Hemi from NY(^-^)

[JSeriesDC2]

Hey there Oz:wave:! Hemi here from NY. I'm originally a TRD (Toyota Racing Development) fan but got pulled into the Honda world by friends. Unfortunately, the Honda scene out here is getting ridiculously stupid and immature here in NY due an increasing number of thieves and fake wannabes who buy a honda now-a-days for attention.

Anyways, I once owned an original stock 94' DB8, raced it, got bored; upgraded the top to bottom end, exhaust and exterior looks; then got bored again and to get it tuned was going to take a while so I sold it in March 2009. Then I bought an original 95' DC and again wanted to do something different but faster. So in April 09', I sold my gsr motor and tranny along with other parts. We switched the gsr suspension with itr suspension along with some other upgrades, and finally did a J-swap.

It's still under construction. A shop and I are currently working on it to get it done. Others have been accomplishing this goal since 2005 and yet it is still rare because the more money you have, the faster it will get done by the right person who has done it before. However, in my case, I work a full time job that pays enough to get me through my bills and full time college making it hard for me to have time and money to put into it.

Slowly but surely though, it will get done. I have always worked hard to be different and put a lot of work into my cars to prove it. I hope to feel welcomed to yet another Honda forum and learn even more from another side of the Honda scene. I also look forward to help out to the best of my knowledge.

I will post more pics but here are some to give you an idea:

This was my first honda: 94' DB8
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/My%201994%20DB8/DSC_0070.jpg
This was the set up we did before selling it. It's still the original B18C1. I just changed the valve cover to an Si b/c the GSR valve cover was messed up.
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/My%201994%20DB8/0220090002.jpg
This is not my first GSR but instead my first DC2
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/My%201995%20DC2/DSC_0624.jpg
95' DC2 Before:
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/My%201995%20DC2/95Teg12.jpg
This is how it sits now:
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/My%201995%20DC2/P5310001.jpg

[japcollector]

Howdy mate welcome to ozhonda

Wish I was in the U.S far cheaper parts there

[JSeriesDC2]

Howdy mate welcome to ozhonda

Wish I was in the U.S far cheaper parts there

:thumbsup:Thanks for the first welcome:wave:! I wish I was in Australia. I heard the import scene is bananas (awesome) over there! My friend managed to bring me two import mags and I was impressed. Wow I didn't know parts were expensive in Australia. Makes me think twice about living here. BTW, Nice Teg in your avatar, do my eyes deceive me or is that a 94-97?

[craigosrepz]

Welcome to OzHonda bro.

[b4dnuf]

Welcome to OH and Enjoy your stay.

[xntrik]

Welcome! Enjoy your stay!

However,
If you're going to write that long please use paragraphs
it makes it much easier and interesting to read.

Share us your knowledge about the J series!
Post up a build thread, I am sure everyone is interested
in reading up on it!

[DLO01]

Welcome mate. Great to have you here. :thumbsup:

[kimnkk]

Hey welcome to OH :D

Looking forward to more pics, and ones of your previous projects :D

[Troy]

Something wrong with that steering wheel, can't quite put my finger on it...

Wait...

It's on the wrong side!!!! :D

Welcome

[nikolaz01]

welcome buddy, looking forward to see more pics of your j swap.

[JSeriesDC2]

Welcome to OzHonda bro.

Thank you!


Welcome to OH and Enjoy your stay.

Thanks and I so far I am enjoying this forum:thumbsup:


Welcome! Enjoy your stay!

However,
If you're going to write that long please use paragraphs
it makes it much easier and interesting to read.

Share us your knowledge about the J series!
Post up a build thread, I am sure everyone is interested
in reading up on it!

Thank you. And sorry about that:o. It was almost 1 a.m and I was rushing thru it to sleep for work at 6 am (different time zone hehe) but I will keep that in mind;).

I will share as much as I can about the J series and when I get a chance, I'll even throw in a build thread whenever possible being that my time is always limited by college and work. I have pics that have to be organized to demonstrate the process. Thanks so much for your interest!:D


Welcome mate. Great to have you here. :thumbsup:

Thanks man! It feels great to be here:thumbsup:


Hey welcome to OH :D

Looking forward to more pics, and ones of your previous projects :D

Thank you. No prob, they will be up soon!:thumbsup:


Something wrong with that steering wheel, can't quite put my finger on it...

Wait...

It's on the wrong side!!!! :D

Welcome

Hey we meet again! Yeah, you're right, we hate that it's on the left hand side.

