Is this a good deal

[Camden]

Ok so I found this 1989 civic si on Craigslist for 900. Here is the link http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/5244133559.html

Also how much and what do I need to fix it

 

[HeX]

Its virtually impossible to give you a realistic expectation of repairs without seeing the car in person or having exact details on whats been inspected to be the potential issue. IF, and I mean IF, he is being honest and he fried the power cable then its my guess that he likely fried the distributor or perhaps just part of the internals, maybe some relays, maybe more. If you are car savvy, inspect the hell out of it. You may just be able to part it out to recoop your money if you cant get it to run. My concern is that its been posted for sale for 24 days and not one Honda guy had picked it up for a quick fix. You lose nothing by checking it out, but be very cautious. Thats my best advice.

Also, I see a no radiator support and no viewable reinforcement up front, meaning the slightest front end collision could potentially heavily damage the radiator & turbo.

 

[Dominick]

That thing looks ghetto as f**k. Avoid if you want to not waste your time and effort.

 

[xxBLOOD88SHOTxx]

I would part out the engine and turbo setup, and start from scratch. That is IF the body is in good shape.

 

[obracer12]

Rad support cut out and the crash bar is probably missing to make room for an intercooler.. WG venting out of the hood, WG up against the front bumper. From what I can tell it looks like he's using a vacuum source for fuel adjustment..

If you like tickets with that screamer pipe, don't want to park it outside and are ok with significant damage should someone bump the front end.. then yeah go for it.

For $900 I'd look for a solid shell or a gradma owned civic and start from there. This may look like a good base, but I see more harm than good here.

 

[Camden]

Thanks for answering I'm not going to get it because I didn't even think about to support missing from the front