck.
All my friends want JDM R34's and Supras, all I want is a CRX SiR...
Lol. Well I would trade it for a supra in a heartbeat. Never been a huge fan of skylines.
Keep her standard as possible. Had one myself and I miss it so much. If i spent more money maintaining it than modifying it, I'dd maybe still have her!
i miss driving my crx, it was such a blast....hopefully this yr i will get her running again!
Do it! Keep them alive!
I grew up having nothing Honda cars, my first one was an 84 CRX HF then I got an 89 CRX DX that eventually did a ZC SOHC VTEC swap on it. Went thru several different more hatchbacks. Halfway thru my time in the military i bought a 93 NSX which i unfortunately totalled. in the rain. I've also had a 05 and 06 CBR 600RR. Then a Ridgeline and now a Pilot. The only non Honda car i had was a 2013 Mini Cooper S. Now I'm thinking of getting an S2000 for a. daily. driver.
I love you restored it and daily it and that you beat on it somtimes thats what there for right to have some fun in them. Any chance you can tell us whats the paint color code and wheel specs please.
Nice CRX, I had mine stolen last weekend but thankfully have it back minus a back windscreen, awesome cars to drive.
Jeez man. Glad you got it back!
doc lowkey i know that feeling, same thing happened to me.
I'll post a quick vid once it's back from insurance, panel, mechanics etc
My 93 Civic is my DD! Only I had stripped it out like a track car! Still has a d15b8 with z6 head! And she's rough! Someday I'll paint!!! Great car!!!
Thanks man. Keep it. They aren't worth much to sell so you may as well keep it and make it nice.
Had an 89 Si in high school. Really miss that car. Yours is exactly how I would build one now.
Thanks. Just ran into a bit of an issue with it. May be off the road for a bit😬 Stay tuned. I'll post a video about it in the next couple weeks.
I also had an 89 si in high school lmao
Forever in love with your car Colton! Keep up the great content!
Thank you. Really apprrciate it! 🙏🏼
I got my lisence in one of these. They're are alot of fun.
I daily my B16 CRX as well. Nothing better than hitting VTEC in the morning :D
Boosted is fun, I have a DD fiesta St, but I still really miss some things about NA. If you can, keep it the way it is, and build an additional car as a turbo.
I bought my 1990 CRX brand new, for 10k. Loved that car, zero problems and it got 55 miles to the gallon. Heck, once I clocked it at 60. I REALLY miss that car.
What model was it? Worth those numbers I'm guessing an HF?
Yup, it was an HF, stick shift. I put in an after market stereo, no air, crank windows. Everybody loved that car, lol.
@@reneenordeen9447 mine is an HF too. Although not much "HF" about it anymore.
Lol, but it's so cool to see a CRX in such nice shape, it makes an old Gen Xer like me feel young again. I love it when they get restored!!
Just what we need... a nice clean crx!
Hmmm might start restoring my 89 when I get another vehicle. Been driving mine for a little over a year. Great car minus a few issues that the last owner did to the car.
That engine sounds great
Back in my race game ( 1999 ) there were a lot of C’Rex ( that’s what we called them ) where b16s was swapped Into And also LS motors. Best body kit out there for C’Rex was WINGS WEST!
Yeah for sure. My buddy who got me into them back around that same time. Had one with a Wings West kit and he still has the car today. You might be able to see it in one of my other videos and I definitely have a little bit of video of it in one of my videos I'll release in the near future. It was his first car and he never got rid of it. We pulled the ls swap out of it a few years ago and he is now prepping to put a K20 in it and get it back on the road hopefully in the next couple years
had an 89 HF with a GSR b18, it was a blast!
Had a 90 DX in Torino Red Pearl also with a JDM B16A swap, I built the car back in 1998. Great car, I'd love to own one again but that ship has sailed for greener pastures.
Just got an 89 CRX its rough but clean title. The journey begins.
ACE That’s exactly how mine started. Really rough but clean title LOL.
@@diversedad7954 haha nice. Its got a super slow non vtec D15 in it but I got a D15b7 on the side with a hydrashift 5 speed manual, ported vtec heads and a full turbo kit.
ACE That should do the trick
I got my 89 HF CRX in okay condition last year in September, and I've been slowly getting it going good, did a 1994 SiR II B16A swap in it.
Wish mine was the sir2. Bet it runs good!
@@diversedad7954 Yeah, I've been working out the kinks. Fixing electrical problems, but for the most part it does run pretty good. I have just a B16 basemap.
Just bought a 1991 Crx HF with a b16A Imported from Japan, the car was swapped in the late 90’s- early 2000’s. It sat for 14 years due to an electrical issue. I’ve been eyeballing it for 4-5 years now and the owner finally decided to sell it. Let the revival process begin 🤩
Fred O’Farrell heck yeah! Nice find.
Crazy clean crx! Love the local-ish content. Keep it up!
Where are you from?
