For whatever reason, my thread his 150,000 views around 11:00 on 1-3-07. Freaking incredible. You guys have been a huge factor on how much work I've done on my car... You really have no clue.
Thanks so much!!!
Terrance

200,000 views on 3-15-08.. one of the larger project threads on H-T (although by no means the largest). Been an aggravating one for sure, but hopefully my Nitrous ambitions will make up for some of it.

259,504 views on 7-21-08. Yeah, I'm a lil late on updating. Heck, as of this time my front page links is on page 54 and my thread is on 70.. So I've got some work to do. No where near being done with my car! Many, many thanks again for helping me along with my project!
Terrance

And the Pm's thanking me for the DIY's and just helping in general is just crazy. You guys get to learn from MY mistakes!
Terrance

DIY's: For the adventurous who aren't scared to get your hands dirty!
57 DIY's and counting!

DIY: page 2. 2-27-07 Detail on My Ground Control coil-over install.
DIY: page 3. 3-11-07 Detail on:
---------------- Shaving license plate holes
---------------- Prep for polishing GSR Blades
DIY: page 4. 3-13-07 Detail on: -- Failed attempt at custom gauge pod
---------------- Dyeing your interior black! Done 3/16/07-- Update: 10/25/07 still looks the same as the day I did it
DIY: page 6. 4-01-07 Detail on: How to buy and install blue LED's in your gauge cluster.
DIY: page 8. 4-11-07 Detail on: Bumper/Fender removal and prep for paint. Also profile pics of all my wheels I've had.
DIY: page 9. 4-11-07 Detail on:
---------------- Turn signal into " Fog Light" mod
---------------- Hooking a manual switch to an Electric fan
DIY: page 10. 4-16-07 Detail on: The Mis-Adventures of Mac- 6 Hour tire swap fiasco.
DIY: page 12. 4-23-07 Detail on:
----------------- Headlight adjustment w/Helms diagrams
----------------- Main relay install
----------------- Driver side Oh Sh!t!! handle install
----------------- Uber simple Dead Pedal install
DIY: page 13. 4-26-07 Detail on:
----------------- Fuel filter replacement/install
----------------- Custom headrest camera braket
----------------- Hella 1182 Fog Light install/LED switch install
DIY: page 14. 5-02-07 Detail on: DIY Baffled Catch Can!
DIY: page 15. 5-08-07 Yet MORE pictures and details on how the can functions and how the baffled design works better.
DIY: page 16. 5-14-07 Detail on:
----------------- Custom spare tire cover
----------------- Custom made rear sway bars
----------------- Removal of evil water line thingy
----------------- City light install
DIY: page 18. 5-14-07 Detail on:
----------------- Custom made Aluminum catch can install
DIY: page 23. 7-21-07 Detail on:
----------------- Removal of head
----------------- Moon cut valve cover
DIY: page 24.7-28-07 Detail on
----------------- 1st Failed attempt on painting my Valve cover
----------------- Re-stripping VC
DIY: page 25. 8-2-07 to 8-6-07 Detail on:
----------------- Custom spark plug cover
----------------- Failed attempt on wrinkle red valve cover
----------------- Beginning of rebuild
DIY: page 26. 8-11-07 Detail on:
----------------- Tiling my house! Toilet removal
----------------- Block tear-down, piston ring/bearing install
DIY: page 28. 8-18-07 Detail on:
----------------- Block/engine assembly and first drive
DIY: page 29. 8-29-07 Detail on:
----------------- Header skid plate install
DIY: page 33. 9-21-07 Detail on:
------------------ Headlight polishing/restoration
------------------ Charcoal canister removal
------------------ Routing wires differently/cleaning up engine bay
------------------ Re-Strip VC AGAIN
DIY: page 36. 10-5-07 Detail on:
------------------ FINAL painting of my VC!!
DIY: page 40. 10-22-07 Detail on:
------------------ Mounting oil pressure gauge/wiring light
------------------ Clearing corner lights on 2007 SI Sedan
DIY: page 41. 11-5-07 Detail on:
------------------ Thermostat removal
------------------ Starter removal (unfinished)
------------------ Rear camber washer trick
------------------ Water temp gauge install/mounting
DIY: page 44. 11-26-07 Detail on:
------------------ Driver side Integra Sedan weatherstripping removal/install
------------------ Battery terminal fix/clean up
------------------ Water temperature adapter install
------------------ Gapping spark plugs
DIY: page 52. 1-10-08 Detail on:
------------------ Door handle removal/installation.
------------------ MSD External coil install
DIY: page 53. 1-15-08 Detail on:
------------------ How to cook your MSD ignition!
DIY: page 54. 1-23-08 Detail on:
------------------ Throttle body Install
DIY: page61 3-24-08Detail on:
------------------ Part 1 of ZEX nitrous install.
DIY: page 64. 4-24-08 Detail on:
------------------ Fender liner install
DIY: page 70. 7-20-08 Detail on:
------------------ Radiator install
------------------ Shifter boot install

