So some of you may remember a while back the DSM i picked up for free and made it solidly into the 12's with less than $1000 including the engine rebuild.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1499204

So i figured it was time to give myself another project car...or cars.

The first car i got i paid $500 for. It has a P&P head with 1mm oversize valves, dual springs, retainers. the bottom end was rebuilt with oem parts less than 6k ago. and it is complete, the car just wouldnt run right.

So in the middle of workin on it, another car came into view for very cheap that had some mods, but a siezed motor. So i was like screw it and went and picked it up as well. So as i sit right now im about $1100 into both these cars and will be able to make one good car and over half way to making a second. So what do ya guys think?

And none of that crap about how unreliable dsm's are. That car in the link above was one of the most reliable cars ive ever owned and the black car is my 46th car since ive turned 16 years old.

The first one i bought






and the most recent addition.

 

46 Cars damn how old are you? I have love for the DSM nice pickups

 

Just for those wondering, im 29 and heres my list of cars thus far:

1) 79 ford courier
2) 77 chevy monte carlo
3) 78 subaru wagon
4) 80 olds 98
5) 94 saturn
6) 80 chevy dually 454
7) 79 chevy monty carlo
8) 89 buick regal
9) 85 audi 5000 turbo
10) 86 audi 5000 turbo
11) 79 honda prelude
12) 86 ford escort
13) 86 ford aerostar
14) 85 honda crx hf
15) 84 audi 4000 quattro
16) 87 toyota celica
17) 64 pontiac starchief
18) 91 subaru legacy fwd
19) 84 VW jetta
20) 88 chevy s-10 blazer (for 2 days)
21) 91 honda civic 4dr
22) 84 honda prelude
23) 88 acura integra
24) 90 suabru legacy wagon 4wd
25) 89 honda accord lx-i
26) 94 honda civic 4dr lx
27) 92 mitsubishi eclipse gsx
28) 91 honda accord lx
29) 91 acura integra 4dr
30) 98 toyota corola ve
31) 98 Civic coupe
32) 92 civic hatchback dx
33) 88 civic hatchback
34) 89 civic hatchback (1 day)
35) 88 crx si
36) 90 eagle talon
37) 91 eagle talon
38) 90 supra turbo
39) 91 mitsubishi eclipse gsx
40) 92 civic hatchback
41) 94 Acura integra
42) 89 5.0 Mustang
43) 90 BMW 325IS
44) 86 Civic Si
45) 91 Eagle Talon TSi
46) 91 Eagle Talon TSi

 

Dayum 46 cars? shoot

 

holy crap thats a lot of cars.. damn you got some good deals... damn, i wish i had a garage

 

DAMN...i've always wanted a 1G DSM...

 

danmm thats hella cars man

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by a1320honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just for those wondering, im 29 and heres my list of cars thus far:

1) 79 ford courier
2) 77 chevy monte carlo
3) 78 subaru wagon
4) 80 olds 98
5) 94 saturn
6) 80 chevy dually 454
7) 79 chevy monty carlo
8) 89 buick regal
9) 85 audi 5000 turbo
10) 86 audi 5000 turbo
11) 79 honda prelude
12) 86 ford escort
13) 86 ford aerostar
14) 85 honda crx hf
15) 84 audi 4000 quattro
16) 87 toyota celica
17) 64 pontiac starchief
18) 91 subaru legacy fwd
19) 84 VW jetta
20) 88 chevy s-10 blazer (for 2 days)
21) 91 honda civic 4dr
22) 84 honda prelude
23) 88 acura integra
24) 90 suabru legacy wagon 4wd
25) 89 honda accord lx-i
26) 94 honda civic 4dr lx
27) 92 mitsubishi eclipse gsx
28) 91 honda accord lx
29) 91 acura integra 4dr
30) 98 toyota corola ve
31) 98 Civic coupe
32) 92 civic hatchback dx
33) 88 civic hatchback
34) 89 civic hatchback (1 day)
35) 88 crx si
36) 90 eagle talon
37) 91 eagle talon
38) 90 supra turbo
39) 91 mitsubishi eclipse gsx
40) 92 civic hatchback
41) 94 Acura integra
42) 89 5.0 Mustang
43) 90 BMW 325IS
44) 86 Civic Si
45) 91 Eagle Talon TSi
46) 91 Eagle Talon TSi

</TD></TR></TABLE>
wow

 

I love that gen.

 

My first love!!!

 

goddamn u owned alot of cars...im still on my first one
good luck with your projects though

 

1st UPDATE:

Well, got the motor out and its absolutly disgusting. And their were alot of shortcuts taken the last time it was put together. The motor seized because the oil filter came loose and lost all the oil, which also means the turbo seized too. So now i gotta get one of those (anyone?).







And enough pipng to bring oil from Alaska

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by a1320honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The motor seized because the oil filter came loose and lost all the oil</TD></TR></TABLE>

ouch lol how does this happen?

 

always loved 1st gens

 

have you actually had titles of all of these cars in your name...if not i have a friend whos 24 that maybe could beat you. p.s. he goes to police auctions alot

 

DSMs are always fun to bad they brake so much...

 

Every car on the list has been MY CAR. They've been in my name.

DSM's only break when general upkeep is neglected. Its not a honda that you can just just neglect it and its gonna keep going. If taken care os properly, they can be very good and reliable cars.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by a1320honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Every car on the list has been MY CAR. They've been in my name.

DSM's only break when general upkeep is neglected. Its not a honda that you can just just neglect it and its gonna keep going. If taken care os properly, they can be very good and reliable cars.</TD></TR></TABLE>
x2, usually its the owners that associate with the type of car that gives that car a bad reputation. Any car, with good upkeep will last a long time.

 

couple buddies of mine had 1g dsm, and they ran like a bat outta hell

 

Had a little time tonight and started redoin the fmic piping using a bunch or Ford PowerStroke piping i snagged from work.