alright, now i have all the parts and im just waiting on two more things that are currently in the mail. also, some pics of the R's new home.

the garage its pictured in is a 1500 sq. ft garage and i love it!

mmmmmm.....OEM honda


new OEM front bumper

my little corner


polished up trunk bar w/ mother's mag polish


my painted up valve cover waiting to go on


next set of pics will be about paint. sorry for the useless thread, but im just getting excited

 

very nice

 

aftermarket sunroof?

 

Why didn't you go with a 98 us spec front end?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by icefire069 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why didn't you go with a 98 us spec front end?</TD></TR></TABLE>

why mess with success? Looks good man. I'm curious about the roof as well though.

 

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I would say 99% it's a GSR no moulding w/ 5 Lugs. Many People did it .

 

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I would say 99% it's a GSR no moulding w/ 5 Lugs. Many People did it .</TD></TR></TABLE>

Looks too clean to be a GSR. Aside from the moonroof, it looks like an ITR.

 

I think rino is one of the few members on HT.com who has an ITR with a moonroof/sunroof installed.

Looking good with all the parts

 

We already went through this and harassed him when he first signed up.

He proved it was an ITR.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Reid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">We already went through this and harassed him when he first signed up.

He proved it was an ITR. </TD></TR></TABLE>

haha . . . looks good to me

 

How did he prove it. Did he post up pics of his carfax report. Best looking GSR I have seen yet. If not best looking and clean R. Keep her safe

 

He proved it with Vin, Doorjamb markings, and ITR-specific parts. It's an ITR.

 

Rino (Jake's) car is a true '97 R.... he got it from florida i believe after someone else mistreated the car.... he can give you the details

he got a 94-97 OEM bumper cause he wants to return the car to it's heritage.... it had 98+ front and rear bumpers I believe....

He'll chime in eventually.... sweet car keep up the good work Jake

where is this garage??? your parents build it??? that is awesome..

 

So the sunroof effects his performance right?...handling and things like that

...and people will always think your car is an ls or gsr, making it less likely to get stolen

 

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yes, been discussed many times. previous owner had it installed

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because it is a 97 ITR


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im not a race car driver, so it really doesnt matter at all to me. i autocross and such, but i dont notice it because, like i said, im not a racecar driver

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well, good thing you left the other 1% available for error, becasue it is an ITR

thanks for the great comments guys

 

i gave rino the benefit of the doubt because i vaguely remember him defending his statement that it was a R and then proving it. laughs on everyone who doubted and wouldn't give a chance to ask first.

 

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well put. He is a good guy and its definitely an R.

 

Looks good. I like the painted trunk area and gunmetal cover


Luckily you can buy the roof sheetmetal from Acura to put it back to stock

 

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Luckily you can buy the roof sheetmetal from Acura to put it back to stock </TD></TR></TABLE>

have thought about it, but dont feel like paying for it

 

any chance you being done by may?
theres a event at putnam park may 20-21.

why is the wing black? used?

anyway nice 97R.

 

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theres a event at putnam park may 20-21.

why is the wing black? used?

anyway nice 97R. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, im getting paint quotes now. my lip and headlights are in the mail now and should be here during the week. the hood is also black because i just replaced parts to clean it up a bit. im hoping for it to be done in may, but keep in touch with me on the event. it all depends on how long the painter takes

 

Where is Putnam Park??

 

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about 40-50 miles west of Indianapolis. Great track. Jung are you going to that one?

 

Nice good luck with everything dude

 

quick update: got a paint quote that IMO was a pretty good deal and its getting in the booth within the next week or two.

im pretty psyched now