My wrecked Chumpcar is currently at the cage builder's because he has a frame table. He has asked me to track down the frame specs so he can make sure its straight (he mainly pulls racecars so he doesnt subscribe to a service that provides the info).
My question for the Hive is where can I find this info? Based on my google research it looks like I get them from Mitchell collision but I dont really want to subscribe for a single use. Can I buy an old book that has them? Is there a resource on the web i haven't found?
The car in question is a 1993 Civic CX hatch.
JThw8
PowerDork
12/8/14 7:25 p.m.
This is for a 90....how close is a 90 to a 93? (Im honda illiterate) Still looking for the 93

Find a shop that will look it up on All Data for ya or sign up with All Data as a DIYer for the info on the one car for a year for about $25.00.
http://alldatadiy.com/
JThw8
PowerDork
12/8/14 7:34 p.m.
Here ya go, 92-96 http://www.manualslib.com/manual/464697/Honda-Civic.html?page=842#manual
In reply to JThw8:
The 90 and 93 are different. I have a similar page from the FSM but from what I was told the aftermarket has better specs. Im hoping a somebody with body shop experience can help explain what exactly I looking for. I think its partly a case of not knowing the right terminology to use.
Edit- we were posting at the same time. Thats the page I have. Maybe it is what he was talking about. I will have to take it to him and see.
JThw8
PowerDork
12/8/14 7:46 p.m.
Yep, that should be all he needs
My google-fu shows he may be talking about the Mitchell Unibody and Frame manual.
NOHOME
SuperDork
12/8/14 11:40 p.m.
logdog wrote:
My wrecked Chumpcar is currently at the cage builder's because he has a frame table. He has asked me to track down the frame specs so he can make sure its straight (he mainly pulls racecars so he doesnt subscribe to a service that provides the info).
My question for the Hive is where can I find this info? Based on my google research it looks like I get them from Mitchell collision but I dont really want to subscribe for a single use. Can I buy an old book that has them? Is there a resource on the web i haven't found?
The car in question is a 1993 Civic CX hatch.
If he does not subscribe to a service because he does race-cars, and this is a racecar, then why is he asking for specs!
I would think that for a chumpcar, if the wheelbase is not a parallelogram, and suspension pick-up points are on a single plane (chassis not twisted), you should be good to go. It's not like you will be chasing panel gaps or door fit.