I just bought myself another Automotive organ donor; yet another sad car with interesting components to give towards its cousins as it dies & I thought a Thread in their honor was justified.
Here's the car in question:
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A Sept. 1989 2nd gen Honda Integra having covered 273,000km with 15" aftermarket alloy wheels, lights & electric sunroof that had been "totaled" by its owners running into the corner of a truck damaging bonnet, R.fender, headlight & some of the mounting structure, it's intended to spice up a sad '79 Accord I've had laying about a few years:
I got an unregistered vehicle permit & drove it home last Saturday.
The seller even discounted the cost of the permit, which he had casually proposed but I hadn't intended to hold him to.
Was a bit loud with no muffler (he'd sold it to a friend!), but sounded great!
Battery flat & probably dead.
No rear brake lights (accident had cut horn wires on the same burnt fuse).
Seems to drive well apart from a few extra squeaks.
Naturally I could be tempted to fix it up...
Though now that it's home I can also see evidence of poor previous repairs to the rear of the car with filler sanding marks over/behind the right wheel-arch, terrible rear hatch gaps, a subtle crease from the corner of the fuel-filler door to the left wheel-arch, dents in the roof around the sunroof..... So I guess it could probably never be a really nice car again & its loss may be justified.
Apparently it weighs in around 1125kg, with the B18A1 1834cc good for 96kw (130hp) with a 6500 redline {oh dear, the lighter old D16 DOHC had same power & revved further}. Should be fairly torquey though, & obviously can be the basis of far more revisions/power in its family tree (besides which I already have a B16A1 Vtec CR-X & don't need another). The Accord being 200 kg lighter with an 80 hp 1.6l & Hondamatic.
Always sad to destroy a saveable car, this '88 example has so far... escaped the same fate since despite appearances it's actually quite straight & I have replacement front panels.
Others that aren't so lucky/deserving:
The red '80 Prelude helping two gold examples.
The '80 Lancia b2000 HPE helping the '75 b1800 coupes
Lets see more of these benefactors & their beneficiaries.
Here's the car in question:
A Sept. 1989 2nd gen Honda Integra having covered 273,000km with 15" aftermarket alloy wheels, lights & electric sunroof that had been "totaled" by its owners running into the corner of a truck damaging bonnet, R.fender, headlight & some of the mounting structure, it's intended to spice up a sad '79 Accord I've had laying about a few years:
I got an unregistered vehicle permit & drove it home last Saturday.
The seller even discounted the cost of the permit, which he had casually proposed but I hadn't intended to hold him to.
Was a bit loud with no muffler (he'd sold it to a friend!), but sounded great!
Battery flat & probably dead.
No rear brake lights (accident had cut horn wires on the same burnt fuse).
Seems to drive well apart from a few extra squeaks.
Naturally I could be tempted to fix it up...
Though now that it's home I can also see evidence of poor previous repairs to the rear of the car with filler sanding marks over/behind the right wheel-arch, terrible rear hatch gaps, a subtle crease from the corner of the fuel-filler door to the left wheel-arch, dents in the roof around the sunroof..... So I guess it could probably never be a really nice car again & its loss may be justified.
Apparently it weighs in around 1125kg, with the B18A1 1834cc good for 96kw (130hp) with a 6500 redline {oh dear, the lighter old D16 DOHC had same power & revved further}. Should be fairly torquey though, & obviously can be the basis of far more revisions/power in its family tree (besides which I already have a B16A1 Vtec CR-X & don't need another). The Accord being 200 kg lighter with an 80 hp 1.6l & Hondamatic.
Always sad to destroy a saveable car, this '88 example has so far... escaped the same fate since despite appearances it's actually quite straight & I have replacement front panels.
Others that aren't so lucky/deserving:
The red '80 Prelude helping two gold examples.
The '80 Lancia b2000 HPE helping the '75 b1800 coupes
Lets see more of these benefactors & their beneficiaries.
