CRX mugen resurection

rsjapan · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:45 am

I going to present my car
it's a honda crx 84' (DX in Europe) but when I started to restore it...
I found a lot of rust damage (classic on this car) ...

so I decided to change the sens of my restoration..
I had remembered a picture of a strange one CRX with stickers everywhere and the colors of Mugen
I looked after a maximum of information on this car and I start work in April last year
you can imagine ,this kind of project is not the easiest but I'm not at my first restoration (3 vw bettle,1 vw type3)

the car when I found it..

and this the project....

rsjapan · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:12 am

after having fully disassemble the crx I sanded and I realize the extent of damage
I am a beater panel so I went to work and after 12 months of work and finally I paint the body

stingray · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:45 am

very nice

doesnt look too bad from the picture, everything look straight

ToolZ · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:18 am

Hello rsjapan!

Great project and looking forward to updates.
I tried sourcing a Mugen bodykit from Japan a few months back with no luck. Were you able to find one?

If not, these guys do a 'reproduction' kit - http://www.housemanautosport.com/crx.htm

Cheers :tu:

rsjapan · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:24 pm

thank you I bought my body Kit to Housemanautosport
but...it's very complicate to fit it (no plan/no brace/ no support/ no...thing..)
you will see it in my next pics...but it give a good look
so I continue my presentation...after sanding...I start to repair the body
the A pillar (before)

the A pillar (after)

the floor (before)

during

after

the floor (passenger side) before

and after

and all finish...

it's better no ?

Camshaft · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:24 pm

Amazing work! :shock:

Wanna come over and do my Celica? :lol:

Looks like a super clean shop, and it looks like you have a few cool toys to play with while you finish the CRX...

rsjapan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:59 pm

thank

another pictures...the famous houseman bodykit,perhaps the unique in Europe

I made a try on the body

this is my CRX with my AH's wife CF48 mugen's wheels equiped

rsjapan · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:55 pm

after 1 month of adjustment of the front face
it's very complicate because there is no plan, no supports,no arms, nothing for help to fit the body kit

I must create all this for install it

after I fitted a roll cage and welded a bar and created a frame for the fuel cell (RCI from Jeg's)

and finally when all was welded.... I cutted the rear fenders :twisted:

Camshaft · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:55 am

No turning back now! :twisted:

rsjapan · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:55 am

yes bro

impossible.... and that's good !!! :twisted:

you will see the rest of the work tomorrow :wink:

rsjapan · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:27 pm

ok after cut my rear arch fender
I started to build the copy of the original dashbord...
with cardboard, I made a template and after 30 hours,
the dashboard is relatively close to the original isn't it ?

a pic with my kevlar's sparco (same as the original) and my NOS mugen steering wheel

and here the dash bord finish..

the original

but I think I will remake the front panel because I found the true gauges (stewart warner)
so I'm going to change the Autogage's gauges

Robb · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:44 pm

Nice. GL ! :tu:

Camshaft · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:38 am

Nice work on the dash! Did you just paint it or is it coverered with velour?

rsjapan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:43 am

Camshaft wrote:

Nice work on the dash! Did you just paint it or is it coverered with velour?

no it's recovered with foam of 5mm of thick and recovered with black microfiber

Camshaft · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:55 am

rsjapan wrote:

Camshaft wrote:

Nice work on the dash! Did you just paint it or is it coverered with velour?

no it's recovered with foam of 5mm of thick and recovered with black microfiber

Wow, very nice! :tu:

Can't wait to see what you do with the engine...

pagong · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:20 pm

this is one cool build...cannot wait to see it done.

Subscribed :tu:

rsjapan · **Posted:** Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:29 pm

thanks ...
ok !!
when I finished all the body, we started the paint..
that's not my cup of tee (to boring) but if you want to have a the best restoration...
you must to do it...
so I put my car on the oven ,after having all sanded and degreased...
I put all the sealer

after anti gravel coat

and in last the paint...

Camshaft · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:50 pm

Looking killer.

It's going to be fun bolting nice new parts up to that fresh white shell.

rsjapan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:03 am

You can't imagine how many N.O.S parts I have found for this car

the parts come from almost all over the world (New.Zealand ,Japan, USA, Sweden , UK, France, Switzerland ...)

Camshaft · **Posted:** Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:04 pm

Did you weld up the sunroof?

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