The Story Behind Building my $50 Acura Integra
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 มี.ค. 2022
- Buying this Integra for $50 was one of the best deals I've ever had.
When I first saw the DB8 Integra in the parking lot, I knew I wanted to build a 4 door Integra at some point.
This particular Acura Integra was in rough shape when I found it. It was automatic, blown engine, nasty tan interior, 243k miles, front end damage, and rear end damage.
The car was in rough shape. The process of finding parts and building the car is what I truly enjoy doing.
Once the seller agreed to the $50, I did not hesitate to grab the GSR blades off of my green 2 door Integra and bring them to the mall parking lot.
Now i needed to find a way to bring the car to my house. So i had a friend drive my rhd Integra and flat tow me all the way to the house haha. Once we got to the house we bagan pulling out as much damage as we could from the rear end.
I bought a headgasket and timing kit to see if maybe the motor would be ok. But after taking it apart and seeing the valve marks on the pistons heads, i didnt have much hope for this motor. But I still put it all together just to see, and sure enough it didnt build compression..
I knew I was going to need a rear end, so I found a part out and grabbed a new trunk and cut off the rear end of a rusty GSR Integra sedan. Now I had most of the body parts needed to fix the car, but I still wanted it to run before I did body work.
So during winter break, I drove my Integra Coupe 5 hours north to visit family. And while i was there, my brother and i went to a junk yard and found a Honda CRV with body damage. I spun the motor by hand to verify 4 compression strokes.
I bought the 200k mile B20z motor for $200 and put it in the hatch of the Integra.
I also needed to find a manual trans, so I ended up finding one in another junkyard and pulled it for another $200. Its so sad to see these cars get scrapped ..
On new years eve we pulled out the motor and trans that was in the green integra and swapped in the junkyard crv b20 and the junk yard trans. Why did we do this? Because junk yard parts only have a 30 warranty, and I wanted to make sure they worked before I drove 5 hours back down to school.
So once i get back, i pulled out the blown b18 and auto trans from the integra sedan and sell it off as parts. Then i pulled the junkyard b20 and trans from the green integra and drop it into the sedan.
Once i finished manual swapping the car and installing all of the accessories, it was time for its first test drive. And it went well!
One thing that always bothered my about Integra's were the circle headlights. I sold my usdm front end and I bought a JDM Integra front off of my brother. Then we welded up the core support and it looked like a whole different car.
I have always wanted to figure out a 5 lug swap that doesnt cost over 1k. So i gathered parts I thought would work and I was able to make the Integra 5 lug! I had 300zx wheel temporarily until i picked up one of my favorite 90s wheel, Enkei RS, 2 piece. The car was coming along really well, I also picked up a JDM Integra Type R lip.
At this point, ive had the car for 1 years and have loved the progress, especially for this to be the side project. I was simultaneously welding tubs and RB25det swapping my 240sx, and repairing my RHD Integra, which Ill have to make another story video about haha.
Next I needed to update the suspension, it was old and worn. Stance coils, Voodoo control arms, and Function 7 subframe brace, 32mm Integra Type R sway bar. Now the car was driving and handling great.
So i needed to do some body work. The quarter panels were in rough shape, luckily not from rust, but just from dings and dents and the side swipe. So I welded some gaps and filled in some low spots. Then spray painted the car blue. Ideally i wanted to paint it nicely, but it wasnt in the budget, maybe in the future.
Just gotta work with what you have and make the most of it, youll be surprised how much you can accomplish when you set your mind to an end goal
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bro really i can feel it ur channel going to blow up! love ur videos so entertaining!! i dont know what is it but ur videos have so good energy :) have good day m8 !
That would be awesome!
And haha thanks man! 🤘🙌
NGL I want him to nail me too
The "light purple color" is stealth gray pearl. It's probably one of Honda's best color codes and I've had 3 of them in this color, so I'm biased.
Man that's so awesome! I hope to find one someday!
@@PrizzaMike hay
@@PrizzaMike i thought it was horizon grey pearl, i had a 95 2 door w that color
Over here in the UK, you’ll find half decent cars with a damaged quarter go to scrap because people just don’t want to spend effort cutting and welding…I love how you go to the lengths you do, cutting whole chunks of cars off and replacing them just for the wanting to keep a car going.
Your inspiring and one of my favourite channels to date! Keep doing what your doing, sending big love from the UK 🤙🏼
Makes me so sad to see things thrown away due to minimal damage :/
But thanks man! I try my best to better the things I surround 💪🔥
@@PrizzaMike it’s a throw away world we live in sadly! Most strive for perfection, personally there’s nothing wrong with a few imperfections- it tells a story!
