takin8ez

Thanks man! I'm trying to get rid of it. I think the Spec2 is more of a novelty than anything. It looks badass but that damn drone and constant popping of your exhaust gets annoying VERY quick. I'm still looking for an alternative

Jeffaj20

Yeah, and the roof rack is a nice pickup as well.

And i love the popping sound! My exhaust fell apart and is basically straight piped with the cat, and the pop noise is fun to make lol

DirtyDA9

You need a 92-93 bumper I like the roof rack

takin8ez

I've been looking for one in decent condition for awhile. Thanks man. You like my east coast hood prop?

dmatthewstewart

This is the thread that finally got me off my butt and got me so pumped to do not 1 but two DA builds. My avatar is my last DA-it was super clean with 53,000 original kilometers on it. Unfortunately when these cars hit trees the tree tends to win. Ive been so bummed out about losing the car that I went and bought an 08 Hyundai brand new right after crashing the Teg. Swore off ever owning or building another one bc it was too depressing to lose it. But then I saw this thread. So thanks @takin8ez and mad props on this thread and your ride; it came out great so far.

So what comes next?

Anyways Im doing a four door and a two door. Will start a thread for each when I get them next week. I might even grab that rhd four door listed on here as my 4dr project car; all depends if I can get to Cali.

takin8ez

Thank you!! Good luck to you on your projects and I will check out your threads. There's so many builds on here that have inspired me as well. It's very pleasing to feel I'm contributing in one form or another. What's next? Well I plan on driving it a whole lot. It'll be at Honda Day for sure and I'll be taking it down south and to the beach occasionally. Next "build season" I'll probably end up tucking and shaving the bay. I've been thinking about picking up another project car though so we'll see.

redlinemi

looks good, nice to see a DA being done up nice

J

dmatthewstewart

@takin8ez

I had to stay away from this forum for many years just because I knew I would go cray and start building stuff again. And just like I always do I just bought a ton of parts ahead of time this weekend before I even bought any cars. I guess I just like being prepared

teggyluva90

Dam dude loving the roof rack!!!! and the DA from where it came from like WOW. Im ok with the 90-91 bumper new paint, a lip it be ok if you want too. Can't wait to start my thread Just a lot has happened moved from PA to Kansas now lol! but i will still meet up with my DA9 brothers in PA, NY just need to get a new DA now my shell got robbed in PA 5 months ago.

bigpunn421

xsi? i dont think so. i dont see awd or a b16

takin8ez

Awd? meheheheh. Your absolutely right. It's not an xsi. I'm a poser, a fake and a fraud. Wassuh?

X91'ef

Dope build. Thinking over selling mine or H swap. Nice work.

D.A9 GUY

nice build man hope mine comes out that good ppl just dont build these as much but its okay ..i love my da9 only 1 problem the cupholderz!! THERE IS NONE!when i noticed that i was like wtf acura really? lol

takin8ez

Thanks man

takin8ez

haha yeah man I just don't even bring drinks in the car anymore. If you open up the glove underneath the lid there are two "cupholders" there. More like circle shaped indents. It's hilarious how useless they are.

takin8ez

It was so nice out this weekend. I just had to get a few things done.

I removed the cowl as carefully as I could. Still managed to crack it almost in half . The cowl seals look ok I guess. I just lined it with 3M foam tape. Also robbed some clips from pick'npull to get it fastened down. While I was at it I painted the wiper arms with Duplicolor trim paint. I'm pretty just much getting the car ready for daily driving.
You can see the new radiator and cleaned up bay. EGR and AC stuff gone. Tucked coolant reservoir and injector wires.



Seibon hood chilling in the yard



Made a video of the exhaust before I pulled it. I cut it short because I backed into a plastic garbage can and cussed myself out lmao. No damage though.



Saggy shift boot fixed. I needed the metal bracket thingamabob. Robbed more clips to get the OEM Honda blockoff plate secured the right way. I had it glued in last year.



I decided to clean up my headlights a bit. The one behind it is half done. Such a difference.




I need to organize my tools so bad. You can see the custom door panel I made. The panel itself is pretty muffed up but it was good practice.



Non ac climate control switch. It's all in the details.



That's pretty much it. Today I'll finish the crank window motor conversion on the driver's side and get it adjusted correctly.

teggyluva90

Nice nice dude when we meeting lol got to see that sexy beast in person and chill an speak with its owner! you, me, and my bro ken aka dirtyda9 do you when there is a honda meet in NJ or NY? or IA meet.

B4RK3R

What metal bracket thingamabob are you talking about? I have the same problem and it drives me crazy

DA9Sleeper

It's looking good man about to put the db2 back on the road I miss my girl I just picked up another 1.7 block and I'm sending it out in a few weeks to get sleeved

takin8ez

I was just missing the rectangular metal piece that hooks into the boot and screws to the bottom of the console.

takin8ez

Nice man can't wait.

Jeffaj20

Dang, the black paint looks good iun that video

Nice work!

GoneFishin'

Love the DA lol

shifty92

keep it rolling broski!! lookin super fresh!

takin8ez

thanks bud