Integra Type R

Hey guys random question. My mate has a DC2 type R but the engine and tranny were taken out and switched with a VTIR engine. The car has never been in an accident and mechanically its fine. Thing is the car was given to a mechanic to do some work and got the car back few months later the the mechanic F%$&^%ED it. I mean mechanicaly fine but the interior its like he left it out in the rain for like 5months? its got EPIC mold all through it.

Was wondering if it was worth selling it? (if so how much would it go for) or to fix it up ourselves. So chassis is perfect and shell just interior is fkd and wrong engine. Thanks

Be careful, some molds are poisonous.

Do you have any photos of the damage?

I reckon the mechanic should be hold responsible for neglect of a customers property.

yeah in an epic fight with the mechanic. My mate is sorta at the point where he wants to just get rid of it. out of sight out of mind. i do have pics but i don't know how to upload them :P

Upload them to photobucket, flickr, or even your facebook. Then (depending on what internet browser you're using) right mouse click the image then select copy url/address, then click the small "Insert Image" icon above where you type in a comment.

Hope that helps.

So this mechanic ****ed up the Type R engine and put a VTIR one in there instead?

Then he left the windows down and now it's all mouldy?

It'd be a shame to have to sell it because someone else ****ed it up. I'd take it to court and get the mechanic to pay for all the damages. If you get a fair settlement amount sell the car as a parts car. No one is going to buy a Type R with a VTIR engine and messed up interior to drive around in. Hopefully someone who knows what he's doing buys the car and restores it to what it used to be.

which mechanic is it?? dude take it to court

is it mould that you can see or just smells like shit? my parent once had a car that smelt like shit because water was dumped on the seats as an attempt to clean them lol, my dad didnt even close the windows up in the carparks. you can try fight the mould/bacteria with vinegar, get a spray bottle and spray the crap out of everything and leave a dish of vingegar in the car. this wont get rid of it all but helps alot.

hey guys. the mechanic didnt switch the engine. its a long story. The short version is. The car was a Integra type r modded (turbos n stuff) origional bought for 22grand. When my mate went to pick the car up the guy who sold it to him stripped all mods, switched the engine and cut all the brake lines. That incident was taken to court and my mate won. He kept the car and got cash from them (which isnt great but judge was an ass, didnt like cars). So then he paid another mechanic 3grand to fix the ABS and general road worthiness. We picked up the car a few days ago and it was ****ed. The cars interior cannot be saved the mold has grown through the fabric all through the chairs, doors, dash, and even the sponge the seats made from. It hasnt got a bad smell or anything but its very visible. My mate is that sick of this car he sorta just wants to **** it off. Structurally the car is perfect so looking to sell it to someone who wants a project car to fix and rebuilt as we cant as we dont have the storage space for it. The mechanic who did the work is JMD Automotive Repairs, guys name is John Diacono.

here are some pics (thanks to newpaddy3 for the quick lesson)

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Um yeah we dont think its worth going to court over as the car in good condition (stock) is worth what $13,000? and say the damages are a few grand it will cost us that much for lawyer and stuff anyway not to mention the time frame.

Any ideas would be really good guys else just mentally hate on a person who would do this to an integra

part out ur jdm front to me??

You'd have a good chance of winning this in court.

The mechanic owes a duty of care to look after the car whilst it's in their possession.

Quite often, a scary letter from your lawyer is enough to do the trick.

Do it man. Your entitled to not have your shit ****ed around with.

I'd take this to court mate.
YOU have a VERY strong case.

umm i dont know about the people who are replying take it to court but i think he said he already did in the second comment "That incident was taken to court and my mate won. He kept the car and got 8grand from them (which isnt great but judge was an ass, didnt like cars)."

mechanic must have neglected that thing pretty bad, i have a boat in my backyard with a cover which is not even waterproof so there is always water inside the covers and it has less mold than your car, note this boat has not moved from that spot since last summer

fix it. sell it.

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umm i dont know about the people who are replying take it to court but i think he said he already did in the second comment "That incident was taken to court and my mate won. He kept the car and got 8grand from them (which isnt great but judge was an ass, didnt like cars)."

mechanic must have neglected that thing pretty bad, i have a boat in my backyard with a cover which is not even waterproof so there is always water inside the covers and it has less mold than your car, note this boat has not moved from that spot since last summer

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That was with the clown that was selling the stripped dc2 to greekrambo, Im saying he should also sue the mechanic now for dereliction of care. Dont let this dodgy **** get away bro, name and shame him?

