Yep, so I recently bought this one...
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History of car: Original owner, sold back to dealer, bought by second owner, bought from second owner directly by me. Was a daily driver.
How'd I get a hold of it? Found it on E-Bay, went and tested it, bought directly from owner, drove it home. Only paid $2800 USD.
Plans... evolving... been talking to Justin, a friend of mine who has been tuning for awhile, a lot about what to do with it. I have one set of plans assuming I don't swap for a H22 VTECH... I need to draw up the other plans, or more likely, have Justin do so, he's really good at it.
Fixed so far...
A/C compressor replaced for used one, that works.
That noise at 75+ mph... that's actually a piece of rubber on the bottom of the windshield... no issue if wipers all the way down.
Removed subs and amp, previous owner wired wrong and it was draining battery.
Replaced battery.
Sunroof rust spots covered with duct tape... reason, I drove it home over winter break bake to Chicago and was gonna swap roofs with my Dad's help... problem was it was so cold that we would have broken all the plastic tabs that hold all the trim and ceiling in place, which would have sucked, so it will wait until this summer, so far the tape is holding.
Replaced spark plugs, spark plug wires, cap, and rotor (from distributor).
Cleaned the K&N filter.
Problems still there...
Brakes need lubrication, pads and rotors are good, just squeaky, I mean, we checked them, probably has to do with living in FL.
A/C condenser needs replacing, may be leaking.
Distributor coil may be bad, rough starts in the morning.
My speedometer has a thing where it likes to jump, and then go back down, and not be accurate...
Engine oil leak, this deserves it's own paragraph.
Got this diagnosed, and here's what the mechanic had to tell me, the following needs to be replaced:
Crankshaft oil seal
Oil pan gasket
Valve cover gasket
Distributor holder / gasket
Rear main oil seal
So yeah... parts plus labor on that is going to cost ~$1300+ on the one estimate I got.
Also discovered at this time is that my left front CV boot is pretty well gone, I plan on having that fixed by the end of the week.
Living in a condo in FL and not having access to a garage sucks, hurray school!
Anyways... on to the plans...
First off, the first upgrade I had done was to have a Clifford G5 IntelliGuard 770 alarm installed by JR Electronics here in Miami, FL. After reading the FAQ thread on car alarms I've decided I want to relocate the brain from next to the steering wheel to elsewhere. I also had the tilt sensor installed for when I eventually have better rims on there. I figure, before I mod it, I may as well have an alarm on it, so that it's that much less likely to walk away from me.
Now for the plans... which primarily wait on time and money, and note, aesthetics will come last, and I don't know whether or not I'll end up with a body kit, or what type if I do, I do plan on replacing hood with a vented CF one that keeps the original line though, and a CF trunk, my preferrence would be to redo the whole skin in CF as a way to lose weight, but only time will tell, and I know that would be a highly customized job, but we'll see. Also, I jokingly said this car will probably be 20 years old before I'm done, and that is most likely true.
Anyways...
Engine / Drivetrain:
Engine swap for JDM H22A VTEC 5 speed
Rebuild bottom of engine, change pistons, bore, change stroke length, want engine to be around 2.4L when done, possibly a forged crankshaft
Change header
Change full exhaust system for bigger diameter, higher flow
Eventually turbo
High flow fuel rail
Change out injectors
Change cam gears, shafts, valves, and springs
Hondata 300
Larger throttle body
Cold air intake, most likely AEM V2
Short shifter
Six plate performance clutch (most likely done at time of swap)
Light weight fly wheel (most likely done at time of swap)\
LSD (aftermarket, instead of a LSD H22A)
Radiator
Intercooler once turboed
That's all I can remember off the top of my head...
Suspension:
Tein Type Flex coil over suspension kit
Polyurethane Bushings (most likely Energy)
Most likely any other pieces that look old and abused...
Brakes:
Brand unknown but will replace with larger rotors, possibly vented
Replace with larger calipers, possibly multi pot depending on how well it will handle heat dissipation
Replace brake lines with steel braided one
Sound:
Pioneer Premier head unit
McIntosh amps, most likely 400 watt and another 300 or 600 for the sub
Boston Acoustic or JL Audio speakers, component
Single 10" or 12" sub woofer, JL or Boston Acoustic
(I like quality sound reproduction, not loud noise)
Aesthetics:
Only things I've really set myself on are the aforementioned hood and trunk lid and a pair of JDM black 1 piece headlights
Yeah, that about sums it up.
I haven't really had a chance to browse through all the topics yet, though I've started to peruse the FAQ, the one thing I need advice on for now is motor mounts, I want a set of good stiff light ones.
The reason brands aren't listed for most parts is, while I had it all planned out for the H23, I need to redo it for the H22, and while most parts may work, I'm going to re-research it.
And, that's my introduction, I suppose.
- Corey
But she looks like she was rapped and violated.. It's sad.. I'm trying to find parts to fix her back up to look half way presentable, but not having much luck.
STOLEN AGAIN!! AND STRIPPED!! 
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