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Cliff notes and links to the various modifications and events regarding my car.

page 2. Picture of what my car aspires to look like
page 2. New pics of my car with blades, raised slightly.
page 3. Danger!!! Ripped off my lip on a piece of wood.
page 7. Pics of my blue LED gauge cluster.
page 8. Picture of my car with a white front end/pics of the paint process.
page 9. 16" GT3's ordered 4-11-07 canceled order 4-13-07
page 9. Great pics of the city lights/fan switch and fog light/turn signal light mod..
page 10. Pics of my car on 17's
page 10. Pics of the blue LED's for the climate control/dome light.
page 11. 16" GT3's/205/40/16 Toyo's ordered 4-20-07 Will be here the end of May
page 11. HELLA 1182 Fog lights ordered Friday 4-20-07 arrived Tuesday 4-24-07!!!
page 13. The beginnings of a DIY Triangulated rear strut bar system 4-26-07
page 13. Dyno day April 28, 2007!! 145hp/111tq and with JDM Ninja mods 153hp/119 @7700 RPM My 153/119 dyno run. and My dyno sheet.
page 13: Pics of Hella fog lights installed and night pics!
page 14: Picture's of my original DIY Catch can.
----------- Pics of my catch can baffle.
----------- Nice artsy pic of my fog lights at night
page 15: Teaser pic of my DIY trunk floor
page 16: Finished trunk floor!
----------- Pic of my DIY trunk braces