So true bud, littlest issues will scrap cars in the uk I saved my car from a scrapyard all it had was a dented boot and faded bonnet
4/5 cars I currently own are all cars that were between £200-£500 and were about to be sent to scrap by their previous owner. Each one I've taken the engine out and gave it a refresh, cleaned or painted the engine bay, stripped suspension parts and subframes, gave them a fresh coat of paint, undercoated underneath the car with new bushings, tidied up the exterior and interior and added some aftermarket parts to make it my own... It's a lot of work, but if you can can do it yourself, you can do it on a budget.
Each time I was done, I contacted the old owner on WhatsApp and sent them pictures of how their old car now looks. So much waste in the UK... Everyone just wants to finance a new car every year.
My daily Astra I bought nearly 5 years ago now for £600, it’s not a show pony but it’s a hoot to drive, I’ve spent money over the years replacing things that needed doing, I’m at the point now where most of the Achilles heels are sorted so should last me a while. My other half keeps nagging me to get rid but I have absolutely no desire to. It’s fun to drive (200bhp/360ftlb) it’s cheap on diesel, it’s comfy, well specced and I don’t mind throwing crap in the boot. Totally unnecessary to get rid of!
I remember integras were everywhere! I live in new england. They are very hard to find now! Especially a sedan! So sad that most of them were wrecked, stolen and or parted out.
So true! Even here in America you could find them all over! Now they are very hard to find in good condition 😪
@@PrizzaMike lol new england is in America bro i live in CT lol
@@TheRealhiphop91 oh! Lmao haha I thought you meant Europe lol. I'm not familiar with East Coast stuff 😅
That's funny 😄
When it comes to bringing back cars life again, you are one of the most patient and hard working builder that I've known so far
Love it. I remember my 95 2 door Integra . I swapped out the 1600 nz dual carbs. I put a H22 with the manual 5 speed box . It was unstoppable
I'm so glad to finally see videos about all of this come out man. so cool that you have pictures and videos of everything to really bring it together.
Right! Even though most of the content was from snapchat, it was great to have it all!
Really loving the content Mike! Your ability to tell the stories behind all your cars keeps me hooked and always looking forward to your next video, whatever it be the 240, integra or parts pick up lmao. Keep it up man
Thanks alot man 🔥💪
I gotta say, you have given me a lot of confidence in cutting up my car. I have rust issues on my cobalt ss, and watching you cut the whole rear end off your car gives me the confidence to cut my rockers out to replace them. Keep up the videos man
Only way to get confidence is to try! You make fail and mess up, but that's where you learn and better yourself 💪🔥
yo me too!! they rust so bad there...
Wow, just wow, beyond impressed, and I feel so motivated to keep my daily/project car from watching your videos! Keep it up man love to see it.
I love to hear that 💪🔥
Love this story. My sisters integra just had the same issue where the timing belt teeth sheared off and left us stranded in a parking lot. We didn’t realize this was the problem and tried many other things, cranking it over and bump starting it. Finally I saw that the cams weren’t spinning and we towed it home. Put a belt on it last Friday and it started right up. B series are something else.
That's crazy! I've never heard of someone else having the same timing belt issue! B series are indeed something else 🔥
Wow Bro! Can’t believe the progress you made on this car! Every single one saved from the junkyard is a win in my book. As you can tell from the new “Integra” there will never be any cars of this caliber produced again and that’s a shame. 🙁
Bro I started watching you last week and your sense of creativity and passion for wrenching is what inspires me to do what I do keep it up brother your going places 💯
What an amazing save. Definitely can’t wait to see the 2 doors video too. Lot of hard work put into all the cars. Keep it up man!
This video was so much funnn!!! I really enjoyed it! I like that you filmed the progress so it helps to see how far you’ve come. Great work my man!
Your comments on not cheeping out on the suspension is so very important, same goes with using quality tires! Your suspension and tires are the only things keeping you in contact with the road and it’s so important to have quality equipment, your life and the life of others depends on it!
Damn Mike, you have come a long way! Keep up the hard work. I appreciate all of your help in the past.
I like how very "grassroot" this story is: the way the car was towed home, the way the rear collision damage was pulled out and repaired. Thanks for the story 👍
Thanks man! Doing this kind of stuff is what fuels me 🔥
Always looking forward to the next project 🤘
@@PrizzaMike You're living the dream!
I just discovered this video and it was *exactly* what I needed to see. I have a 2000 Acura Integra GS that had a rough life in MN with rusted out rear quarter panels that seeped in to the side skirts, all of it so bad I will absolutely need to cut it all out and patch it all. But after watching this, it has given me new hope it getting back to proper form. 💪🔥
You the best man. Always so wholesome and motivating for my own projects!!!
Absolutely man, love the commitment!
It turned out great! Cant wait to see what other story's you have with the awesome collection of cars :D
Thanks!
