MY DB8 Build, sad story and a new beginning.
So here is my new build, and only thanks to a sad story has this been possible. Give you some history.
So me and my brother were sitting at a light waiting for traffic to flow so we may continue through the light. So we were sitting there when some suck bag hit me and my brother doing 45 with a F-350. pictures of my old project before and after, and a list of upgrades.
What i had in this old LS of mine,
- 1,500$ stereo with deck, subs, all new speaker, custom fiberglass box, and wiring.
-1,500$ jdm front end swap, i personally did the swap, but i am sure an average bodyshop/ import place would charge like 250$ to do it.
-95 4 door integra LS, i paid $4,200 2 years ago. It only has 154,000 miles. body is in good condition, but the swap wasn't painted yet, but i have the money to paint it i was just waiting for it to warm up. lol
-short ram intake 65$
-magno flow muffler 50$
-15" konig feathers with toyo spectrum tires about 900$
-tenzo R black rally seat i paid 50$ but the seat goes for 300$ with rails i believe, and is in excellent condition.
Before





After




thats a little history, and after that my dreams were pretty crushed, but i got screwed on what i paid for the car anyway. I posted a thread about what everyone thought i could get from the insuranace company. I said 6k to me was fair. Nobody on here thought i could do it, nor be able to keep my old car. I got 5,500 dollars and my old car. got to keep it. (all this background is important for stuff to come in the summer..)lol
So with my 5,500 dollars i sought out to find me another DB, man these things are not easy to find, with decent miles, non rice, and a clean body. So i did my looking, checking craigslist every day. Nothing worth looking at that wasnt beat up. Then one day what i thought was a green LS with 77k on it and 2 inch drop showed up. The guy wanted 3300. I kindly offered 3k sight unseen. So then i go to test drive it, in a city 2 hours away, i start it and am sitting in the drivers seat admiring the cleaness of the interior. My brother waves me to pop the hood. I do so, and then my brother and my dad exchange a few words, my brother with a giant grin on his face. I ask what, he said come look. At my amazement i find a b18c1 sitting in this engine bay, i think a swap..? Then i see the title, GSR, finally a DB8 at last. and for 3k cash, with title leathers and 77k on the body and engine. wow thank you god i said.
i made out like a bandit while i could.
when i got home i ran into some issues, although it was 2 hours of highway driving no issues. The brake pedal was soft, i had encountered this in my old LS and knew right away that it was the brake master cylinder. Since i was not in school, i had a shop install the cylinder, as they said they went through the proper bleeding procedures to ensure no damage or failure of the abs module. I was not confident in doing it myself at home.
so here she is, today after a tune up and some bolt ons.
the upgrades
short ram intake
valve breather filter
castrol syntec 5w 30 and bosch oil filter
test pipe
catback exhaust
rear tien springs
tokico blue shocks
tokico blue front springs..?
Itr shift boot
DC headers
pioneer head unit with ipod hook up.
future plans,
swapping that jdm front end onto this car(having it painted before its swapped)
D2 full coilovers
blox lower control arms(purple)
blox front upper control arms/camber kit
blox purple lugs with ARP 12x1.5 extend wheel studs
17" white rota slipstreams, yes i said 17", ehhh after thinking i might go with 16" i really want to see what a set of 17" would look like but thats an expensive lets see how this looks slammed. lol
skunk 2 intake manifold,
valve cover powder coated rally white with purple accents.
cams and built head etc.
anything people could dream of, dont want to spoil it. you will just have to wait and see.lol
here are some recent pics.