Hey. there was 2 mechanics from different companies. The first mechanic stripped it and swapped the engines, he was taken to court. The second mechanic was hired to fix the problems the first mechanic made and all he did was make the car worse. The Second mechanic is the one who left it outside open in the shit for the mold to grow etccc.

ok now it makes a lot more sense. sorry to say but from those pics that car isn't worth anything. all the Type R parts are gone.

- interior is long gone, you basically have to replace all the trim
- the recaros are not there (stripped out by the first mechanic?)
- titanium shifter is gone
- that intake plenum is not the Type R one with individual runners, it's the VTIR intake so probably a VTIR engine like you said.
- type R strut braces are not there
- rust water in the boot! hopefully that's just the spare wheel rusting but if it's the body then it's not cheap to fix.


since it's already been to court and IMO $8k is way too low, i'd sell it as as parts to get a bit more back. as a complete car, it's not worth anything.

- the body may get you a bit since it's the stiffer Type R chassis, good track base if someone is looking for one.
- VTIR motor if healthy can be sold to someone looking for a VTEC swap or civic owner looking for a B18 swap.
- JDM front is worth its weight since there's plenty of people who want the conversion.

Salvage what you can and part out. Theres alot of people on these forums that would be interested in the engine

poor car has seen better days lol. looks like its been driven into a lake or something.

I've seen this car back in the days before it was stripped and ****ed with, it was imported by AKmotorworks a few years ago and Andy took out the motor and sold the car wih a vtir motor to a mates cousin stating that it was a full type r. Court case from memory took yonks. After that everthing from the car was swaped with vtir stuff . Not too sure what happen after that

*heartbroken*

Poor car.

You won't get anything close to a reasonable price for you guys if you decide to sell it as is.

Like the others said, salvage what you can/want and then part out the rest.

Why isn't the owner taking any action, I would seriously kill the mechanic - no joke ak47 here I come.

Found the guys who did the work on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php...6887496&v=wall

Hope to see some intresting comments :).

I got dibs on the steering wheel, cluster and rear sway bar (if its original/still there) if you part it out. Dead serious.

i'll buy the whole thing if chassis isnt rusting or any panel damage. pm me and i'll pm you my email to get pics.

cheers

Looks like the car was driven into a lake! feeling sorry for your mate; shafted by two mechanics.

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Why isn't the owner taking any action, I would seriously kill the mechanic - no joke ak47 here I come.

Found the guys who did the work on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php...6887496&v=wall

Hope to see some intresting comments :).

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How do u know its them?.

IF theres no rust... than its still worth something... ITR chassis is still worth something as its much better than vtir... track DC2R anyone?

But judging by the water in the boot, odds are water has pretty much ruined the spare wheel compartment

Looks like rust where the radio stays? How do u get so much interior damage from just rain? Were just the two windows open fully ? Or did this thing have its front window broken ? Or does it have a custom sunroof ? Hmm i think its been fully submerged under water.. Also water in the boot... Broken rear window as well ?

The forth picture does show the rear tail lights in the boot, maybe they were off when the car was outside which could explain the water in the boot

lol, it looks like it came out of a '90s ABC tv show called "Bush Mechanics"

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The forth picture does show the rear tail lights in the boot, maybe they were off when the car was outside which could explain the water in the boot

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there are 2 sets of tail lights. one on the car and yeah other in the boot

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Looks like rust where the radio stays? How do u get so much interior damage from just rain? Were just the two windows open fully ? Or did this thing have its front window broken ? Or does it have a custom sunroof ? Hmm i think its been fully submerged under water.. Also water in the boot... Broken rear window as well ?

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nah windows are all fine. with think it might have been dunked in the river but it still drives so electrical cant be that ****ed.

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think it might have been dunked in the river

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That seems like the only explainable thing that happened to it.

like i said, send me pics i may buy it and refurbish it. any rust on the chassis though?

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like i said, send me pics i may buy it and refurbish it. any rust on the chassis though?

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i dont think there is rust on chassis. gunna go to court over it though for the damages and going to get a full quote on everything so we know full extent of damage. ill let u know when i have it

An insurance company would write this car off, any sane Dr would call it a BIOHAZARD and wouldn't let anyone near it without protective gear.

Whoever takes on cleaning this car really is insane.

maybe a company makes a fungi bomb, like a bug bomb.... lol

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An insurance company would write this car off, any sane Dr would call it a BIOHAZARD and wouldn't let anyone near it without protective gear.

