My let's see where this one goes "build" thread

[NSX_n00b]

Brilliant job!

Thanks! Yours are going to look fantastic with the orange when we get them done.

I see you have money burning a hole through your pocket.:biggrin: Nice mods and good work!

haha, well it was burning a hole in my pocket for a while...the hole is now too big (some special arrives from Japan on Tuesday) so time to stop spending for a bit and actually install what I have while I save up some more.

 

[NSX_n00b]

Interior Update pt 2

Well since the inserts were done and I had my Sunday snowboarding plans fall through I decided I'd go ahead and install the inserts.

For posterity sake...before:

So I discovered some discouraging things when I got the passenger side door panel off. The front sash is trashed, it has 2 broken clips and then the way the aftermarket tweeter was installed something happened so they put a bunch of weird glue on the area where the sash snaps in. So all of that will need to be cleaned up, I have a new sash to install but one of the metal clips is missing so add that to the shopping list. The vapor barrier is being held up with duct tape so I'll redo that one. And then to top if off...aftermarket speakers. I was really hoping I still had the OEM even though I know the car has an aftermarket sub and amp. So looks like I'll have to place an order with Bose for all 3 speakers and the sub and eventually fish all this crap out. And 3 or 4 of the door panel tabs is broken so I'll have to do the Home Depot metal bracket fix on those.

Out with the old...in with the new:

Passenger side ready to go back in:

Passenger side installed and put back together:

The driver's side was much less exciting, the sashes are fine, although I need to buy a new front one because the aftermarket tweeter is screwed into it. The vapor barrier is fine, just the aftermarket speaker. Only 2 broken tabs on the driver's side.

I think for a DIY project they turned out great! A few observations, I probably should have used a denser 4mm foam, oh well live and learn. I'm still really happy with them.

Only other thing I struggled with was when removing the inner door handles. I could not for the life of me get the door cable blue plastic thing to pop out of the metal bracket while it was attached to the handle. I ended up pulling up on the handle so the cable extended. Then I held the cable with needle nose pliers and let go of the handle. This gave me enough slack to get the cable end off the handle. Then i took the metal bracket off the handle assembly and was able to get better leverage to release the blue plastic piece from the bracket. I put the bracket right back on the handle assembly and when I re-installed the door handle I did it via the service manual.

 

[MexiRicer]

Oh god, those door cards look too closely to OEM blue type s . Came out beautifully Spencer. Now I absolutely cannot wait til you, Honcho and I re-do our seats :biggrin:

 

[Honcho]

Oh god, those door cards look too closely to OEM blue type s . Came out beautifully Spencer. Now I absolutely cannot wait til you, Honcho and I re-do our seats :biggrin:

Welcome to the party!

Seriously, Spencer, those came out perfect!

 

[NSX_n00b]

Oh god, those door cards look too closely to OEM blue type s . Came out beautifully Spencer. Now I absolutely cannot wait til you, Honcho and I re-do our seats :biggrin:

Welcome to the party!

Seriously, Spencer, those came out perfect!

Thank you both for the kudos! It means a lot coming from both of you. :biggrin:

 

[I_M_Legend]

I can't seem to see the pics in post#46

 

[NSX_n00b]

I can't seem to see the pics in post#46

I fixed the photo links again. Let me know if it works for you now.

 

[I_M_Legend]

I fixed the photo links again. Let me know if it works for you now.

I can see them now, thanks!

When wrapping the little fingers on the corners, did you glue/attach them before or after the longer side pieces that fold over?

 

[NSX_n00b]

I can see them now, thanks!

When wrapping the little fingers on the corners, did you glue/attach them before or after the longer side pieces that fold over?

The finger was pulled right and glued down first on most of the pieces. Some were cut a little off so the sides would fit first then the finger. But I always tried the finger first.


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[redbaronace]

This is a great DIY for the door cards. I have some perforated napa that I wanted to install. Watching your video will give me some inspiration.

 

[NZNick]

Looking good!
Which version of the ABS are you planning to go with, as it changed between the introduction '97 Type S and the October '99 revision ?

 

[NSX_n00b]

Type-S Engine Bay

This is going to be a long one...

So I know it's been a while since I've updated. Work and life started to get in the way Feb/Mar/April. I did make it out to WestFest (sans car though) to finally put faces to names and what a blast that was. We finally were able to get our schedules to line up so @Honcho and I got a couple more days in on his build in April. Needless to say working on the Type-S Zero project and WestFest finally sparked the motivation within me again. So here we are, I got off my lazy ass and finally installed almost all of the engine bay items I had amassed.

