***Spec R's first build thread ever!***

[TheOtherDave™]

Looks like you're running out of things to fix. That said, if you need someone to supervise your gang of laborers, let me know. BTW, did you decide what to do about the front lip?

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[Spec R]

Originally Posted by dj02

dude shits looking good, let me know if you need any help.

at the heel toe brake gas pedal, and shift light.

haha thanks man

yeah the pedal covers and shift knob that came with car had to goooo with the quickness

Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™

Looks like you're running out of things to fix.
That said, if you need someone to supervise your gang of laborers, let me know.

BTW, did you decide what to do about the front lip?

thanks man i will post pics tomorrow...

i have a bunch of exterior pics that need my new plates to be blurred out

[pslsnakes]

Was just surfing HAN and seen the link in your sig. Nice job cleaning up the teg man, looks really good.

I need to get me one of them Bissel cleaners. My carpet isn't as bad as yours was, but it's stained in a few places. Mostly worn to a different shade though, so I may just pick up a new carpet, or maybe recolor it with the dye mentioned before.

[Spec R]

thanks! ^^^

so i never knew or paid close attention that these parts were supposed to be black. i never cared that my old teg wasnt. but now i know better.





The paint seeped through the tape in the weird curvatures. oh well the bumper needs to be repainted evetually anyway. who pays attention to that stuff anyway? oh crap, i do.


The above pics show the 2001 GSR exhaust, ITR rear LCA's...

Well here's the front bumper fresh from paint...I bought new from Acura: License plate holder, bracket, bolts, 4 plastic clips that hold the brackets to the fenders, "A" emblem and clips...





the paint itself is awesome. too bad the paint on the fenders is kind of old and not in great shape, so it looks like its mismatched. but if u look at the hood, it matches pretty damn good.

more pics to come later today, i'm gonna knock out...

[pslsnakes]

I love that color. It's a toss up between that or gunmetal for when I get my car painted soon.

The paint doesn't match, it really never can fully match, unless it was painted at the same time, with the same "mix". When I say mix I mean the same level of paint and reducer, and so on. That car would look sexy as hell with a Croma 7200 clear. Make the paint look wet and 3" deep all the time.

[k3ifers]

how much for the eq? nice work.

[95SiR]

damn cars turning out fucking nice! and quickly too!!

[jaymar88]

hey bro.. just came across this.. Don't know if you'd be interested, but it seems like an awesome deal.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/890343322.html








800 bucks cash money.

[dom93hatch]

That's pretty cashmoney. ITR seats ftw

[Spec R]

stolen seats ftL haha you never know for sure. thats 800 bucks i'd rather spend on maintenance...something is telling me i'm going to need to do a clutch job soon, as well as a timing belt..if i can only get that damn bolt loose.

thanks for comments dudes..

[Line7]

What kind of Suspension are you running with those LCA's???

[jaymar88]

Originally Posted by Spec R

stolen seats ftL haha you never know for sure. thats 800 bucks i'd rather spend on maintenance...something is telling me i'm going to need to do a clutch job soon, as well as a timing belt..if i can only get that damn bolt loose.

thanks for comments dudes..

If you drive it down here I'll get that bolt off no prob.

[Spec R]

Originally Posted by Line7

What kind of Suspension are you running with those LCA's???

stock ITR spring/shocks

Originally Posted by jaymar88

If you drive it down here I'll get that bolt off no prob.

and then what hahaha

[TheOtherDave™]

Now my weather-beaten and grit-blasted front bumper looks even worse.
Damn.

[Spec R]

Well here's the whole car...

Now before you clown on my wheel choice...they were factory "upgrade" wheels for certain GS special editions..like my car. so technically they're stock. i made a WTB thread for LS mesh wheels on Honda Tech and some random guy says he has a set of chrome ones. I couldnt resist. yes i get made fun of all the time, but people have polished out blades and Si's all over the place so if you're hating haha. it also makes the car less susceptible to theft...if that means anything on an integra


After washing the rest of the car and putting the bumper on..



Mandatory "Both of my cars in one shot from the driveway pic"


Backyard shots






So I wanted to buff out the hood and fenders to see if it'll match the paint better...








Eh its close, but i'll deal with it. just look how bad the A-pillar doesnt match the fender/mirror/door. the whole car will need a repaint, but not anytime soon.

I think thats it !

I'll probably do a proper photo shoot with my SLR and nice background and whatever after I detail the whole car.

Thanks for viewing

[TheOtherDave™]

No hate here.
You've inspired me to get real about giving the Integra a proper cut and polish job.

[Spec R]

Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™

No hate here.
You've inspired me to get real about giving the Integra a proper cut and polish job.

hit me up man i'd love to help

[pslsnakes]

I like them wheels, not so much the chrome though.

[95SiR]

damn paolo!!!! from the outside shots, it looks like one of the most mint stock integras alive!

and screw the haters on the wheels... same ones i have

but mine aint chromed

[TheOtherDave™]

Originally Posted by Spec R

hit me up man i'd love to help

If only I had a real garage and the rest of my tools.
Almost all of my detailing gear is up north.

