I figured it was time to give back to the community that helped me start this RSX addiction all those years ago. I took a break from these forums a few years ago as life got busy starting my shop and going to college so my original account was lost to my memories. Figured it was also appropriate to have an account to match my business now (no promoting anything obviously, I know you admins are watching).
Anyway, a little background on myself, my shop, and what all has brought me to where I am today and why this thread is getting started.
2011: Young punk me got a 21k mile 2006 NHBP Type S as a first car and I went on and modified and improved it from its OEM form, only doing mods that could be reversible if need be. Still kept the miles low as it's just how I am. I'm not one to randomly drive. I like to see purpose in my destination.
2014: Opened up shop here in the Bay Area and the RSX became a bit of our shop demo car. I got a pickup truck to use as a daily and the RSX really got to become the garage queen I wanted it to be after it took me to and from high school for 3 years.
2017: Car was roughly where I wanted it. Interior was simplified, suspension dialed in well enough for me to enjoy it to its fullest. Halo bucket seat, 6pt harness, etc. Basically a nice dual duty car. 2 days after Christmas, it all got totaled by a 70+ old man crossing 3 lanes of oncoming traffic. 34.4k miles and the car was dead. I was uninjured physically, but emotionally it took some time.
2018: And now, this is where our new forum journey now begins. We ended up keeping the car since the mileage was so low and the insurance wouldn't give us much extra for letting them take the car. Everything mechanically is perfect from the old Type S but the frame is trashed. It would have to be replaced from the firewall forward, so we began to search for a new shell.
A good friend of ours in southern California just so happened to have a 2006 NHBP base shell as he blew his 314whp k20/24 Frankenstein for a second time and wanted to focus on racing his Miatas instead of investing money back into the motor. We made a deal and he trailered the shell all the way up from Santa Ana to our shop in Fremont and the build began.
Anyway, a little background on myself, my shop, and what all has brought me to where I am today and why this thread is getting started.
2011: Young punk me got a 21k mile 2006 NHBP Type S as a first car and I went on and modified and improved it from its OEM form, only doing mods that could be reversible if need be. Still kept the miles low as it's just how I am. I'm not one to randomly drive. I like to see purpose in my destination.
2014: Opened up shop here in the Bay Area and the RSX became a bit of our shop demo car. I got a pickup truck to use as a daily and the RSX really got to become the garage queen I wanted it to be after it took me to and from high school for 3 years.
2017: Car was roughly where I wanted it. Interior was simplified, suspension dialed in well enough for me to enjoy it to its fullest. Halo bucket seat, 6pt harness, etc. Basically a nice dual duty car. 2 days after Christmas, it all got totaled by a 70+ old man crossing 3 lanes of oncoming traffic. 34.4k miles and the car was dead. I was uninjured physically, but emotionally it took some time.
2018: And now, this is where our new forum journey now begins. We ended up keeping the car since the mileage was so low and the insurance wouldn't give us much extra for letting them take the car. Everything mechanically is perfect from the old Type S but the frame is trashed. It would have to be replaced from the firewall forward, so we began to search for a new shell.
A good friend of ours in southern California just so happened to have a 2006 NHBP base shell as he blew his 314whp k20/24 Frankenstein for a second time and wanted to focus on racing his Miatas instead of investing money back into the motor. We made a deal and he trailered the shell all the way up from Santa Ana to our shop in Fremont and the build began.