My goal is to get as close to a Type-S engine bay as possible. I can get to 99% and fool probably 90% of people but I'm not sure if I will go that far (I'll explain later). I originally was going to go the SOS Coolant tank route but after a lot of conversations with Honcho and hearing the conversations he had with Kaz I decided I'd just get the OEM Coolant Tank cover and be done. So thanks to Marc Perez I picked up one, as well as a few other things.

First off the Coolant Tank Cover. I followed the recommendations of a few of the threads here on Prime and it was pretty easy to say the least. Forgot the before picture, but here is the after.

I was bored one night and was doing research and discovered that the NSX-R/Type-S coolant overflow tank cap P/N has now replaced the original and is available in the US Part Supply Chain. My local dealership had one, gave me a huge discount so I picked it up.

Next order of business was the Intake Manifold Cover Plate. Picked up the Type-S version (honestly all JDM 97-01 MY have the same plate I believe).

Original:

Here is the P/N for the JDM one:

And here it is installed (The light in my garage is terrible):

Now for the OCD portion of the program. There are these little tiny rubber stoppers that go on these two metal portions of the trunk. Most owners don't realize theirs are missing and that the metal from the trunk is rubbing on the body and scratching the paint. My passenger side is actually ok but look at my driver's side (ouch):

I can't remember how much they were but I think it was less than $2 each. Seriously go check your trunk NOW and buy these if you are missing yours.

Missing:

Installed:

I decided to remove my Pride Carbon Fiber Rear Window Garnish and go back to OEM. Pulled it out of the box and forgot how dirty/worn it was. So I spruced it up with a bit of Mother's Back to Black. I will probably work on it a bit more to take some scratches out or just respray it later, but for now she looks good:

Since the RWG was off the car and now cleaned up I decided it was as good of a time as any to go ahead and install my Davis Design Fab ( @comtec ) upper and lower seal kit. Here is the upper seal installed on the RWG. It took less than 20 seconds to install.

The lower seal install took me a bit longer but again it's quick and easy and Mike has a video on the DDF Facebook page.

I also installed the plugs that DDF makes for the RWG to help keep water out, but I guess I forgot to take a picture.

Then it was time for the fun part. A few months ago I got an awesome surprise from my parents:

For those of you that have been following for some time, you know originally I was not going to get this until after the build was 100% done and if I had extra money. Well thanks Mom and Dad for taking care of this for me. So using the shopping list from this thread http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/209130-NSX-R-lid-install-onto-Targa-NSX by @MexiRicer I started the hunt for the parts. I was able to find everything but the hinges. I didn't want to reuse the ones from my original coupe engine cover because they actually attach differently. And of course the special hinges for this cover were on back order with no ETA. But I rolled the dice anyways and placed an order with Tim at oemacuraparts and a few weeks later they showed up!

Then the crisis of conscious happened. Was I REALLY going to drill 2 holes into the car? I decided right now I'm too chicken to do it so I reached out to Mike at DDF again and bought his No Drill Prop Rod Mount kit. I didn't buy the full kit because per Mexi's shopping list I had the "mystery" bracket I needed. Or so I thought! Turns out I forgot I have an NA1 which uses different injectors than the NA2. The NA1 cars have a HUGE injector resistor attached to the "mystery" bracket. So now I needed to figure out how the '92 NSX-R used the prop rod. Turns out @socalx had already figured it out in this thread http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showt...cover-experts-Need-help-Lol!-Mexiricer-comtec As it turns out, the part number replaces the original one for the US market and now the NSX-R bracket with attached injector resistor is the only one used for all markets for NA1 engines. But of course when I reached out to Tim to order it...Backorder with no ETA. I told him to leave the order in and sure enough I got notice yesterday the part shipped! It'll be here Monday but I couldn't wait to put the engine cover on in time for the first Colorado NSX BBQ this weekend so the cover will go on but can't be propped. Oh well!

Here are all of the parts (the mystery bracket and the parts that require drilling are off to the side but I did buy them):

One of the things in the parts list is two rubber stoppers. The two on the coupe are too short and the mesh cover won't sit flush on them so you need to replace the two outer edge ones with the longer ones.