page 18: Embarrasing pic of how much crap was in my car.
----------- Pic of my NEW uber sexy catch can
----------- Pic of WHY you NEED a catch can
----------- Pic of my truck at the track.
----------- Vid of my 11.6@115 mph run. Giggity!!
page 19: Bought and moved into our new house!!! 5-25-07
----------- Pic of my car with 91 CRX SI 14's
----------- 6-9-07 My thread hit's 40,000 views. Thank you so much guys!! This is more fun than I imagined
page 21: Blox Intake Manifold and manual oil pressure gauge install.
-----------
page 23: Raced Dustin in his 07 SI.
----------- Run 1 from a dig
----------- Run 2 from a 20 MPH roll.
page 24: 1st failed attempt at painting my VC
page 25: 2nd failed attempt: VC wrinkle red
----------- Stripped and painted my VC black
----------- Rebuild time! Comparison of Ford 5.0 Piston to my GSR's
page 26: Piston install
page 28: Engine assembly pics!
----------- Block shot
----------- Cams installed
----------- A dirty and tired white boy by his completed engine
----------- Video of first crank!
page 29: Got her tuned!
----------- Tuners car: B17 w/JRSC
----------- Setup for tune
----------- Made my own skid plate!
----------- Getting cracked header welded up
page 30: Went to the track: Ran 15.6 @91.6
page 31: Went to the track with a buddy.. Butt load of pics of sweet drag cars/trucks
page 33: Work day!
----------- Headlights before polishing
----------- Headlights AFTER polishing
----------- Final stripping of VC
page 34: Painted a few things RED in my engine bay.. I was bored!
page 35: Further revising of my aluminum spark plug cover
page 36: Finally got my VC right!
----------- Before
----------- During
----------- After!!
----------- Pic 1
----------- Pic 2
----------- Pic 3
----------- With un-polished spark plug cover!
----------- With POLISHED spark plug cover
page 37: Before and afters with and without spark plug cover and HEADER shield!
----------- Before:
----------- After:
----------- Before:
----------- After:
page 38: Friday night Sonic meet and Dyno day (not for me though). Mini wire tuck on my Teg and pulling a 4.3 out of a Chevette!
----------- final pic of my engine bay: Clean and sexy!!
----------- Buddy's stock RSX Dyno
----------- After mini tuck!
----------- Yanking the engine
----------- An obese pot-bellied pig
page 39:
----------- Pic of my custom Acura emblem keychain thing
page 40: Work day!
----------- Mounted my oil pressure gauge(finally )
----------- Pic of cleared headlights on a 2007 SI Sedan
----------- Pic of a 3d drawing (to scale) of an OEM spark plug cover by me!
page 41: Work days PLUS drag strip day (not me running, again)
----------- Proper direction for thermostat to be installed
----------- Camber washer trick install
----------- Driver side WITH washer trick
----------- Passenger side WITHOUT washer trick
----------- Uber ghetto temp water temp gauge sensor position
----------- Cool moth I found at the drag strip
----------- Custom aluminum temperature gauge neck adapter I made!
page 42:
----------- The new project car
page 44: Work day/dyno day for me!
----------- Weatherstripping removed from my car
----------- Water temp adapter installed (not quite completed in picture
----------- Rocking some Wendy's and Halo baby!!
----------- Graph of all my dyno runs..155hp/108 tq
----------- Video of my car on the dyno
page 46:
----------- Freaking door handle screwed up
page 48: Drag day IN THE RENTAL PT CRUISER!! AKA " PT kRusher Also Getting banned from Team-Integra
----------- Video of me raggin on the rental PT! Loooong burnout
----------- Pic of my tool box I'm building
page 49:
----------- Finished catch can for Max!
page 51/52:
Got my MSD ignition!
-----------
Picked up a MSD cap/rotor too!
page 54:
----------- Video of my lil truck doin a burnout.. Worth watching.
page 55:
----------- Track day! 2-11-08. ALso video of some nitrous runs on the street.
----------- Mock setup of my Zex nitrous kit
page 58:
----------- Comparison on spark plug wires
----------- Picture of spark plug wires installed.
page 59:
----------- Musings on direct port nitrous, pics on setups. Received my wet nitrous system 3-13-08
page 60:
----------- Custom gauge holder for Dustins S-10!
----------- Sold my Accord 3-19-08
page 61:
----------- [url=http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff165/mac_24_sevennnnn/DSCN0014.jpg] Picture of Dustins gauge pod installed in his truck!
----------- Pinks All out ticket.
page 62:
----------- Picture of Eli's battery box I made.
----------- Picture of Meggie's (my wife) 05 Scion XB!
page 63:
----------- Pinks all out pictures and video's!
----------- Video of my truck At Pinks all out doin what it does best... Spanking the competition!!
page 64:
----------- Details on the LED's you need for the climate control
----------- Pictures of LED's installed.
----------- In cab run of my truck at Pinks!
page 65:
----------- Start of the body work on my car

page 66:
----------- More pictures of body work
page 67:
----------- Pics of more body work, Dusty installing his throttle body spacer and videos
----------- Guy has sex with his car.. yeah
----------- Pic of my engine bay with nawzz solenoids installed
page 68:
----------- Purchased a wrecked GSR!
----------- What happens when cams get angry! (not my car)
page 69:
----------- Story on wrecked GSR and whatnot
----------- Pics of said wrecked GSR
page 70:
----------- Installed my new radiator/fans!

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If you view this thread.. Give me your opinion and let me know what you think!!!!! Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have. I'll be happy to answer them.
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Well the time has come to start my own lil project thread.

So here goes nothing... I'll go back in time a lil bit and bring you up-to-date with the various things I've done (that I have pictures of anyway)

To start off, I own a 94 GSR Sedan that I bought from jappwr right here on H-T. Paid $4200.00. It had 17x,xxx miles on the O.D. and around 50,000 on the new engine (stock from Acura).

I always name my cars and I spent a good while picking out a suiting name for my GSR. After much debate, I decided on Aeris. Yes Final Fantasy 7 geeks, thats where I got the name from

Here's a few pics of how it was when I purchased it.




