Project Integra DC2 : Introduction

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Inside the rear quarter panel looks like an inner fender lip roll gone bad.  Which is somewhat odd since the stock tires and wheels have no clearance issues. 
The upper C pillar dent was a big mystery.  Jeff couldn't seem to wrap his head around how you could dent such a spot on the car. 
 
The interior condition was the best aspect of the car and extremely representative of the era's styling.  Eagle-eyed readers will notice the cheap ebay style pedal cover conversion.  Jeff was not thrilled. 
Even high traffic areas of the door arm rest had minimal flaws and no scuffs.  Black carpet panels would be a nice upgrade though. 
We've yet to hit 8,000rpm since we have a significant amount of maintenance ahead of us.  Jeff will be happy once those items are addressed, he's wanted to be in VTEC since he bought the car. 
The DC2 came with a modified rear muffler section which amplified the noise but likely has minimal to no effect on performance gains.  The stock rear muffler section was included in the trunk, but once we took it out we heard what sounded like to rocks inside.  

Once the safety and maintenance items are addressed, the goal is to build a street car that can truly take on the life of being driven in the LA area. This means we'll need a well tuned suspension that is compliant and properly damped with ground clearance that wont make driveways a chore.  But at the same time have the all around performance on track to be able to run a sub 2 minute pace around Buttonwillow configuration Clockwise #13. This will take a carefully planned chassis tune, power parts, and driveline upgrades to not only hold high corner speeds, but also to efficiently get power to the ground. Being arguably the best front wheel drive chassis ever, this goal for “Peggy” does not seem unobtainable.  Yes, Jeff renamed our DC2 “Peggy”, but you can call her Peg.

 

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