ek9poormanr

i recently purchased a 2000 integra type r #1455, it has 89k miles all orignal panels and motor and trans, my plans are for the car is to put a fresh paint job and bodywork and put it all back to as factory as possible, everything is all untouched except someone put a header and cold air intake which i removed and i have a 98 spec jdm itr header and intake for. hope you guys can enjoy the process as much as i am, the things i have now and the parts i have

all oem honda parts
spoon flywheel
oem disc
oem pressure plate,throw out bearing
jdm itr airbox
jdm 98 spec itr header
jdm cat
fujitsubo rmo1a exhaust
i have every moulding and emblem center caps etc for the car, new in honda packages.
new yokohama s drive tires

plans are to keep most of it oem and enjoy the car when its done, im hoping to spray it next week, i will def post pictures along the way!

itr#1334

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Congrats! Keep us updated

dave7

For the oem clutch, did you buy from Exedy, or from Acura? Just curious, b/c apparently they're are pretty much the same, but buying from Exedy is cheaper. This is what I mean: https://shop.exedyusa.com/exedy-oem/.../i-125874.aspx

But I've read here and there that maybe the Acura clutch has slightly higher manufacturing standards since it's going to Acura.

ek9poormanr

i purchased from acura mainly cause i wanna keep as much oem stuff on it as possible, i have used a ton of exedy stuff and it is a very good clutch to run. i paid 175 for the pressure plate and 95 for the disk and 50 for the oem throw out bearing, the spoon flywheel came with a pilot bearing and new hardware.

mayfly

which website do you use? the car looks great! keep up the work. to many times the itr's become some grand build and totally destroyed

ek9poormanr

I use OEMacuraparts.com or Acura dealership I'm a autobody tech so I get a discount threw them. Thanks man yeah I see alot of builds go south I just wanna get everything straight and painted so I can drive it.

ek9poormanr

Spent my whole Saturday getting the rest finished, got 3 more panels to do and roll it in the booth.

b18_crx

LOOKING GOOD, I'm in the process of painting mine also

danteisme

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Ah, i do love a OEM Type R restoration. Why the re-spray? Was the paint in bad shape? it didnt look too bad from the pictures.

ek9poormanr

It had peeling paint on the quarter from a prior repair and chips and scratches and I wanna make it nice and clean so nothing faded anymore, pictures hide alot In body and paint flaws lol.. I have been doing body work for 11 years so I know in the end it will be done with new paint,fillers etc and it's all 3m.

danteisme

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Just that right there makes it worth the time to do it!

ek9poormanr

Installed a JDM 98 spec ITR header from Hmotors, I had to modify the second o2 sensor because the jdm one is different, so I drilled the us bung out and welded it to the JDM one. I'm going to replace the valve cover,cap,rotor,plugs,wires next. Have to modify the b pipe to fit the JDM header which is temporary until the fujitsubo exhaust comes in. The parts I got from Acura

dave7

That's pretty sweet that you put the O2 bung in the jdm cat. When I put my jdm header on I had an exhaust shop put the bung in the b-pipe right after the header, then had to use an O2 extension. Let us know how this works, it seems way better if it doesn't throw a cel.

ek9poormanr

Thanks I hope it doesn't throw it I have driven it around but I need to put miles on it when it's done we shall see!

ek9poormanr

had to cut and weld a piece of pipe in to fit the jdm header to the us b pipe, finally got it all connected with no leaks, installed new bolts and hardware and so far so good with no cel lights.

ek9poormanr

got some more body work done within the past week, im waiting for more parts from acura and have to primer the quarter panel and mirror pieces and more wet sanding and blocking , will post pics once its painted!

itr#1334

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Awesome progress!

**FROST**

Correct me if I'm wrong or missed it somewhere but I thought all 2000 black R were FBP?

ek9poormanr

they came in nighthawk black pearl b92-p
they also came in NH-592 p -flamenco black pearl

mine is actually flamenco black pearl. i didnt realize it either until i looked at the color code the other day.

ek9poormanr

got the other side primered and blocked, got more parts in from acura

windshield wipers -front
rear wiper arm
wiper arm cap
rear blade
new bolts for airbox
all new headlight bolts
also replaced the two metsl third brake light bushings and studs on rear glass, they were rusted.
valve cover hose
new ground strap
new bolts for header shield
new honda sealant for door vapor shields( behind door panel)
painted front wiper arms because new ones are on back order.

ek9poormanr

Finally got her painted!!

danteisme

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Man that is a deeeeep gloss. Turned out great.

g3teg97

Shiny!!

insidiouseg-6

That paint looks great! Coming along nicely

Chance EG

Such a nice build so far, you'll have essentially a "brand new" Type-R by the end of it.

I'm guessing the answer here is no, but you have no plans to use any Mugen parts for upgrades? Mugen was OEM supported and sold through a lot of Honda dealerships overseas for awhile.