Most import fans down here in NY would kill (not literally) to have a right hand drive car but only deep pockets can accomplish that here;).

Thanks for another welcome!


welcome buddy, looking forward to see more pics of your j swap.

Thanks guy, they will be up as soon as I get the chance.

[kraiye]

wow! j swap teg... gonna be a real weapon!

welcome aboard. good luck with the build and definitely look forward to following it.

one question... why do you prefer RHD? i thought being used to LHD vehicles you would naturally prefer them

[JSeriesDC2]

wow! j swap teg... gonna be a real weapon!

welcome aboard. good luck with the build and definitely look forward to following it.

one question... why do you prefer RHD? i thought being used to LHD vehicles you would naturally prefer them

Yea tell me about it haha:). The shop and I are still working on it since Apr 09'.

TYVM for the welcome. This is the shop owner's first attempt at this so we're going to need all the luck we can get lol.

It might not make a big difference, but I prefer RHD over LHD because it's different than the usual, everyday LHD here in NY. It would also make my daily driving a bit more exciting, if only for a few months then I probably wouldn't make a difference to me anymore.

Over here, Honda's all look the same and I hate that because it makes it boring to have a Honda. So that conversion would be something to consider where I come from. Only problem is.... THIEVES. Not even a garage can keep our cars safe:(. So it's rare to see a RHD car and a JDM front as well.

[Troy]

Thieves are a problem everywhere you go, although it sounds like quite the problem where you are. Get a mean-muther rottweiler.

[MikeyG]

Welcome to ozhonda. I heard about NY thieves it's bad here in aus but not as much but ye you guys have cheap parts :(

[JSeriesDC2]

Thieves are a problem everywhere you go, although it sounds like quite the problem where you are. Get a mean-muther rottweiler.

lol down here, they would shoot the dog with a silencer and take the car.


Welcome to ozhonda. I heard about NY thieves it's bad here in aus but not as much but ye you guys have cheap parts :(

Thanks for the welcome! True story thieves are everywhere, but when I say it is bad out here, it really, really is. You can't even make friends with honda ppl down here without them taking your car:eek:! How messed up is that? Instead of everyone sharing their passion for Hondas, they compete against eachother by stealing here. Whatever though, you live and you learn. New York is definitely not the place where dreams are made of lol.

Thanks for telling me that. Now I actually have a good reason to like living here: cheaper parts:thumbsup: Who would've thought???

Well guys, just so yall know, I got to stop by the shop one of these days to take better pics of how the jswap currently looks and then hopefully in a few days I'll post a build thread of it. Thanks again all for the warm welcome
(^-^)v PEACE!

[Red_EG4]

Welcome Hemi.
I would have never considered our car scene to be much good, especially compared to yours.
Parts are more expensive here in part due to our relative isolation from the rest of the world. Also not as many people modify Honda's here so prices are big for quality parts.

Funnily enough it's cheaper to buy from the USA and have it shipped out here almost all of the time. It all depends on which economy you want to support.


wow! j swap teg... gonna be a real weapon!

welcome aboard. good luck with the build and definitely look forward to following it.

one question... why do you prefer RHD? i thought being used to LHD vehicles you would naturally prefer them

'cos it's leet JDM.

[burak213]

pretty sure i seen your car on youtube with a J series engine

[Latino CRX]

welcome man .. yeh theres too many of us Boricuas in NY .. cant trust them cholo LK's ..they would steal anythin ...

[JSeriesDC2]

Welcome Hemi.
I would have never considered our car scene to be much good, especially compared to yours.
Parts are more expensive here in part due to our relative isolation from the rest of the world. Also not as many people modify Honda's here so prices are big for quality parts.

Funnily enough it's cheaper to buy from the USA and have it shipped out here almost all of the time. It all depends on which economy you want to support.

Thanks for the welcome and when you put it that way, it makes sense why it's expensive over by you guys.


pretty sure i seen your car on youtube with a J series engine

haha, sorry to burst your bubble, but I haven't posted a video of my J-DC2 yet. But I have posted one or two of my DB8:D.


welcome man .. yeh theres too many of us Boricuas in NY .. cant trust them cholo LK's ..they would steal anythin ...

