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Kris
New to Integras and ClubIntegra! (Build Thread)
Well I'll start off with an introduction. My name is Kris! I just bought an Integra, and I know verrrrrrrrrry little about it, that's why I'm here! Just so you know, I tend to ramble, if I annoy you just lemme know. I do not know a lot about the car, but I will not hesitate to ask. I know a bit about engines and such. Mostly bigger ones.. like the 7.5L kind of thing.. but I hope to get into this. Skilled body work, paint, fabrication.. that kind of stuff.
The car;
1993 Acura Integra
3dr Hatchback GS 5-Spd
1.8L L4 PFI DOHC 16V (I have no idea what that means.)
It cost me $300. It needs some work, but I don't think that it's anything out of range of my abilities. There is a littttttle bit of body damage on the rear end. (It's got a minor scrape and indented about 1/4".) And there's some damage on the front drivers door and rear bumper. It needs a new hood (Great story on that one!!) and a motor. Blue car, white front end..
OH and GREAT body lines!!!
The motor supposedly had a bad crankshaft, I haven't looked myself but that is what I was told. It COULD be a camshaft, the valve cover is unbolted. Not sure how he could tell the "CRANK" was bad from looking at the "CAMS". The car has 280k, you tell me. Time for a new engine or this thing worth a rebuild; time and money wise? I read the "2nd Gen General Info" post at the top, and i'm curious what engine I have.. I did a VIN decode to see the whole "1.8L L4 PFI DOHC 16V" thing.. but that makes no sense to me. Is it a "B17, B18" something like that?
Back to the hood story.. well I guess the hood latch broke with the PO, leading to the hood smashing the windshield. Well the windshield was replaced, but instead of fixing the latch, the PO decided to put hood pins in and drill holes through the hood. But instead of drilling them clear through.. it was more of "drill a little, smash a lot." The hood is trash, figured on getting one from a wrecking yard or Craigslist.
The Hood Pin
The latch cable for the hood.
What it has going for it:
Well the body damage seems pretty minor.. I doubt any of it will be tough to fix. The interior will clean up nice. I need to vacuum the carpets and throw away the PO's trash, but no stains or rips in seats. It has a Spectre air intake. (Basically just a little purple pipe with a fancy filter.) The car has headers, not sure if its stock or aftermarket. From the age on them they look like something that was stock. The exhaust also looks bigger than stock. (The tips are bigger at least, from what I've seen of other cars.)
So that's it for now. I'll update progress as I go. Post pictures, ask questions... that kind of stuff.
If anyone has some good information for me to read up on, or could post some here, it would be greatly appreciated. (Maybe an Integra dictionary?!?!?)
Thanks for reading! Hope to hear from you all soon.
Well I'll start off with an introduction. My name is Kris! I just bought an Integra, and I know verrrrrrrrrry little about it, that's why I'm here! Just so you know, I tend to ramble, if I annoy you just lemme know. I do not know a lot about the car, but I will not hesitate to ask. I know a bit about engines and such. Mostly bigger ones.. like the 7.5L kind of thing.. but I hope to get into this. Skilled body work, paint, fabrication.. that kind of stuff.
The car;
1993 Acura Integra
3dr Hatchback GS 5-Spd
1.8L L4 PFI DOHC 16V (I have no idea what that means.)
It cost me $300. It needs some work, but I don't think that it's anything out of range of my abilities. There is a littttttle bit of body damage on the rear end. (It's got a minor scrape and indented about 1/4".) And there's some damage on the front drivers door and rear bumper. It needs a new hood (Great story on that one!!) and a motor. Blue car, white front end..
OH and GREAT body lines!!!
The motor supposedly had a bad crankshaft, I haven't looked myself but that is what I was told. It COULD be a camshaft, the valve cover is unbolted. Not sure how he could tell the "CRANK" was bad from looking at the "CAMS". The car has 280k, you tell me. Time for a new engine or this thing worth a rebuild; time and money wise? I read the "2nd Gen General Info" post at the top, and i'm curious what engine I have.. I did a VIN decode to see the whole "1.8L L4 PFI DOHC 16V" thing.. but that makes no sense to me. Is it a "B17, B18" something like that?
Back to the hood story.. well I guess the hood latch broke with the PO, leading to the hood smashing the windshield. Well the windshield was replaced, but instead of fixing the latch, the PO decided to put hood pins in and drill holes through the hood. But instead of drilling them clear through.. it was more of "drill a little, smash a lot." The hood is trash, figured on getting one from a wrecking yard or Craigslist.
The Hood Pin
The latch cable for the hood.
What it has going for it:
Well the body damage seems pretty minor.. I doubt any of it will be tough to fix. The interior will clean up nice. I need to vacuum the carpets and throw away the PO's trash, but no stains or rips in seats. It has a Spectre air intake. (Basically just a little purple pipe with a fancy filter.) The car has headers, not sure if its stock or aftermarket. From the age on them they look like something that was stock. The exhaust also looks bigger than stock. (The tips are bigger at least, from what I've seen of other cars.)
So that's it for now. I'll update progress as I go. Post pictures, ask questions... that kind of stuff.
If anyone has some good information for me to read up on, or could post some here, it would be greatly appreciated. (Maybe an Integra dictionary?!?!?)
Thanks for reading! Hope to hear from you all soon.
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