[Taristin]

You all remember my Integra, right? Got hit by the Dodge Ram back in March? (Then again in the parking lot at work, while I was busy... working, about a month and a half ago... )



Well, I managed to scrape enough money together to get new fenders. Which have since been installed, and removed for painting.
Well, some pics, for those of you that care... or are even remotely interested. I'll accept either.


I took off the fenders, but left the hood on, because those parts are going to paint tomorrow morning. (I canna' afford to have the whole thing painted, so I have to settle for the replacement parts, only. For now.)


Got hit on the driver's side front fender. Rams are big machines. Crumpled my fender, but only dented his bumper...

[Taristin]

The back end. Yes.I know... Ricer exhaust. I don't care. It's fun to sound like you could take any car on the road, even though most other cars will pwn me.


Ain't it cute?  Honda S2000 antenna conversion! Looks sweet too.


Needs to be cleaned, but this, my friends, is the Honda B18b1 non-vtec motor. Good for 140 Hp. (At the flywheel ) It's peppy enough, and it rev's like crazy. Leave your 4-banger remarks at the door, please.

[Taristin]

And that, guys, is what it looks like as of right now. Tomorrow morning, me and my Dad'll take off the hood, and load it, along with the other parts to the body shop for painting.
I can't wait! It's been looking all wrong for too long.
My spoiler comes tomorrow, also.
And if all this goes well, I can get rid of the 14" hubcaps, and upgrade to the Kosei K-1 rims I've been eyeing since last May.





Also... just for the hell of it...






The family attention whore. her name's Sheba. AKC Certified Pure German Shepard. Ph34r her cuteness...

[Night Hammer]

What was the guy doin that he hit you? Just bad driver?



and How big are the rims?

[Taristin]

Er. I didn't see him while trying to make a left turn. He had a white truck, and it snowed the night before. I think he was going above the speed limit, but I can't prove anything. And the Insurance Co's already blamed me.

I'm looking at 16"ers. Because I think that anything larger will look funny. They're white painted rims. Find them at www.tirerack.com

[Night Hammer]

Dude i think these would look better on the Integra, and 17's arent bad on them but 16's look the most proportional. (best friend has one, so i know about em)


http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/DisplayWheel.jsp?wheelMake=Kosei&wheelModel=Double+Racer&wheelFinish=Anthracite+Painted

[Taristin]

Ehh. I like the look of white rims on a red car. I lurk on Honda-tech.com all the time, and the best looking red R's have white rims.

[Night Hammer]

you have any kind of system in there(music-wise)?

[vyper]

Nice man, very nice.

[Taristin]

Just an upgraded head unit. I'm too broke to buy extravagances like that. It's a pioneer DEHP... err  something that plays MP3's and amplifies my radio for the little antenna, so I'm happy.

[Night Hammer]

you should check out some pawn shops man, I got my whole system for under $300 and you can hear me from down the street

[Taristin]

Meh. I'm not really into that, so much. Besides, I listen to strange music.

Anywho, if I could, I'l like to get it converted from an automatic to a manual. Then I could work on the motor a bit. I keep seeing all these cool things you can do to the b18, but then I remember that the automatic transmission sucks 40% of it's Horsepower down the tubes.

A shame, that.

[Night Hammer]

i dont think you can change a stick to an automatic, at least without it costing a bunch of cash

[Taristin]

Costs about a grand. And they do it all the time. Hardest part is runnning the clutch pedal. But I can't afford to get it done. It's 500.00 for the paintjob alone, and it's only the nose.


Edit: Meh. Thanks . I spend all this time taking pictures and decide to actually share something with you, and only 2 people reply. Last time I do this. I promise.

[magatsu1]

what engine size is it ? 1800 ?


not sure about white rims on a bergundy car tho'.

[Taristin]

It only looks burgandy in these pics for some reason. Bad lighting, I think. It's Milano Red. A very rich color.

And yeah. 1.8Litre. Dual overhead Cam... all that good stuff.

[magatsu1]

why would you wanna convert to Auto BTW ? Honda's (so I'm told) have some of the best gearboxes goin'. Not to mention that revy engine.

[Taristin]

I want to convert from auto. The auto gearbox is crappy. The manuals, however, are excellent.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Raa

The back end. Yes.I know... Ricer exhaust. I don't care. It's fun to sound like you could take any car on the road, even though most other cars will pwn me.


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dude, you not as bad than the hotted-up Daewoo LANOS (yes, onna those ****heaps) i've seen banging around town lately..
seriously, my four-stroke Briggs and Stratton lawnmower sounds better

[Taristin]

Heh. They stopped selling Daewoo here. Shortly after GM bought them out... or something like that.  Anyway, my bro likes the sound of my exhaust. Claims it sounds like a real performer.