Update on parts acquired & being installed
Subframe seam welded
Custom Cages based custom welded in rollcage
HSD Coilovers (being replaced by Camtec Coilovers shortly)
HSD Coilover cups for fork fitment (rear)
Buddy Club P1 front camber kit
Rear Lower Control Arms - DME...
The car is now about to have a re-spray. The car was prepped and taken back to bare metal in many places, etch primered and undersealed. The shell has now had the glass removed, paint purchased and garage cleaned for spraying. The Volk TE37's have been prepped and coated with etch primer about...
Also ... so far the photos are mobile photos as you have no doubt guessed from the "average" quality. (At least they are not an HDR/Instagram abomination!) I do plan on getting better photography for the future stages so you poor folk don't have to suffer!
28th July 2012 Progress. The car is now a bare shell except the windows.
Bare Underside
Bare bay
Bare firewall
Bare rear
Inside through-shot
Outside side shot
That's all for this post. There were a few other aspects undertaken but that will be on the next post.
If you are meaning in comparison to the original B18C6; the B18C6 was higher mileage, I had a B18C4 of low mileage and seeing as the plan is to rebuild the engine to a higher compression specification anyway it made sense to me.
If you are meaning in comparison to a K series; seeing as my...
2012 - July 22
Proper work has begun...
Arrival.
Hubs.
Arms off
Steering column dropped
Dropping the subframe. (Includes Nuno's manly chest hair!)
Subframe out.
Coilovers to clean up
Awaiting day 2
Lots more updates throughout the week. (Some of the parts acquired and more of...
Update!
A current list of parts as accurate as a sleepy me can collate! (A lot of office overtime for this project!) This is a snapshot at present from my site where I post a little more info. Summary below but a link to DC2 modifications page is here: JonHope Projects
* HSD Coilovers...
It's taken me a while to respond to this thread! Prompted only by the latest post! I've posted elsewhere but to save me making a messy thread, requested photos are on JonHope Projects. Most of those photos are a little old now. It's a bit cleaner now. Still mostly stock (because I like it that...
Nuno has kindly kicked this thread off so now it's time for me to upload a few photos of at least some of the parts I have been buying over the past months. Most of the photos need no explanation so it'll just be a picture-heavy post.
Drop Engineering stainless engine...
I'll also be updating the basic progress on JonHope Projects and hopefully Integra Type R Forum too. Hopefully I'll get to track it this summer before the planned second stage of modifications next winter.