Filed under: New stuff, Project NSX | Tags: Honda Tuning magazine, Project NSX
I’ve been pretty busy with the NSX ever since picking it up from Downforce last week. Besides getting the engine and transmission back into place, I’ve got to assemble and install both bumpers, the side sills, all of the lights, and most of the interior. Every time I go to install something, I find a broken clip or some special bolt that I’m missing. Of course, all of this is enough to make a one-hour bumper install take three days. And it is.
Inside my trunk I’ve got all kinds of parts like the side air ducts with their new vents, all of my bagged and organized hardware for the body, my factory Bose speaker assemblies, and all sorts of interior trim panels that are slowly making their way back onto the car. Oh, check out the Japanese NSX center taillight piece I just picked up along with matching left and right lenses and the spoiler-mounted brake light, which you can’t see here. The JDM NSX lights are basically just darker and the “H” is actually some sort of embossed foil material that’s mounted inside the center lens. You just can’t duplicate this thing.
Honda did some things when developing the NSX that just doesn’t make sense. Even some of the hardware for the bumpers is NSX-specific, which means I had to wait three days for a bunch of Phillips-head screws. All in all, the bumpers went together much like any Civic or Integra bumper I’ve ever put together. Unfortunately I can’t put either of them on the car yet. By the way, the paint looks awesome and will look even better once I get the car up and running and take it back to Downforce for final adjustments and touch ups.
The engine and transmission are pretty much ready to go in. I’ve still got to re-loom the wiring harness, change out a broken connector, and push an axle seal into place. It’s close though. Look at how clean that gearbox is! It took nearly one bottle of Simple Green and a couple of Harbor Freight wire brushes to get it like that. I just realized that you can see my antique oil dispenser behind my engine. I found this thing in my wife’s late grandfather’s garage and decided to take it home since I’m into collecting old tools and shop supplies. One day I’ll restore this thing.
