A few years ago I started my first 93 NSX build thread. Within a short amount of time I had to sell the NSX. Well, fast forward a few yrs and I ended up purchasing this car http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showt...3K-miles-VIN-JH4NA21603T000129?highlight=LBBP site unseen in January/2015.
The car had some nice modifications, and thought it would make a good starting point. I want a car I will be able to drive, do HPDE days, and modify/tinker with.
Car preparing for its journey from sunny SoCal to PA.
The car showed up mid February 2015 during a snow storm. I did not have a chance to take pictures of the truck unloading the car as I was in a frenzy on how I would get the vehicle up the long snow inclined driveway. After several fun and nerve racking attempts to drive it up the driveway, we ended up pulling it up with our truck. Once we got to the top of the driveway, we unhooked the tow rope and I attempted to drive the NSX into the garage. The car did not make it an inch before it got stuck. I ended up pulling the car backwards and forwards a few times to get a running start, with the neighbor and my wife pushing the car into the garage while I drove. Very memorable moments.
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A few days later I revisited the car and put her on jack stands. I started going over the car and what I bought. When I purchased the vehicle, I decided to get it with the less expensive wheels. Wanting to replace them with a set of light wheels, and/or track down a set of stock wheels. I figured, sell the wheels that it came with, and recoup a few dollars. The wheels turned out to be bent and corroded. Ended up taking them to a scrape yard. As a bonus, who ever changed the wheels over used the incorrect lug nuts and stripped the studs. A few of the studs I ended up breaking off, just so I could remove the wheels. So first order of business was to get new wheel studs.
The first set of wheel studs I bought were wrong. Ended up buying the incorrect set of APR extend studs. So after that fiasco I went with the true and tried OEM studs. Fitment was perfect on those. Ended up drilling out set screw heads that hold the rotor in place. While I was in there, removed some type of aftermarket metal covers that went over the stock calipers. Took off the splash guards for the rotors and installed Project Mu NS brake pads.
During the winter and through the summer months I went through the car and made some changes. I removed the carbon side scoops and replaced them with the OEM ones. I removed the short antenna and replaced it with the stock antenna. Removed the OBD II scan gauge that was installed were the clock was, and replaced with stock clock. Removed the carbon fiber stickers from the window switches, gauge cluster, and air vents.
The aftermarket alarm wiring looked like a rats nest under the dash, so I ended up removing it. The stereo system, was gone through and a lot of the unnecessary stuff was cleaned up and removed. It looked has though this car had been through multiple stereo setups. Rerouted the wires for the back up camera through the engine bay for a cleaner install. Removed the home link auto dimming mirror and blue tooth. It was nice to be able to go through everything and know what I was starting with. Installed a Uni dual stage washable air filter. Upgraded the shifter to a extended threaded gear shifter, and SOS rapid shift knob. Lightened up the front end with a Odyssey 980 battery Dali-Racing battery mount, and removed the spare tire and holder. Removed the Comptech engine cover.
Wheels.....Had a hard time deciding on wheels. I did not want anything to expensive and I wanted something light weight with close to OEM offsets. My ideal setup was to find a set of OEM wheels for a decent price. That turned out to be harder than I thought. There are not many OEM sets available, and if you do find a set they are priced pretty high. So I ended up getting Enkei RPF1 in 17F 18R in close to OEM offsets. They met my criteria of reasonably priced and light weight. Found a set of center caps on Ebay with the Honda emblem that fit the wheels, and added a set of racing opened ended lug nuts.
The car had some nice modifications, and thought it would make a good starting point. I want a car I will be able to drive, do HPDE days, and modify/tinker with.
Car preparing for its journey from sunny SoCal to PA.
The car showed up mid February 2015 during a snow storm. I did not have a chance to take pictures of the truck unloading the car as I was in a frenzy on how I would get the vehicle up the long snow inclined driveway. After several fun and nerve racking attempts to drive it up the driveway, we ended up pulling it up with our truck. Once we got to the top of the driveway, we unhooked the tow rope and I attempted to drive the NSX into the garage. The car did not make it an inch before it got stuck. I ended up pulling the car backwards and forwards a few times to get a running start, with the neighbor and my wife pushing the car into the garage while I drove. Very memorable moments.
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A few days later I revisited the car and put her on jack stands. I started going over the car and what I bought. When I purchased the vehicle, I decided to get it with the less expensive wheels. Wanting to replace them with a set of light wheels, and/or track down a set of stock wheels. I figured, sell the wheels that it came with, and recoup a few dollars. The wheels turned out to be bent and corroded. Ended up taking them to a scrape yard. As a bonus, who ever changed the wheels over used the incorrect lug nuts and stripped the studs. A few of the studs I ended up breaking off, just so I could remove the wheels. So first order of business was to get new wheel studs.
The first set of wheel studs I bought were wrong. Ended up buying the incorrect set of APR extend studs. So after that fiasco I went with the true and tried OEM studs. Fitment was perfect on those. Ended up drilling out set screw heads that hold the rotor in place. While I was in there, removed some type of aftermarket metal covers that went over the stock calipers. Took off the splash guards for the rotors and installed Project Mu NS brake pads.
During the winter and through the summer months I went through the car and made some changes. I removed the carbon side scoops and replaced them with the OEM ones. I removed the short antenna and replaced it with the stock antenna. Removed the OBD II scan gauge that was installed were the clock was, and replaced with stock clock. Removed the carbon fiber stickers from the window switches, gauge cluster, and air vents.
The aftermarket alarm wiring looked like a rats nest under the dash, so I ended up removing it. The stereo system, was gone through and a lot of the unnecessary stuff was cleaned up and removed. It looked has though this car had been through multiple stereo setups. Rerouted the wires for the back up camera through the engine bay for a cleaner install. Removed the home link auto dimming mirror and blue tooth. It was nice to be able to go through everything and know what I was starting with. Installed a Uni dual stage washable air filter. Upgraded the shifter to a extended threaded gear shifter, and SOS rapid shift knob. Lightened up the front end with a Odyssey 980 battery Dali-Racing battery mount, and removed the spare tire and holder. Removed the Comptech engine cover.
Wheels.....Had a hard time deciding on wheels. I did not want anything to expensive and I wanted something light weight with close to OEM offsets. My ideal setup was to find a set of OEM wheels for a decent price. That turned out to be harder than I thought. There are not many OEM sets available, and if you do find a set they are priced pretty high. So I ended up getting Enkei RPF1 in 17F 18R in close to OEM offsets. They met my criteria of reasonably priced and light weight. Found a set of center caps on Ebay with the Honda emblem that fit the wheels, and added a set of racing opened ended lug nuts.
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