A pic of me at the track w/my buddys 03 SVT Focus (which I smoked )

Now, I bought the car w/no thermostat. I decided one day that Iwanted to have heat for winter. Long story short,my heart was broken when I found out I had a blown headgasket.. Nothing too bad, but I have exhaust gases in my coolant. So, I've been saving up to get that fixed.. More on that later.

One of the first things I did was clean up the headlights.. As you can see from this pic, Mothers mag polish and a lil elbow grease does wonders. The passenger side is polished and the driver-side is not.

Looks much better IMO.

After some leather seats and a JDMITR header ( I traded a PS2 for it , the next modification for my car was some Rota slips. I went with slips because the tires on my fat fives were dead
Before:

After:

Next up was the 98-01 conversion. I disliked the front/rears of the 94-97 Tegs very much.. Plus my front was kinda geeked up in the first place.
The first thing I bought was the rear, which was white so it matched pretty good.
Before:

After.. And It even has the DOHC Vtec emblem on it (mine was kinda messed up)

Then I found a real good deal from another H-T member.. lonnieboosted. He was selling the front of off his turbo 00 DC2, in milano red . He was in Port St. Lucie.

Pics of the install:

me lookin like a retard being happy I'm getting a new front end..


Ta Daa!!
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Sexy My car has lipstick now

I also installed a CTR lip that came w/my front end.

Around that same time, I was checkin out a cool thread on city lights and decided I'd do it myself.
I had a high beam bulb out, thus I never used them, so I would'nt miss not having high beams. I decided to just take a 194 socket out of a civic and trim it to fit where the bulb went in the headlight. I used a 4 led amber bulbs I bought from Discount Auto for like $10.00. Turned out real nice I think.

Now jump to present time (2-22-07)
That pretty much catches me up on the body work for now.. More to come on that in the coming weeks/months.
On to my headgasket

So, I took $800.00 from my tax refund and dedicated it to my car. After much deliberation and changing my mind from a complete rebuild to a JRSC, I figured I'd go w/a very mild build, including the following components:

ITR Throttle cable
ITR Throttle Bracket
ITR 98 Spec Camshafts
ITR Valve springs Int/Exh
ITR CAI w/ New K&N filter
ITR 4-1 polished Header
Head milled so it's good a flush.
Honda OEM 3 Layer Head Gasket/gasket set
1st Generation Skunk 2 Intake Manifold
Fidanza Red Adjustable Cam gears
Carsound high flor catalytic converter
G-Reddy Exhaust w/stock GSR muffler
Throttle body bypass
Temperature Control Switch
Custom Al. Catch can
NGK Spark Plugs, indexed
Chipped ECU
Dyno Tuned w/Chrome

So far, I've ordered:
Skunk 2 Intake Manifold
Gauge pod, ITR Throttle cable/bracket
ITR Cams
Gauges (oil,temp,volt)
Temperature Control Switch
Password JDM Gasket
Fidanza Cam Gears

I pick up the cam gears tomorrow and the gauges got to me on Tuesday. And I just went downstairs and picked up my Password JDM IM gasket :>

My cams should be here either tomorrow or next week and my IM and gauge pod will be here Monday, which means I'll be installing my gauges/pod the following weekend!

Exciting stuff, for me anyway

And to make it all the more exciting, this Friday (2-23-07) I'm getting Ground Control Coilovers w/KYB GR2 struts and installing them. So I'll have lots of pics of that.

And SAT I'm meeting up with DoctorVtec (yet another H-T member) and I'm trading my slips for his GSR blades So I'll be dropped w/ new wheels (at least to me anyway) by the end of the weekend!

I'll update w/pics from this weekends work. Within the next week or 2, I'm starting to work on the body, prepping for paint. I'll start with shaving the license plate holes in the front bumper.

It's gonna be some exciting stuff for me! I will have my car dyno tuned and I'll be goin to the track, so I'll get vids and pics of all that. Plus, new paint, wheels.. I'll be shaving the door moldings.
Good stuff! I'll detail on all the work I do as well.. Maybe it'll help somebody out one day.

So you guys enjoy! I'll update this as often as I do stuff (which I'll be pretty busy in the coming weeks/months) so their will be lots of updates.

