All in the family...

[Canadian144]

Hey guys,

Here is my 1992 Integra GS-R. I just picked the car up from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. About 8-9 hours away from Toronto, Ontario where I live.

A little history on the car: It was bought from Acura of Barrie (about 1.5 hours north of Toronto) by a woman back in 1992. She lived in Algoma Mills, ON, which is about 5 hours from Toronto. There is no nearby Acura dealership, so I supposed most of the servicing was done by small-shop mechanics. A year or two ago, she called a scrapper to pick the car up for free. The scrapper must have realized the car was special and worth saving, as he ended up selling it to the guy I bought it from for $400. He lived in Sault Ste Marie. He had the car towed there and didn't do much to it. He had some plans for it but I guess he didn't think he'd get around to putting it together.

Earlier this year, in May, I saw the car for sale on Kijiji for $500 OBO, needing body work, clutch, and tires. I was looking for another project and wanted to buy it. I emailed him asking for pictures but he said he decided not to sell it. I kept in touch with him and we'd text each other about our cars every once in a while. I ended up buying a 94 DC4 Integra RS which I am currently in the process of turning into a track/street setup car. Anyways... he ended up buying an Exedy oem replacement clutch for it but then decided to sell the car. He texted me asking me if I was still interested in it for $500 with the new clutch (not installed).. I said I'd need to see some pics and think about it. He sent the pics and I couldn't decide if I wanted it. A week later he said $350 or it's going to the scrapper... so I went up this past Sunday with my dad.

A couple shots from the drive:





It was a scenic drive and very nice to see some of the country I haven't seen in a few years.

The car does need a lot of work. Fairly rusty but that can be expected from a car that spent it's life in northern Ontario. It runs great, but doesn't drive. It needs to have the exedy clutch installed. The interior is in great shape but sadly missing the armrest. The tires are shot too. It's also lacking floor mats and one front flap, and the spark plug wire cover. I couldn't find the passenger seat belt buckle so I will probably need to replace that too. It's #579 out of the 650 we got for 92. The floor looks to be in great shape though, no rust spots. I have never really done much body work... but want to learn. So this car will be a learning experience I suppose haha. We have a brake, shear, english wheel, welders, etc etc etc.... so I have all of the necessary tools to finish this car. Just need to learn some skills from my dad. Fortunately a lot of the pieces that are super rust can be replaced (ex gas door, hatch). Just the rear quarters are going to need a lot of work.

Pretty much my plans are going to be an OEM spec restoration. I'm not going to be a perfectionist and demand that everything is OEM... but the majority of it. I'm planning for aftermarket wheels, aftermarket springs/struts (or coilovers), aftermarket exhaust, and a steering wheel. Will probably need an Energy Suspension bushing kit too. Maybe an aftermarket deck? IDK. I am going to be busy finishing my Legend and other Integra before I really get around to this...but when I am home from university (I go to school in Boston) for American thanksgiving I am going to probably do the clutch install then just to get it running. Maybe start some body work the following summer.




























Walkaround and startup video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_bI-aimKdQ