djzachtyler
Looking for my next Teg..
This is a direct copy of the build thread I have going over at G2IC. Too lazy to re-write everything... ALso I just copied and pasted all of my posts from there to here, so chronologically speaking from start to end you see my build progress over a period of several months
Additional info on my teg not listed in my other thread... chassis has approx 361,000 or so miles, Current motor is a B18A1 stock LS block with 151,000 on it and running strong.
well it seems everyone has a build thread... seeing as I am completely hooked on this car and already into it for more than it will be worth.. may as well go all the way right?!?!?!
In a nutshell last may I finally got my license back afetr losing it for hot rodding a 1st generation 300ZX (1984 Shelltop.. a very rare 300ZX at that I almost cried at my stupidity) into a light pole at warp speed, I collected a nice check and started looking for a new car. I have owned a few different flavors of japanese cars including a 1st & 2nd gen Preludes, 2nd gen accord, 1st gen civic (yes the little booger box ones from the 80s) and the 300ZX I totaled.
One car I had never owned but had several friend absolutely have a blast with was the Acura Integra. I had always wanted one, but was more particular to the Gen 2 as I did not care for those 2 round headlights, and the gen 1's were not quite as sharp as later models IMHO. I thus hit craigslist in search of something and came across a guy selling a DA with clean title for 2650. upon seeing it I immediately picked him apart on the numerous screw holes and mis matched fenders and drove off with it for 2k flat. At the time it had under 150k on the odometer, had a 90 LS b18A1 motor, LS A1 transmission as in it's previous life it was a LS/Vtec swap with full race skirts etc etc... the last owner pretty much parted it our and put it back to stock. The upside was aftermarket sway bars and tokico shocks... so suspension wise it rode solid. Another plus was that the engine was nice and smooth running and the car had 0 alignment or drivetrain issues whatsoever. Combine that with a clean title I guess I did alright.
here's the pics from when I bought it.
ROll the clock forward I soon after driving around realized I had slightly been duped on how well the car ran. new water pump,timing belt,all kinds of maintenance done... yea guy was full of it once I got around to tearing stuff down I saw the work done was that of an amature. I felt almost defeated and that I was stuck with a lemon.... At that point I decided since money was tight at that time I was going to start a budget build.
Shortly after that I picked up an extra contract and had extra cash, but decided to stick with a slightly budget build that incorporated returning the exterior to an almost stock look while lightly modifying other areas... First things first was to diagnose and resolve my over heating issues I was having.
As it turned out I realized the guy before me had a OEM radiator that has so much stop leak run thru it the top was completely crusted. at that point I decided I was going to just replace the entire cooling system. Found a deal on a 2 core Aluminum radiator with 3 ply silicone hoses (In red cause my engine bay is red and that is the theme in there) ordered a aftermarket cooling fan & Gates thermostat de and took a weekend to slap it all together.
I had also attempted to purchase and subsequently got burned on a purchase of an AEM intake by a guy I met at another forum... but as good fortune would have it I found a guy just north of the bay area selling the intake arm for 40 buck.. I then contacted AEM and had the install kit shipped, ordered a new AEM dry flow filter and hydroscopic filter cover bag from Amazon and also happened to fins a new set of Matrix 9.3MM plug wires. I had also through the help of Welfare diagnosed that I was having issues with my coil unit & possibly my distributor... this led to discovery that I also had a bad o2 sensor. so thus began the next phase which led to installation of the AEM Intake, new ingnition coil , plug wires and some fancy new Red Silicone vacuum hose to tie everything together
project stopped at this point while I worked on saving up more cash under the impression I may have had a bad head gasket. After I got enough together to pay my mechanic to deal with it & had ordered the master gasket kit, I had it sputter to a halt down the street from my place... thinking I had a fuel ssue after seeing spark (but not turing it over long enough to see my new coil was shot) I waited till the following monday to have it towed to the shop... that trip resulted in it passing all tests & ruling out a head gasket, and replacing the entire distributor. I was quite thrilled as this freed up money for something else.. like.. new... SHOES!!! (Akita Racing AK77 16x7 +40 rims with Forceum Hexa 205/45 ZR16 tires)
I also had ordered and installed a 2nd cooling fan with a shroud to attach to my fancy aftermarket radiator. I finally found it in red and swooped on it quick. did the install myself... I also over the course of the last couple weeks found a DC sports street header (CA Legal) DC rear Strut bar, OBX/Forza Front Strut bar, custom ordered a Powder Coated GLoss red B18a1 Valve cover, and managed to have the driver axle start clicking.
That all said Teggy is in the shop today getting the new goodies installed and her Driver axle repplaced. Once I pick her back up, I'll post more pictures as the mechanical work is done on this build (For Now) in the next 2 months she is going to Marty's Chop Shop in Campbell, CA to get the body work started in preparation for a new paint job next spring in time to start showing her off at locl meets and shows. at this point I can equate her to being a pretty girl in an ugly dress haha.. soon tho very very soon that shall all change for the better...