So me and my brother were sitting at a light waiting for traffic to flow so we may continue through the light. So we were sitting there when some suck bag hit me and my brother doing 45 with a F-350. pictures of my old project before and after, and a list of upgrades.
What i had in this old LS of mine,
- 1,500$ stereo with deck, subs, all new speaker, custom fiberglass box, and wiring.
-1,500$ jdm front end swap, i personally did the swap, but i am sure an average bodyshop/ import place would charge like 250$ to do it.
-95 4 door integra LS, i paid $4,200 2 years ago. It only has 154,000 miles. body is in good condition, but the swap wasn't painted yet, but i have the money to paint it i was just waiting for it to warm up. lol
-short ram intake 65$
-magno flow muffler 50$
-15" konig feathers with toyo spectrum tires about 900$
-tenzo R black rally seat i paid 50$ but the seat goes for 300$ with rails i believe, and is in excellent condition.
Before





After




thats a little history, and after that my dreams were pretty crushed, but i got screwed on what i paid for the car anyway. I posted a thread about what everyone thought i could get from the insuranace company. I said 6k to me was fair. Nobody on here thought i could do it, nor be able to keep my old car. I got 5,500 dollars and my old car. got to keep it. (all this background is important for stuff to come in the summer..)lol
So with my 5,500 dollars i sought out to find me another DB, man these things are not easy to find, with decent miles, non rice, and a clean body. So i did my looking, checking craigslist every day. Nothing worth looking at that wasnt beat up. Then one day what i thought was a green LS with 77k on it and 2 inch drop showed up. The guy wanted 3300. I kindly offered 3k sight unseen. So then i go to test drive it, in a city 2 hours away, i start it and am sitting in the drivers seat admiring the cleaness of the interior. My brother waves me to pop the hood. I do so, and then my brother and my dad exchange a few words, my brother with a giant grin on his face. I ask what, he said come look. At my amazement i find a b18c1 sitting in this engine bay, i think a swap..? Then i see the title, GSR, finally a DB8 at last. and for 3k cash, with title leathers and 77k on the body and engine. wow thank you god i said.
i made out like a bandit while i could.
when i got home i ran into some issues, although it was 2 hours of highway driving no issues. The brake pedal was soft, i had encountered this in my old LS and knew right away that it was the brake master cylinder. Since i was not in school, i had a shop install the cylinder, as they said they went through the proper bleeding procedures to ensure no damage or failure of the abs module. I was not confident in doing it myself at home.
so here she is, today after a tune up and some bolt ons.
the upgrades
short ram intake
valve breather filter
castrol syntec 5w 30 and bosch oil filter
test pipe
catback exhaust
rear tien springs
tokico blue shocks
tokico blue front springs..?
Itr shift boot
DC headers
pioneer head unit with ipod hook up.
future plans,
swapping that jdm front end onto this car(having it painted before its swapped)
D2 full coilovers
blox lower control arms(purple)
blox front upper control arms/camber kit
blox purple lugs with ARP 12x1.5 extend wheel studs
17" white rota slipstreams, yes i said 17", ehhh after thinking i might go with 16" i really want to see what a set of 17" would look like but thats an expensive lets see how this looks slammed. lol
skunk 2 intake manifold,
valve cover powder coated rally white with purple accents.
cams and built head etc.
anything people could dream of, dont want to spoil it. you will just have to wait and see.lol
here are some recent pics.







Last edited by 95-db6-719; Jan 3, 2010 at 03:13 PM.
And here is info on the exhaust, I got it from Speed daddy motoring on ebay, i paid i believe 135 shipped for the cat back and 40 shipped for the test pipe.
here is pics of the exhaust un installed, and a visually not so great video of the DB getting on the highway, with no silencer, sound it good, IMO it sounds like a honda with an exhaust. lol.



I had no fitment issues with this exhaust, everything lined very well, hangers are a pain to get on, and it took about maybe 30 min. if that, thats including removal and installation of both the cat back and the test pipe(and changing over the O2 sensor).
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here is pics of the exhaust un installed, and a visually not so great video of the DB getting on the highway, with no silencer, sound it good, IMO it sounds like a honda with an exhaust. lol.



