Ive been in the "honda scene" for quite awhile now, but have completly been out of it for almost 3 years. I decided it was time for another turbo built gsr.i started looking for an eg" coupe because my last build was one and i loved it to death, but i realized i wanted to do something different this time. so i began looking for a ek hatch.I recently found this car and decided it was going to be my project.

i found the car locally on craigslist and made a deal with the guy before i even saw the car in person...
needless to say it was not near as nice of condition as the pictures had made it seem. i went to pick it up, with only knowing that 2 nd gear didnt work... haha yea right
so i got there to pick it up and the car was far from what i was expecting, car was a salvage title. had rust, body damage everywhere. i decided to take it on because im a body tech and the body was nothing to repair in my eyes(thankful to be blesded with this talent haha)
so i made it home, smoking most of the way.. it was a 2 hour drive back! so i get home and realize there is a hole in the "rebuild gsr tranny", so started to tear into in... and here is my progress
car came with and ls swap that was completly done the wrong way, came with 17" wheels and lowered on ebay coilovers... yay!

this is what it looked like the day i brought it home. which was about a month ago. the body is pretty rough and is needing completly reworked. so begins the cosmetic session of the build...

 

got started on the body work this last week, this is where im at. hopefully have it all in primer by thursday night. cant wait to see the color i have picked out shot!

also ditched the 17s and got a clean set of integra se wheels, new good year rubber. mucho betta ride!

 

looks like you bought a built car, it was just built very poorly.


good luck fixing it.

 

rusty poo

 

the only good thing it had done to it was the fact it came with b series mounts, it was more half assed than build. but thank you

 

I mean it had an LS swap in it, which is not inherent to civics, but i see what you're saying. Post some updated pics when you get working

 

ok so finally got the body work finished up and primed. recieved a few parts in this week as well but still waiting on the turbo kit to arrive, heres what ive got done so far!

hondata s300v2 with boost option, ebc and omni 4 bar map.

here the car is waiting to be prepped and masked off.
u can see my dd in the background 2011 suzuki sx4 sportback

 

more pics... cp pistons, upgraded wrist pins
eagle h beam ls rods
eagle oil squirter plugs
gsr block ls crank
gsr head with supertech valve train and itr cams!
intake manifold
bearings and new tools!

thinkin im gonna paint the im gloss black and polish the lettering on it.

i just got done shooting the car and will post pics within a few hours
color:thunder grey metallic, with a little of my own custom touch...

 

almost forgot bout this, replaced all tie rods, ball joints and got a camber kit, although i might have gone a little cheap on the camber kit, well see how it holds up. if need be ill replace it!

 

color update!!!
im gonna wait a week or so to wet sand and buff it, i hate it when the clear shrinks back and you have to re-buff!
still need to shoot the bumpers, mirrors, duckbill wing, and rocker moldings.
painting the door handles and side moldings flat black.
came out pretty good, my exhaust system in my garage is amazing but it moves so much air that some dirt always lands in the clear, but no biggie will look awesome when done!

 

tonight i managed to get my bumpers, rocker moldings, and duckbill wing painted. i will post pics as soon as i get it buffed and re assembled!

 

More updates!! Looks awesome man

 

the exterior is almost complete, will take better pics tomorrow and update. maybe no one likes my build? no comments...

sorry for the shitty pics theyre off my evo. the best i can do for now. ill get NICE pics up later on down the road.

and a teaser...

 

looks good.

 

great ****ing job, man. really quick and great start!!!

 

Nice!

 

Nice work. Are u a bodyman?

 

thank you! its coming along pretty good. yea ive busted my @ss on it this last week. haha

and yes i am a body tech. I used to be a painter (well, still do at home)

it looks like today is gonna be a horrible day for pics, all cloudy... will see what happens stay tuned! thanks guys!

 

update

so much has happened since i last posted, and the car sits as complete as it will be for a little while. ive stret tuned the car on 8 psi and its pretty sick. heres how i ended up. build took less than 3 months)

still need dyno tuned and going for 400ish on the street, i want to be ablt to hook up... well see

 

nice hatch bro

 

nice hatch..the new paint looks great

 

exterior 95% complete
here she is
still need front lip, prob go with the si... and need my mudflaps, then will move to suspension and interior! woop woop

 

look really nice with the blue rims on

 

really sick car, but to be honest, i'd have probably left the LS wheels on there to deter thieves, but also just looking at the car in that color with those factory acura wheels i'd never EVER, even has a honda enthusiast, expect THAT to be under the hood, i just love the idea of someone underestimating me.

for example these dumb *** rednecks wanted to race me in their duramax turbo diesel GMC 2500HD and i was in my buddies ugly *** 240SX that at most had nice wheels on it (i know i'm contradicting what i say but you get the point...) but the rest of the car looked like ***, however it put out 400+WHP on pump gas with no NOS... needless to say they bit off FAR more than they could chew.

 

yea i hear ya, i still have the ls wheels too. and its parked in the garage every night, its not going anywhere haha. i also live in a small town and country boys like to mess with hondas, they all learn the hard way. and i have actually made 2 country boys switch to hondas, they love them more than the old 350 they used to roll with. haha
thanks for the comments guys!