If anyone has ideas for paint, I want to do something that says Classic G2, but also have custom flavor. I really am diggin the red/black/minimal white idea, but my head is full of ideas. either way when I'm done I'm quite sure she will turn a few heads
More Pics coming soon!
Additional info on my teg not listed in my other thread... chassis has approx 361,000 or so miles, Current motor is a B18A1 stock LS block with 151,000 on it and running strong.
well it seems everyone has a build thread... seeing as I am completely hooked on this car and already into it for more than it will be worth.. may as well go all the way right?!?!?!
In a nutshell last may I finally got my license back afetr losing it for hot rodding a 1st generation 300ZX (1984 Shelltop.. a very rare 300ZX at that I almost cried at my stupidity) into a light pole at warp speed, I collected a nice check and started looking for a new car. I have owned a few different flavors of japanese cars including a 1st & 2nd gen Preludes, 2nd gen accord, 1st gen civic (yes the little booger box ones from the 80s) and the 300ZX I totaled.
One car I had never owned but had several friend absolutely have a blast with was the Acura Integra. I had always wanted one, but was more particular to the Gen 2 as I did not care for those 2 round headlights, and the gen 1's were not quite as sharp as later models IMHO. I thus hit craigslist in search of something and came across a guy selling a DA with clean title for 2650. upon seeing it I immediately picked him apart on the numerous screw holes and mis matched fenders and drove off with it for 2k flat. At the time it had under 150k on the odometer, had a 90 LS b18A1 motor, LS A1 transmission as in it's previous life it was a LS/Vtec swap with full race skirts etc etc... the last owner pretty much parted it our and put it back to stock. The upside was aftermarket sway bars and tokico shocks... so suspension wise it rode solid. Another plus was that the engine was nice and smooth running and the car had 0 alignment or drivetrain issues whatsoever. Combine that with a clean title I guess I did alright.
here's the pics from when I bought it.
ROll the clock forward I soon after driving around realized I had slightly been duped on how well the car ran. new water pump,timing belt,all kinds of maintenance done... yea guy was full of it once I got around to tearing stuff down I saw the work done was that of an amature. I felt almost defeated and that I was stuck with a lemon.... At that point I decided since money was tight at that time I was going to start a budget build.
Shortly after that I picked up an extra contract and had extra cash, but decided to stick with a slightly budget build that incorporated returning the exterior to an almost stock look while lightly modifying other areas... First things first was to diagnose and resolve my over heating issues I was having.
As it turned out I realized the guy before me had a OEM radiator that has so much stop leak run thru it the top was completely crusted. at that point I decided I was going to just replace the entire cooling system. Found a deal on a 2 core Aluminum radiator with 3 ply silicone hoses (In red cause my engine bay is red and that is the theme in there) ordered a aftermarket cooling fan & Gates thermostat de and took a weekend to slap it all together.
I had also attempted to purchase and subsequently got burned on a purchase of an AEM intake by a guy I met at another forum
... but as good fortune would have it I found a guy just north of the bay area selling the intake arm for 40 buck.. I then contacted AEM and had the install kit shipped, ordered a new AEM dry flow filter and hydroscopic filter cover bag from Amazon and also happened to fins a new set of Matrix 9.3MM plug wires. I had also through the help of Welfare diagnosed that I was having issues with my coil unit & possibly my distributor... this led to discovery that I also had a bad o2 sensor. so thus began the next phase which led to installation of the AEM Intake, new ingnition coil , plug wires and some fancy new Red Silicone vacuum hose to tie everything together 
project stopped at this point while I worked on saving up more cash under the impression I may have had a bad head gasket. After I got enough together to pay my mechanic to deal with it & had ordered the master gasket kit, I had it sputter to a halt down the street from my place... thinking I had a fuel ssue after seeing spark (but not turing it over long enough to see my new coil was shot) I waited till the following monday to have it towed to the shop... that trip resulted in it passing all tests & ruling out a head gasket, and replacing the entire distributor. I was quite thrilled as this freed up money for something else.. like.. new... SHOES!!! (Akita Racing AK77 16x7 +40 rims with Forceum Hexa 205/45 ZR16 tires)
I also had ordered and installed a 2nd cooling fan with a shroud to attach to my fancy aftermarket radiator. I finally found it in red and swooped on it quick. did the install myself... I also over the course of the last couple weeks found a DC sports street header (CA Legal) DC rear Strut bar, OBX/Forza Front Strut bar, custom ordered a Powder Coated GLoss red B18a1 Valve cover, and managed to have the driver axle start clicking.
That all said Teggy is in the shop today getting the new goodies installed and her Driver axle repplaced. Once I pick her back up, I'll post more pictures as the mechanical work is done on this build (For Now) in the next 2 months she is going to Marty's Chop Shop in Campbell, CA to get the body work started in preparation for a new paint job next spring in time to start showing her off at locl meets and shows. at this point I can equate her to being a pretty girl in an ugly dress haha.. soon tho very very soon that shall all change for the better...
If anyone has ideas for paint, I want to do something that says Classic G2, but also have custom flavor. I really am diggin the red/black/minimal white idea, but my head is full of ideas. either way when I'm done I'm quite sure she will turn a few heads
More Pics coming soon!
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