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[ls1adam84]

Well I am new to the import world, and have always loved the DA's. I just got a stock clean titled DA Special Edition that i am currently doing what I can to get it registered and my daily driver. I will most likely put some different rims on it, maybe coil overs, I used to have a slammed car and I don't want to go back to that so I am not sure. I will be doing some stereo upgrades since I spend about 3 hours a day in SoCal traffic. Here are just the teaser pics. Below is my other project which is a 2000 Chevy Camaro Z28, it's an LS1 engine with heads and cam, different intake, full exhaust (race headers with no emissions provisions) through a 3in exhaust with a magnaflow muffler. I recently pulled the built auto and 3800 stall converter in favor of a t56 manual 6 speed trans and will be working on a turbo build.

Without further ado







And the other car







No I am not one of those domestic only people I appreciate cars in general, I just happen to love Camaro's they have been my favorite forever.

I look forward to possibly making it out to a local Integra meet or something, I will bring the DA9 and leave the camaro sleeping in the garage.

 

[ixcocoyxi]

welcome to the club! that camaro looks pretty bauce!
and you gotta change them wheels on the DA.

 

[ls1adam84]

welcome to the club! that camaro looks pretty bauce!
and you gotta change them wheels on the DA.

Ohhh yeah the wheels will be changed I am thinking som Fat 5's I like their clean look, at least they look clean and simple to me. I am looking into the F&F coilovers but I might just go with some drop springs and some good shocks. I don't want the car to bounce all over the place though so I will be doing some research.


The camaro is fun it is my daily driver right now I have over 160 passes on it with a best 1/8 time of 7.42 at 92.5mph and when I was dumb I had taken on some mid 11 second cars and won by about a half a car so if I were to bench race the 1/4, I am guessing it's an 11.5 second car, and it still has full interior AC and stereo.

 

[OGstackadoIIa]

Do I see the front tires lifting?! Love the Camaro

 

[ixcocoyxi]

f&f's are a good setup. i have koni sport yellows with ground control coilovers. its perfect for daily and 'spirited' driving.

lots of people polish the fat 5's. heres what i did with mine.

 

[ls1adam84]

Do I see the front tires lifting?! Love the Camaro

Thanks I bought it about 4.5 years ago it's a trip to see how cheap they are now since I remember when they came out was in high school and I remember going to the dealership and seeing them brand new and now I own one.

And yes it will yank the tire a little with the front sway bar removed and some good sticky tire out back, it will do a 1.60 60' on bone stock suspension.

I might sell it and get a pre smog camaro and do my turbo build on that since I have to "friendly" smog this one lol. :suprise:

f&f's are a good setup. i have koni sport yellows with ground control coilovers. its perfect for daily and 'spirited' driving.

lots of people polish the fat 5's. heres what i did with mine.

Ahh ground control does make some good stuff, guys who road course their camaro/firebird use ground controls.

I don't want too low, when I was younger (17-24) I had a Grand Am that I had 2.25" lowering springs on and that things was so damn stiff, it did well on spirited canyon runs but sucks over bumps and drive ways.

 

[ls1adam84]

Well it looks like the head gasket is shot... damn time to replace that now too. I knew it was too good of a deal for a decent running Integra under $1900....

Symptoms that lead me to believe this, I was driving it to get smogged so I kept getting on it to warm it up, and this car has some pep to it, it is better than my wifes OZ rally Lancer, anyways I go to park the car at the house to get some paperwork after driving around looking for an open smog shop and low and behold I see coolant pissing out the overflow, so I check the temp gauge, and sure as crap from a monkey its Hot Hot Hot.

Well time to tear it down and see what I can do, hell maybe get a 5 angle valve job on the head and clean up a wiring mis hap.

 

[JustinMcGee1]

Well it looks like the head gasket is shot... damn time to replace that now too. I knew it was too good of a deal for a decent running Integra under $1900....

Symptoms that lead me to believe this, I was driving it to get smogged so I kept getting on it to warm it up, and this car has some pep to it, it is better than my wifes OZ rally Lancer, anyways I go to park the car at the house to get some paperwork after driving around looking for an open smog shop and low and behold I see coolant pissing out the overflow, so I check the temp gauge, and sure as crap from a monkey its Hot Hot Hot.

Well time to tear it down and see what I can do, hell maybe get a 5 angle valve job on the head and clean up a wiring mis hap.

Good luck man!

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[OLDSKOOLACURA]

Welcome, nice DA and nice camaro


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[ls1adam84]

Good luck man!

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Thanks I am going to need it. It was over 90 degrees yesterday so working on the car really did suck lol.

Welcome, nice DA and nice camaro


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Thank you, I am hoping to get this DA going soon.

Ohhh and anyone looking to buy the window motor from Autozone, it is a piece of shit, they clip the plug off and give you cheap easy splices to use. I was so pissed yesterday, I am hoping I can go back here and see if they have my core so I can cut the plug off.

 

[Teggykid952]

Not bad! Hop on G2IC.com. TONS of gen 2 specific info on there. You'll catch me under the same screen name

 

[ls1adam84]

I am on there as well, I will be looking at the process for doing the head gasket, I am hoping it hasn't warped anything.