I had no fitment issues with this exhaust, everything lined very well, hangers are a pain to get on, and it took about maybe 30 min. if that, thats including removal and installation of both the cat back and the test pipe(and changing over the O2 sensor).
click this to watch sound video.. View My Video... click me click me
looks good, but you shifted before the best part of the rpms!!! (the part where the runners open up and you get the nice vtec growl)
thank you sir. goodluck on your build
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and you mean the emerald forest green right..? its not black.. its the sexiest green in existence, apart from teal. lol
missing trim pieces between the passenger windows was pulled from the old car and put on, passnger side, rocker panel that was also missing was pulled from the LS and put on. Hood latch was adjusted down so hood sits more flush now. Not alot, but its like 45 out side and i have to work outside so i do what i can. I also had to work on 2 pieces of cardboard on a snowy muddy mess where my LS is sitting, talk about fun. Not to mention my back is killing me.
Hopefully finishing up all my trim pieces on the interior, and yes i painted them. Black though, things i thought looked stupid as tan. I did it just ti **** people off and i like it, and think it looks good no rice. lol
Hopefully finishing up all my trim pieces on the interior, and yes i painted them. Black though, things i thought looked stupid as tan. I did it just ti **** people off and i like it, and think it looks good no rice. lol
yeah i know, and thanks. back still hurts like **** all the time, speaking of which i think its Demerol time right now. lol
Just a little update on the spending list today.
what i bought: Password jdm balanced shift *** black with color kit, gonna use the purple washer.(purple accents throughout) password jdm reservoir covers, password jdm magnetic oil drain plugs tranny and engine, jdm itr fender brackets, jdm itr headlight jumper harness, jdm itr city light/fender light jumper harness.
nothing like blowing 600$.
the password order should be here mid next week i am hoping, can finally put my shift boot on once my shift **** gets here.
what i bought: Password jdm balanced shift *** black with color kit, gonna use the purple washer.(purple accents throughout) password jdm reservoir covers, password jdm magnetic oil drain plugs tranny and engine, jdm itr fender brackets, jdm itr headlight jumper harness, jdm itr city light/fender light jumper harness.
nothing like blowing 600$.
the password order should be here mid next week i am hoping, can finally put my shift boot on once my shift **** gets here.
Watch out on posting security stuff -- theives may actually recognize your car on the forum and with the knowledge of your system they can bypass it like that *
true that. no disrespect to women but a woman in a truck, suv, van or anything is super sketchy lol. i see women on cell phones while driving.... i hit the gas pedal and get as far away from them as possible lol
@95-db6 you can never be too careful
Last edited by GagnarTheUnruly; Jan 7, 2010 at 08:09 PM.
true true, that why i bought a good alarm with all the gizmo's everyone suggested on honda tech, lots of good info and thanks for aiding me in my decision to make my car safer honda-tech.
im not saying that all women are bad drivers. im just saying that some of them are worse than people that drive trucks. i give props to you that your wife is a good driver cause the women in my family either drive stupidly slow or they suck as drivers lol.
got some parts today. yay
Password jdm balanched shift ****, purple color washer from color kit, and itr genuine shift boot.
lol at my brothers lazy *** and his bk cup. lol
Password res covers, the mugen ones were just to expensive for me. lol
from left to right, outer corner light pigtail(needed, found i didnt even have one on my passenger side) magnetic engine and tranny oil drain plugs, jdm side marker and city light jumper harness, jdm headlight jumper harness
didnt get my jdm dc itr fender brackets
, on back order apparently.
Password jdm balanched shift ****, purple color washer from color kit, and itr genuine shift boot.
lol at my brothers lazy *** and his bk cup. lol Password res covers, the mugen ones were just to expensive for me. lol

from left to right, outer corner light pigtail(needed, found i didnt even have one on my passenger side) magnetic engine and tranny oil drain plugs, jdm side marker and city light jumper harness, jdm headlight jumper harness

didnt get my jdm dc itr fender brackets
, on back order apparently.




and good luck on your build.