And please, NO FLAMING!!!! Suggestions are welcomed, but don't go sayin I'm a retard for doing something or not doing something, please. I plan on documenting everything I do to this car, so there will be lots and lots of DIY's: some big and some small. It'll be a fun ride

Modified by mac_24_seven at 11:11 AM 7/21/2008

Modified by mac_24_seven at 11:12 AM 7/21/2008

Modified by mac_24_seven at 11:14 AM 7/21/2008

Modified by mac_24_seven at 8:42 AM 10/1/2008

F1 Spec

TDM Products

F1 Spec

TDM Products

im not 100% sure, but i think if you put a 98-01 front on a 94-97 , it leaves a gap. in between the front and the fenders. not too sure but ya. i want a 98-01 Front end on my teggy too. i dont like it either, But then i dont hate it either.

i drive a honda because my other ride(your mom) isnt reliable!!

OFFICIALLY ADDICTED TO HT.com Since 09/14/2006. God i Love it

Quote, originally posted by NA JDM GSR »

haha some kid was tellin us that there are dc4's.....i work at honda with my buddies and we all started laughing because there is no such thing as dc4's....if anybody can prove us wrong let us know...

Quote, originally posted by car_crazy_2007 »

Was it hard to install the city lights?

Nope, I wired them into my turn signal/parking lights. A cool side effect of doing that is when I have my turn signal on, my city light blinks opposite of my turn signal light.. one is on, the other is off.. and visa versa.
I didnt mean for that to happen, but I like it

Quote, originally posted by Swiftstar »

im not 100% sure, but i think if you put a 98-01 front on a 94-97 , it leaves a gap. in between the front and the fenders.

Nope, they are identical. Now, I had a small gap in my rear bumper, which I fixed by adding a few screws No more gap. And, FYI, the 2 door and 4 door's are IDENTICAL from the front bumper to the front doors... From the doors back, they are diff.

Quote, originally posted by redGSRguy »

Looking pretty good, 4 doors is so practical! Did you ever paint the front end? Too-bad you don't have a two door so you could buy my jdm 4-1 and rs*r exhaust!

Not yet.. But thats coming. And I already have a JDM 4-1 header. Now, I would LOVE the Rs*R muffler.. But that'll come later. I've got too much money to spend as it is

Unfortunately, during the swap, I got a Migrane..If you have nevr had one, say a prayer of thanks because it's rather painful.. If you get em like I do.. Then you know how it is.
So, I'll post a lil DIY later.. I took a bunch of pics but I just feel like Z)&*^#$& now and have no desire to type for an hour.

So, enjoy these pics. I'll update sometime in the next day or so

Before:

During:

And the uber sexy after

I'm very very happy. Just gotta invest in a camber kit sometime soon. I'll bite the bullet and get skunk2 and be done w/it.

I'll have GSR blades on it next weekend.. stupid discount tire screwed me yet AGAIN and I had to cancel the trade I had goin on untill next week.

Oh, and the ride is better than I ever expcted..I liken it to going to lower profile tire.. Bumps are more noticeable, but by no means jarring at all and it handles 100% better than it did on the stock crap. My friends nor I expected it to be this nice..

I'm very very VERY pleased.

And my ITR cams came in today..cam gears are a done deal (dude forgot them, I'll pick em up next week)

It's startin to come together.Gonna be pretty exciting guys.. Your gonna get to see it all

Modified by mac_24_seven at 1:08 PM 3/26/2007

Modified by mac_24_seven at 1:12 PM 3/26/2007

and i feel you completely on the migraines. theyre almost like being handicapped at times, far from a good time.

93 Teg RS - soon2bfast
05 WRX - DD fun

started a vouch list:
mexmike, MRN1120, Samuels, Z6CRX, newcrx, mephisraines, importdude2000, sikocivic, quis23, lilstreetracer88, enigmaEG6, JustAnotherRex, KL14, 97gsrki

People who don't get them have no clue how fortunate they are. I went to the emergency room at 11:00pm a few weeks ago because of a migrane.. Worst pain I had ever experienced in my LIFE. <shudders>

Anyway...
More pics of stuff!!

