"Kenaft - some new kid" (kenaft)
04/24/2014 at 22:57 • Filed to: None
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"Kenaft - some new kid" (kenaft)
04/24/2014 at 22:57 • Filed to: None | 0
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Specifically a 1987.
http://holland.craigslist.org/cto/4436428744…
Emailed the guy, said that the car will need a "passenger cv axle causing the shake", "driver side door pins", and rear brakes.
Ideally this would be a DD - but do you guys think it's likely done for that duty?
Zibodiz
> Kenaft - some new kid
04/25/2014 at 00:09 |
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As a former civic hatch owner, I can tell ya that if you want to spend a lot of time wrenching around, those can be fun to work on, but if you want a reliable daily driver, look for one that's in a lot better starting condition. You're going to have a lot of time spent trying to get it running right and rebuilding the engine. That having been said, the CV on a civic is the easiest in the world to change. You literally take the wheel off, take off one giant nut (on the wishbone), jack up the wishbone to pop it off, then pop the CV out with a screw driver. Literally a 15 minute job if nothing's rusty.
Brakes are brakes — they're never fun, but never really that hard either. I've changed them on many cars, and they were always the same. Disks are a little easier than drums, but it's not really that different. You could easily change the CV and brakes in a single afternoon.
MonkeePuzzle
> Kenaft - some new kid
04/25/2014 at 09:53 |
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as a civic nut it pains me to say... but unless you plan to restore it I'd say it's not worth the effort as just a daily driver. They had some kind of odd suspension setups back then which makes parts harder to get, less aftermarket support so you'll end up getting OEM part$$$, and the rust is a concern that will only get worse. For $1100 I'd pick it up if you were into them and you loved that style and were looking for one, but if you just want an $1100 car good on gas I think you can do better.