VSM ITR build 01-0388

[Insidiouseg6]

Got around to tackling the tint removal off the rear window. This process was a pain in the ass but after about 4 hours we had a good looking window again






Got the track wheel/tire setup mounted.
Rays Gramlights with maxxis RC-1 tires




Picked up some Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid. Got the clutch system bled and working properly after some pedal adjustment.

[Insidiouseg6]

Got the T-bolt clamps in for the heater hoses



Replaced the overflow hose with a -6 hose


Put all of the OE window velcros and rubber spacers on





Also got a small order in from Acura.








Windows should be on next week hopefully, then I'll tackle re-looming my engine harness when the material comes in.

[Insidiouseg6]

It's starting to look like a complete car now! Got the front and rear windows on. All new OEM clips and moldings of course
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​​​​Roof moldings installed





Installed Hood Cowl, just waiting on the upper clips to come in





Got the rest of the T-bolt clamps in and installed on the intake. Pulled off the K&N filter and gave it a wash but forgot to snap a pic.





Car was pretty dusty from being uncovered the last few weeks so I cleaned her up with some detail spray and threw the FD2R cover on.





Wire harness material should be in early next week, I'll post updates when they do

[Insidiouseg6]

Engine harness material came in yesterday so used my evening to re-loom and install the harness. Ordered the flame retardant wrap in 10 ft rolls of 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", and 3/4".

Material.





Re loomed harness.







K tuned firewall harness grommet installed.



Harness installed on motor.















Gonna have a local fabrication guy weld my exhaust this week and will start with trying to get this car to turn over!

[coolhandluke]

Excellent progress! You are so close, I'm excited for you.

[PeteTheCarFreak]

Looks really good man

[Insidiouseg6]

​​Finally got the car running! I do have a few issues I need to address like a leaking brake line, a fuel issue on startup, and my trunk that seems to be stuck closed. Hopefully I'll address those this coming week.

A few pics...


A local Fab guy @gordobuilt welded up a little test pipe for the Hytech setup



Hood cowl clips came in 



Found someone to make me a replacement door jam VIN tag!





And a few random shots of the car






​​​​​​​Next steps should be addressing the few issues that are currently present and a valve adjustment. Hopefully after I can get this car corner balanced and Dyno tuned!
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[Insidiouseg6]

Update!!

So fixed the issues I was having.

First, my fuel issue turned out to be a faulty AEM fuel pump. I swapped it out for a walbro and it worked like a charm! (Seems a lot of people online have issues with the AEM, so I'd be careful if you're going that route)

Second, my brake line wasn't leaking! It was just a small spill when filling the master cylinder.

And third issue I was able to take apart my trunk actuator and notice the internal plastic piece was broken (super common for integras) so bought the Honda Odyssey actuator and stole the internals. Thanks @yoshi234 for the write up on this fix!

Pics....
Trunk actuator culprit (was broken into 2 pieces)


Odyssey actuator


Odyssey actuator opened up


Ended up taking the plastic piece as well as the electric motor and placed inside the ITR actuator



ITR actuator closed up and ready for install



Noticed my fuel gauge had a small leak so replaced it with a nice black gauge from checkerd sports



Picked up an aftermarket rear wiper plug and installed




Replaced the front sway bar endlinks with some Hardrace ones. Forgot to get a picture of the OEM ones, but they were shot!




Also picked up some ASR rear sway bar inserts. I will be swapping my spherical endlinks for OEM since I'm having rubbing issues with my exhaust and the OE should take care of that






Decided to be an outlaw (car is still unregistered) and take a quick trip down the road for a little photo shoot.





Still waiting on some parts to come in so I will update when they do.

[Little_Nolan]

CaR looks great!

Are those Skunk 2 front LCA's? Interested in what you think of them and how they hold up.


Something to keep an eye on: I am about to swap out my hardrace front endlinks due to failure of the blue rubber part. They literally cracked apart on both sides. Noticed the failure recently - they have just shy of 6k miles on them and were installed 4.5ish years ago. I am disappointed and probably wont do any more hardrace pieces.

[Insidiouseg6]

CaR looks great!

Are those Skunk 2 front LCA's? Interested in what you think of them and how they hold up.


Something to keep an eye on: I am about to swap out my hardrace front endlinks due to failure of the blue rubber part. They literally cracked apart on both sides. Noticed the failure recently - they have just shy of 6k miles on them and were installed 4.5ish years ago. I am disappointed and probably wont do any more hardrace pieces.

Yeah went with S2 this time around. Will definitely give feedback on them after a couple of track days! They look to be well made.
Dang, those bushings should last a lot longer than 6k. Hmmm I will have to keep an eye on them now. Appreciate the heads up!