Finally my 97 R project revealed - Honda-Tech

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 12:39 AM

Hey guys looks like its time for me to show you guys what I have been working on. Some of you guys might remember that I got in a car accident in my 00 ITR almost 3 years ago. If you don’t here is the link http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1513998

Well I ended up finding a 97 ITR shell; I have to say it was a little gold nugget! I got it from a guy who had it in his back yard for 5 years or so. I went ahead and bought it. The jdm radiator support was already installed; it also came with mugen pedals, jdm itr cluster. One of the most surprising things that it came with was mugen 26mm sway bars front and rear!

Well here are some questions I have for the ITR community…

How do I find out the badge number?
Does anyone know who used to own this car? I did a carfax and there’s only 16000 miles on the chassis. As far as I can tell this car had quite a few mugen parts, and it has never left Arizona. Well enough of the boring stuff here are the pics!!!

Here are so pics after I cleaned her up a bit, was too excited so didn’t get any pics of her while she was still dirty!

A little cleaner

Now I had to reorganize the garage, lol. Due to more parts coming in!

Some parts I had from the previous R and some new parts since then also.

Brand new Recaro SRDs

Mugen…That’s all I have to say!

Just need the bonnet now!!!!

Now putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together

Well after all that…I decide to rip it all out and get her ready for paint. I know, should have done that first but I was going to track her only so I really didn’t care much for a baller paint job. That’s until I saw my friend azteggi’s 97 R he’s putting together, paint job is better than the first day it rolled of the show room floor! Damn you Charlie!!!! So now I’m trying to keep up with the Jones!! LOL

Azteggi’s Pimpin R

See what I have to keep up with!!!

This is how she looks now ;(

Now for the bad news fellow R owners….I have decided to go “K”!!!!!!

Well stay tuned, more updates to come!

Modified by WingDC2R at 1:57 AM 10/9/2008

Modified by WingDC2R at 11:37 AM 10/9/2008

azteggi · 10-09-2008, 12:49 AM

Nice man! About time you posted a build thread about your car.

You have a lot of good parts man.. Its just a matter of time before we get the cars done.

for two 97 R's in AZ

tartje · 10-09-2008, 01:04 AM

2 gorgeous 97 R's that have stupid front ends

nice build thread dude, was this a theft recovery?

and gimme y0 cluster

Televator · 10-09-2008, 01:06 AM

Lets get her out to paint! Errrr....you just told me what they quoted....

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Televator

Lets get her out to paint! Errrr....you just told me what they quoted....

Yeah 5 digits.....

Televator · 10-09-2008, 01:11 AM

Charlie you were lucky! You got such nice paint.

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tartje

2 gorgeous 97 R's that have stupid front ends

nice build thread dude, was this a theft recovery?

and gimme y0 cluster

Yeah its a theft recovery. As for the cluster..... a dollar.

Sfedai0 · 10-09-2008, 01:23 AM

wow love those yellow stitched recaros!!! Trade you my black ones...you dont even have PY so it dosent match.

tartje · 10-09-2008, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WingDC2R

Yeah its a theft recovery. As for the cluster..... a dollar.

a dollar? you take paypal?

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sfedai0

wow love those yellow stitched recaros!!! Trade you my black ones...you dont even have PY so it dosent match.

Lol I have amnesty I used to have a PY R!

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tartje

a dollar? you take paypal?

Yeah but I forgot to mention shipping is going to be $999.00, also don't forget that paypal fee!

tartje · 10-09-2008, 02:15 AM

is that shipping fee negotiable?

Redemption · 10-09-2008, 02:28 AM

Thats nice. I see that you came across a Mugen bumper. Sorry that I couldnt be the donor when you asked me to of this beautiful car.

WingDC2R · 10-09-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Redemption

Thats nice. I see that you came across a Mugen bumper. Sorry that I couldnt be the donor when you asked me to of this beautiful car.

Thanks man. Also I already had a mugen bumper, when I asked to buy yours, just wanted a spare! lol

BlueIntegraBoy · 10-09-2008, 03:04 AM

Nice project. Wish I had money to do the same.

extrah · 10-09-2008, 03:12 AM

Always nice to read these theft recovery buildups threads.
Good job!

Why did you decide to pull the engine out, and swap it for a K series?

rhd94teg · 10-09-2008, 03:15 AM

seen it on azht looks great man, az is coming up in the r game

sheekdude · 10-09-2008, 05:49 AM

Nice build mang... Keep up the great work!

hypeR_ash · 10-09-2008, 05:55 AM

wow nice work... cant wait to see the updates!

itr#1334 · 10-09-2008, 06:30 AM

Nice build. Love those seats.

01-0720 · 10-09-2008, 06:41 AM

great rebuild, i love love love jdm front cw R's with cw jdm itr wheels, somemthing about it looks so smooth, clean and just right

EARLdaSQUIRREL · 10-09-2008, 07:20 AM

very nice car, and i saw the K mounts in your other pics so i figured it was going to be K before you even posted it

looks like your putting alot of money into the car, make sure you get a good alarm etc and keep it garaged

Jon D · 10-09-2008, 07:22 AM

Beautiful job rebuilding the car

10-09-2008, 12:49 AM	#2
azteggi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 214	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) Nice man! About time you posted a build thread about your car. You have a lot of good parts man.. Its just a matter of time before we get the cars done. for two 97 R's in AZ __________________ 98 Green GS-R w/ jdm itr motor swap 97 CW ITR- SPOON-MUGEN-JDM HID (Project Car)

10-09-2008, 01:04 AM	#3
tartje Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hi..., England Posts: 4,177	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (azteggi) 2 gorgeous 97 R's that have stupid front ends nice build thread dude, was this a theft recovery? and gimme y0 cluster __________________ you stink