Shorty:

Long:

Bolts to attach Hinge to Body:

Bolts to attach Cover to Hinges:

The Finished Product:

I actually didn't install the No Drill Prop Rod Mount kit today. When I read through Mike's instructions I realized that because I still have the engine compartment fan I would have to put the bracket behind the upper fan bracket and it's really tight in there. Honcho is going to help me remove my engine fan soon like he did so once that's done and the NSX-R Injector Resistor bracket with the hole for the prop rod holder comes in I'll get that stuff installed. So until then I have to hold the cover when I open it but that's not a big deal.

Now...Once the engine fan is removed the engine bay will be 90% replica of a Type-S engine bay. To get to 99% (minus a 3.2L engine swap) I would have to drill the holes for the prop rod mount, I would have to go with different injectors so I no longer needed the injector resister version of the mystery bracket, and I would have to paint my valve covers red. I have an extra set of valve covers that I can strip and paint red but the red covers were only used on the 3.2 engines so I'm on the fence about that right now. I feel like 90% accurate is pretty damn good.

Hopefully my next post will be me installing the Type-S suspension and the Type-S steering wheel.

 

[NSX_n00b]

Looking good!
Which version of the ABS are you planning to go with, as it changed between the introduction '97 Type S and the October '99 revision ?

I'm not 100% sure yet. My ABS is still working as far as I can tell so I'm just hanging tight on making that decision for now.

 

[N_longmeadow]

Did you end up selling the Pride CF rear vent? If not and you are considering it, PM me.

 

[Honcho]

I'm not 100% sure yet. My ABS is still working as far as I can tell so I'm just hanging tight on making that decision for now.

We need to flush it with my kit.

 

[NSX_n00b]

We need to flush it with my kit.

Yes! Yes we do! :biggrin:

 

[MexiRicer]

That type r maintenance lid is absolutely beautiful. Boy did we have an a blast in Vegas for WestFest or what. Maybe your build thread followers could use some visuals of said time gap between 4/11 - 4/14 :tongue:. Anyways, still waiting for your seats to be done so they can motivate me to finally pull the trigger on them :biggrin:

 

[NSX_n00b]

That type r maintenance lid is absolutely beautiful. Boy did we have an a blast in Vegas for WestFest or what. Maybe your build thread followers could use some visuals of said time gap between 4/11 - 4/14 :tongue:. Anyways, still waiting for your seats to be done so they can motivate me to finally pull the trigger on them :biggrin:

Vegas was such a blast. I’m so glad I made it out. As for visuals of the time gap, there aren’t many...lol

Here are a couple from the Concours at Findlay Acura

HUGE thank you to [MENTION=33027]Arkaid[/MENTION] for letting me ride shotgun in his unicorn all weekend

The car, the myth, the legend [MENTION=25247]MexiRicer[/MENTION]

And 3 wide on the freeway on the way back from Valley of Fire

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[hondasash]

Have mounted the "no drilling Prop Rod Mount Kit" as well - yes, it is tight behind the engine fan but it took not longer than 20 mins to install it.Orginal or not, I am happy that I had not to drill into the "car" and the kit works perfectly

 

[goldNSX]

Thanks for the hint to the missing trunk stoppers. Stopper, Trunk Hinge - Acura (74826-SL0-000). Mine were missing indeed, I didn't even noticed it. I'll glue the hell out them to keep them in place.

 

[hondasash]

Do you have a better picture of supposed location?cannot imagine correctly as of now
Edit: found - thx

Thanks for the hint to the missing trunk stoppers. Stopper, Trunk Hinge - Acura (74826-SL0-000). Mine were missing indeed, I didn't even noticed it. I'll glue the hell out them to keep them in place.

 

[piran1]

Not mine but Rear 97+ brakes for sale here:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/210230-97-rear-brake-calipers-rotors-pads

 

[NSX_n00b]

Small Update #1

About a week or two ago I saw a WTB ad for a Smartenna. When I bought the car the PO had the instruction manual for it but he had no idea what it was or if it was even in the car. When I installed the JDM taillights I saw the Smartenna installed in the trunk but the antenna connector was disconnected so it wasn't doing anything. I use the GROM BT all the time instead of the radio anyways so I thought nothing of it. Once I saw the ad I figured I'd go rip it out of the trunk and sell it to someone who would use it. While I was in there I decided now was as good of a time as any to pull my antenna out but I didn't have the right socket or snap ring pliers.

