97 GSR build, from the ground up (updated 1-14-06) 56k = very bad idea
12-31-2005, 03:29 PM
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97 GSR build, from the ground up (updated 1-14-06) 56k = very bad idea
So the story starts with me picking up a '97 GSR teg that was stripped for a race car. My plans are to turn it into a street car with a turbo D or B... I don't know which motor to slap in yet.
The car comes with a straight body, but its is sun roof was partially filled in.
The car was missing the complete interior, gastank, srs, wipers, front brakes, spring, engine, tranny, and much more.
Here is the ride home
front shot
rear shot
When I got it home, I started searching for parts through ebay, boneyards, local car forums and any place I thought I could find parts.
Starting off I found some springs/struts to put on my Del Sol so I can do a swap and my good suspension on the teg. This set me back 50 bones
I got some leather gsr seats for my Del sol a few months ago... looks like I need seats in the teg so that's going to end up great.
I first start by fixing a broke wheel stud in the front
I got on Honda-tech and found a really good write up on a tool that came be made from autozone rental parts.
Next, I went to the boneyard scrapped some 91 ls brakes. Nobody was 100% this swap would work, but it seems it does.
First I did a test fit
The I picked up some new rotors and performance pads and installed them
The complete front bakes cost close to 100 dollars.
Now I was on the hunt for the missing parts, stuff I couldn't get at the boneyard. I found this guy in Hammond that had the gas tank, lines, hoses, big hose, cap, wiper motors, wiper gears, and front plastic air dam.
I ended up getting interior, heater, AC parts, lines, upper ball joints, srs computer, air ports, and a lot of misc parts. That truck load of parts cost me another 100 dollars
Now I moved on to installing the wiper motor system. First, I had to remove the sheetmetal which was riveted down. After a quick discussion on HMT it was concluded that the easiest way was to use an angle grinder and use a punch to knock out the remaining rivet.
After removing the cover I could see where to install the motor.
Next, I installed the motor / linkage
Finally, I installed the plastic cover where the sheet metal used to lay.
Now I started doing a test fit of the interior heater/blower/vents/srs computer.
Before:
Next, goes the floor vent,srs computer,srs cover, heater core:
Finally, I placed in the blower motor:
Now I started on the fuel cell removal. The fuel cell was very easy two bolts and I cut the fuel line to the cell.
Before:
After:
Now I need to figure out what to do with that hole, but I went ahead and removed the sheet metal covering the fuel pump and such.
I found out from hmt that seal sealer does a great job of filling in holes, so I did all those empty rivet holes on the firewall and on the floor board.
I went back to the junkyard and picked up a AC evaporator and installed it.
Then I added the gas tank, fuel pump with new bag filter, fuel filler hose, cover, exhaust shields, and fuel lines.
Before:
After:
Then I had to add a fuel pump connector since it missing:
I pretty much wiped out the junkyards locally, next I hit up the larger town junkyards, but I didn't find much besides a fuel pump and obd1 ecu. no pics for those yet.
Today, I made it to a u-pull-it in Baker, Louisiana. I found a pretty nice 94+ GSR with black interior. I pulled all the parts below for $170.
I started in the rear of the car pulling out the rear interior plastics and worked my way to the front of the car.
Then I started on the rear quarter panels:
While I was there I figured I should get the black seat belts
After that I noticed that the sun roof looked in good condition, as I mentioned earlier my sun roof is partially filled it, but I think I'm going to remove the rivets and install the sun roof. So I pulled it with the head liner.
Then I moved on to the console parts. Some of the console is broke, I just used it for holding the small parts from the entire pull, I will not actually put it in my car.
Then I started on the on the dash, I wasn't able to pull it before they closed, but thats OK since there was a big crack in the dash and they wanted way to much for it. I got the gsr cluster gauge which I really wanted!
Now I gotta install all this stuff!
Total
200 - shell
50 - obd1 converter
50 - dollars on stock struts springs to put on my Del sol, so I can do a swap.
100 - complete brakes with new rotors/pads
100 - complete gastank system and front wiper system/ air dam/ interior
AC parts/ srs computer
170 - interior panels, sun roof, trunk panels, headliner, door seals,front and rear seat belts, gsr cluster Gauge, and some dash parts
30ish ac evaporator
30ish obd1 ECU / Fuel pump
23 fuel strainer filter
-20 ( i bought/rent so much crap from autozone for the teg i got a free 20 dollars card)
Grand total $833
Unrealistic Goal
Be on the road at around 1200 (not including paint or nice wheels)
To do list for parts I already have
install working suspension
repaint and Install wiper arms, battery holder
Remove racing stickers
Fill in bumper holes and reprimer... maybe just replace
install obd2a ->obd1 harness and obd1 ecu
remove rust from engine bay area and paint it black.
clean headlights
install interior parts
Parts Needed/Wanted
AC Condenser / Compressor
a lot of interior black interior parts
nice speakers
shift linkage
D series motor mounts(found some from old swap)
maybe a rebuilt D16z6 head
maybe bumpers
The car comes with a straight body, but its is sun roof was partially filled in.
