Figured I would post it here for my local buddies to see and everyone else as well.Im just copying and pasting from another forum in case you dont recognize SN's.

This thing has been going on since around April.

Back in November of last year I bought this NSX off ebay after my friend txt me telling me about it.He didnt wanna buy it since he already has 2 NSX's so I had to have it.It needed some work,mainly paint and a engine.It did come with some extra goodies though.The wheels ended up being rare Racing Hart CP035's.It also had Taitec widebody rear panels,Taitec front,Comptech springs & Zanardi mats.The bads were it was also missing some stuff like rotors & center console.





Well I got the car to Houston and finally got started on the rebuild.Someone in or around Fontana,CA wrecked their NSX with about 60k on the clock.I ended up buying the complete motor/tranny setup complete down to the motor mounts still being attached.My trusted mechanic is doing all the maintenance work on it since its already out.Im going to be removing the valve covers so I can get them powdercoated.Not sure what color yet but most likely classic wrinkle red,white to match the car or chromed out.



Then I got to ordering little bits and pieces.I hit up Science of Speed along with several members on here for parts.I got this stuff down.

-Science of speed double din bracket
-Science of speed engine hatch struts
-NSX-R center tail light
-Hawk brake pads
-Black/white floor mats thanks to synergyaw
-Injen intake thanks to nsxinohio
-Missing door handle thanks to Red-N
-Center console & oem rotors thanks to kdirty130
-Vinny side skirts thanks to LastExile
-New front bumper
-Black/red key because I dont like the silver one.lol
-New tires all around
-Nardi steering wheel







Kdirty was nice enough to just give me those parts for free so I really owe him big! When all this is said and done im taking him to the stripclub! :biggrin: I still couldnt make up my mind on wheels so I decided to just refinish the ones I had already.The best part was my mechanics neighbor did it for close to nothing.Thank goodness he works at a wheel shop.We ended up going with powdercoated flat black centers and repolished the lips.The whole backside barrel is also black.Its REALLY hard to take a pic of the actual color.Dont mind the Veilside wheel laying next to them.





Next headache was the valve stems.The ones the wheels had were pencil skinny.I looked everywhere for replacements but nobody had any that fit.I ended up having to bore the holes out a little.With tires I went with the brand that was on them before.Being completely bald I swapped them all out.Went with 275 rears for the 10in. wide back wheel.Best part is I can keep on rolling even if I get a flat! :biggrin:





Now comes the better part.I stopped by the bodyshop to take some pics of the progress.Im not a big fan of black because it hides the lines too much if you ask me.Im reallyyy big on white though.Ive had 3 white Lexus,1 white s2k and I was gonna paint my Skyline white before I sold it.lol.So picking a color didnt take long.

The shop is PACKED down right now so the nsx was on a sideline while they cleaned things out.There is still some nooks and cranny's that need to be painted white as you can see in the pics.Im doing part of the vents on the hood in black along with part of the back bumper.Also leaving inside the hood,trunk and engine bay black.











Yes those are Infiniti wheels on the car.That was all I had to put on while the others got fixed.After they paint the frame they start working on the actual body pieces.Car should be out sometime next week.

I will take more pics then and post the progress.

 

April.2,2009

Stopped by to drop off the newly mounted wheels/tires.Its not much of an update pic but it looks more like an NSX now than an El Camino. :tongue:

Wheels,doors,hood and trunk are back on now.


Cmon body panels go on already! Once the doors and 1/4 panels are painted too then we will see some real progress.Im eager to see the Vinny sides with the Taitec widebody panels.Probably wont take anymore pics till around Sunday.Oh and yes the passenger front tire is mounted backwards.Leave it to the geniuses at Discount Tire.lol.Im gonna go back later and get it fixed.

One thing I need a pic of is how the hell that front A/C condenser? is supposed to be mounted.Mine is just kinda hanging there waiting for me to put it in place.Anyone have pics of their car with this part showing how its supposed to be?

 

Fenders,doors,quarter panels and trunk lid are back on and getting prepped for paint.

The antenna is shaved already.I think im gonna get rid of the holes were the front blinkers go too and just leave the fender ones.















Today I finally opened the hatch with the new science of speed struts and I have to say im pretty satisfied with them.The heavy glass hatch opened right up and stayed up with ease.

Im super eager to see the whole car all painted up.The suspense is killing me.

 

Heres the update pics finally.Its behind schedule but getting there slowly.

 

The carbon hood had small scratches that showed up pass the primer so had to go back and puddy them in.After that is a small layer of filler.Sideskirts will go on later since they will be painted separate from the body.

 

ook some pics of the car today.Its still taped up on some sections since its not done yet.There is still black accents that need to be added like on the hood and rear valance.

I wanna see it with the side skirts on already!!! Thats whats gonna set it off.





More updates as they come in.

 

Started to jack up the whole car.The motor can almost slide under...almost. :frown:



Were doing this at my house garage with average joe tools.Dont mind the mess I was in the middle of cleaning up.Will post more pics tomorrow or so.

-Alex

 

All these pics happened yesterday.






Sitting way lower now. :biggrin:


More updates coming later.I think today might be rest day after yesterdays hardcoreness! lol.

 

5-24-09
Well looks like I got my 1st problem with the motor.I just now noticed its freaking drive by wire! Time to figure out what im gonna do to make it work.

6-04-09
Thanks to member Stevon on here I found out the solution to my woes.

I ended up sourcing all the parts I needed from him and other members on here.The small list was this:

91-94 intake mani
91-94 throttle body
91-94 engine harness
91-94 coilpacks

Some of the pieces came in today so now im just waiting on the rest.In the meantime I finally installed the rotors,brake calipers and a new set of Hawk pro pads to top it all off.Bled the brakes but my arm almost fell off bleeding the clutch! lol.It took more pumps than I was expecting.

The car had some misc dirty spots on it from getting worked on in a small garage so I have it a rinse.Here is the new pics of it with the suspension settled.The tire gap is at a minimum thats for sure.

The bodyshop still has all my missing small body pieces,side skirts,etc.







Im loving my NSX-R center tail light piece!

I cant wait for the engine parts to get here so I can drive it to the bodyshop for the final touches.The rear valance needs the black on it already.

 

All the goods are HERE! From left to right,coolant bottle,harness,coil packs,intake mani,throttle body & gaskets.

Now waiting to install.