My Barn find itr
I thought you guys would enjoy the story of my new itr. Some of you might remember me from years back I had the orange EG hatch and then a 98 ITR
I found this car by a post on clubsi just before Christmas. It took some detective work to find the owner but I found him within 48 hours made An offer site unseen and sent a deposit Fast forward to today, my buddy Scott came down with his truck adn trailer. Step was was get fuel, $140 worth. the last trip we did we pushed it one exit too far and had to hike 2 miles for fuel in the cold http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress.../01/ITRgas.jpg It took about an hour and half to get to the shop, we went inside and there she was http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...Rfirstview.jpg http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...1/ITRcheck.jpg this pic says it all lol http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...ssaysitall.jpg Only problem, Al could not find the key!! he had called a locksmith to come on site with no luck. Luckily there was an Acura dealer about 30min away, so off we went to get a new key cut. Forgot to take pics here, but who cares, $50 and 5 min later a key. back at the shop, we tested the key on door, and after having to pry it open, i hopped in to test the key in the ignition. Success it turned! http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...thekeywork.jpg check it out, uder 23,000 KM, i think about 13-14,000 miles http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress.../01/ITR22k.jpg poped the hood, all sock! but the power steering pump was removed and bypassed, but he gave me all the stock system http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...Rbonestock.jpg we released the ebrake (take note, if you leave a car for along time, jsut leave it in gear, with the ebrake off !) but the pads where stuck solid to the rotors we came prepared, jacked up the car to remove the rear brake pads. http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...TRwontroll.jpg bye bye pads. A chunk of pad acutally stuck to the rotor http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...1/ITRletgo.jpg freedom! it;s first move since about 2004 http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...01/ITRfree.jpg frist light in almost 10 years ! http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...TRfreshair.jpg dirty ! why he didn't buy a $50 car cover i dunno http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...TRdaylight.jpg Off we go back to Acura to get the key programmed, Barrie of Acura was very helpful. He told us to back the whole operation into the shop and they'll get the key programmed right away http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...Racurashop.jpg http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...acurashop2.jpg Didn;t take long for most of the dealership staff to check out the car. The service manager told me stories about how the cars would get stripped overnight in the dealerships lots when they first started getting them in 97-98! wheels seats, motor parts, gone. http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...1/ITRtechs.jpg while paying for the programming, i asked the parts guy to give me coins back isntead of bills, so i could head over to the self serve car wash that i saw on the way. He insisted we use their wash bay. Score, an OEM wash haha. http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...ITRoemwash.jpg http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...TRoemwash2.jpg http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...1/ITRgrime.jpg Look at that it's white! going to need a cut and polish, but it's not horrible http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...1/ITRshine.jpg We had to make one important stop. The only Tim Hortons that i know of in southern ontario that has Boston Cream timbits was right around the corner, mmmmm http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress.../01/ITRmmm.jpg made the trip back home, got her unloaded and 2 of us managed to push it this far up the driveway, damn steep driveway http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...Rdontbeshy.jpg had to use a tow strap around a post (for my tube bender) in the garage to get it over the bump, but home at last 7 hours later http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...homeatlast.jpg unloaded the spare wheels/tires he game me and i noticed that it's still the OEM tires ( think re10s right?) on the facotry rims haha http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...TRoemtires.jpg And thats that! Next task, get it started, track down the facotry badge number(he gave me some good leads) and a super clean interior. The car is actually a 2000, not as 98 as eddie thought. |
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Awesome. ........ a dream.
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Awesome find. What are your plans for the car?
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Back to %100 stock :)
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wow congrats on a awesome find :thumbup:
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What a beautiful find with such low miles. Best wishes to you and your build.
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Holy shit!!! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pick it up for.
PM Doespike for your badge number. |
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We were talking about this car on NSXPrime. Nice score! Hope to see you around as I'm in the area.
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Real good find
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Originally Posted by zc911
(Post 46642441)
I thought you guys would enjoy the story of my new itr. Some of you might remember me from years back I had the orange EG hatch and then a 98 ITR
I found this car by a post on clubsi just before Christmas. It took some detective work to find the owner but I found him within 48 hours made An offer site unseen and sent a deposit Fast forward to today, my buddy Scott came down with his truck adn trailer. Step was was get fuel, $140 worth. the last trip we did we pushed it one exit too far and had to hike 2 miles for fuel in the cold this pic says it all lol http://scottscargarage.com/wordpress...ssaysitall.jpg |
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great find! plans for the interior?
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Nice story. Great find.
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Happy New Years!
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Nice find!
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Wow this an awesome story!
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Very nice barn find. I am curious if the previous owner knew what he had
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Awesome!!! So what was the story behind the car and owner and why was it parked?
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Great find! The other day at work my wife ask me, well if the type-r gets stolen so much what did the dealers do when they had it brand new back in 97-01? I told her they probably didn't have one at every dealership lol. But your story explain it all.
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Very nice find !!! love the story its like chassing classic car lol !!!
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Sound like an episode of American Pickers. Great find.
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Nicely done sir! Congratulations on the pick up.
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Best story of the year. :thumbup:
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Congrats on the pick up.
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awesome find!!
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great find!!!
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