Well guys i have decided to keep my type r shell now, and bring it back to life

I'm pretty sure some of you guys seen my forsale thread but...
i was a little frustrated at the time with the car..

but anyways this is my rebuild story

Well when i first bought this car i look online and google the vin # and i found this thread (which probley some of you seen)
https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-type-r-8/anyone-own-car-now-socal-so-i-kinda-found-out-where-my-first-r-ended-up-512491/

I got to talk to the first owner and this car went on a mission
1st owner 01/30/2001 Connecticut
2nd owner 08/27/2001 Connecticut
3rd owner 11/30/2001 Massachusetts
4th owner 02/18/2003 California

and then i bought it fro mthe 5th owner out in los angeles Ca(who bought car in 2005)
he got the car from a auction..
just sat around at his house..

I purchased this car earlier this year (2009)

The first owner crashed this car (heres some pics), and then it got fixed and moved on




pretty sad sight

but heres when i first got the car













Then i did a few things to make it look beter in my driveway lol





then i started geting some parts..


door panels came with car

armrest delete free with car
type r strut bar i pickd up at pick a part for 15buxs


a clean trunk i bought


5 lug set up w/ extended studs thanks to dcacosta!

3 itr rims i picked up from a guy for cheap

newer bumper i picked up today for free frm my buddy ralph

sorry some things are dirty haha
more pics to come

 

heres some pics of how it sits i havent put the the five lug or the trunk on yet

 

keep up the good work. looks like its gonna come out nice

 

coming along man, glad to see you are keeping it

 

keep on keepin on, you know... keep truckin!

 

I could not have said that better.

 

Nice... Reminds me of mine...

 

I would like to say congrads on keeping it and thank you for preserving a piece of automotive history.

 

Good luck on the resurection!

 

nice to hear another R comin back to life!

 

keep it up.... coming along nicely

 

thanks every1... ill be posting more pics as it comes along

 

another itr saved!

 

wow that interior is pretty clean compared to how filthy it use to be.

 

yeah the caprit was brand new basically under all that cr*p... just washed it with some soap...and shinnedd up the dash and panels until i was satifised lol

pickin up some side skirts and mirrors today (:

 

 

Excited for more updates!

 

nice i already want to see this finish nice work

 

well i heres some pics that are from the couple days..starting to look like a type r.. a little bit lol



my old trunk was pretty beat up so i replaced it with this nice clean one







new mirrors


side skirts i got but traded my friend for some black ones




put the 5 lug on the passenger side, gunna finish the other some time in the next couple days






cleaned up a little with some headlights
more pics soon

 

^I love seeing a bunch of miscolored parts on an R for some reason during a rebuild. Keep up the good work!

 

Love to see those Type R rebuild threads...

 

haha my dad calls it the lego car lol

 

ROFL! That sounds like my dad!

 

funny lol

 

now all you goota do is buy a seat and a motor and your good to go!!!
good luck with the rebuild