As it is now, the turbo on my built b18 setup is done. Bent shaft, squashed wheel, need a new turbo. Cost of a new turbo $500-700. Money in my bank account.... Im afraid to look. Needless to say I dont foresee things getting better anytime soon, the economy has destroyed any hopes of being able to buy anything outside of food to survive, and my bank account agrees. It pains me to walk through the garage and see my poor baby sitting there, tires now flat, battery dead, a hole where a turbo use to sit. I cant justify getting rid of the engine/turbo setup, the b18 is such a versatile engine. It'll fit most any honda/acura. Its completly built with only a few thousand miles on it. The work is paid for, no debt to speak of, no lingering bills to pay, just no extra money to fix it. I need to get it out of the garage. And I cant bare to see it sitting in the yard rotting away, I die a little every day as it is, with it in the garage. So my plan. Im going to pull the engine/tranny/turbo setup/ecu etc. Everything that will be needed to drop it into another honda down the road. I really have missed my second gen integra that I use to have, would still have it if my wife hadnt wrecked it...When/if things improve down the road Id like to buy a shell and drop the setup into that. I have a shed where I will prepare the engine for storage, seal it up and store it. As much as that will hurt knowing its just sitting there It wont be as bad as seeing a whole car sitting and going to waste.

So I will have a '90 CRX shell for sale. Full-Race traction bar(which I may just put the stock front member back on and sell seperatly)Eibach and tokicko suspension. Good clean climate control. Decent seats(classic drivers side bolster tear)Nice interior(nothing behind the seats, full dash/consoles good condition, black)Id like to sell the rolling shell if I can find someone interested. If not I may have to sell the parts and scrape the shell. The body is in fair condition. Someone before me sprayed it flat/primer black. Actually not as bad as it sounds, somewhat of a glossly primer look. The welded on panels are in great condition, very very minimal rust, a little dent on one of the quarters. Door panels are so-so, looks like some iffy bondo work thats cracking under one of the handles. Probably would need new fenders would be cheaper and easier than fixing whats there. Rear bumper has a dent where previous owner backed into something and tried(unsuccessfully)to pull it back out. Front bumper has been cut for the intercooler. It is an SI but the sunroof is gone. Filled in with metal, welded shut and bondo'd over(yikes, previous owner again)

So Im posting this here to see if any of the CRX guys here are interested. Its in St. Augustine, Fl 32086. I welcome any comments or suggestions on what my plans are, bad idea/good idea. Any comments really. The turn of events really suck. Nothing I can do to change that though.

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