Swimmerboy2112's Build Thread

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-07-2011, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by irab88

at least i make my presence known

and your yellow "baby" has no sliders

They're getting powdercoated!!

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-09-2011, 06:28 AM

JDM grille came in yesterday, and i ordered my JDM headlights so i can fit everything lol.

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-10-2011, 09:19 PM

Hit up the junkyard over the weekend looking for a few things, I found the following;

-Turn signal and windshield wiper levers (my wiper lever is broken, needed a new one and didn't feel like paying $43 at the stealership)
-Cruise control (why not, I only paid $1 and it was already pulled from the car hah i just had to unscrew it from the wheel)
-Spare valve cover (to powdercoat)
-Fuel door (the hinge on mine is broken)
I was also looking for a 5 spd trans (which i did find from a 7G galant but if i'm not mistaken, it won't work because the trans is on the opposite side from the 8G, right?) Also no luck finding a V6 throttle body or Outlander intake manifold... oh well

P.S. pulled the mirrors off a 97' Honda Accord for the mirror swap but when i held them up to the mirror spot on one of the junked 8G's they didn't appear to fit at all... the curvature that the 8G mirrors have wasn't there on the Accord mirrors so I didn't take em...

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-13-2011, 08:23 PM

Got my Evo steering wheel on the way!!

Come on people! COMMENT!

**Blue8g** · 07-13-2011, 08:38 PM

Needs moar tyre!

So excited for the wheels, also nice choice on the EVO wheel, but I would've just gotten a Nardi or Personal wheel :fap:

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-13-2011, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Blue8g

Needs moar tyre!

So excited for the wheels, also nice choice on the EVO wheel, but I would've just gotten a Nardi or Personal wheel :fap:

Ahh the tires will be a few weeks at the very least to come in :( There are none in stock right now...

As for the "Evo" wheel, you'll have to pardon that, I meant to say Momo wheel. Getting Zobgel's old one!

**Blue8g** · 07-13-2011, 08:45 PM

Still has airbag, thus not quite as epic

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-13-2011, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Blue8g

Still has airbag, thus not quite as epic

That it does, BUT! It will be beneficial in case my head decides it wants to smash through the windshield in an accident.

**Blue8g** · 07-13-2011, 08:56 PM

Truth.

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-13-2011, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Blue8g

Truth.

Hope that never happens though.

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-16-2011, 02:16 PM

Snagged a passenger fender in my color to replace the smashed one that is currently on there, also grabbed 2 V6 throttle bodies.

**Exhaust power** · 07-16-2011, 03:29 PM

wanna trade? i got a diamante 6g74 3.5l TB i just picked up!

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-21-2011, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Exhaust power

wanna trade? i got a diamante 6g74 3.5l TB i just picked up!

I'd rather not have to cut and re-wire lol

**G-spot** · 07-21-2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Swimmerboy2112

P.S. pulled the mirrors off a 97' Honda Accord for the mirror swap but when i held them up to the mirror spot on one of the junked 8G's they didn't appear to fit at all... the curvature that the 8G mirrors have wasn't there on the Accord mirrors so I didn't take em...

Doesn't fit huh? Fascinating....

I'm just curious on how you're going to fit jdm heads/grille without modifying to fit. Just saying.

**Swimmerboy2112** · 07-21-2011, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by G-spot

Doesn't fit huh? Fascinating....

I'm just curious on how you're going to fit jdm heads/grille without modifying to fit. Just saying.

I was talking about the contour of the mirrors, I know you have to drill to get the studs to line up.

And yes i have already started the cutting necessary for the JDM stuff.