Type R Club of America

JDMJNKY wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:22 pm Verbal.

Cars is now registered, tags pending smog & vin verification.

Hood is now on...Yeee!

Congrats!

I can't see the last few photos btw. Maybe it's just my browser...

Still looking lol...

I swear the B17 GS-R is way more rare than DC2 ITR.

Would simply replacing rings be enough or would more things need to be done? This is beyond my technical abilities so a shop would be doing the work. That could be enough. Unless it has something to do with the cyl head. Maybe just find a shop and have them diagnose it. Better to fix it sooner than...

Before you pulled the engine you said you were consuming lots of oil. Did you also have any oil leaks too? Was your bumper black from the exhaust? I have a 1999 GS-R sedan with about 183k miles and it uses a lot of oil due to low compression (90-100psi or so according to shop that looked at it). Th...

Gotta find a black ITR.

Dave, It was fun catching up IRL man, hope you had a good time learning. LMK when you're ready for round two...... We will get the cylinder head situated. The most important thing at this point is getting the oil pan on and bottom-end "sealed-off." windage pick up oil pump rear main oil p...

Made progress!!! Joel/JDMJNKY stopped by and helped me to assemble the bottom end. We measure the rod bearings measured, got the piston rings clocked, and installed the crankshaft, pistons/rods, and main cap. I'm so stoked! My plan now is to put all the small pieces of the block together (oil pump) ...

Some JDM 16" 10 spokes might look pretty good on this car.

James0933 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:06 am I've got a USDM R manifold and cat I'm considering parting with, but I'm a little reluctant as it seems they're tough to find.

Have you got anything worthwhile to include for a trade?... Partial or whole?

I'll send you a direct message.