I decided I'd go ahead and work on my front bumper license holes this afternoon since I didnt feel like doing anything else (I had a migrane, though its gone now Yay! )

So I got my friends Dremel and went to work..
Before:

After:

I started w/the Bondo, but it's not warm enough today and it's not drying very fast.. So I just left it and i"ll work on it this week. I've taken lots of pics so when I'm all done w/it I'll post em along w/a DIY writeup.

And I figured out how I'm gonna run my gauges, so I'll definetly be doing that this week. And, I've changed out my instrument cluster lights w/soe wide angled LED's that I snagged from Andrew..Looks sick.

I'll post pics later tonight when it's nice and dark.

Also...
My dad painted my truck this weekend ( I just helped prep it) so he's got everything that I need to actually paint my car. It's a real bright white which, I havn't seen in the sunlight because we had to leave the truck in the shop to dry. Should look really nice, we'll see. Regardless, since the paints free (have an extra gallon of white) thats what I'll be painting mine with

And, it's very possible I could have my car ready to paint by the end of march! We'll have to see how money/time goes this coming month.

More to come guys... stay posted

Modified by mac_24_seven at 1:14 PM 3/26/2007

So this'll have to do. Again, sorry it's blurry. This was the best out of five

I'll get better pics when I get my gauges installed ( I'll have my wife do it )

**Edit**
Here is the link to the LED's...
Single LED Wedge Base Bulbs

On this page, the bulbs you want are the VERY FIRST on the list.
On the bottom of the description, clikc BUY NOW.
That will link you to 1 of 2 pages, scroll to the bottom and click on page 2.
ON page 2, the bulbs will be #12 on the list...

WLED 1-LED bulb
12VDC 1-LED Wedge Base Bulb (194/168 type)with Wide Viewing Angle
Available in White, Blue, Green and UV-BlackLight LED
$ 1.49

You will need 3, so type in the quantity of 3 and clik on ADD TO CART, then if you don't want to buy anything else, click on CHECKOUT and have your CC ready.

TO replace these bulbs.... I"ll do a DIY on it this afternoon so pple won't be intimidated/confused.

Modified by mac_24_seven at 4:31 AM 4/3/2007

I like the ctr lip, but not gooey over it either, like you....I have a ctr lip in my basment, back from when I had an eg ( I ended up using a different lip on my eg), its in perfect condition, but I held it up and I dont think it will fit without pulling it on the sides. Since I dont know what year they made the ctr's in, would you tell me what year your ctr lip is for. I think mine will fit, but it sorta needs to be pulled into place(is that how yours was?)

I would like to use my ctr lip just because I dont mind it and I already have it, and I am cheap? I'll be lowering my car with the same exact setup....gc/kyb gr2...just waiting on another HT member to come through.

oh and btw I did the city lights also...I enjoy them very much....used reg. bulbs though.

DB SQUAD #28

In a solFresh State of Mind

StReCh.?!~

And I've got a special suprise for later on today

Only other thing I would have done differently is the shocks. GR-2's are definitely not going to hold up long to that drop. They're meant to be an OE replacement, which might could handle a .5" to .75" drop but that's about it.

Some nice adjustable shocks are one of the best investments you can make IMHO. I put Koni Sports on my car about 5 years ago, and now 140,000 miles later they still work great, even with numerous different combinations of springs and coilovers on them.

Honda-Tech OG member #8927 class of '02

Koni + GC Install

HID retrofit club
member #0001

ANd really, I"m not gonna stay as low as I am. I love it and it looks great, but it's not practical w/the route I go to work everyday ( I learned this this morning).. So I'll raise it some in the next week or so

Oh, and some of the promised goodies
BTW THIEVES!!!, any address you see is work..And I live 30+ min away.

Oh yeah!!!!!!!

Sorry for the dull pic. But you see the goods And just so you know they are ITR...

More goodies coming as soon as Fed Ex arrives sometime TODAY!!

Modified by mac_24_seven at 5:52 AM 3/7/2007

Modified by mac_24_seven at 1:16 PM 3/26/2007

BTW, the link to this thread in your sig only links me to the Integra forum, not to your thread- might wanna check on that.

BTW I think our cars started out as twins...

Quote, originally posted by Ass$nyper »

Dude if you did that you'd have so many epic points you could cash them in and get a flight to awesome town, population Matt.