So as I was leaving Honcho's last weekend I noticed that the "special nut" for the antenna was actually loose. Fast forward to me getting home and I kept spinning it and sure enough it came out. I didn't need an antenna nut socket or snap ring pliers or anything, which is actually probably a bad thing looking back, so I decided I'd go ahead and pull the antenna out which is actually really easy.

Before:

Once you unscrew the silver "special nut" you move into the trunk...

You disconnect the connector, pull out the antenna lead (still attached in this photo), and remove the 3 10mm bolts indicated above.

Then pull the drain tube out of the black plug and slowly wiggle the antenna down and then into the trunk.

After:

Thanks to @Honcho I knew what I needed to fill the hole in the fender:

Installed:

It's a tight fit. I actually at first thought it was too big but I got a trim removal tool to help push the bottom of the grommet into the hole. It definitely looks a bit odd since it's a blackish/gray rubber so I'll have to see if some VRT or 303 will help make it a deep rich black to blend a bit better.

Tidied up the wires with some zip ties and I was all done:

I do need to try and find a plug of some kind for where the drain tube went so I can prevent moisture coming into the trunk. I'm thinking maybe making a plug out of a wooden dowel?

Anyways all said and done probably less than 15 minutes.

 

[NSX_n00b]

Small Update #2

After reading what @hondasash said about it only taking 20 minutes to get the @comtec no drill prop rod mount installed even with the engine fan I decided I'd give it a go since not being able to prop the maintenance lid was starting to bug me.

Also as I think I mentioned before I made the mistake of buying the "mystery" bracket that @MexiRicer found that has the hole for the prop rod stay without realizing that for the NA1 this mystery bracket contains the Injector Resistor. Thankfully @socalx ran into this issue as well and discovered the proper part number for the "mystery" bracket with injector resistor. Unfortunately, you can't buy just the bracket you have to buy the whole thing. The only downside is that Kaz was cautious to recommend this since different NA1 spec cars had different injector resistance requirements. But in the Honda parts catalog all injector resistor's have been replaced with the one for the NA1 NSX-R so if Honda said that one was good for all then who am I to argue? I did check with Tom and he's been running without issues for a few years now. I also looked up the spec in the 1991 service manual and it said as long as it was reading 5-7 Ohms across each lead to power then I was within spec. I could have just went to Mike and ordered the small piece I would have needed but oh well, I spent the $80 on the real deal. I checked it with the multimeter and it registered 6.2-6.5 ohms for each lead so I'm good. With today off I figured I'd just give it a shot to get this thing installed.

Mystery bracket with Injector Resistor attached (the prop rod stay socket is circled in yellow):

NSX-R/Type S/Type S-Zero prop rod:

Before (notice there is no prop rod stay socket on this bracket):

Getting the old one out wasn't too hard. The harness connector for the injectors slides onto that post so you just pull a tab and it lifts off. Then you just push a tab on top of the connector to pull them apart. This was a bit difficult because they probably haven't been apart in 28 years but after some wiggling back and forth it finally slid apart. Then I just had to take out the 10mm bolt from the top and the old one came right out.

Old (left) vs New (right):

Installation was just as easy. Slide the new bracket in, tighten down the 10mm bolt. Push the connectors together and slide back onto the post. New one installed and prop rod stay bracket installed as well:

@comtec sends you some hardware to get the no drill portion of the prop rod kit installed. The items on the left came from him. He has you put the small black plastic piece in the hole where the clip for the wire harness was connected. Then after you slide his plate in place you use the clip around the wire harness and the screw to hold it into the black plastic piece. The rubber cap is for the end of the prop rod so you don't scratch the paint. He also sends you a bolt to attach his plate to the body but since I'm keeping the engine fan in for now he instructs to use the OEM bolt.
On the right you see the old plastic holder for the wire harness.

It took some finagling to get his plate back behind the engine fan mount tab and then to get that hole to line up not only with the one in the plate and frame but also with the one in the bracket that holds the throttle cable. It took about 3 attempts to get it all seated right and I had to push down on the fan to keep them all aligned while I was tightening the bolt back in. But after that I just snapped in the grommet and slid the prop rod in.

And now I can prop up the beautiful NSX-R maintenance lid:

While I had my head in the engine bay trying to line up the holes the mailman stopped by with a special delivery from Japan:

Build your own Type-S suspension

ummm....help?

 

[MexiRicer]

Buy me an Uber out to CO? Uber jet? lol... Lets assemble those puppies :biggrin: As per usual, 10/10 content. Would read again and again whilst on the toilet, happily allowing my legs to go numb.