I guess with the site crash, my MRT went with it so here is a new one with updates.
Picked the car up last August for a decent price. The car came with CTR wheels, D2 coilovers, and a five lug conversion. It has a little bit of body damage but that will be addressed at a later time when it becomes a priority. The owner told me it had an exhaust leak and when fixed it should be able to pass emissions. Weighing options, I opted not to fix that and instead save up for a motor swap. Looking at H22 options, I came across the H23A Blue Top and it was ordered. When we got the motor, there was a conflict between the head and the block so the head had to be sent off to the machine shop to be fixed. With the problem fixed, assembly of the motor started and collection of parts began.
Here is how the car sat when I got it. The body damage to the quarter panel is on the driver side.
Here is a pic of the car with my "five lug SIs" and you can also see the body work I need to do:
It sat in my garage while parts were being collected until a month ago when I moved. During the time it sat in the garage, I got rid of the hideous CTR wheels ( which I hate btw ) and picked up a set of 16" Rota C-10s.
I wanted a different set of wheels and came across a set of 16" Super Advan SA3s and picked them up. Not liking white wheels, I opted to paint them
Before paint:
After paint:
Now that the wheels are painted and ready to go on, it was time to put those aside and start doing it's heart transplant. I am retaining the factory transmission for now. Here are a few pics of that progress:
And as a last minute thing, we added what was necessary to crank it up and here is the result:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...=VIDEO0002.mp4
Here is a pic of the new wheels that are coming soon:
Picked the car up last August for a decent price. The car came with CTR wheels, D2 coilovers, and a five lug conversion. It has a little bit of body damage but that will be addressed at a later time when it becomes a priority. The owner told me it had an exhaust leak and when fixed it should be able to pass emissions. Weighing options, I opted not to fix that and instead save up for a motor swap. Looking at H22 options, I came across the H23A Blue Top and it was ordered. When we got the motor, there was a conflict between the head and the block so the head had to be sent off to the machine shop to be fixed. With the problem fixed, assembly of the motor started and collection of parts began.
Here is how the car sat when I got it. The body damage to the quarter panel is on the driver side.
Here is a pic of the car with my "five lug SIs" and you can also see the body work I need to do:
It sat in my garage while parts were being collected until a month ago when I moved. During the time it sat in the garage, I got rid of the hideous CTR wheels ( which I hate btw ) and picked up a set of 16" Rota C-10s.
I wanted a different set of wheels and came across a set of 16" Super Advan SA3s and picked them up. Not liking white wheels, I opted to paint them
Before paint:
After paint:
Now that the wheels are painted and ready to go on, it was time to put those aside and start doing it's heart transplant. I am retaining the factory transmission for now. Here are a few pics of that progress:
And as a last minute thing, we added what was necessary to crank it up and here is the result:
http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...=VIDEO0002.mp4
Here is a pic of the new wheels that are coming soon:
Current mod list:
~black-housed headlamps and amber corners
~16" Super Advan SA3 for shows
~17" Super Advan SA3R for daily driving
~JDM Blue Top H23A swap
~Hytech replica header
~D2 Racing coilovers
~five lug swap
Future mod list:
~Different shell
~M2B4 H22 transmission with LSD
~16" Advan RGs and 16" SSR Formula Mesh
~Northshore Blue Pearl ( the blue from a Honda CR-Z )
~completely built all motor H23A
~JDM one-piece headlamps
~JDM rear spoiler
~amber side markers
~custom 2.5" exhaust with Megan Racing burnt tip oval muffler
~black-housed headlamps and amber corners
~16" Super Advan SA3 for shows
~17" Super Advan SA3R for daily driving
~JDM Blue Top H23A swap
~Hytech replica header
~D2 Racing coilovers
~five lug swap
Future mod list:
~Different shell
~M2B4 H22 transmission with LSD
~16" Advan RGs and 16" SSR Formula Mesh
~Northshore Blue Pearl ( the blue from a Honda CR-Z )
~completely built all motor H23A
~JDM one-piece headlamps
~JDM rear spoiler
~amber side markers
~custom 2.5" exhaust with Megan Racing burnt tip oval muffler
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