Got a new project car. It was someone else's project that they did not want to finish. My current EM1 will be donating some of the parts etc.. to make the new one a fun auto-x/track/weekend car.

Overall the new car needs a lot of work... It was involved in a front end collision early in it's life and the repair isn't done the greatest. I picked it up because it was cheap and will do for what I need it for.




Modified by whatcivic at 8:05 PM 6/24/2008

 

2000 JDM B18C5 swap. Swap was done in a hurry so not very well. Lots of stuff is ghetto rigged. Wiring harnesses have exposed wires/chopped clips etc. Some bolts used were SAE and cross threaded... You can see the old repair to the fender on the driver side - still wavy and crinkled. The AC was removed. Power steering pump has no pulley on it and the thread is all stripped. Washer bottle was removed and the sensor just cut and hanging there.

I am gonna try to clean it up.




Modified by whatcivic at 8:06 PM 6/24/2008

 

Getting started on the rear suspension.



Rear suspension out. Nice to know some of the bolts were held with castle nuts (???). At least none of the bolts were seized.



Rear rotors looking fubar... Good thing I have:

 

Suspension going in:

Omni race
SRR 19mm sway + tie bar
Spoon front + rear strut bars
Focuz LCA's

 

Looks like you have a nice start!

 

pretty nice

 

in for more!

 

Cadium plated Brembo rotors + Axxis metal master pads in. Still have to install the stainless lines and clean/paint the calipers. Gonna use RBF600 fluid once I pick some up.

 

The car came with GSR leather interior so I threw that into the blue car and was gonna install these:




..... but then I sold them a couple days ago and came across this:

 

Also here is a pic of my blue car when it was in it's prime... Will never look like this again haha

 

nice parts, good luck on the rebuild or clean up as you call it

 

CTR headlights replace the painted ones that came on the car:

 

you traded 2 recaros for 1 memory fab seat?

 

Sold 2 Recaros for 1100
Got the Mem Fab for 400


The rest is gonna go towards tires+bumper repaint.

 

Extended and tucked the headlight harnesses.

 

Lookin good so far

I like how there's no mention that the car is 5 lug

 

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oh yeah - the car is also 5 lug so it should stop berry nice! especially when I change the lines and fluid tomorrow!

 

sweet loved your other coupe! This should turn out just as good

 

^^

I wish I could get it as immaculate as yours but I have no time or money hahaha... I went and watched a lapping event yesterday and now just want to get the car ready to race so I am skipping all aesthetic steps and just gonna finish the brakes/suspension/flush out all the fluids and hope to hit the track next couple weeks!

 

^

New front bumper going to the bodyshop. Actually fits not bad for a replica lol.

 

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the recaros are mint. too bad you sold them. suscribed

 

Installed the rear lines but I think I got the wrong application since the front ones are about 6" too long. Gonna drop them off to get shortened today.

 

My front lines seemed a bit too long too I just made them work.Cant wait to see it done