My buddy picked this 94GSR swapped hatch up from a shop near NYC about 6 years ago. He had it for awhile and sold it to me. My first import ever, I wanted to learn fast and started throwing parts at it not knowing what I was doing. Finally went turbo and freshened up the bay a little, had some fun until a stock valve had enough and failed. Destroyed the head, pistons and turbo… So this is the rebuild! Let me know what you guys think!

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While the engine was at the machinist I decided Id strip it down and fix the rust and change the color, also thought it was a good a time as ever to get a roll bar installed
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Befor Dry Ice
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After Dry Ice
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Got the gate ready for paint
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Lookin good. I would try to get some black rims. that color car with black slips would look sick!

 

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Finally got the car back from paint. Guy did the work when he wasn’t at work.. sooo I got a nice paint job for cheap, I just had to wait 3X longer for it.

Not the greatest picture but the car looks great in the sun
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do you live in the Buffalo area? i think i saw this on NY Speed

 

Yes I'm about 60 miles from Buffalo. I need to catch this thread up to the one on Nyspeed!

 

paint looks fresh. nice job on the cage.

 

Sick!!

 

Beautiful work! Nice to see things still get done right in this world.

 

i hate NY Speed lol. im not a member i just like to lurk. once someone knows who you are, your car and all the money you have spent they tend to steal. especially in this area

 

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nice

 

GSR front ad rear swap
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As I thought I had to heat the spindles up to get those bolts out. After that I cleaned them up and chased the threads. I primed and painted the spindles and picked up some new Hex head bolts. Also cleaned up the bolts for the front suspension.
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Got the calipers back from sandblasting
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I wanted to have them powder coated but Im running out of time and money. I used this, I'll see if it hold up, if not I'll get them done down the road.
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New E-brake cables
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Awesome build so far

 

Thanks!

Mock up time, the gf was sad to see this leave our dining room… lol
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Dropped in the engine so I can do some mock up.
I also adjusted the suspension, maybe to much. I’m going to fab up a new lower frame, the stock got bent in somewhere along the way, I suspect while coming off a trailer. Then I noticed that my new WG location will interfere with the oil cooler mounting rail. So I’m starting over and might not run the oil cooler. Going to use the traction bar as a sort of a datum.
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Need to get the V-band welded up still so tape for now
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Excellent work so far man! I'm jealous, great attention to detail

 

OMGOODNESS. this is beautiful.
great job dude, diggin the paint.
are those the stock EP3 rims?

 

thanks

Sure are!

 

Went to town with the grinder
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epic build

 

do work son!

 

 

Dope and where did you got the rust panel from??

 

Very nice build!

 

nasty. clean just like i like it