I've always wanted an NSX. I had a 92 Prelude in high school and eventually had to sell it... but I always wanted another Honda from that era. I decided to go big and buy what I really wanted...
What I got was a red 1991 5-speed with 100k miles on it. 19 years it spent in California with one owner, where it originated, then a collector bought it and moved it to Indiana where he put 3k miles on it, and now he wants to move on to another car.
This picture doesn't do it justice, I am trying to find my camera but until I do this is all I can get - this is from the seller. Rained on the car on the way home as well, so I would rather clean it before I take more pictures
Whoever owned it really did take care of the paint job, the color looks like it has never seen sun without some serious wax on it - very bright and no faded areas that I can see.
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Anyway... on to the mechanical stuff.
Timing belt was done at 62k, new clutch and flywheel were put in just a couple thousand miles ago. I drove it for about an hour, no check engine lights, etc. Then one the way home after filling it up with gas (3 hour drive back to Chicago) I did get a check engine light. Previous owner says it never happened to him, happens around 20 minutes at highway speed. Might be the O2 sensor - ideas?
I can tell the steering rack needs to be rebuilt, which I expected. It has some lash on center but of course as soon as you turn the wheel 5 degrees left or right the lash goes away and the steering feels very stiff.
Clutch feels great, shifter feels great, transmission shifts great. It lets me into first gear even at the upper end of the ratio, which tells me the syncros are pretty good.
Wheels are something, not sure. 18s in the back and 17s in the front. I'm not sure of the width. Tires are in good shape, I will probably just leave the wheels on there until I really find something else.
Everything inside the car works fine, except for one of the cruise control lights I think. The cruise works, just not the light. One of the speakers is out as well...
By the way, the transmission serial does not fall within the dreaded snap ring range, so I guess I'm good there
I'm here to learn, so tell me what I should be looking for next and when should I replace my timing belt again? Does everyone stick to the 70k service interval?
I think I got a good price too, paid 24.
What I got was a red 1991 5-speed with 100k miles on it. 19 years it spent in California with one owner, where it originated, then a collector bought it and moved it to Indiana where he put 3k miles on it, and now he wants to move on to another car.
This picture doesn't do it justice, I am trying to find my camera but until I do this is all I can get - this is from the seller. Rained on the car on the way home as well, so I would rather clean it before I take more pictures
Whoever owned it really did take care of the paint job, the color looks like it has never seen sun without some serious wax on it - very bright and no faded areas that I can see.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433476@N06/7185312312/" title="5I55V35G63k63F53I7c5b5140897a75e217b6 by xrarey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/7185312312_1580c27f4a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="5I55V35G63k63F53I7c5b5140897a75e217b6"></a>
Anyway... on to the mechanical stuff.
Timing belt was done at 62k, new clutch and flywheel were put in just a couple thousand miles ago. I drove it for about an hour, no check engine lights, etc. Then one the way home after filling it up with gas (3 hour drive back to Chicago) I did get a check engine light. Previous owner says it never happened to him, happens around 20 minutes at highway speed. Might be the O2 sensor - ideas?
I can tell the steering rack needs to be rebuilt, which I expected. It has some lash on center but of course as soon as you turn the wheel 5 degrees left or right the lash goes away and the steering feels very stiff.
Clutch feels great, shifter feels great, transmission shifts great. It lets me into first gear even at the upper end of the ratio, which tells me the syncros are pretty good.
Wheels are something, not sure. 18s in the back and 17s in the front. I'm not sure of the width. Tires are in good shape, I will probably just leave the wheels on there until I really find something else.
Everything inside the car works fine, except for one of the cruise control lights I think. The cruise works, just not the light. One of the speakers is out as well...
By the way, the transmission serial does not fall within the dreaded snap ring range, so I guess I'm good there
I'm here to learn, so tell me what I should be looking for next and when should I replace my timing belt again? Does everyone stick to the 70k service interval?
I think I got a good price too, paid 24.
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