Gracias pana. To be honest, most thieves are latinos but not all are Boricuas. There are the Salvi's, Dominicans and just a mix of thieves. I'm latino myself and it sucks that they make the rest of us look bad. Karma's a bitch though, believe that:thumbsup:

[Q_ball]

Welcome to Ozhonda :)

I was in NYC/Manhattan all last wk.. frackin COLD AS FCUK lol... loved it!
You guys seem to love your DB8s over there, i saw a lot around.

[Latino CRX]

Gracias pana. To be honest, most thieves are latinos but not all are Boricuas. There are the Salvi's, Dominicans and just a mix of thieves. I'm latino myself and it sucks that they make the rest of us look bad. Karma's a bitch though, believe that:thumbsup:

si mon that tru .. enjoy ya stay hermano get some flikas up wen ya can ..

cuidate

[kraiye]

yay! u guys can help me with my espanol :D

[JSeriesDC2]

Welcome to Ozhonda :)

I was in NYC/Manhattan all last wk.. frackin COLD AS FCUK lol... loved it!
You guys seem to love your DB8s over there, i saw a lot around.

OMG is it ever but I like the cold rather than hot. The funny thing is I was born in summer!! Go figure ey lol.

As for the DB8s, I feel like nobody was rocking them when I had mine... yet as soon as I sold mine, ppl were crazy looking to buy them. F-ing ppl here man, they always trying to cop everyone elses style. I feel the DB's drive better than DC's.... but that's just me.

Anyways, thanks for the welcome and good to see you enjoyed your stay:thumbsup:


si mon that tru .. enjoy ya stay hermano get some flikas up wen ya can ..

cuidate

Thanks chamo, so far I'm enjoying. And you know damn well as soon as my car up and running,(whenever that will be) it's going to be a camera whore lol. Igualmente cuidate!


yay! u guys can help me with my espanol :D

Haha, sure I don't see why not. You can begin by putting an accent over the word "español" lol. Good try though.

[JSeriesDC2]

What I'm about to ask, I might already know the answer to, but I see a couple of things that I would buy. Only problem is I'm in NY (ggrrr). Of course I have to pay for shipping and handling... but how much would that cost and is anybody here willing to do business from such a distance?? Thanks guys.

[beeza]

Hi mate and welcome!

The BIG city aye!

How long have U lived there for?

Us Aussie's are pretty facinated with NY cause we grew up watching so many movies of the place,so any location shots would be Loved :)

[Latino CRX]

haha beeza man all i can say about new york that it smells like sydney city :p ..

then when u get out of the city u can smell fresh clean air lol ..

eg, sydney city then drive to newcastle beach's

[MikeyG]

What I'm about to ask, I might already know the answer to, but I see a couple of things that I would buy. Only problem is I'm in NY (ggrrr). Of course I have to pay for shipping and handling... but how much would that cost and is anybody here willing to do business from such a distance?? Thanks guys.

depends on what item you want... pm me

[JSeriesDC2]

Hi mate and welcome!

The BIG city aye!

How long have U lived there for?

Us Aussie's are pretty facinated with NY cause we grew up watching so many movies of the place,so any location shots would be Loved :)

Thanks very much!
Yea man, I've lived here since I was 7 yrs old and I'm 23 now so you can see why I'm getting tired of living here when i was complaining about it in my other posts. But I've lived in Pennsylvania for a year and half too.

There's not much to photograph where I live because I'm in the suburbs and the city is an hour away from me. Long Island is where I reside mate.


haha beeza man all i can say about new york that it smells like sydney city :p ..

then when u get out of the city u can smell fresh clean air lol ..

eg, sydney city then drive to newcastle beach's

He knows lol


depends on what item you want... pm me

Well I can't buy anything as of now but I see that some users are selling some things that I would want if I had the money and I was just wondering but it would be up to them if they want to trust such a far distance transaction.

[beeza]

Yeah I could imagine Latino!


Thanks very much!
Yea man, I've lived here since I was 7 yrs old and I'm 23 now so you can see why I'm getting tired of living here when i was complaining about it in my other posts. But I've lived in Pennsylvania for a year and half too.

There's not much to photograph where I live because I'm in the suburbs and the city is an hour away from me. Long Island is where I reside mate.

Thanks mate!

Pretty damn tough there,I can imagine.

Well,I already like ya! :D So if ya come to Aussie land there's some nice property that U are welcome to come and stay on :thumbsup:

How's ground zero these days?

[JSeriesDC2]

Yeah I could imagine Latino!



Thanks mate!

Pretty damn tough there,I can imagine.

