It is hard for me to understand why this car was in such ill repair. When I was 17 I had an old rusted out 77 monte carlo that barely made 90mph. Still I vacummed it, washed it and generally took pride in my new car. This Integra is a prime example of why you don't give things to kids. If they want to earn it and then treat it like shit that is their buisness. I had to buy all my cars and as a result I treated them a lot better.

Enough parental lecturing though...

Here are some photos that I hope will give a good baseline for the vehical. It was rather difficult to decide on only five as there was so much rampant abuse to be photographed.

Picture number one I like a lot. This is the gas cover placed on the (poorly) spray painted hood. I stopped mid sanding as I thought it would make a good photo. The car had been sprayed red once and then yellow right over it. Nothing was spared, not the glass, not the moldings, not the headlights, (trails off in disgust). See for yourself.

Second is the tire. From what I understand they lowered it somehow (cut springs, aftermarket springs I don't know). After that they would sit in the back and the extra weight would rub the fram down onto the wheels. Also from what I understood they kept the tires with the wire coming through because they liked the sparks they made.

Next is the corn chip, gummie worm, french fry mess I found under the seats. I had photos of the pizza menu, smashed cheese on the trunk carpet, as well as the pile of detrius that had accumulated in the trunk. Somehow he had wired up a video screen and played movies in the car. All of that was ruined as well when I got it and I had to tear out all the amateur hook ups that had been clobbered together. After I replaced the majority of the fuses though, the electrical system was luckily in good shape.

Next we have the sheet rock screw holding the bumper lense on. I found these things everywhere. At last cound I had pulled out over 25 and just stopped counting.

Lastly after great debate I elected to add a photo of the car as it sat when I aquired it. It had been sitting in the driveway for a month or two with (amazingly) a couple flat tires.

The son of a co worker had worked on the engine and I knew that part was in good shape. Compression and leak down tests were passed with flying colors, I can't remember the specifics atm.

I will close with this. Never be overly exhuberant in aquireing a project car. My full intention was to gut this thing and start over from the frame up. I could have picked a better baseline. Still the price was low and the canvas was clear.

Next up: A few words about parts, ebay, and the aftermarket game.

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