Semi Old School Civic deal
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Semi Old School Civic deal
Hey guys,
I just stopped by this car shop, on the way home from work, that only works on Honda and Acura vehicles. There was a 1990 Honda civic SI with a blown motor there. The guy said that he would sell it to me for 500 bucks. Would it be worth buying it, then dropping a B series motor into it? What motor would work with that particular engine bay? I was stoked to see that the car was in decent condition. I'm sure I would have to replace a lot of stuff on the car like upgrade the suspension and interior. What kind of dough am I going to have to shell out to get the car running well? I'm sure there are an infinite number of possibilities. Im just looking to get the car and make it decently fast and have a nice paint job. What do you guys think?
Biotic
I just stopped by this car shop, on the way home from work, that only works on Honda and Acura vehicles. There was a 1990 Honda civic SI with a blown motor there. The guy said that he would sell it to me for 500 bucks. Would it be worth buying it, then dropping a B series motor into it? What motor would work with that particular engine bay? I was stoked to see that the car was in decent condition. I'm sure I would have to replace a lot of stuff on the car like upgrade the suspension and interior. What kind of dough am I going to have to shell out to get the car running well? I'm sure there are an infinite number of possibilities. Im just looking to get the car and make it decently fast and have a nice paint job. What do you guys think?
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I love the look of old civic, tegras, accords. For 500$ I would do it. You're prolly lookin at 3k for swap + lil extras, 500$ for the suspension depending if u want it lowered n stuff or just oem. And probably little odds and ends like fuel pump, brake and clutch cylinders.
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This belongs in the Pre-92 Civic/CRX section. That's what it's there for.
A '90 isn't "old school." They are still very popular for modification. 84-87's are fairly "old school" while pre-84's definately are.
$500 is a pretty good deal for a blown engine body.
A '90 isn't "old school." They are still very popular for modification. 84-87's are fairly "old school" while pre-84's definately are.
$500 is a pretty good deal for a blown engine body.