ef_ftw73

hello to all, my name is Christopher and this is my build,ive lurked here for years, and a lot of time and effort went into this car.

its a 1998 integra gsr, and I cant thank the biggest influences Erinn, the love of my life, my main supporter and has helped me through it all!! Bobby, one of the nicest and knowledgeable people i know! James, for building my motor and teaching me things, and being very helpful and straight forward! and Scotty, for getting her tuned and is still willing to help me with things and I cant forget German, put my car up in his garage so she wouldn't be in the weather and helped me pull and install my motor


the beginning
this is the first day I got her, a HOT mess that needed to be tackled!





after i got her, i started thinking of ideas on what i wanted my project to be. and honestly, my first vision and how the car is now are two different things lol

but starting the car, I got a great deal on a b20v swap, (b16) head. type r intake manifold and throttle body, and some bolt ons



i was so happy to have her running, and i had some cash left over and decided i wanted to get something ive always wanted, a jdm front end, and thanks to Bobby for helping me install and put the front end on








i was beyond happy, and i found my old wheels and decided to throw them on



after that, I started cleaning the crap out of the interior because it smelled like weed and had weed all through out the car lol, and also taking the crappy window tent off!


and i decided i didnt like my wheels and traded them for some stock wheels, the good ole fashioned LS meshies, and dont regret a thing!




well, a few months pass and something TERRIBLE happened!, i let my best friend Stephen Burke drive her, and BAM! spun a bearing....... lol

a lot of sadness and sulking took over, and I didnt know what to do!, than I got a great idea to get someone to do a stock rebuild for me! and i got to talking to James emmino and to rebuild what was messed up, would be around the same to do a mild build!
and at that time, i got hungry, i wanted power. i told him what do i need to make 200, which is perfect for my daily! and we worked things out, talked it over and started the build

he took the motor apart and noticed a number of messed up things! like a washer in the timing case, everyting over torqued, rod bolts rounded off!

it was a ticking time bomb!
but now the motor is together, we hit the dyno! she made 192 / 138 tq, ls tranny and maxed out the injectors!


i was upset and picked up some 310 injectors, which i was told were 440's and delivered 310's instead, i wasn't to upset because he said if they maxed out he would refund me 100%

at this time i decide to get better wheels, and an asr neo-chrome subframe brace!



looks a million times better in my opinion!


now im at mainstream getting ready for her to be tuned



after the new injectors, and pump, we hit the dyno again! and this is where she is now!, im losing power due to having a terrible alignment, causing drag because the wheels were in the direction of this

lol / \ lol.




a little info on the build, b20 block, 84mm pistons, skunk 2 pro 1 cams, and skunk 2 cam gears, 310 rc injectors, upgraded the valve springs and retainers, 255 walbro pump,



i was so happy! but while the motor was being put together, I got antsy, i NEEDED to work on the car! so i started picking up things here and there!

found some awesome interior parts!
found a set of usdm itr rear seats for a really good price



a full NRG quick release set up off a contest I won off facebook lol!


and some bride low max seats, and some takatas! .......and some led's





MY NUMBER 1 PARTNER IN CRIME!


dont worry about the tag, the vehicle isnt there lol





now i got my interior pretty, i needed to get some suspension parts!
so I got this! buddy club p1's, function 7 lower control arms



now i have everything on, and getting ready for an alignment, and the machine is old and hooks up to the tire, so i had to get the fenders off lol



now im sitting pretty and aligned!!
she is really dirty from pollen and my co-workers were checking out my rear end lol



well now, I decided to sell my type r intake manifold and throttle body after i get my new parts in, which shipped out to day!


Look what just showed up at my door!! very excited!
someone got a new toy!!!



finally decided not to be lazy and installed the sway bar ive had for almost 3 months lol



now that i started to look around for some pretty parts, i came across this

carbon fiber trunk, it fits well and needs to be recleared, but other than that, i love it!



also, i had an extra skunk 2 cam seal so I retrofitted it to make a rear wiper delete lol



now that ive gotten closer to be able to legally drive again, i started to get her ready for daily use!




after messing around with some stuff, i noticed my radiator was busted, so with no time to think, i ordered a new skunk2 rad, and skunk 2 rad hoses because mine are from 1998 lol, got everything in besides my hoses because there not here yet, so now i have time to install my slim fan and being capable of driving her again lol



got her done!
first thing on my agenda, getting a bath lol


getting the wheels done



and BAM!
final touches





and a little racap, here is the beginning, to right after Import Aliance in atlanta

and thats where I am now :]

and im definitely open to constructive criticism
Thank You, Christopher

RicanTek

Nice build!

maacoreds13

looks great! Nice wheel choice. Black/gold ftw

ef_ftw73

figured i would post how the motor looks now
223, whp



a quick pull

B_Swapped93

Couldn't get the video to work but i'll bet 223whp N/A is a lot of fun ! looking good tho compare to day one. also how are those harnesses mounted ? I don't see a harness bar ?

ef_ftw73

its definitely a lot of fun, and there is no harness bar as of yet, and to be honest i doubt there will be one, because im wanting to go back to the oem setup, or get oem black recaros and just use my oem seat belts!

no longer a fan of red brides with my line of work lol

dc2LS

Your integra has come a long ways. Nice teg BTW I'm really digging the CF trunk that's next on my list did you run into any troubles installing it?

ef_ftw73

im probably going to sell mine, it didnt fit right, but im sure i can find a way to fix that problem to be honest.

ef_ftw73

well im back with some updates!!
let me know what you think

I purchased a new hood, lip and air duct!






this was the first day I drove her around, I went to Moes lol!

acuralytic

very nice; my integra looks like yours starting out lol; i basically want to do what you did within the next year. Except i probably won't go NA, not that there's anything wrong with that tho

nice work, looks clean as hell and not cheap or tacky like many tegs i see out there.

oh and what front lights are those? i have some black housing lights from an rsx but i think they may look very stupid on an integra lol but i'd prefer something that sets it apart from all the other integras out there visually.

Tyler Dirden

iTrader: (3)

Wood thrash....
Nice ride.

ef_ftw73

thanks man, and my head lights are the jdm front end head lights! i have an extra set with an extra hood and lip too!

B_Swapped93

Awesome car !!! I've always loved the jdm front on a black teg for visual thing only thing I can suggest is an ITR wing(I know they're over played now but still lol). What pistons and C/R ? id stock b20's there is some real power to be gained with one's that will bring you a 12:1+ c/r !. still got the harness I see I know they can be a pita regularly my 5pt cam lock makes me hate driving,my car on the streets.

ef_ftw73

thanks man! and ive been on the search for a spoiler, need to find some black itr side skirts and rear valances too

and im wanting to trade my Brides and Takatas lol

wreckeddc4

Very nice looking car man.

Harry3

Very cool.

ef_ftw73

thank you sir!

B_Swapped93

OP can you pm or post the parts list for me ? have a bare b20 sitting around and debating selling my 82mm gsr to do a 85mm b20V

ef_ftw73

PM SENT SIR

r_Senik

clean.
GA!

ef_ftw73

represent

Sebba

Wow.

ef_ftw73

here she is today

3rdtimecharmer

Very nice. I'm not a fan of deep dish on Hondas but everything else is great

B_Swapped93

What wheel's/tire spec ?