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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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WELCOME H-T TO MY BUILD THREAD

The story &gt;&gt;&gt;

Picked up a virgin gsr back in August after selling my da (pics below), and have been chompin at the bit to start on it. I have many things in store for it, and today was the "official" start of the build (technically yesterday was, but since im making this thread today ill stick with it being the "official" day today ) First project, pretty sure pics will speak for themselves.

My old da:


And how it sat before I sold it


NOW on to the new project&gt;&gt;&gt;

BIG THANKS goes out to all the people who helped and supported and continue to do so in this project, all of which I greatly appreciate! Greg, Kurt, Blake, Al, TJ, Jermaine, Tim, Carter, Pierce, Juan, Nate, Brian, Zack, //ROYAL// (Justin, Sergio, Zy, Chris), Gabe, my Mom my ever supportive girlfriend Jana and of course H-T


&gt;&gt;PHASE I&lt;&lt;
(JDM FRONT CONVERSION/ FULL REPAINT)


(Pages 1-2)...JDM front conversion

(Pages 3-4)...Shaving sidemoldings, and badges

(Pages 5-7)...Body work

(Pages 8-14)...Paint Preperation (and some goodies )

(Pages 15-16)...PAINT

(Page 17)...Reassembly and finished product

&gt;&gt;PHASE II&lt;&lt;
TO BE CONTINUED...


the virgin:






the donor:



the deflowering:









to be continued tomorow...



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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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look'n good so far! keep up updated!
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Love build threads...Inspiration
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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in for more
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:15 AM
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NIce!!! cant wait to see more
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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nice start
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dansred2000si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">NIce!!! cant wait to see more</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:10 AM
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Good luck!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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good luck i can tell from yur DA this is gonna be nice
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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im in for this.. .i liked your old DA.. ill be excited to see what you do with the DC... im also going from a DA to a DC
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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danish cookies ftw!!!

gotta love starting fresh though, good luck man.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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cool
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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looks good. should be a great project!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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damn that USDM bumper would look so much sexier on a better car like uhhhhh MINE oh wait it is on mine

Oh and your MAD TytE!!! Yo jDm Front end is coo and all but maybe you should learn a lesson from your bro and SLAM THE BISH!@!!!1!

In For "GFO"
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blaxican05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn that USDM bumper would look so much sexier on a better car like uhhhhh MINE oh wait it is on mine

Oh and your MAD TytE!!! Yo jDm Front end is coo and all but maybe you should learn a lesson from your bro and SLAM THE BISH!@!!!1!

In For "GFO" </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol

looks bad *** man! i bought my type r with my jdm front. i wish i could have done it my self so i could have learned how to do it. i envy you LOL
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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In for more
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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there is actually still virgin GSRs around?!? you gonna keep it black?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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yayyyyy

edit: i meant gayyyyy


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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Nice to see the Azect grill is going to a good home.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blaxican05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn that USDM bumper would look so much sexier on a better car like uhhhhh MINE oh wait it is on mine

Oh and your MAD TytE!!! Yo jDm Front end is coo and all but maybe you should learn a lesson from your bro and SLAM THE BISH!@!!!1!

In For "GFO" </TD></TR></TABLE>

here we go lol i think your misunderstanding the roles here, so lemme break it down for ya...

ME = Teacher, YOU = student sibling rilvary ftw

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2oh6civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is actually still virgin GSRs around?!? you gonna keep it black? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I KNOW! I was looking for a good 3 almost 4 months for this thing! And yep paint still will be black, but with an added twist stay tuned

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by broski &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yayyyyy

edit: i meant gayyyyy


Modified by broski at 12:13 PM 1/30/2008</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol your original comment was gay pierce lmao

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. TopFuel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Nice to see the Azect grill is going to a good home.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks bro...still patiently waiting on that grill cant wait

Thanks guys for all the feedback, I just got finished working on it for today will post pics of the progress later tonight after work
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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gray, are you going to sell the usdm front? id like the headlights if you are
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blaxican05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn that USDM bumper would look so much sexier on a better car like uhhhhh MINE oh wait it is on mine

Oh and your MAD TytE!!! Yo jDm Front end is coo and all but maybe you should learn a lesson from your bro and SLAM THE BISH!@!!!1!

In For "GFO" </TD></TR></TABLE>

here we go lol i think your misunderstanding the roles here, so lemme break it down for ya...

ME = Teacher, YOU = student sibling rilvary ftw

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2oh6civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is actually still virgin GSRs around?!? you gonna keep it black? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I KNOW! I was looking for a good 3 almost 4 months for this thing! And yep paint still will be black, but with an added twist stay tuned

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by broski &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yayyyyy

edit: i meant gayyyyy


Modified by broski at 12:13 PM 1/30/2008</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol your original comment was gay pierce lmao

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. TopFuel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Nice to see the Azect grill is going to a good home.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks bro...still patiently waiting on that grill cant wait

Thanks guys for all the feedback, I just got finished working on it for today will post pics of the progress later tonight after work
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DA_teg04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

here we go lol i think your misunderstanding the roles here, so lemme break it down for ya...

ME = Teacher, YOU = student sibling rilvary ftw
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Haha no rivalry here.... Your TRYING to out do me... haha which means im already on top

its actually flattering
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