Well,I already like ya! :D So if ya come to Aussie land there's some nice property that U are welcome to come and stay on :thumbsup:

How's ground zero these days?

Now that's what a call a warm welcome! Thanks Beeza, I'll keep that in mind.

As for Ground Zero, it's ok, still kinda empty b/c they're too busy worrying about making it look pretty instead of what really matters. But I can't wait till they come up with something. I barely go to the city but I'm planning to go soon.

[beeza]

Can we get some photo's when ya go :)

Yeah,I can feel ya pain man living in the city there man.

The best advice I can give is to focus on the positive cause when ya do that it can take you to Awesome places,places where you will much more happier.

There's a few photo's of the farm here. (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59606&page=19)

I'm just fixing up my caravan and in a month I will be back out there living in it,with a spare bed :)

[kraiye]

beeza you should organise a 'cruise and camp' at the farm!

[beeza]

'Cruise and Camp' - I like the sounds of that!

Lots of FUN activities to do out that a way.

I will organise something after summer,cheers Kraiye :)

[JSeriesDC2]

Can we get some photo's when ya go :)

Yeah,I can feel ya pain man living in the city there man.

The best advice I can give is to focus on the positive cause when ya do that it can take you to Awesome places,places where you will much more happier.

There's a few photo's of the farm here. (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59606&page=19)

I'm just fixing up my caravan and in a month I will be back out there living in it,with a spare bed :)

Believe when I say that my camera and I are inseparable when it comes to traveling thru cities. It's too cold to go but I'm going when it gets warmer:cool:.

BTW, awesome pics you got of your surroundings:thumbsup:

[beeza]

Thanks Hemi,cheers mate!

What tempretures is it there atm?

My girl lives in Tokyo and it's been 2-8 degrees celcius.Ice is growing on the grass!

http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss141/beeza9/frost_crystals1.jpg

http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss141/beeza9/frost_crystals21.jpg

[JSeriesDC2]

Thanks Hemi,cheers mate!

What tempretures is it there atm?

My girl lives in Tokyo and it's been 2-8 degrees celcius.Ice is growing on the grass!

Over here, we measure in Fahrenheit but in Celsius, it's 4 degrees and it's 7:30 pm as I'm writing. Frozen grass or frozen anything is no surprise here.

We in NY get all types of weather depending on the season. The only exception are tornadoes and tsunamis. Everyone has to wake up earlier for work just to clean the cars from frosted ice. lol I was late to work b/c of that:p

This was our last snow blizzard:
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0730.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0738.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0745.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0747.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0749.jpg
http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac344/supradiabla/Snow%20Day%202009/DSC_0750.jpg

[beeza]

Awesome Photo's!!!!!!!!

[JSeriesDC2]

Awesome Photo's!!!!!!!!

Gracias (Thanks). Hey man, same goes for you too:cool:

[beeza]

Gracias :)

[burak213]

i haven't seen snow in real life yet :(

that would be a mad workout to shovel all that snow as well haha

good work

[Troy]

"see ya darl, just ducking off to the corner store for some bread"

*grabs car keys and opens door*

"ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

:D

[beeza]

Ahahaha Troy ya nutter!

[kraiye]

Gracias :)

lol
beeza the latino gangsta!

[JSeriesDC2]

i haven't seen snow in real life yet :(

that would be a mad workout to shovel all that snow as well haha

good work

I think you would love it. My cousin came to NY from Florida for New Years and when he saw snow for the first time, he played for hours and didn't want to go back home lol. The man is in his 30's for crying out loud and yet the snow made him a kid.

Thanks, that was my mom shoveling in the picture.

[JSeriesDC2]

Just felt like saying TGIF!!

And again I want to thank all those (japcollector, craigosrepz, b4dnuf, xntrik, DLO01, kimnkk, Troy, nikolaz01, kraiye, MikeyG, Red_EG4, burak213, Latino CRX, Q_ball, and of course, beeza) who gave me a great welcome to this amazing forum. I just wish the Honda forums here in NY were just as great.

OZHONDA FTMFW!!! (I think I need a sticker haha;))

[beeza]

Awesome Hemi!

That would be MAD,sporting an Ozhonda sticker in NY City! WOOT WOOT!!


lol
beeza the latino gangsta!

Hey Yo ese`,ain't nuttin' to it homes :p

[JSeriesDC2]

Awesome Hemi!
That would be MAD,sporting an Ozhonda sticker in NY City! WOOT WOOT!!

