1988 CRX Si Restore Part 22 - Suspension Cleanup

[@sirkdopsah1081]

Don't know why your vids never popped in my feed before. I'm glad they did. Great job.

[@kings17court]

4:20 I love it when you take the time to clearly show us the different products that you use. Thanks.

[@snowvon7160]

Holy cow I just watched this whole 88 series in one day 😳 Im absolutely loving this mate! I've got an 98 civic hatchback that I wanna do this exact same thing too. Thank you so much for all your links and tips! Cheers!

[@crxseth]

Awesome! Hoping to get it finished up in the near future! Still lots of work ahead of me!

[@dannydrummond]

Enjoy watching your content. Straightforward and simple.

[@apuuc]

I really enjoy your channel. Your editing is first rate, and your mechanical skills are great. I wish I could of brought my 85 Honda CRX to you to restore but I sold it back in 2000 and I really regret that decision. But then it was a daily commuter car with a lot of problems but watching you bring these old cars back is a real treat.

[@crxseth]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Vitolas03]

Very satisfying watching the whole rebuild process !👌🏽

[@ВасилийГирович]

Спасибо за ваши видео очень много полезной информации по crx смотрю и учусь.

[@jimhiscott2918]

Can't help but enjoy a clean OEM refresh👍

[@Murgledoo]

I’m doing new knuckles/hubs/backing plates/bearings on my rears soon (everything is in the mail) seeing this gave me some good ideas!

[@Knight994]

I need more Seth 🤯

[@rickyr4829]

Awesome Content!! 👌 I just bought a another ef hatch and did the whole suspension from a dc2 integra and got it powder coated and did the front brakes and disc from a prelude dual piston and rear disc from from the da integra it was a nightmare to get the old suspension off 😳 everything was rusted and 3 bolts I literally had grind off cause the torching wouldn't even do nothing to it but I got it done and was worth it. I like seeing ur content it gives some Movation!!

[@crxseth]

Rust is the worst to deal with.

[@rickyr4829]

@@crxseth yea first car I got like crazy rust on but I ended sandblasting the wheel wells and just getting new bolts but it was crazy sometimes just feels like giving up lol but still ended up finishing it

[@rickyr4829]

And love all the crx love man and ur cars !! Nice work !!!!!

[@wopino]

You're inspiring me to work on my Civics

[@crxseth]

Make it happen!

[@tommiitenley]

awesome and great work. love watching your videos. love seeing how someone can take the time and put into the older cars and make them look new again

[@jeffhan25]

Impressed with your attention to detail! Must refinish the wheel wells too! Thought all SI’s had rear disc brakes.

[@crxseth]

Not the 88’s.

[@civilrant4889]

i would have sprayed new bed liner in the wheel well before installing. but those new suspension parts look fab! Edit, if i haven't said it before. thank you for restoring these cars instead of racing them.

[@crxseth]

I will probably clean and spray the fender wells out later. Probably just use a black paint since I’m not a huge fan of the undercoating.

[@CrMo4130]

Love watching your work and you do really great video editing too!

[@crxseth]

Thanks!

[@spaceugo]

Amazing work ! 💪🏽🔥

[@davidbeverly3463]

Nice suspension cleanup! 👌 on point! Def takes time and elbow grease but the results are always 💪

[@juusstube]

The art of work

[@number3stunner118]

My favorite ASMR channel.

[@sonhuynh8222]

Great content as always …. looking forward to the next video! 🤙🏽

[@AlexBakov]

love the old honda! :)

[@vision27]

Just subscribed and started watching your videos recently and I'm inspired to restore my Civic in a similar way. Please keep it up!

[@crxseth]

Thanks for joining!

[@fargohondakid4597]

Love the content bro!! Keep up the good work! This was a super satisfying video! It turned out great 👍 😁

[@mixtoure]

I love the refresh 😍. I will do the same!!

[@Dope_Bishop]

how is it that i havent seen a crx anywhere in the last 6 years and now i just get recommended the CRX-siah

[@SamuelSoto17]

Good stuff 👍

[@sold_tortoise5712]

Looking clean man. 😎

[@chrisabernathy1082]

I've owned 5 CRX and every time I swear I'll never buy another one. Just because parts are so hard to source. And most parts cars have been so stripped out. By far though the CRX and EG Hatch are my favorite cars.

[@victorwilks88]

One of the best honda content out there ! Like share and subscribe 👆

[@chrisbrennan5952]

looking good, great content as always 👍

[@JQuilATL]

👍🏿 nice job

[@camilolopez3196]

Saludosss👌👍

[@elipsorange]

Absolutely supreme. I love everything about this. Where the k series at? Besides that, my chub is at maximum

[@hardworkingrick2318]

So much props dude enjoy these videos what was that stuff you spraying on the hub bearing

[@crxseth]

amzn.to/3OwP62h

[@t00early]

Really enjoy watching the progress. I'm curious why you didn't refresh the wheel wells when doing the suspension. Keep up the good work.

[@crxseth]

Because with the suspension off the car, I couldn’t wheel it outside to pressure wash and paint. Once the suspension was on I’d have to roll it out by myself and then remove all the suspension to clean and paint it. And I can’t push it up the slope of the drive by myself. So once I get it running again I’ll pull it out and jack it up and clean the fender wells and repaint with the suspension installed.

[@kings17court]

I was wondering the same thing. Reading Seth's response was a reminder that he is a one man show, working out of his garage, and is working with some restrictions and limitations that sometimes we don't understand at the time. But yeah, that would have been a GREAT time to finish up the wheel wells, if somehow possible. Cool that he took the time to explain.