And I'll definitely make more!
Love your story dude.. You give us great motivation keep going !!
Definitely going to need that 5 lug video for sure!
Giving me faith with my DB7, blown headgasket and leaky ass gas tank. You got me motivated
Yassss been so interested in your tegs dude!!sounds soooo good! She deserves a vtec head soon 😜
I really really enjoyed this video man, props to you for putting so much effort into a “side project”. Great work buddy.
Appreciate you man 🤘🔥
My guy you are just too dope! I love my Integra and glad to see you loving yours. 😁❤
As always awesome video thx again for staying you nd being genuine
Integras are just my favorite car, carrying whole engines and transmission in the back.
Most definitely 😅
Awesome cars
Nice save man. Good work! Kudos for sticking to it again and again💪🏿
that was cool as! definitely a journey to get it how it is, you should see if you can find paint like that light purple one depending on how much work it'd be. those enkei wheels look great too!
The amount of effort to achieve your dream car is inspiring
Can't wait to see your 5 lug conversion video. Got a 99 db8 gsr and been thinking about 5 lug conversion.
I feel you bro.. my brothers integra got totaled and i miss it soo much. it was probably the cleanest integra ive ever seen. the interior was perfect, but there was a slight dent in the hood. it got totaled in a rollover accident due to a nissan driver. keep up the great work bro
Dang that sucks :/
Sorry to hear man. Hopefully you guys can find another one someday
A nissan driver hit my 240sx too 😅 rip
Following for the 2dr video! Fell in love with an 01 gsr whilst learning to drive now nearly a decade later she’s still doing right by me. The more and more I see of the sedans makes me want to grab one! Only problem I have is the j front, it’s makes it looks like a fwd s13 imo. Either way good to see the effort that went into it!
Hell ya. That's badass. Can't wait to see where all you go in life man! You gave me the motivation to rebuild a cobalt ss
Thanks man!
And you got this!
man u really show that no repair is too big. i love these videos man i hope u never stop uploading. maybe when the 240 is done you should buy a wrecked car to fix and flip!!
That 240sx from 9:50 in the video looks like it’s in good condition! Sucks that it was there just getting parted out.
I agree 😪
Wow!! Incredible build! It’s a ton of work just to fix up a car. Add in the work editing and putting together a quality video and dang man! Excellent work and amazing content!!!!!
I just got a 1998 GS-R a few weeks ago. These cars are a ton of fun.
You saved the integra with a lot of love. Its in a good condition already.
Man you're such an inspiration of love for cars and rescuing them.
Thanks man! I've always had the drive of making things better than I when found them, so that's what I try to do 🔥
Would definitely love to hear about the Rhd Integra. Your channel is definitely one of my favorites.
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Loving the channel my man! I'm a Honda boi fo life lol. It kool seeing all your cars and the stories with them! It's crazy I msgd you about your RB 240 HUD fastback build last year and kno how great of a guy you are that it's like seeing one of my best friends blow up! Keep up the great work bro and keep the content just like you do cause it's 🔥💪💪💪
Thanks man! Means alot 🙌🔥
I love the content you put out I own an First GEN xb and also 99 accord V6 keep up the good work on the Nissan I’m wishing you all the luck on putting it back together I love watching a build keep up the good job
Oh awesome!
Thanks alot man!
Yooo we need more of these kind of videos! i love hearing about the background stories
Sounds good! I'll definitely make more!
These kinds of things is really amazing that’s why I love your Channel
I agree about the circle headlights. They just never really matched the rest of the car imo, the JDM lights are alot more inline with other Hondas and Toyotas of the time
inspiration pure inspiration! Love the videos!
Loving your content bro keep it up!
It's cool you have all these clips. Also this is the first vid I've seen from you.
damn man massive respect for doing all this, especially the body work. you got a new subscriber
I found you because of the 240 months ago, but I really enjoy the Budget projects done right. you see a lot of expensive ass builds that your average car enthusiast could never afford, and a ton of hack shit that's borderline dangerous, and I feel like your builds fit nicely in that middle ground
That's a cool story i love these kind of videos !
One video I’ve been waiting for, can’t wait for the next on the other integra!🙌🏽 also more videos on the 240👌🏽
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Love this! I used to have a DA9 Integra back in the day!
im looking to buy an integra rn
@@lincolnmckay2265 They are great projects, very reliable!
Love the 4 door tegs, very clean
I have tan interior mike :(
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Actually u have a clean style truly keep it up and never stop u got it dood nice hustle!
Appreciate you homie 🙌
Yoo this is one awsome vid 👍 the back story of the car, the journey it took, the video editing, this is next level stuff man 🤙🏼
Ps. at least now I know where cutting and re-attatching whole panels started from 😁
Thanks man! Means alot 🙂🔥
Such a cool story! I'm glad we were able to contribute to it! Enjoy the hood my boi!
