Let's see where to begin.....
​​​​​ I currently own 00-1149 PY ITR and had all these huge plans for it (K swap, fresh paint, etc) but as I was about to get ready to drop off the PY ITR at the paint shop, I stumbled on a for sale post on the forums. A 01 ITR shell that was formerly NHBP but had freshly been painted Toyota Tacoma Cement grey. The cost of the paint job on my PY was just about the same price as this shell. Soooo...After some thinking I decided that I would keep my PY original and pick up this shell as the track toy.

The car arrived on 4/6/17 stuffed with bumpers, door panels, boxes etc..

The car came with some cool goodies
*Spoon titanium shift ****
*Spoon rear strut bar
*spoon N1 axle back
*Viper alarm (in box)
*Painted side skirts
*Painted front and rear bumpers
*JDM headlights
*OEM JDM front end conversion
*Energy suspension Bushing kit (in box)
*Rack and pinion (in box)
*17x7 in Work Emotion CAR Kai
* 1 spare Gunmetal ITR wheel
*01 ITR Floor mats
*ITR door panels
*All the faux CF Interior goodies
*ITR dual din stereo block off

After organizing everything that was stuffed inside the car I began cleaning up the interior a bit. This car had been sitting for years so the amount of dust and crap inside was crazy.

After a little cleaning it didn't look to shabby!


Car came with the JDM headlights that were pretty beat so I had a buddy of mine hit them with the polish wheel.


That's how she currently sits. Still brainstorming how I wanna execute this build. I do think I'm gonna pull the rear interior out and have it paint matched to the car.

Oh,
​​​​​A little history on the car...
Car was originally a California car in the Modesto area up until it was stolen from the first owner around 2004. It was then sold in a auction to a guy from Louisiana who went by ITRFREDDY (on honda-tech). Through some Honda tech searching I found that ITRFREDDY bought this shell for $4100 from the auction and was missing the swap, front end, seats, armrest with badge, and had the engine harness cut. He also bought a Yellow one from an auction in Pennsylvania that had been crashed so that he could make 1 car out of the two. His then wife and him built the car up until they divorced and at that point the car was left to sit for a couple years. It was then bought by a local named Chris
Who immediately took the car apart soon as he got it for this big build he was planning. He ended up buying an M3 and this car went on the back burner and sat for a couple more years. Now it's back in California with me as a 4th owner car and will be used as my track/ weekend warrior car.

Here are some pictures of what it looked like when 3rd owner acquired it



With the help of some of the guys from ITRCA (Joe doespike and Coolhandluke) they were able to track down what badge number she was. Was told it was 01-0388. The badge that is currently in the car is 00-1494, which belonged to the PY ITR ITRFREDDY bought from auction. Would be cool if I could find the badge number but not holding my breath on it. I will more than likely have to buy a blank and have it engraved or something.

I will be swapping some of the after market parts from my PY ITR to the stock parts from this car such as Ohlins DVF suspension, spoon steering wheel setup, 1 DC5 RECARO seat (Hoping to buy 1 bucket seat in the future), buddy club camber kits, Mugen gen 1 wing and a few other things.

I'll update soon as I'm able to wrench on her. Stay tuned....

 

Looking forward to the build. That is quite a list of aftermarket parts that came with her.

 

very nice,GL on the rebuild

 

Can't wait for this one!!

 

i like where this is going

 

Looks like a great starting point! Nice detective work on the history of the car. I look forward to following your progress.

 

in for the build

 

nice lets see more pics!

 

Alright Alright here's a couple more haha. Went over to the shop and gave her a quick wash. Noticed that while I was working on it I kept rubbing up on the paint so figured​ I'd get the dust off before I scratched the paint. Threw a bunch of rags over all the holes. Cleaned up pretty well. Will definitely need a good wet sand and buff

 

Solid stuff!

 

Good luck man, she needs a good amount of work.

 

Nice good luck with the build. Hope to see this one at Laguna!

 

Thanks, it really just needs some elbow grease. I have all the components to get it running Just have to set the time aside to wrench on it.

it will definitely hit Laguna. I still haven't ran at that track even though it's the closest to home haha

Some small updates....
Brought a small care package over from Japan. Most were just to sell but I did pick up a set of Gathers Speakers for myself as well as a Mugen Badge for my wing (since 1 of mine is a little beat).



Nothing beats OEM fitment! Direct plug in

Mounted the Mugen wing for ***** and giggles

 

Did you buy extra gathers speakers that you are selling?

 

I did not but I'll see if I can source another set if you're serious

 

Yes please.

 

nice pick up

 

I like the color choice, cant wait to see completed picture. good luck with the build.

 

Thanks man. The color is growing​ on me!

I mocked up the bumpers and headlights today to see what clips and screws I need to order. A few pictures for you guys
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Where'd you source the ITR plate?

 

Aye please paint the rear bumper cover trim piece back to black!

 

They are replicas. There was a guy that makes them I found online. I believe I still have his info if you're interested

Believe me, it bugs the hell out of me too! I will be doing so. I will most likely pick up another front bumper and have one for track purpose.

 

For reasons that I have yet to understand, the rear wiring was cut when they were re painting the car so I went ahead and soldered it all back together. Was thinking of buying the complete new harness but figured I'd save a few bucks and take care of it.

Love this soldering iron, always comes in handy.


And all back together​!

 

Love the color, good luck with the build!

 

Love the color and great progress!