This is a DC2 my friend (the owner) and i have been building for the last 5 months. when he got it, it was a straight gsr shell. it had most of the interior panels and abs. the owner had a rhd front clip with a jdm dc2 front end that supplied all the parts. we got to work on the front end by drilling out the oem spot welds off the gsr and attached the core support off the RHD. we assembled the tranny head and block and then dropped that sucker in and only recently have i been taking pictures and documenting the rest of the build up. currently, autopilots and i are taking care of the body work, and there was A LOT of work needed.

the owner wishes to remain anonymous so if you know who's car this is, please respect the owners request

here is how she sat a couple months ago. interior was bare and messy

motor in but we were missing some cam cap bolts

ITR cams about to go in

rad support, bumper support, headlights and front mount oil cooler in

i was in the middle of re-routing wires

painted hx's

some more wire hiding

moooogen

more mooooooooogen!


the rhd clip that supplied all the parts, thanks japan!

completely stripped

it turns out the previous owner had this car painted maybe 3-4 times so the paint was so thick and hard to knock down to the primer. the rear 4x114's finally in

routing the oil cooler lines with sleeping beauty

oil cooler lines in

fittings galore

the car still retains its a/c and power steering and here is a pic prior to startup


and she starts up just fine, body work is underway and it should be painted within next month

stay tuned for the next BIG UPDATE


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nice.

 

nice goodies! looks like a cool project cant wait to see it finished

 

very cool...but why didn't you put the motor in after doing bodywork so you could do a full motor bay paint job?

 

nice work

 

its come a long way!

 

did you guys relocate the fusebox?

 

nice work

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Curt941 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">very cool...but why didn't you put the motor in after doing bodywork so you could do a full motor bay paint job?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, we should have but it wasn't an option at the time, that can always be done some other time if my friend wishes, its a project on its own.

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no, the fuse box still remains in tact. the only wires hidden are, a/c, healights, radiator fan, and horn, and the main harness plugs near both shock towers

thanks for the comments so far

 

Real sweet man. Props to your buddy and yourself. I wish I had the knowledge, time, and money to do something like this. It must feel really satisfying

 

oh god i cant wait for more pics. honda-tech really changed my outlooks on Honduhhhs

 

keep up the good work

 

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you can man! its amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it. i didn't know **** before when i started working on honda's 5 years ago, and im only 21 like you, and this is the FIRST car ive ENTIRELY taken apart. all my knowledge came from experience, the manual, and honda-tech. and you're right its gonna be the best feeling in the world once its painted and one. i can honestly say im more proud of this car than mine

 

nice.. cant wait for the next update

 

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wow sweet build up so far.

but this pic looks like a car graveyard. haha whats up with the ej1?

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here is how she sat a couple months ago. we sanded the whole car down.

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Oh and i saw your ej1 at eibach. Looking sweet too

 

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you can man! its amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it. i didn't know **** before when i started working on honda's 5 years ago, and im only 21 like you, and this is the FIRST car ive ENTIRELY taken apart. all my knowledge came from experience, the manual, and honda-tech. and you're right its gonna be the best feeling in the world once its painted and one. i can honestly say im more proud of this car than mine
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Yeah, hopefully sometime I can get a project going like this someday. Btw, I saw your car at Eibach, it's really nice man

 

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but this pic looks like a car graveyard. haha whats up with the ej1?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that ej was in a accident and the owner decided to move on

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Yeah, hopefully sometime I can get a project going like this someday. Btw, I saw your car at Eibach, it's really nice man </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks! but not as nice as this car is gonna be!

 

really nice build whats the setup on the engine??

 

sweet

 

nice build up bro

 

Now it needs some itb's

 

sweet build-up, thx for sharing

 

damn nice build up. i want the next HUGE update