USDM DUH

Awesome Registered.

Yeah, made me laugh to !
Thanks !

That is a will do ! Thanks for the comments man

219Em1

Haha i hear ya there, it took quite a bit of saving to even think about fixing mine. basically it needed
New front end (everything was spraypainted and damaged beyond repair. i hate people that don't think before they do stuff )
Frame repair
New paint
and it still needs to have about half of the interior replaced =\

USDM DUH

Damn, you have a project there. A while ago my car alarm went off one night and I didn't think to much of it because I have never had any problems with people messing around, my house also sets off the street some. Next day I was driving and heard CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK and then BAM I hit the ground.. I watched my wheel role down the other side of the road over a side walk and hit a elder ladys car.. Come to find out ALL of my lug nuts were hand tight..

219Em1

Daaaaamn! my friend had that happen on his talon, his wheel ended up in a lake and his brake rotor got destroyed

USDM DUH

nothing on mine was messed up to bad, the header took most of the beating. Thank god I had slowed down when I heard it clunk. **** thieves !

Are you keeping yours FBP?

219Em1

x500 thieves can burn in hell

yeah, i love the way fbp looks and it is more under the radar imo. ebp looks good but theres way more of them than there are fbps, plus its an si-only color so it raises the likelihood of it getting stolen or messed with even more. mr is nice, but i'm a firm believer that it is more of an arrest-me-red.

USDM DUH

I hear that, I would have MR before EBP. I just see way to many EBP cars. Mine will most likely stay FBP but I really like Matador red mica that comes on the lexus.



On a set of white MF10s :D

219Em1

That would look really nice. that paint probably costs a pretty penny

Championship

nice car you got theres

USDM DUH

It probably is, but then again what isn't these days.

Thanks man

mportedcivicsi

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Looks great man. Glad that not much happened with the jack tards trying to get your wheels. My driver side rear bumper does the same thing. I replaced the clip but it still pops out...going to try and heat the rear bumper and work it back into place. If not, new bumper.

WOOT for another EM1 and another VA member

USDM DUH

This thread is pretty old but I have just been doing a lot of saving and things are finally coming together. Nothing to crazy but I figured I would post some of these pictures.I picked up a JDM ITR b18c from Jspec Auto in Ashland Va. The same night that I got back from getting the engine I was at a friend of mine and the next morning I walked outside to find a drink all over the front of my car and they keyed the rear passenger side. Insurance is going to pay for the side to get fixed so after the swap it will be going to paint. I picked up 2 OEM fender from honda and a Mugen style front lip that is going to be paint matched. The bay is going to be sprayed a Chassis black because I like the OEM clean style and the car will be FBP. These are some recent pictures before the "build"





AND YES IT HAS A SWAY BAR NOW !





I picked up a 98 spec b18c from Jspec in Ashland Va. The motor was actually very clean and looked to be in great shape. We tore into it a little and had a very long receipt from honda from gaskets, all new hard ware, a lot of everything. The Tranny will have OEM LSD and gearing. Exedy organic stage 1 clutch, exedy lightweight flywheel, and OEM throw out bearing.









The stock b16a2 had a blown head gasket and was pretty tired. This is a picture right before it went into the "Barn" lol





as of today I have most everything pulled out of the bay and got it cleaned up and will be getting some paint on it after a little more work. Just a quick picture I took in the process



Like I said the engine is staying pretty stock. New cap and rotor, NGK plugs and wire. Stock head minus skunk 2 cam gears. Stock intake manifold and TB, BDL fuel rail with OEM injectors. Stock header for right now. I cut the top 2 brackets and ground them down and had them heat coated and then wrapped them. I kept the bottom skid plate to keep it nice .. I hope







I should have updates tomorrow ! hopefully getting the bay prepped for paint. I have a Momo wheel with nrg hub coming along with Carbing cooling plate and a few other odds and ins. Thanks for looking lol

2000BlueEm1

she's super clean

USDM DUH

Thanks man she doesn't look to great right now haha

USDM DUH

I know this isn't going to be a show car nor do I want it to be a show car so instead of dropping a large chunk of money just to have the bay painted I picked up some "chassis black" from DuPont and a cheap spray gun and decided to try and do it myself. After a lot of cleaning and sanding the finished product actually came out a LOT better than I expected. I spent about 80 dollars all together and I am very happy with the finished product.



I gave it 3 coats and now it is sitting to dry. I didn't actually plan on doing it this way but I am saving a lot of money. I went ahead and decided to paint the brake lines with the rest of the bay. There are a very few spots where it doesn't look the best but nothing awful. It will do for me

USDM DUH

Update. Just a random bay pictures, harness looks awful.. i know

psudo-si

engine bay looks fantastic.

USDM DUH

Thanks man! Engine should be sitting in there by the end of the day. I got the timing all done, valves adjusted and the clutch assembly on yesterday. Finish up some wiring and I am probably going to re loom the harness because I don't have the cash flow for a new one.

USDM DUH

Another awful cell phone picture, but this was last night of the engine ready to go in.



valve cover is filthy and will get painted and cut, just not yet.

Mugen Fan

nice update! I like how the meshies look on your car.

USDM DUH

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