evil ways buildthread - Page 3 - Tuner-Junction

stjohnscrx · #41 (**permalink**) September 17th, 2007, 11:42 PM

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new wheels BBS RM's 15x7 30mm off set, gonna do a full rebuild on the wheels over the winter. im gonna paint the centers gold and buy new polished 1.5" lips

engine installed

painted the valve cover and intake tube

engine running and hid's shinning bright

stjohnscrx · #42 (**permalink**) September 17th, 2007, 11:49 PM

and more

another engine shot

and here are a few out side shots me and my friend took

macbasq · #43 (**permalink**) September 17th, 2007, 11:56 PM

i thought you were selling this bad larry a while back... or did i imagine that?

stjohnscrx · #44 (**permalink**) September 18th, 2007, 12:03 AM

at one point i was thinking about it but i changed my mind.

macbasq · #45 (**permalink**) September 18th, 2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stjohnscrx

at one point i was thinking about it but i changed my mind.

gotcha. when are you gonna get a hood? (or have you already got one?)

stjohnscrx · #46 (**permalink**) September 19th, 2007, 06:48 AM

maybe this winter i hope, i have been watching the jdm hoods and they all have been going for over 400-500 shipped so im just gonna go with a carbon fiber

drummingpariah · #47 (**permalink**) September 19th, 2007, 12:23 PM

I'm jealous your bumper covers seem to be mounted perfectly straight, but more importantly, they ARE perfectly straight. I ran into some serious problems (same kit) where the actual bumper was slightly misshapen and didn't wrap around the bumper support properly, and it ended up being too far back on the passenger's side and too far forward on the driver's side. I've tried everything I can think of short of actually shaving parts of the inside of the bumper covers, but that just doesn't sound like a good plan. Did you install it yourself, or did you "get it done" somewhere?

I love this build, by the way.

stjohnscrx · #48 (**permalink**) September 19th, 2007, 05:15 PM

i did it myself and it took a little time to figure out what needed to be cut on the stock bumper and i also had to trim the bumper cover a little under both headlights. here is a picture i have of the bumper before i cut it. i pretty much cut the ends off right where the bends are for the charge pipes

macbasq · #49 (**permalink**) December 22nd, 2007, 03:18 PM

how about an update? still gonna rebuild the wheels?

stjohnscrx · #50 (**permalink**) December 22nd, 2007, 05:11 PM

yeah i already took 2 of them apart and painted the 2 high temp gold to see what they would look like and then have them powder coated. im gonna get all new hardware and when its income tax time, im gonna buy the lips

macbasq · #51 (**permalink**) December 24th, 2007, 07:21 PM

those look good, you should make a DIY when you're putting them together

stjohnscrx · #52 (**permalink**) December 24th, 2007, 09:30 PM

when im ready to take the other 2 apart ill snap some pictures and do a write up. i talked to a couple people on a few vw forums and a few people said that i would have problems with the bolts that hold the lips to the rims. all the bolts came out with out any problems, the only problem i had was removing the lip from the rim

stjohnscrx · #53 (**permalink**) April 22nd, 2009, 10:15 PM

its been awhile since i have been on here and have since sold the white crx for $2000 and bought a 1990 jeep wrangler for $1650 back in september.

well it didnt last very long and back in december i bought a 1990 crx dx with a b16a swap, hasports mounts and linkage, ls tranny, dc header and thermal exhaust. kyb agx struts with max speed coil overs. chepo depot front and rear strut bars and some ugly ass white lenso 18" wheels. i got all this for $1000.
i have since sold the 18's for $200 and had to buy an alternator.
here are some pictures

what i sold

what i bought

and now the new crx

stjohnscrx · #54 (**permalink**) April 22nd, 2009, 10:19 PM

the only bad spot on the crx that needs attention

njn63 · #55 (**permalink**) April 26th, 2009, 09:55 PM

That sunroof is crazy looking. Is it aftermarket or was it transplanted from a different car?

stjohnscrx · #56 (**permalink**) April 26th, 2009, 10:07 PM

its aftermarket. ive never seen one like it before