scorp965

I picked up a second nsx, a 1991 black/black with 74k miles, to use as a daily driver; it needs some work, and progress will be posted on this thread. The car is from Indiana, and was involved in a rear collision, the car has a salvage title.

Here are the pictures from eBay:

alex_s817

word it should clean up nice once fixed. looks really clean inside and out. how much do estimate it will cost to repair that thing?

scorp965

The first expense was getting the car here, for shipping, most companies quoted between $1100-1300 for open trailer transport, from Indiana to Southern California (2200 miles). I worked with a broker, 1-2 ship 2, who after 3 weeks was able to secure transport for $800.

Amazingly, the car left Indiana on a Friday, and arrived in Southern California that Monday. Here are the pictures from the day it arrived:





Dali Racing Big Oil Pan:



Crunch:





Much to my relief, all of the damage is to the sheet metal, the frame is completly untouched, although the car seems to have had something of a track-rat history, given the larger oil pan, eye bolts on the seat mounts, and interior pillar holes from a harness bar.

Cruise Control, AC, Radio, etc. functions work, although the OEM speakers are blown, and the driver-side interior door lock control doesn't operate. The windows go up and down perfectly, stronger than my 1994

JoshuaVTEC

Good score

I'd slap whoever rear-ended me in that though

integra_661

SWEET DUDE NOT BAD AT ALL

IntegrasAreBest

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lol so would I, interesting project. good luck with everything!

fullraceacura

good luck with that, did you happen to see the nsx in nor cal classifieds that was in a little fender bender? that one seems like a pretty decent deal, good luck with your new car

reebs

i found an NSX-T at the auction, it went for 18k. it was a 96' with 42k original miles, my max bid was 12k

EDIT: theres another one in louisiana on the 29th of this month, with front passenger damage.

scorp965

The next day we set about using hammers, pliers, wrenches, etc. to straighten the rear corner. Once we had a part in a good location, a sheet metal screw was used to secure the two pieces of aluminum together. At the end, once the parts were completely straight, these screws would be removed and replaced with aluminum rivets.



The chicken-wire DIY engine cover was quickly removed, the previous owner had even spray-painted 'NSX' across the mesh, upside down. Inside of the engine bay we discovered 4 xenon lights, controlled by a relay, intended to 'show off' the engine through this chicken wire. This system had its wires cut, and was quickly thrown away.

Wiring for an aftermarket amp was stuck behind the passenger seat, this wiring was also removed from the car.



I removed the included shift ****, and replaced it with a Dali R shift **** I had lying around. I also put a washer on the shifter stalk, to prevent the NSX-R shift boot (on the car already) from dropping down:



After a day of hammering:



Misc tail lights installed to straighten the rear panel:

cbmprelude

Nice work If you don't mind, can you take lots and lots of pictures? Most of us are pretty familiar with all the ins and outs of civics and integras... by now, but not of nsxes.

scorp965

The third day I was able to locate a Right Rear Black Quarter Panel 30 minutes away. I found a seller on ebay who had a black widebody nsx, and inquired as to the status of his OEM quarter panels, which were in storage.

The Quarter Panel is missing the side marker, and the vent assembly, and has some bad scratches, but the price was right at $400, and we needed the part to continue lining up the interior structure of the car.

After some minor adjustment, the quarter panel slid right onto the car, and bolted up, unfortunately I forgot my camera, and my phone, on this day, so no pictures. We fabricated two stand off brackets, and adjusted the trunk bracket, but everything lined up rather well.

d!ckface

plans after the body works done?

MidwestAutoWorks

Wow you overpaid

There is an 01 just missing the motor in the area for the same price 30K miles

scorp965

Day four I located a complete rear bumper assembly in Wildomar, advertised on craigslist. The next day I rented a Cargo van from Enterprise, drove the 45 minutes to Wildomar, and picked the bumper up. The price for the bumper in Craigslist was $400, for the upper bumper and lower valance, but, when I got there, I was able to negotiate a price of $400 for the upper bumper, lower valance, aluminum side brackets, internal support, rear bumper beam, bumper brackets, and foam supports.

I took my $400 complete rear bumper assembly back to the shop, and today (1/15/08), we went to install it. Amazingly, it slide right onto the car, and lines up perfectly:

stick

very cool.
pls keep the updates and pics coming.

mind if i ask how much was the car itself?
is $16500 the total cost of the car and repairs and parts?

InvaderJim

Wow Lucky. Wish I could find an NSX.

HBK GABE

Nice!!!
Looks like everything is gonna turn out great

caustic.

Good stuff

ColMustard

Good progress so far. Yes we need a lot more pictures

A's 94 GSR

awesome!

we got something differen this time

pandarex

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nice start.

.Hatches.

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WhoisDan

Sweet!

Man Vs Hotel

dam i have never heard of anyone needing or wanting 2 NSX's. Must be nice being spoiled in orange county.