UPDATE!!! (5/7/11)

Whats up guys. So basically I just bought my Flamenco Black Pearl GSR recently and I thought I'd share some photos of it. I'm a High School student so this build of mine will be very slow due to being poor.




Night I picked her up



Next day was the cleaning and maintenance that needed to be done



Sitting on some ugly donuts, needed a wash badly!









Picked up a passwordjdm shift boot



Interior shot



Had to get a shot with the TE37 Reps


UPDATE!!! (3/30/11)


Got a good wash and picked up an ITR wing!

Didn't install it yet because I still need to order the rubber pieces under the spoiler to mount.

BEFORE:


AFTER:




It'll look better once fully mounted

 

looks good...good luch with her.

 

Much respect homie considering the fact your still in highskool and your already startin on the rite track is dope

 

looks decent minus the fake wheels

 

They're Rota Grids, got them for a price i couldn't pass up. Temporary to replace those steelies.

 

Nice clean car. Wish I had something that nice in high school!

 

Because everyone can afford volks at the age of 16-18..

 

Looks good bro keep it up... Wheels look good to, mod your car to your liking don't let others talk you out of what your content with.

 

^^^ what he said LOL

Looks Nice for beiing a High School Kid!~.. good start Pimpn!.. i remember my first car was a 99 civic EX AUTO.. back when i was 15.. cuz i couldnt drive a stick.. until i got a 99 db8 gsr..

Keep Her safe.. and Tune Her how u want!.. Take advice and dont take things to heart when people Flame.. They just jealous u got a 98+ FBP GSR dc2 at highschool baby!

 

Insurance optional ?

 

Thanks guys! Well right now I'm running on H&R springs with stock struts. I'm thinking of buying a set of adjustable coilovers. What do you guys recommend thats reliable and affordable for a high schooler. haha. I know ground control/koni is obviously the best set up to go with. Anything else? Oh, and estimate of price also.

 

what will you be doing with the car? do you plan on tracking it or anything? if i were you i would definantly invest in a set of shocks that are designed to handle lowering. if you need something cheap and compatible with lowering, skunk 2 sport shocks (ebay) are a cheap route. a little harsh ride, but what can you expect from a performance suspension. if you have the money, a good set of fully adjustable coilovers would be a good choice. tokico illuminas are also good shocks, but are a bit more pricey. still cheaper than koni yellows.

 

Not really planning on tracking the car anytime soon. Just the daily driving. I'm thinking of coilovers.

 

Looks nice. Good luck with the build

 

Thanks!

 

nice looking car. especially for being in high school, if you dont mind me asking what was the price on that? Seems I cant find a clean one in my area for a decent price, or not in horrible condition.

 

Got it for $4000. 103,xxx miles too!

 

UPDATE YO!

 

Looks nice on the h&r's. Just put koni sports on it if your on a budget.

 

Not bad for being in High school

 

Thanks! Been around HT for a while so i've learned alot from reading around. Owned an EJ8 before this also!

Yeah, i was thinking of running those. Just have to pick up some extra cash. Got some new things along the way

 

Oh! Quick question. Skunk2 Mega Power OR Apexi N1? Can't choose between the two. Help me out!

 

Update!

Haven't done much to the car lately because of school taking over my schedule and the weather has been rainy and crappy here in oregon.. Here are some things I did to the car since my last update.



- Painted an extra strut bar I had laying around RED.





- Got tired of that peeling valve cover so I decided to try something new




- It did not look pretty...





- Used 1 small coat of aircraft paint stripper and ended my evening with this.




- The next day I added one more coat of paint stripper to get the rest of the paint off. Decided I didn't want to paint it yet so I started the wet sanding




- The difference after 10-15min of 230 grit sandpaper




- Didn't have a chance to do more than the 230 grit so It had to come to an end for the day. I was surprised with the difference. Definitely going to go on with the 400-600-800-1000 grit next weekend.




- Sideview




- The finished product after doing 1 hour of 230 grit wet sanding.

 

progress, there having a deal with h-t for 579 shipped. look in the sponsors marketplace.

and you look like your heading the right direction with this

 

looks good dude, my high school car was also a 97 gsr and i still have it to this day