Bigbopper_031

Hello HT, I'm Bigbopper_031 or chuckles_031 on pbnation and multiple other forums. I recently acquired a 1999 SI for free. Yes, that is correct it was free. The pictures will explain why. I'm currently in the process of rebuilding it. I guess the previous owner had hit a deer, or a moose, or an elk, but I'm not too sure, the only part of the car that is bad is...or course the front end. But, I have an excellent team of mad scientists (friends), here to help along the way. This will be a long project and I really hope it turns out the way I have it envisioned. That being said here are the first pics:
Exterior:





Interior:




These are the first pics, and like i said I'm gonna be taking it slow making sure i'm doing it right. So feel free to leave comments, and feel free to flame, it doesn't matter to me, I hope you enjoy my build thread.

jbpnoman

So are you planning on doing a front clip swap, or just a subframe swap?

DumpedSi

iTrader: (5)

Good luck with the project man! That apron looks rough

Bigbopper_031

As for right now im doing the entire front clip

mayfly

might as well convert it to RHD whille ur at it

2LEM1

iTrader: (1)

Bigbopper_031

^ haha

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Then you have to drive backwards through the drive through and ATM.

Bigbopper_031

Well if your standing at the front of the car looking at it, isn't it already rhd

Dc4LsTeG

iTrader: (7)

hey hey hey, its not that hard. Especially at my bank where I just go through the atm backwards

But no OP dont get a RHD conversion

Bigbopper_031

Hahaha i wasnt going to, its all going back to oem interior, except pass. and driver side seats

Dc4LsTeG

iTrader: (7)

Engine plans?

Bigbopper_031

I was thinking a ls block with a b16 head but nothing solid right now

Bigbopper_031

Well i started cleaning the interior today because that doesnt cost money will post pics later but got alot of the interior put back together, the dash is still ripped apart because of the airbags, if anyone knows a way to get the pass. Side one out w/o taking the dash out please let me know. And i got the title transferred in my name, and it turned out the accident was never reported =\

gzes

Lol don't u love when they dont report it and then after it gets repaired then sold and the guy never knows its supposed to be salvage til its too late.... Still its ok for the seller but not for the buyer. So is it gonna be a dd or show car or?

Bigbopper_031

Right now dd to replace my 350 as my dd, paying way too much for gas, especially here in alaska, one good thing about this state though is that right now at 10 pm its still daylight

bluedragon

Plus you guys have he northern lights too even if it does get dark, but i must say man got a deal good luck with your build.

Bigbopper_031

Yeah the northern lights are nice and thanks for the support, if anyone has any advice please feel free to share, im open to new ways of doing things and whatnot

bluedragon

Do the ls vtec turbo

jbpnoman

What you should do depends on what kind of power you want to make, how you want to make it, and what you want in your car.

Personally, if I was still making duty pay, I'd buy a Dart B series block, lightweight crank, raised compression pistons, X beam rods, full Ferea valvetrain, stay non-vtec, and boost it, but that's just me.

beecee18

?? We live in the US and we have LHD for our vehicles, and we drive on the RIGHT side of the road.

@ Bigbopper, I though I stole my EM1 for 850, $#!T yours was free, lol
Although it looks pretty bad on driverside shocktower/innerfender rail.
GL bud.

mayfly

[QUOTE=beecee18;47508858]?? We live in the US and we have LHD for our vehicles, and we drive on the RIGHT side of the road.
QUOTE]

ive had two rhd car's. there not to bad for show cars or weekend fun, but it does suck for daily. wouldn't drive it for daily. its more of a novetly thing

jbpnoman

The main problem with RHD cars in America is that they're almost all grey-market. We don't exactly go about encouraging illegal things around here.

mayfly

not conversions

2LEM1

iTrader: (1)

Hacking up a firewall is illegal