😎🤘🔥
Bro you just be going in!!!!! Sick you do some insane stuff and it comes out great
Haha thanks man! I try 🔥🤘
Love the sedans so much for some reason. This one is no exception.))
love your videos, keep up the good work man
Thanks man! 🔥
I think it turned out great u did a great job man and it’s a good looking car.
Only one Word.. PASSION
Great content my brother I was hooked till the very end 👍🏼 please make more videos I love watching your content gives me the extra motivation need to finish off my prelude
Appreciate you man!
You got this! Just one piece at a time 🔥🤘
Damn dude. That’s awesome, what a great story about both integra. ❤️❤️
It turned out cool, great story too
wow. good work man 👏
Cool story man . Props on bringing it back to life . Hell yeah give it a nice paint job , you should look into those single stage paints kit on eBay for $100.
Mike i stopped my work just to watch this. i dont know but it was just too good. Just LOVE your content 👌👍
I appreciate you 🙌🙂
That engine sounds fantastic!
Love the videos
Definitely need a video on the rhd Integra!
Hey man love the video. Can we get more details on how you did the swap. I really wanna do something just like this in the future and I wanna know what you did for the wiring and everything
Subscribed you have “amazing” luck to the little bad luck you have. Haha -can’t wait to see the 5lug video-
Man have to appreciate the hard work you put in, purple grey on the 95 180sx is similar to that Honda colour. Same as my first 180 I had in 99.
You inspire me to get my lazy ass up and finish my cars.
Much love from Sydney.
Get em done! 😅
You got this 💪
@@PrizzaMike getting there man. Waiting on the custom pistons to arrive for the SR, lots of body work today and reassemble. Not much and it’ll get done. Waiting for this rain to piss off in Sydney so I can get the GTR out, shit hasn’t stopped in months.
Couple of incar vids of both on my channel if you want to have a look, nothing fancy and the 180 was just 2 shake downs then the oil pump failed
Looked like alot of fun. Some of the best hangs I've ever had, was fixing my shitbox or a friend bucket. 🤙
Most definitely! I love building cars, it's so fun
man a oem 2000 gsr sedan with immaculate tan interior is my fave
I always liked Integras, but you never see them near me anymore. I'd love to see how you did the 5 lug conversion. I wanted to convert my Neon from 5x100 to 4x100 for better wheel selection...but it can wait.
That intake note is wild lol I got a b20b sitting in my garage I’m an h series guy but nice daily
Man you have crazy storys to all your Cars! So good 😄
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Great craftsmanship bro. It's a beautiful project.
It looks great thanks for the vid. Now I know not to cheap out on suspension.
Awesome story!
Brilliant video it was really informative
This story is awesome 👌
Great Build
Man loved the vid! You need to do another video for the right hand drive integra too!
Its sad to see soo many integras being trashed out there. Here every integra is a gem even if its just for parts. They didnt sold here basically and theres only a couple of them. Now they are being imported for tons o cash 😂.
Keep going man! Hope one day you can give it a nice paint job :D looks sick
Thanks man!
Integras are such great cars! 🔥
Every single one of your videos are a huge inspiration for me (coming from a college freshman haha) and hearing the Integra's story is cool! Curious, what happened to the other RHD Integra you had?
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I still have the rhd integra! I'll definitely make a video about it
the fact that i learn more from your videos than i would normally learn in german mechanic school actually shows how bad the education in my country is. Keep up the good work i love your vids man!
Most schools teach you how to follow guidelines.
I learned most of what I do while on my own, just wanting to make things better.
All you have to do is try! If you don't succeed, try again 💪
@@PrizzaMike guess i´m going to cut out my rear quarter panel on my fc later lmao
thanks for the reply it helps a lot
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@@kurzka94 Learn from my mistake, measure twice 😅
@@PrizzaMike will do! 😂 I already have a cut in half fc sitting in my yard that I use for the replacement panel. I also took a lot of parts off of it like the spoiler taillights and the bumper all in good shape paid 300bucks for it lmao
Awesome vid man!🤙Last year I got a clean gsr shell that used to be a show car back in the day for 400ish. I plan on restoring it to it's former glory
Awesome! 🔥
Way to go man 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🤘🏼
Love the effort so much, very inspiring
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Love your cars !
5:39 mint in mint condition
love waching your vidoes i hope to see you hit 100k some day!
Thanks man! Me too lol 😅
the guy who sideswiped the car must be a jealous guy who knew your achievement!!
I owned a 96 MT Sedan 4 doors for 12 years 4 months and 6 days!!! my baby
Need to be on your level of grind, ive been slacking on my builds...