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Been awhile, still hoping to fix all the pictures on this thread. I've had some progress over the past few weeks as I am getting the car ready to be dropped off for Paint.
Picked up a used FD2 type R OEM car cover hoping it would fit decently and to my surprise It fit the Integra pretty well! Will be needing this after the car is out from paint as my shop gets super dusty
Im picking up a voltex wing. No way? I was really after one for sometime but couldn't find one. Where did you order from?
I went through Jesse Streeter. It's almost impossible to find any photos of it online other than stock photos from Marga Hills. Fortunately went I went to buy one they had one in stock from a misunderstanding with another customer. They will make them new still, Jesse is who I typically use for all my JDM purchases.
I went through Jesse Streeter. It's almost impossible to find any photos of it online other than stock photos from Marga Hills. Fortunately went I went to buy one they had one in stock from a misunderstanding with another customer. They will make them new still, Jesse is who I typically use for all my JDM purchases.
Nice, I'll have to keep that in mind, would love to see some pictures of it when it's in your possession. You're right there isn't many photos floating around. I saw some on a Facebook page for sale in the UK and he had some nice shots of it, really liked the look/functionality.
So I've been stripping the car when I have a chance and it's almost there. Soon as that's done I'll be throwing the suspension back on to make it rollable and off to Paint she goes!
Also, I sold off my spoon calipers that I had from my previous build and have a new setup on the way! I'll update when they come in.
Few pics I took the other day
Haven't updated in awhile....
So I decided to not keep the car the Cement grey color and instead will be painted VSM (Vogue Silver Metallic, which was an option for the JDM ITR). No progess from the shop yet as they haven't done much to it.
Also picked up a new set of wheels and will be selling off the 16x8 Mugen MF10's if anyone is interested.
Haven't updated in awhile....
So I decided to not keep the car the Cement grey color and instead will be painted VSM (Vogue Silver Metallic, which was an option for the JDM ITR).
Yay! a convert. Even though I have an OEM JDM VSM(that's a lot of capitals), I would say that R's look a bit different in that colour. It tends to wash the shape out a bit. Now it could well be because the factory VSM paint job is bloody awful. Very thin and slapdash when compared to the other colours, so that may be a lot of it.
I dunno how to explain it Insidiouseg, but I would say of all the colours it's the one that changes the look of the car and is certainly different. I always liked it and actively sought one out years back, but you may not. Though it's close enough to the cement grey in look. And the red badges and decals really make it jump out as a colour.
Also picked up a new set of wheels
Generally speaking I'm not so sure about wheels other than the OEM, but for my money the Volk are one of the nicest options out there. Nice catch Sir.
PS I love the EDM taillights. I've done similar myself and replaced the JDM with EDM. The clear(er) indicator lenses make it feel more modern IMHO. Seem to "widen" the look of the back end too.
Ughhh sadly no, and it's killing me! Forgot to update this thread, had just been updating the one over on typerclub.com
Sooooooo.........
It's been awhile since updates, mostly because the car is still at the paint shop and has a bit more time to go since my painter is so busy. If his work wasn't so good, I wouldn't be this patient haha. I did stop by and snap some pics of it's current state
Started to take apart my Endless calipers as I'm gonna have them re anodized in a red color to match my valve cover. Also got ahold of Endless USA and they were able to get me a rebuild kit for the Pistons.
Here's what finish I'm after with the calipers
Last edited by insidiouseg-6; Oct 2, 2018 at 09:58 PM.
Small updates:
My painter is saying he should have it done by end of October so hoping he keeps his word! It's been too long and after going to type r expo west, it has me itching to start putting this car together.
In other news,
Finally got around to rebuilding/refreshing my Endless Calipers. It took a lot more hours to do the process than I had imagined but I'm happy with the end result. First I unassembled them and got the Pistons out (which was actually a little tricky), then cleaned them up with some degreaser and a brush, cleaned up the hardware with degreaser and a brush, painted hardware with high temp silver paint, had Calipers blasted to get old anodizing off, had em re anodized, and after 3 failed attempts at receiving the wrong seals, on the fourth try Endless USA got it right haha.
Some pics of the process.....
Back from anodizer
Polished up the lettering
Finally, the proper seals!
Assembly time!
Final product
Last edited by insidiouseg-6; Oct 2, 2018 at 10:10 PM.
Re: My Cement grey 01 ITR build
Even though I have an OEM JDM VSM(that's a lot of capitals), I would say that R's look a bit different in that colour. It tends to wash the shape out a bit. Now it could well be because the factory VSM paint job is bloody awful. Very thin and slapdash when compared to the other colours, so that may be a lot of it.