10-09-2008, 01:06 AM	#4
Televator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tempe/Scottsdale, AZ, USA Posts: 1,261	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) Lets get her out to paint! Errrr....you just told me what they quoted.... __________________ 無限'93 Prelude Si VTEC BB1 Black Art

10-09-2008, 01:11 AM	#6
Televator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tempe/Scottsdale, AZ, USA Posts: 1,261	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) Charlie you were lucky! You got such nice paint. __________________ 無限'93 Prelude Si VTEC BB1 Black Art

10-09-2008, 01:23 AM	#8
Sfedai0 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MD, Japan Posts: 631	wow love those yellow stitched recaros!!! Trade you my black ones...you dont even have PY so it dosent match. __________________ PY '01 #0287 NBP'01 EM2

10-09-2008, 12:39 AM	#1
WingDC2R Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Litchfield Park, AZ, USA Posts: 553	Finally my 97 R project revealed Hey guys looks like its time for me to show you guys what I have been working on. Some of you guys might remember that I got in a car accident in my 00 ITR almost 3 years ago. If you don’t here is the link http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1513998 Well I ended up finding a 97 ITR shell; I have to say it was a little gold nugget! I got it from a guy who had it in his back yard for 5 years or so. I went ahead and bought it. The jdm radiator support was already installed; it also came with mugen pedals, jdm itr cluster. One of the most surprising things that it came with was mugen 26mm sway bars front and rear! Well here are some questions I have for the ITR community… How do I find out the badge number? Does anyone know who used to own this car? I did a carfax and there’s only 16000 miles on the chassis. As far as I can tell this car had quite a few mugen parts, and it has never left Arizona. Well enough of the boring stuff here are the pics!!! Here are so pics after I cleaned her up a bit, was too excited so didn’t get any pics of her while she was still dirty! A little cleaner Now I had to reorganize the garage, lol. Due to more parts coming in! Some parts I had from the previous R and some new parts since then also. Brand new Recaro SRDs Mugen…That’s all I have to say! Just need the bonnet now!!!! Now putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together Well after all that…I decide to rip it all out and get her ready for paint. I know, should have done that first but I was going to track her only so I really didn’t care much for a baller paint job. That’s until I saw my friend azteggi’s 97 R he’s putting together, paint job is better than the first day it rolled of the show room floor! Damn you Charlie!!!! So now I’m trying to keep up with the Jones!! LOL Azteggi’s Pimpin R See what I have to keep up with!!! This is how she looks now ;( Now for the bad news fellow R owners….I have decided to go “K”!!!!!! Well stay tuned, more updates to come! Modified by WingDC2R at 1:57 AM 10/9/2008 Modified by WingDC2R at 11:37 AM 10/9/2008

10-09-2008, 02:15 AM	#12
tartje Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hi..., England Posts: 4,177	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) is that shipping fee negotiable? __________________ you stink

10-09-2008, 02:28 AM	#13
Redemption Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: where the squirrels fly, WA Posts: 345	Thats nice. I see that you came across a Mugen bumper. Sorry that I couldnt be the donor when you asked me to of this beautiful car. __________________ curently in the 949

10-09-2008, 03:04 AM	#15
BlueIntegraBoy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: H I L O, H I Posts: 20,234	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) Nice project. Wish I had money to do the same. __________________ インテグラタイプR 98-0425

10-09-2008, 03:12 AM	#16
extrah Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Skien, Norway, Norway Posts: 591	Re: (WingDC2R) Always nice to read these theft recovery buildups threads. Good job! Why did you decide to pull the engine out, and swap it for a K series? __________________ `99 CW ITR #03082 `98 CW ITR #03740 (Sold) `98 CW ITR #01212 (Sold)

10-09-2008, 03:15 AM	#17
rhd94teg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Where you cant daily drive a honda, / AZ Posts: 2,108	seen it on azht looks great man, az is coming up in the r game __________________ 2000 PY itr # 1010

10-09-2008, 05:49 AM	#18
sheekdude Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Long Island but reppin Brooklyn..., NY, USA Posts: 1,352	Re: (rhd94teg) Nice build mang... Keep up the great work!

10-09-2008, 05:55 AM	#19
hypeR_ash Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 301 Posts: 4,385	Re: (sheekdude) wow nice work... cant wait to see the updates! __________________ I ♥ my Hondas. -- Team Fresh RIP HypeR 8/1/07 \| 2001 NBP ITR #618 \| 2004 NBP TSX

10-09-2008, 06:30 AM	#20
itr#1334 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: usa Posts: 234	Nice build. Love those seats. __________________ 2000 ITR PY #1334 Originally Posted by jdmeg6b18b "and girls want to touch your wiener when they see the R."

10-09-2008, 06:41 AM	#21
01-0720 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: baltimore, md, usa Posts: 7,374	Re: (itr#1334) great rebuild, i love love love jdm front cw R's with cw jdm itr wheels, somemthing about it looks so smooth, clean and just right __________________ For Sale 16x7+45 5x114.3 Regamaster Evo's http://www.hondamarketplace.co...91330 FS Spoon, Jdm Itr, Ek SiR etc in Md http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2401180

10-09-2008, 07:22 AM	#23
Jon D er'yup Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Homie dont, play that, USA Posts: 10,891	Re: Finally my 97 R project reviewed (WingDC2R) Beautiful job rebuilding the car __________________ [b]<FONT COLOR="green">R-Speed</FONT> http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emthup.gif <FONT COLOR="blue">250+lb</FONT> <FONT COLOR="black">IT</FONT><FONT COLOR="red">R</FONT> <FONT COLOR="blue">CLUB</FONT> We fall in, and crawl out http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/embeer.gif