jhholloway

I have a question for y'all drag guys. I am have 89 crx si, but once I dropped the motor and cleaned out the engine bay I found some things that were VERY concerning. There are two holes that I have no clue why someone made them. Here are some pictures. I am considering if these have compromised the structural integrity of the car.

Passenger




Driver's side:



I was sanding around the mount. I just found some "bondo" and wanted to see what's doing on before I progress and get the bay ready for paint.


I have not put my set up in the car yet but I have a
darton 81.5mm sleeved block
GSR port and polished head
skunk2 pro series stage 1
edelbrock IM
9:1 cp piston
ProStreet T3 Turbo manifold & Downpipe
v44 wastegate

like I said i haven't put the new motor in but
Garrett GT37R

NasTHatch

man the engine bay looks beat to shit.......do you have another car you can use? you know....one that doesnt look likes a whores vagina ?

and fuck those holes man, they were not there from the factory which is never good..

TATTRAT

looks legit, just some weight saving options going on.

nftuatn

it looks like rusted out holes.....and that bay is beat all to shit...

but as far as structural integrity...just grind the area to metal and place a 1/8 th piece of steel over it and weld it up...it will be just as strong...

jhholloway

LOL good point. Once I removed everything, I found these shitty surprises. I would love to find a new shell that's in better shape, but I was wondering if there was some reason for the holes.

The holes aren't rusted through someone used a drill and made the holes.

NasTHatch

strictly dag car? i can get you an EF hatch shell for DIRT cheap

jhholloway

Yeah, strictly track whore. I could do a hatch if it's cheap but I really want a rex. Can I get some more info?

Fabrik8

You don't need much structural integrity for a drag car. That said, the holes look ugly but will be pretty easy to patch up before you paint the engine bay.

jhholloway

Alright thanks guys that's exactly what I needed to know.

CarsRFun

lost me at.. Structural Integrity of drag car..... 89 crx si