The car was missing the complete interior, gastank, srs, wipers, front brakes, spring, engine, tranny, and much more.
Here is the ride home
front shot
rear shot
When I got it home, I started searching for parts through ebay, boneyards, local car forums and any place I thought I could find parts.
Starting off I found some springs/struts to put on my Del Sol so I can do a swap and my good suspension on the teg. This set me back 50 bones
I got some leather gsr seats for my Del sol a few months ago... looks like I need seats in the teg so that's going to end up great.
I first start by fixing a broke wheel stud in the front
I got on Honda-tech and found a really good write up on a tool that came be made from autozone rental parts.
Next, I went to the boneyard scrapped some 91 ls brakes. Nobody was 100% this swap would work, but it seems it does.
First I did a test fit
The I picked up some new rotors and performance pads and installed them
The complete front bakes cost close to 100 dollars.
Now I was on the hunt for the missing parts, stuff I couldn't get at the boneyard. I found this guy in Hammond that had the gas tank, lines, hoses, big hose, cap, wiper motors, wiper gears, and front plastic air dam.
I ended up getting interior, heater, AC parts, lines, upper ball joints, srs computer, air ports, and a lot of misc parts. That truck load of parts cost me another 100 dollars
Now I moved on to installing the wiper motor system. First, I had to remove the sheetmetal which was riveted down. After a quick discussion on HMT it was concluded that the easiest way was to use an angle grinder and use a punch to knock out the remaining rivet.
After removing the cover I could see where to install the motor.
Next, I installed the motor / linkage
Finally, I installed the plastic cover where the sheet metal used to lay.
Now I started doing a test fit of the interior heater/blower/vents/srs computer.
Before:
Next, goes the floor vent,srs computer,srs cover, heater core:
Finally, I placed in the blower motor:
Now I started on the fuel cell removal. The fuel cell was very easy two bolts and I cut the fuel line to the cell.
Before:
After:
Now I need to figure out what to do with that hole, but I went ahead and removed the sheet metal covering the fuel pump and such.
I found out from hmt that seal sealer does a great job of filling in holes, so I did all those empty rivet holes on the firewall and on the floor board.
I went back to the junkyard and picked up a AC evaporator and installed it.
Then I added the gas tank, fuel pump with new bag filter, fuel filler hose, cover, exhaust shields, and fuel lines.
Before:
After:
Then I had to add a fuel pump connector since it missing:
I pretty much wiped out the junkyards locally, next I hit up the larger town junkyards, but I didn't find much besides a fuel pump and obd1 ecu. no pics for those yet.
Today, I made it to a u-pull-it in Baker, Louisiana. I found a pretty nice 94+ GSR with black interior. I pulled all the parts below for $170.
I started in the rear of the car pulling out the rear interior plastics and worked my way to the front of the car.
Then I started on the rear quarter panels:
While I was there I figured I should get the black seat belts
After that I noticed that the sun roof looked in good condition, as I mentioned earlier my sun roof is partially filled it, but I think I'm going to remove the rivets and install the sun roof. So I pulled it with the head liner.
Then I moved on to the console parts. Some of the console is broke, I just used it for holding the small parts from the entire pull, I will not actually put it in my car.
Then I started on the on the dash, I wasn't able to pull it before they closed, but thats OK since there was a big crack in the dash and they wanted way to much for it. I got the gsr cluster gauge which I really wanted!
Now I gotta install all this stuff!
Total
200 - shell
50 - obd1 converter
50 - dollars on stock struts springs to put on my Del sol, so I can do a swap.
100 - complete brakes with new rotors/pads
100 - complete gastank system and front wiper system/ air dam/ interior
AC parts/ srs computer
170 - interior panels, sun roof, trunk panels, headliner, door seals,front and rear seat belts, gsr cluster Gauge, and some dash parts
30ish ac evaporator
30ish obd1 ECU / Fuel pump
23 fuel strainer filter
-20 ( i bought/rent so much crap from autozone for the teg i got a free 20 dollars card)
Grand total $833
Unrealistic Goal
Be on the road at around 1200 (not including paint or nice wheels)
To do list for parts I already have
install working suspension
repaint and Install wiper arms, battery holder
Remove racing stickers
Fill in bumper holes and reprimer... maybe just replace
install obd2a ->obd1 harness and obd1 ecu
remove rust from engine bay area and paint it black.
clean headlights
install interior parts
Parts Needed/Wanted
AC Condenser / Compressor
a lot of interior black interior parts
nice speakers
shift linkage
D series motor mounts(found some from old swap)
maybe a rebuilt D16z6 head
maybe bumpers