[@TheBraulio459]

You shouldn’t tighten the bolts that go through bushings until you have the suspension loaded, it’ll wear out the bushings way faster

[@perfection742]

Diggin all the progress. Building my EF at the moment as well. Question, what paints do you use for the primer and topcoat for the suspension parts?

[@crxseth]

Just dupli-color etching primer and Harbor Freight Iron Armor chassis paint.

[@BCTCanadian]

Great project! Was wondering why you didn’t spray the wheel wells when you had all the suspension out? Would that be done later with other exterior paint work?

[@crxseth]

I’ll do it later. It didn’t work out with timing and being able to push the car out by myself and then remove the suspension and clean the wheel wells out. I’ll do it with the suspension installed once I can pull it out under its own power.

[@jeffmacdonald551]

Nice work Seth. I wish I still had my 87 si Bought it new and traded it in on a 89 civic si. Needed a back seat. do you ever come across a clean 1st gen. Crx si ? Thanks for all your efforts that you put into your videos

[@crxseth]

I see them sometimes for sale, but not very often. Thanks!

[@kings17court]

I had a first generation CRX Si in black with silver bottom, so it's the generation I'm emotionally attached to, but I always liked the second generation more. For whatever reason, the color I liked the most in gen2 was the yellow. So I would enjoy watching Seth do a gen1, but I could see him sticking with gen2, since he's more familiar with the ins and outs of gen2, and already has parts cars to source from, too. But yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing him do a gen1.

[@ef8mike737]

Hello Seth. All Japanese models got them lower control arms. My 91sir haves them and i went true hell finding Tein coilovers. I didn't want to swap to the fork style and mess with the purity to much. i love your work. Do you need Any video projects? I have a sir that need painted LOL.

[@crxseth]

I’ve got plenty of work to do on this one to keep me busy for a while. :) Thanks.

[@rodgerkidwell3594]

Another awesome video! I know this video was made over a year ago, but I’m a new subscriber to your channel and just trying to watch them in order to catch up. I’m sure you’ve probably already been asked, but if I were to buy a CRX Si would you want to use it to restore on your channel? As full time military I rarely have the time to do any of this, you obviously do amazing work, and I’d imagine you’d get some sort of monetary value from making more content. Just let me know! Keep up the great work!

[@crxseth]

Thanks, but I don’t usually do work for other people. KZbin doesn’t really make much money, so that’s not a huge part of the equation, it’s mainly for a challenge for myself.

[@rodgerkidwell3594]

@@crxseth completely understand! Was worth a shot. Keep up the great work and thanks for all of the entertainment/knowledge you are providing.

[@kings17court]

@@rodgerkidwell3594 I'm a new subscriber, too, but have poked around the comments enough where I knew what the answer was going to be. Wouldn't it be cool!? Our best shot at acquiring a finished product by Seth would be to buy his next project.

[@brianjohnson845]

You should hang your parts less time down. Can’t paint front and back at same time. But overall great job

[@eashan5022]

Should have restored the front wheel wells before putting the suspension on. just a coat of paint would look much nicer.

[@crxseth]

I will.

[@BenjaminFranceMusic]

Loving the content Seth! After my Mk2 Gti project is complete I want to build a restomod Crx or Ef hatch. Question: where did you get the wire wheel that you use on your drill? I haven’t been real happy with the ones I have and like the design of yours better.

[@crxseth]

Check the link in the video description. :)

[@BenjaminFranceMusic]

@@crxseth dude! I totally missed that! 🤣🤣🤣. Thanks, ordering them up now! And thanks again for the inspiration! Your content has inspired me to do a much more thorough job on my current project, and has also reignited my love and want for a 4g Honda again! (I had a ‘88 Si years ago and stupidly sold it.)

[@Rs_Garage]

👌🇯🇵🔰

[@alexandrealex4972]

🎬🎞🎶📽📸😍😁👍

[@LowFlyinOK]

Any future problems with painting all of the machined mating surfaces?

[@crxseth]

Nah, not in my opinion. It’s better than the rust forming.

[@familyengineering5591]

Dude u know what would be cool, if while you have the suspension out you wire wheeled the wheel tubs and then like rhino lined them like a bed liner. Take away that grimy look

[@crxseth]

I’ll definitely redo the fender wells at some point. Didn’t have a good chance to since it was stuck in the garage and I don’t have a water drain.

[@oldskool1979]

Did you torque everything down to factory spec ?

[@crxseth]

I gave it the ugga-duggas. I’ll have to take most of it apart again anyway. :)

[@FreakinRican]

Yo Seth, where was this project at when you picked it up?

[@crxseth]

In the heart of Mississippi.

[@Busydadgarage717]

What paint do you use for your suspension components?

[@crxseth]

Honestly, The Iron Armor chassis paint from Harbor Freight has been the best that I’ve used so far. I like it better than the VHT chassis paint. Goes on smoother and dries faster and harder.

[@Busydadgarage717]

@@crxseth that is awesome to know. I think that is honestly a great option as once on the car, you are really just protecting it from moisture, corrosion and the occasional rock. Think I may use that on the EF when I get to the suspension.

[@chrisabernathy1082]

Why not spray the fender wells while you had everything out???

[@crxseth]

I don’t have a garage floor drain and I couldn’t wheel it outside with all the suspension removed and sitting on jackstands.

[@rico55pr1]

Your supposed to preload bushings, if not they will tear for being under tension

[@crxseth]

I will do so once I get the coilovers installed.

[@slowyourrolejg3864]

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