I don't see why not... any body want to point me to where I can get one?

[JSeriesDC2]

Awesome Hemi!
That would be MAD,sporting an Ozhonda sticker in NY City! WOOT WOOT!!

I don't see why not... any body want to point me to where I can get one or should I just make my own?

[japcollector]

I don't see why not... any body want to point me to where I can get one or should I just make my own?

Scroll down to announcement and click on it you will then see an ozhonda store link. They're like $3 each include postage. If I were u I would take advantage of this statement :p

[JSeriesDC2]

Scroll down to announcement and click on it you will then see an ozhonda store link. They're like $3 each include postage. If I were u I would take advantage of this statement :p

Muchas gracias amigo! (Thanks mate!) :wave:

[xntrik]

Probably more to america ay.
But it'll be good, get one stick it on and post a picture.

[JSeriesDC2]

Probably more to america ay.
But it'll be good, get one stick it on and post a picture.

I'm working on it:D

[kraiye]

lol. this is awesome.
if the yanks are importing stickers now i think it's about dam time i got one!!!

[JSeriesDC2]

lol. this is awesome.
if the yanks are importing stickers now i think it's about dam time i got one!!!

lol so now we're both working on it.:p

[JSeriesDC2]

so it's been about two weeks since I pm'ed Wynode about the stickers and I haven't gotten a response back yet... hmmm well, I guess I'm going to have to make my own when I get the chance.

[JSeriesDC2]

Oh and good news, all the wiring has been hooked up for the swap. All that's left is to disable the immobilizer so the engine can start up and a couple of body parts like fenders and mayber a bumper and a freaking paint job but that might not happen.

IDC as long as the damn thing starts. It could've been done months ago but college kills your pockets and this is our first J-series project so I guess it will have to do.

[xntrik]

How much the motor weigh?

[DC5-4ME]

I'll trade places with you.
You in Sydney. Me in New York.
I would love to go shopping there - for clothes and shoes!!! .. and of course car parts ... LOL

[JSeriesDC2]

How much the motor weigh?

supposedly as much as a b-series engine & tranny. It only looks heavier b/c all the plastic covers make it look bulky, but without them, it doesn't look as heavy.

[iRacer]

This is going to be one awesome ride when it's finished.

You should have a look at www.nzhondas.com when you get a chance.
NZ has a small Honda community as well.

You'll be mildly surprised at what he guys in NZ can do.

[JSeriesDC2]

This is going to be one awesome ride when it's finished.

You should have a look at www.nzhondas.com when you get a chance.
NZ has a small Honda community as well.

You'll be mildly surprised at what he guys in NZ can do.

Awesome, I'll be sure to take a look.

[JSeriesDC2]

Wow I haven't been on in ages SMH. Sorry it took a while mates but I've been busy getting the car and school done. Anyways, here are the pics I promised a while back of my car with the J-swap up and running but it's still under construction. And here's a video someone took when I was trying to leave...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UD8ItUAz2E

[xntrik]

Holy shat!
You finally got it running, looks the goods! XD
Good work.

[beeza]

Yeah man! (need audio..) Looks TUFF AS!!

Well done!!!!!!!!

[burak213]

sounds mean as!!

[JSeriesDC2]

Holy shat!
You finally got it running, looks the goods! XD
Good work.

Yeah man, it was about time.
People were starting to think I was making it up lol but I'm back.
Thank you mate.


Yeah man! (need audio..) Looks TUFF AS!!

Well done!!!!!!!!

Thanks Beeza!
Sorry it took a while.


sounds mean as!!

Thanks mate. You should hear it in person.
3inch straight piping from headers out to the vibrant muffler and yet this beast is quiet.
But when you get on it, from what people tell me, they call it "Viper status" or the humming of a supra if your behind it.
Awesome shit though.:thumbsup:

Thanks my dudes for the love!:wave:

[beeza]

Sick sick sick.

Looking forward to more vids :)

Subscibed on Youtube!

[vuongkong]

lol holy shit you guys are insane over there.

[MikeyG]

yup i just jizzed my pants AHHAHA nice work carnal!!!

[JSeriesDC2]

Sick sick sick.

Looking forward to more vids :)

Subscibed on Youtube!


lol holy shit you guys are insane over there.


yup i just jizzed my pants AHHAHA nice work carnal!!!

Thanks for the support guys.

[s2ky_]

usdm repping yo

[JSeriesDC2]

^^That's right!!