[Spec R]

Originally Posted by pslsnakes

I like them wheels, not so much the chrome though.

i'm not gonna lie, i was kind of excited when they guy said he had chrome LS mesh wheels...i knew they were factory options and it would go great with the "theme" of my car.

Originally Posted by 95SiR

damn paolo!!!! from the outside shots, it looks like one of the most mint stock integras alive!

and screw the haters on the wheels... same ones i have

but mine aint chromed

hahaha thanks when are you gonna let me see that beast

Originally Posted by TheOtherDave™

If only I had a real garage and the rest of my tools.
Almost all of my detailing gear is up north.

Doh

[Khazzy]

Originally Posted by white_n_slow

I used simple green to clean out my engine bay in the old shitbrick (volvo) with stunning results. Lemme see if I can find a pic.

:edit:http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/sh...le+green<br />

simple green does amazing things dude, that is what i did, i need to do it again though, my engine dusty from all this dirt in arizona haha, its lookin nasty, well its still clean but nasty, you car is lookin better and better day by day, i wish i could do some stuff to mine, but i drive it daily to college and work, so no time really, maybe winter break

and those are the rims i am rockin haha, 15x6? that is what im using on mine, but mine are not near that shiny, they are more of an alloy look, so now you know my engine detail secret, whats your rim cleaning secret

[Spec R]

haha yeah they're the same as everyone else's 15x6.5 "LS mesh" wheels, but they're chrome. i dont know the exact history or if it was a specific dealer only option, but I have seen them on a few stock integras, like the ones with gold emblems and stuff.

[94civicEX]

Dude Paolo, I have the sudden urge to actually do more to my car than just drive it .

I'm extremely envious of how fast you got this done. You must have had a good group of guys helping you.

[Spec R]

Originally Posted by 94civicEX

Dude Paolo, I have the sudden urge to actually do more to my car than just drive it .

I'm extremely envious of how fast you got this done. You must have had a good group of guys helping you.

hahaha nah man, it didnt exactly happen overnight, i got the car in late May, and the complete pictures were taken within the last couple of days..so thats a good 5 months. however, I wont lie, I did spend a good amount of money (a few grand) with all the parts and whatever, but thats technically what I would have been spending on the monthly payment If I kept the evo. So it works out. Replacement/Used parts are plentiful for the integra, especially in SoCal, so that helped a great deal also.

The car also sat at my friend's place for almost all of August while he rewired the alarm, did his security tricks, and installed the foglights. Aside from the help i got from my GF during the initial carpet cleaning and my friend doing the alarm/etc work...there's no other "group of guys" helping me out. i wish there were though...working on cars alone is teh suck.

[white_n_slow]

hate hate hate




:edit: oops, this isn't the basement. The finished product looks awesome. It's rare to see someone who takes that much pride in a car, especially an older one. Or maybe it's just being anal. :o

[DakarM]

looking good on the floor mats I'm surprised you didn't use the detailers trick. which is to put it in the washing machine. i do that with the floor mats on the 330i and each time they come out looking brand new.

regarding the engine detailing. i wouldn't use simple green unless you have serious grease build up. if it's just dusty all you need to do is wet it down and use a nylon brush, then rinse and then go over it with a terry cloth. follow up with 303 and it'll look brand new. i did this with wills integra. i have before and after pics, you'd be surprised what a little bit of water and elbow grease will do... that and 303

[b00gers]

Originally Posted by DakarM

regarding the engine detailing. i wouldn't use simple green unless you have serious grease build up. if it's just dusty all you need to do is wet it down and use a nylon brush, then rinse and then go over it with a terry cloth. follow up with 303 and it'll look brand new. i did this with wills integra. i have before and after pics, you'd be surprised what a little bit of water and elbow grease will do... that and 303

yep.

[Spec R]

Originally Posted by DakarM

looking good on the floor mats I'm surprised you didn't use the detailers trick. which is to put it in the washing machine. i do that with the floor mats on the 330i and each time they come out looking brand new.

regarding the engine detailing. i wouldn't use simple green unless you have serious grease build up. if it's just dusty all you need to do is wet it down and use a nylon brush, then rinse and then go over it with a terry cloth. follow up with 303 and it'll look brand new. i did this with wills integra. i have before and after pics, you'd be surprised what a little bit of water and elbow grease will do... that and 303

303 does work wonders. but for dressing, i use Meguiars hyper dressing. I'll do an engine detail tomorrow, probably while i'm waiting for the floormats to wash haha

what cycle should i put them on? and what about drying?

[DakarM]

Originally Posted by Spec R

303 does work wonders. but for dressing, i use Meguiars hyper dressing. I'll do an engine detail tomorrow, probably while i'm waiting for the floormats to wash haha

what cycle should i put them on? and what about drying?

i just put it on gentle cycle and for drying after the spin cycle i just air dry by hanging them.

i don't like meguiars because it makes it look super wet and is sort of is. with 303 i spray it, and wait 30mins to an hour then take a new rag and wipe everything down, then if time permits, respray and then wipe it down next morning. this prevents dirt build up. wiping it down makes everything look new but not wet. but i suppose that up to personal preference.