So I've always wanted to have a GS-R sedan after my '97 GS-R sedan was totalled in an accident back in 2001.

So this past weekend I got this....







The pics are from the dealer's listing. I haven't had a chance to snap my own pics yet.

It's a '98 GS-R with only 108K Miles on it which is pretty good for a car in so cal. The car is stock except for an aftermarket head unit and a missing air resonator from the intake. It needs a few things done to get it into good shape like removing the fugly door trims, repairing a dented inner door panel on the driver side (you can see it in the pic), adding back the air resonator, getting an alignment done and other minor things. I'm gonna take it down to the Acura Dealership I've been going to for years now and have them do a full inspection on it. I think the clutch may need to be replaced but that doesn't bother me the least bit.


The door trim has that glue used to adhere them, what do you guys recommend I do when I pull the trims off and need to get the glue off? I can pull off as much of the glue as I can. My brother in law recommended I take a hair dryer or heat gun and warm it up just a little bit so I can peal the glue off. I was also going to use some goo gone to clean off any other glue that was left on it and then get the car waxed. What do you guys think?

 

Nice, i've been looking for a nice civic hatchback lately.

 

Those are just as hard to find in good condition too. That is the other car I was looking for as well in addition to the crx

 

Very nice!! Makes for a great DD

 

Holy 1990's batman!

 

nice pick up

 

it looks nice

 

Congrats, Anil!

 

Nice... you really like the white acuras, don't you ??

 

Congrats!

 

Very nice car, I'd love to have a 4dr Integra Type R, but I don't think they sell it here.

Anyways, I think goo gone and hair dryer would work, as well as warm water.

 

I had a 99 GSR and loved it. Have fun!

 

Ah! I've been looking for a clean CRX for a while now, I've had two. It is so hard to find one in decent condition in the NE. They have all either been riced out or are rusted out.

 

how the hell did they keep it that clean? I have seen 2008's that already have 5 cm of dirt on it.

 

Dude...what happened to getting an A3?

Make sure you get a hidden fuel cut off switch installed, and set it every night...

I ALWAYS have my eyes open for another 3rd gen prelude but with 4WS this time...cept as much I love that car I want something more powerful and rwd.

 

Cars last longer in California.

 

and What happened to the A3?!?!?

 

Looks very clean man! Good color choice.

I also picked up a 2000 GSR Sedan (White) recently...

 

Congrats, I love Integra sedans! I always have a soft spot for DB Integras. Ditch the pinstripe, repaint the outside door trim (looks like its peeling, there's a DIY on team-integra.net) and enjoy! I don't know about the door trim, I thought there were holes behind them? Whatever you do, keep that thing garaged and make sure you theft-proof it.

 

This a joke?

 

Nice to see one that is not riced out.

 

 

Yea, I'm gonna give that a try. The service advisor at the dealership recommended something known as "Body Solvent" to get rid of the glue. Have any of you ever heard of that or used it?

 

Where did you pick your's up from?

The dealership where I picked mine up from also had a 2000 white GSR Sedan.

 

Good tip!


I've got something in the works, but it may not be the A3 Let's just say before the end of February, I'll 100% have an answer to your question.

 

GS-R FTW! I loved my 98.

 

The door trim isn't pealing, in the picture, it's the door edge trim gaurd crap that makes it look like it's peeling. These are stuck on the edge of the door and fender, there are not holes behind them.

I need to remove the edge gaurd, clean the adhesive off and hopefully the paint will still be good underneath. This is my first task on the car. As for painting it, if the trim gaurds damaged the paint underneath, I would want to get it painted, but can't afford to right now.

 

I really need to take a pic of the engine bay for you to see. This thing is so damn clean it's crazy.

 

I took the teggy to the dealership yesterday and had them do a full inspection on it.


They found the air resonance chamber was missing as I suspected. I may or may not replace that, it's over $130 for the part itself from acuraoemparts.com!

The car was pulling slightly to the right, so I had them do an alignment, but it was fine. They found that one of the tires is causing the car to pull. And all four tires aren't the same anyway so when I replace them, that'll hopefully fix that problem.

One of the bushings in the rear is cracked, don't remember the exact location off hand. That will be one of my first repairs.

I had them do a compression check on the motor:So the numbers decent for a used car. They said the min is 135 psi/. I'm not too familiar with compression checks so I welcome any feedback about the numbers they found.

A couple breather tubes are aftermarket, no biggie.

Clutch checked out fine even though I thought it felt like it was slipping.

So looks like I'm at a good starting point to restore the car. Oh and the rims need polishing, they are a bit scratched up, but I may put some aftermarket wheels on her.

 

Oh, and thanks for the kind words everyone. I still am about this.

 

Restore? How much $$ are you going to throw into this car?
I thought this was going to be your new commuter car.

 

I'm not going to throw much at it, but I would like it to be a little project to work on. I won't be doing much though. Maybe a comptech intake and comptech header. That's about it for the motor. As for the exterior, just cleaning the body of the trim gaurds and fixing the door panel on the interior, the interior on this thing is spotless so I don't need to do much if anything to it. I will probably get some new rims; otherwise I'll just get these polished. Upgrade springs/shocks/sways. New stereo so I can play my iPod. Getting the windows properly tinted. Simple stuff. All this stuff will be coming much later this year. Right now I'm more worried about my plans for February.

 

And baby makes 3....

 

congrats

 

as much as I wish for that, not yet. That will be 2010 for us. That is when we are planning on starting a family.

 

Smart man. I told the future wifey not to bug me about a kid until I'm 31.

 

nice, 'grats man!

 

came very close to buying the coupe version but got a Prelude instead a year or so later. Great car, great engine!

 

....prob talking about a spray solvent...i used some on my old ride...just have no idea where i got it... just go to a good body shop and the peeps there should be able to give you a brand / store...

 

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