Whoever takes on cleaning this car really is insane.

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LOL. While that's a bit ott, it's not too far from the truth I guess. Spending too much time inside this car (driving or cleaning it) will probably lead to respiratory problems or something. Mould is nasty.

this just in: i found a mouse in the car.... lol

what are you guys doing with it?? pm'd you man

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this just in: i found a mouse in the car.... lol

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Hahahaha that just made me mega lol.

Hurry up and give me the steering wheel/front lip/carbon fibre inserts & dash already!!

yeah sorry guys that its taking a while i have no idea what my mate is doing about it. Ill call him tomorrow lol. btw i was asked a while back if chassis is ok. YES it is. its never been in a crash and it has 0 rust damage to the chassis. oh and dw i got rid of the mouse...

is it possible to tell us the workshop name?
warn other ppl not to go there.

it's in his post with the pics. read it.

"JMD Automotive Repairs, guys name is John Diacono. "

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it's in his post with the pics. read it.

"JMD Automotive Repairs, guys name is John Diacono. "

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there were 2 workshops.

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I've seen this car back in the days before it was stripped and ****ed with, it was imported by AKmotorworks a few years ago and Andy took out the motor and sold the car wih a vtir motor to a mates cousin stating that it was a full type r. Court case from memory took yonks. After that everthing from the car was swaped with vtir stuff . Not too sure what happen after that

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??? so i'm guessing AKmotorworks or 'Andy' swapped the motor etc. and sold the car as a full type r when it wasn't

and then rambos mate wanted something done to it, took it to another workshop which was the guys below. who let all the mould through it.


"JMD Automotive Repairs, guys name is John Diacono. "
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Carefull what you say, don't want it to sound like slander.

Just call it a review.

not slander. just quotes!

I was not talking to you.

Just everyone in general.

You will get raped by mods if you say anything even slightly slanderous.

However if you were to construct it in a manner of a review things would be viewed differently.

Wtf are you on about Pat? Where has anyone said anything even remotely slanderous?

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??? so i'm guessing AKmotorworks or 'Andy' swapped the motor etc. and sold the car as a full type r when it wasn't

and then rambos mate wanted something done to it, took it to another workshop which was the guys below. who let all the mould through it.


"JMD Automotive Repairs, guys name is John Diacono. "
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oh yeah right, i forgot abt akmotorworks.
thanks for pointing that out.

and vivi i think it's just a warning

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Wtf are you on about Pat? Where has anyone said anything even remotely slanderous?

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I never said anyone was talking slanderous.

I was saying be careful about what you say because you don't want it to sound like that.

greetings all. been a while since i updated you guys but yeah sorry haha. my mate has decided to part at the car now. hes not sure about selling it bit by bit or the whole thing to someone.... so yeah your thoughts?

Sell me the cluster lip and steering wheel! lol

omfg...i havent been on ozhonda for a few months and see this thread....hope the mechanic pays for the damages!!!

I don't know why you wouldn't take this to court. It's ridiculous.

yeah the owner doesnt want to. hes as the stage where he just cbf with the car. he has another interga type r so he just wants to get rid of it.

hey guys been getting a few PM about parts for sale. Whats going to happen is first my mate and i are going to clean the crapp out of the car so everything is nice and safe and not a health hazard. Ill then put up a list of the parts for sale unless someone offers to buy the whole thing. thanks

i wan jdm front

pm price for whole car. pm me your number too. and some more photos would be nice. cheers

hey. guys i don't have any prices at this time. sorry im being annoying i only know stuff when my mate tells me after all its his car. here are some pics of the outside tho. he did say "tell them to make me an offer for the whole car and ill see". so yeah

in some you can see my awesome s2k :D lolz


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enjoyyyy

Hmmm 96 spec.

pre-face lift rear bar is hideoussssssssssss makes the car retarted.

there are 2 sets of rear lights. the other set is in the wheel well in the water. oh yeah reminds me, the water is gone now :D

looks like the car is from qld...

on a brighter note, looks like the body is good for a track build. or someone with a wrecked integra can just dump their interior in and start driving it.

the car hasnt been washed in a long time. but yeah a good wash, claybar and wax and it will look new again. apart from the interior.

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on a brighter note, looks like the body is good for a track build. or someone with a wrecked integra can just dump their interior in and start driving it.

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needs a good service first.