**Milano Red DC4 Project**

[skipunk4]

Page 1: -Purchased car -Rotas and Tenabe springs -Trunk stripped -ITR lip -Enkeis' on, Rotas gone -Tokico Illuminas and H&R springs -Mugen knob and dstuning mats -Clock block off, amber clock, Si deck -Milano red side skirts installed -OEM column cover -OEM splash guards -ITR lip painted ( by me ) -Few pics so far -Throw back shot -More pics Page 2: -Factory door speaker -Couple of pics -More pics -And more pics Page 3: -Polished OEM exhaust -Started tearin down for the mild tuck -NEW OEM GSR strut bar w/ hardware -Sleeving and heat shrink picked up -Lots of pics Page 4: -Some crummy rolling shots -Driverside harness finished up -New knob and airbag tray -Driverside harness in -Just about done with the passenger side FINALLY Page 5: -Before and after pics -Bay cleaned up a bit -Car is running again! -Bay all finished and put back together -GS-R Strut bar on -New Parts -ASR subframe -ITR sway bar -Blox adjustable endlinks Page 6: -Rear suspension parts on -Few pics -Moisture leak in headlight Page 7: -"Custom" air duct -LOTS of pics -Throwback shot Page 8: -Random pic -Some SPOOOON -New parts on the way! Page 9: -Roof rack -Lots of pics -Package from JHP Page 10: -ITR header -DEI heat wrap kit -Spoon filter, socks, crane decal -EMRacing rear strut bar -Parts installed -UPDATES -NRG quick release -BLOX test pipe -Spoon crane decal Page 11: -Bummer -NRG short hub -OEM Snorkel Page 12: -RECARO -RECARO -RECARO -Some sick shots and chops by Eran Page 13: -Night Interior pic (shot by Jason) -BOWLIN with some buddies! (shot by Jason) -NGK plugs/wires -ASC 4130 strut bars :O -More sick shots by jason! -R.I.P spoonef's dc *cry* (car was one of my idols) hence the similarities Page 14: -Tear down #2 a starts -Car stripped -A/C removed -Collecting parts -Engine harness out -Brand new OEM car cover - purchased from old skool great seller! -949 lugs and stems -Old vs new -Stems on Page 15: -Updates -Spoon n1 silencer -Obd2 - 1 jumper harness -Progress on the engine harness -Brake cleanup Page 16: -"L" bracket for relocatin my resevoir -Cleaned up the good ol' B18b -Tucked hood prop cable -OEM plugs/AC ish -Harness progress -Core support painted -FATMAT sound deadening -Harness complete/installed -Bay goin back together -Ground controls Page 17: -Fatmat down -Koyorad radiator -Honda Access mats -New dipstick -EDM fog switch -Exploded Enkei RPF1 -Wheel teaser Page 18: -REGAMASTERS -BF Goodrich G-forces -Mounted the regas Page 19: -Yellow Raybrigs Page 20: - sick rolling shot by yellobus Page 21: - New OEM I "HEART" MY HONDA window cling - Mariners cap and N W P stickers - Ohlins engine torque damper - Few shots from N W P cruise - Odyssey battery Page 22: - Nothin new Page 23: - Ichiba 20 and 15mm wheel spacers - Function7 lca's - ITR checkered mats - Mugen loop and speedo __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________ I picked up this 98, clean titled single owner, milano red Integra about 2 years ago and have just starting to make a lot of progress on it. Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated So this is what it looked like when I first picked it up: What it looked like for a while after I got it. Removed the spoiler, swapped the logos, dropped it on Tenabe springs w/ Rota GT3s Stripped out my rear seats, cleaned it up a bit and laid down some sound dampening carpet. Total cost 16 bucks Picked up an OEM ITR front lip from a local HT member I got really really sick of the Rotas and decided to order some 15" Enkei RPF1s, Tokico Illuminas and some H&R race springs Sold the Rotas for $600 and installed these Notice the height before suspension was on: And after: Stuff Installed: -Momo champ wheel w/ Mugen horn button -Momo hub -98 spec JDM ITR cluster -ITR boot and armrest -Mugen 5mt knob (blue) -Amber climate control -New DStuning mats -JHP plate frame So after a little while I traded a guy straight up for an amber clock then bought an Si deck (which was a pain to install) so the whole dash lights in amber Worth it IMO Love these wheels!! I don't know why, but I really like this pic ^ Purchased a new steering column cover to replace my old scratched up one: Old: New: New: It was finally a nice day in Oly, so I figured I'd clean the car up and take some pics. Before: Cluttered bay After: go to page 21

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[Locc]

good progress

[9KRevLimitDC2]

Damnit i want to know how that lip came out

[Brice.Hayden]

car looks really good. Some OEM fogs would make it complete.
what exhaust do you have?

[Thorgs]

subscribed! love the progress. i should start one of these for mine.

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by Locc

good progress

Originally Posted by 9KRevLimitDC2

Damnit i want to know how that lip came out

lol I have a lot of pics from that coming very soon

Originally Posted by Brice.Hayden

car looks really good. Some OEM fogs would make it complete.
what exhaust do you have?