@@diversedad7954
I live about an hour west of downtown stl on hwy 70. Went to school close to Fulton.
@@89civ I went to South Callaway in Mokane my whole life. Basically Fulton area. Most of my car buddies are from Fulton too.
@@diversedad7954 Bulldogs class of 06......I graduated with Eddie! Only lived there for 2 years. Jr and sr year of high school. Small world!
@@89civ no way! I was class of 03.i was just sitting with Eddie at a wedding last weekend! I moved to Springfield in 03.been here since. I'll be at import Alliance in St Louis this weekend probably just on Saturday. You should come out. Eddie will probably be there too.
I’m a hardcore Honda fanboy and still drive a DC2 Integra GSR. While I also have some luxury cars, the Integra gets the most love and attention. It just drives so awesomely and screams when it hits that VTEC yo! Worth mentioning it still gets 32 MPG.
Yeah that erra Integras are so good. Few more goodies than my crx but also a very connected to the driver experience. I jist recommended a dc2 to a friend of mine yesterday that's looking for a good cheap car.
I used to have a yellow crx si and it was cool lil car wish it had the b16a like yours. Clean ride bro.
Im working on boost for my CRX HF with B16A swap right now, these are one of my fav cars mine is not as clean but i have been offered 6k for it a couple times lol still wont sell its my forever car.
That is a beautiful piece you have there...
Just an FYI. Mine has a very similar setup. When dyno tested, we found a 5-6 HP gain by adding the simple intake tube moving the filter down by the battery (stock location).
That's great information. I built this car to be a great mix of function and form and I used to have a cold air intake on it before the build but I didn't like the one I have and when I put the car back together this was just a simple solution and I absolutely love the Simplicity of it combined with the shaved Bay and I've always known I'm probably sacrificing some power for the look. The Plan has always been to boost it so honestly I really don't care what kind of power this motor is making now. Not interested in putting any small power adders on this setup. I either want to leave it as is or go all out by boosting it, put a B20 block under it, or do a K series swap in the future.
This car has never been on a dyno so that is pretty cool to have that information!
@@diversedad7954 I'm in the same boat on boosting as mine has 9:2:1 compression pistons (built for boost), but I want AC! I'm torn on what to do first, even though I should boost first then custom AC
@@Voevoden I know exactly what I would do in your shoes. If I was running low compression Pistons I would definitely boost it first. Then when you've got boost you can just go faster to help cool yourself off right? LOL
@@diversedad7954 hahah maybe if I was up North, but S Texas feels like a jungle 4-5 months a yr
Simple and clean setup
I appreciate your crx and like may other commenters it brings back a lot of great memories of the many crxs that I had. I encourage you to keep building it however you dream!
Thanks for the kind comments!
I had a same model year in red, I'd luv to have this one
This was a original red also.
I’m always happy to see a car with a good use :)
Super clean crx. You got to try turbo thoo especially if you never owned one
Thays funny because when I mentioned boosting it about 90% of the comments are people saying keep it NA. But I'm with you, I think she needs a snail.
DiverseDad eBay turbo kit with decent name turbo
Congrats for your car and your project, very nice and clean, much fun!
It will be for sale very soon. Picked up a new project and don't have space or money for both 😔
@@diversedad7954 you'll miss it I just got one a month ago with a b20 i wanted one for a while glad I finally got one like you said pretty hard to find wish you luck on next project
Nothing like driving a 90s civic
Especially in 2020! There's just something so raw about it you don't get from modern cars. Happy new year!
@@diversedad7954 Nice crx
@@JimmytheGenius thank you!
I got a 98 integra and I say this all the time they don't make em like that nomore
DiverseDad I had a 1991 CRX SIR which is a JDM car that had a B16A in the exact same color as your car I loved loved that car even though it was 20 years ago,
I’m blown away by the condition of this car.
Clean crx, and the pistons on the bonnet are sleek.
Pistons?
Hydraulic pistons/ hood struts.
@@JalopyDad ah gotcha lol. Yeah they are password jdm good struts. Very nice
About to pick up a del sol vtec factory b16 auper clean. I could only afford single cams in my teens and here i am 40 getting what i wanted 20 years ago lol
I know the feeling lol. I just saw a super nice clean completely stock del Sol in a really nice neighborhood the other day which made me really happy to see in a neighborhood full of super fancy new cars lol. I definitely like the CRX platform better but the Dell sol is pretty cool and just about as hard to find as a clean CRX these days. Especially the VTEC model.
My first car was a 91 crx si..I miss it so much.
If this car isn’t drawing as much attention as you thought it would, count your blessings. I had 2 extremely clean Integras stolen. The commenter that said you’d be followed in Cali is right. The guy following you would hit up his buddy with a tow truck. Off to the chop shop. Having a garage is a plus! Never sell!
good point
Damn, this looks so much fun to drive!
It is. If you're close to southwest Missouri come by and I'll let you take her for a rip!