ShinsenTuner
New and fresh.
So, here's a run down of what I've been doing for the last two years or so. I used to drive a 00' VSM DB7 Integra but it was an automatic and I hated it. I did some things to it to try to cover up how much I didn't really enjoy the car. I bought all of the components for the swap but at the last minute I parted everything. Returned the car to stock and then sold it for a reasonable price.
My old teg:
I always wanted to build a 6th Gen Civic coupe so I scrolled by one randomly one day. With no intentions on buying it, I went to look at it just for shits... ended up leaving a downpayment and bought it! It's a 99 EX' Coupe from Texas with its original owner and all of the service schedules up to date. Did some things to it... left it as DD duty and just enjoyed the gas mileage and the standard transmission.
my coupe:
I then bought a 97' DX Coupe from my friend for cheap. All it really needed was a new motor and it would have been able to turn an easy profit. It sat in my garage for a few months, a new motor was installed and I never worked up the motivation to really do anything to it. I planned on a paint job, wheels, new interior pieces, and eventually boosting. But I wasn't excited to have another civic as my "built" car...
So I sold THAT car to a good friend or mine (even doubled up in profit! lol) and bought this shell from a local. I've seen the car a few times but never really considered it to be worthwhile, but the price I got it for with the current condition it was in was well worth it. So here it is... she's a 1994 Acura Integra LS painted Champagne Metallic Pearl. My goal is to rebuild a motor for it, piece together the interior (finally use those Sparcos I have), and make it mechanically sound. I just miss driving an Integra and it would be fun to have another one.
Pictures from the old owner:
Here it is in my garage:
It currently has a headlight harness tuck done and a minor brake line tuck. I plan on getting the roof, engine bay, and rear interior resprayed to the gold color as well as replacing the CF Spoon Style mirrors with 98-01 OEM mirrors and getting another OEM 98-01 front bumper and mounting the OEM ITR lip I have waiting. Then a nice cut and buff on the whole car and then I can move onto piecing together my motor. I was thinking a simple LS/VTEC or just straight VTEC with minor bolt ons and a mild tune for the first season it will be out and about. But we will definitely see where this goes... I'm much more excited about this car!
My old teg:
I always wanted to build a 6th Gen Civic coupe so I scrolled by one randomly one day. With no intentions on buying it, I went to look at it just for shits... ended up leaving a downpayment and bought it! It's a 99 EX' Coupe from Texas with its original owner and all of the service schedules up to date. Did some things to it... left it as DD duty and just enjoyed the gas mileage and the standard transmission.
my coupe:
I then bought a 97' DX Coupe from my friend for cheap. All it really needed was a new motor and it would have been able to turn an easy profit. It sat in my garage for a few months, a new motor was installed and I never worked up the motivation to really do anything to it. I planned on a paint job, wheels, new interior pieces, and eventually boosting. But I wasn't excited to have another civic as my "built" car...
So I sold THAT car to a good friend or mine (even doubled up in profit! lol) and bought this shell from a local. I've seen the car a few times but never really considered it to be worthwhile, but the price I got it for with the current condition it was in was well worth it. So here it is... she's a 1994 Acura Integra LS painted Champagne Metallic Pearl. My goal is to rebuild a motor for it, piece together the interior (finally use those Sparcos I have), and make it mechanically sound. I just miss driving an Integra and it would be fun to have another one.
Pictures from the old owner:
Here it is in my garage:
It currently has a headlight harness tuck done and a minor brake line tuck. I plan on getting the roof, engine bay, and rear interior resprayed to the gold color as well as replacing the CF Spoon Style mirrors with 98-01 OEM mirrors and getting another OEM 98-01 front bumper and mounting the OEM ITR lip I have waiting. Then a nice cut and buff on the whole car and then I can move onto piecing together my motor. I was thinking a simple LS/VTEC or just straight VTEC with minor bolt ons and a mild tune for the first season it will be out and about. But we will definitely see where this goes... I'm much more excited about this car!