I'm not a huge fan of the OEM fogs so I'm probly just gonna leave it with the lip. But its stock as of now

Originally Posted by Thorgs

subscribed! love the progress. i should start one of these for mine.

lol DO IT!!

So I will be posting up quite a few of new pics tonight... especially of my paint job on the lip.

Check back a lil bit later for some updates

[skipunk4]

Picked up some brand new splash guards up for half price so I couldn't pass that up.







So I have decided to just paint the front lip myself because every body shop I went to was gonna charge me from $130 to $150, CRAZY!! Plus it's so close to the ground its gonna just get all chipped up anyways since its my DD. So yesterday I went out and bought some supplies for the job.

Heres how the lip sat when I first got it:



Everything cost me around $25 bucks, so even if it doesn't turn out perfect I'm not out anything and if it does turn out well then I'm set

So this is what I got: Any helpful comments would be greatly appreciated
-3 5 oz cans of Milano Red Duplicolor
-1 5 oz can of clear coat (may need one more?)
-2 sheets of finer grit wet/dry sandpaper



So once I got home I started wet sanding it, then I dried it off let it off and let it sit for like 10 min so it would fully dry. Then I dry sanded it and this is how it sits now:





So today I made A LOT of progress on the lip. Check it out:

First coat: Looks pink



Second coat: Starting to look better



Third coat: Coming along



Ran out of paint so I went and bought some more also got some 1500 grit sand paper for wet sanding.



Sprayed those 2 cans on and still needed more. So before I left to go buy more I popped the lip on to see how it matched up.





At the end of the night this is what I had: Total of 9 cans of paint, some dirty fine grit sand paper, and some nasty red tack cloth, oh ya and an ITR lip painted to match







Paint is complete, so tomorrow after school I'm going to wet sand, clear coat and polish

Total cost around $50 bucks, plus it was a fun learning experience I love doin stuff myself!

BUMP if you view





Modified by skipunk4 at 1:57 AM 4/29/2008

[9KRevLimitDC2]

Wow that looks so close if not a perfect match to the milano red on the front bumper good work nice attention to detail i cant wait to see what it looks like with a thick clear on it

[JDMkidGSR]

I like it...Nice do something about your engine bay.

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by 9KRevLimitDC2

Wow that looks so close if not a perfect match to the milano red on the front bumper good work nice attention to detail i cant wait to see what it looks like with a thick clear on it

Ya I think the 9 cans really did the job lol. I was crazy to think 3 cans would work. But I got the clear on today. Check it out!

Originally Posted by JDMkidGSR

I like it...Nice do something about your engine bay.

Thanks and I am dying to get that thing cleaned up. YOU HAVE NO IDEA lol

So today I made some progress on the lip today. I ended up using 3 cans of clear, and it turned out pretty good IMO. I also took off the bumper for getting it all mounted up easily.

Take a look: The pictures don't do it justice















As for tomorrow I will be doing the wet sanding with 2000 grit to get it nice and smooth and buffing it to bring out that shine.

BUMP IT!

[zacatkings]

love it

[9KRevLimitDC2]

Yea a wet sand will make that biatch pop nice work a very cost effective yet quality job

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by zacatkings

love it

thanks

Originally Posted by 9KRevLimitDC2

Yea a wet sand will make that biatch pop nice work a very cost effective yet quality job

So I wet sanded it and I think it needs some more clear coat but we'll see. I'll rock it for a while how it is. PLUS I'm gonna buff the shit out of it tomorrow after class we'll see how it looks after that.

So it went from this:



To this:







I think it needs more clear we'll see what happens after I buff it more tomorrow.





I don't what to do about center caps





WOOP WOOP


Modified by skipunk4 at 11:06 PM 5/1/2008

[dohcnotec1]

that car is looking damn good

[nightrise420]

where did u buy the itr lip?

[Fern413]

nice and clean...

[A's 94 GSR]

ooo good stuff here

[9KRevLimitDC2]

It looks vvery nice

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by dohcnotec1

that car is looking damn good

Thanks

Originally Posted by nightrise420

where did u buy the itr lip?

I got it from a local HT member. He was chill. Damn good price too

Originally Posted by Fern413

nice and clean...

Just the way I like it

Originally Posted by A's 94 GSR

ooo good stuff here

Yeah buddy

Originally Posted by 9KRevLimitDC2

It looks vvery nice

Thanks mang

Sooo I have decided that I love the lip lol. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Opinions would be greatly appreciated

Anyways here's a few pics after a good wash and wax













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[A's 94 GSR]

[Numba1 K Series]

w00t w00t for a local!

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by A's 94 GSR

Originally Posted by Numba1 B Series

w00t w00t for a local!

w00t, whens the next local meet?

So I'm trying to figure out what kind of exhaust to get. There is soo many choices. I have almost made up my mind, but I just wanted some opinions.

Here are my choices:
1. Mugen twin loop
2. Spoon N1
3. T1R Power 63
4. Apexi ws2

"You stay classy San Diego"

[crazyc@SRTmotorsports]

CLEAN DC , NICE BUILD KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[skipunk4]

Originally Posted by crazyc@SRTmotorsports

CLEAN DC , NICE BUILD KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

THANKS! I LOVE CAPS LOCK TOO! LOL

[thrty8street]

what kind of lug nuts and valve stems are those on the enkei's?