Hi. Names Josh. Im 20 years old and I have been browsing through the forum for quite some time now. Just decided to make a build thread to keep me motivated.

I worked at a honda shop for around 2 years the owner was my good friend so i had access to all kinds of parts ect.

ANYWAYS: I have had quite a few cars but we will start here. Bought a 93 Integra da shell for $600.00 Threw Together an ls Motor and traded for a wrecked em1 that needed some motor work. And Front end repair.

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Long Story Short i got a buddy to fix the airwalker front bumper and do the paint work for me. Rebuilt the motor and slammed it on some diamonds.

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15x8 +7 front 15x8 -3 rear -5.5 degrees camber front -10.5 degrees camber rear

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I did some hardwood work in the trunk

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Anyways I had CLOSE to no money invested in the car and sold it for 6800 and i got to keep my seats and other random stuff.

Next bought a del sol shell for $700.00 and rebuilt a d16y8 that way laying around the shop.

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how it came

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It actually cleaned up very nice

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Got the motor in. hated the car. didnt even bother getting past the point of lowering it

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Sold the del sol. Bought this little guy. Basically bone stock (minus the jdm d15b swap) has ac and heat.

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Pulled the motor out the next night and swapped it with a jdm b20b gsr trans and 75 shot. not sure why i dont have many pix of the swap. iv been more focused with exterior and stance first.

Started stacking parts 15x9 Varrstoen v3 (dont worry i have bbs im trying to get you up to speed)

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Function and form type 1s

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nexen 195-45-15

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not as stretched as i hoped but it still turns out decent...

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stay tuned. still plenty left before i get you up to speed. new wheels new paint ect.

 

Sorry to see you're more focused on stance and stretch than Performance, but I'm just a grumpy old guy from the old school.

Looks like you found a really clean car!

How about more pics of the shell/bay! Getting so hard to find clean egs these days.

 

i like it, wasnt the blue em1 in the diamond wheels thread

 

Nice come up off the em1! Im buildin up a white eg hatch too. Cant wait to see how yours turns out.

 

Thanks for the interest everyone! The shell is really clean.

its not that im focused more on anything. I am just daily driving the car at the moment so its hard to focus on the engine bay. Trust me soon im pulling the motor back out and respraying the bay wire tuck shave brake line tuck and b16 that im building for boost. it will just take time

 

Big update. Got the coilovers and control arms and camber kit on. Rolled my fenders with my eastwood fender roller. Fitted the wheels.

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eg6 fenders installed and rolled. White crow sportcarmotion bumper test fit for paint.

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Still needs some work and spacers in the rear. just a quick test for to make sure no more rolling or trimming was needed for paint

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to get the coilovers to go low enough i pulled them apart and maxed out the preload. which made me loose some shock travel. to make up for that i added oem top hats for more travel

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Stock suspension back on for paint

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Looks like a promising build! Have you got to ride on the coilovers with the stock top hats?

 

what's with the frt bumper?

 

1 week later at the body shop
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All the dents on the tail gate fixed
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Dent and the quarter panel gone
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shaved badges and washer squirters
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Oem bumper primed
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sportcar motion whitecrow bumper primed
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Took the mirrors apart because im keeping the bases black
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what do you mean

 

Thanks man! and yes you guys arent up to speed yet ive been driving the car painted for about a month yet. the coils ride great for how low i am

 

Post some pics of the finished paint! I wanna see how it looks with all the goodies you got on it. lo

 

Good idea w/ the OEM top hats. What are the rates on the F2's? Do you rub a lot?

 

Stock spring rates. they are type 1s btw. they ride pretty good. especially for being so low.

painted trim and wiper arm
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painted
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Started Assembling
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