well ive had this car for a month or so now and thought i would make a build thread, ive built a couple nice cars in the past years and decided i wanted to go for more of a “magazine” style of build…
my builds in the past have looked nice and i was more about power/function than i was about “baller” name brand parts, so i decided i would take my time and build up a “h-t” style car
first off its a 1992 si hatch that i picked up down in harrisburg, pa. It had a jdm d15b with home made turbo kit and hadnt been driven in over 2 years
then i bought a 93 ex coupe that had a built 84mm gsr/turbo set up in it, i stripped it of the motor, doors, interior wiring harness for power windows/locks
then proceeded to tear apart everything to start cleaning it up, i plan on doing a mild tuck (battery relocated, mild engine harness tuck) still havent picked out a color yet though
3"high flow cat
Thermal 3" exhaust (thanks d-rob)
some parts so far i have picked up are:
new 1/4 patch panels
cf hood
regamaster evo 4x100 15" +35
jdm power folding mirrors
golden eagle headgasket (motor had blown head gasket)
new interior panels from a 95 si hatch( black hatch cover, door panels, cluster, carpet etc)
koni yellows
gc coilovers
optional audio console
SSR replica k-swap header
starting on the body work now, and plan on making it a winter project
Someone’s finally letting the cat out of the bag. I didn’t know you expected it to take until next year to have it done. What 38mm WG do you have? I’m going to be needing one once the refund comes around so I might make ya hold onto it
i dont, i just normally build a car using parts that will “work” and never really cared about name brand parts etc, like i would rock slipstreams instead of the regamasters etc
the color i want to paint it is different and in the honda world its almost impossible to be different, i guess i just want to have a chance at magazine exposure and from past experience that wont happen with “rota” wheels or an OBX differential etc etc
inline pro has actually done that with a K series trans an adapter plate, lets say i picked up this b series with turbo kit for the price that a normal “stock” swap would cost and at that price its hard to turn down
got some more stuff done, finished removing the dash harness, engine harness, and i started body work on engine bay by grinding down spots and getting ready to weld them in
taking a break right now and then im going to take off the doors and try getting it down to a bare shell (minus rear suspension and gas tank)
