"That Integra looks whack. He has no style, nasty camber, and my homie did that color combo first." "What a waste. All that power and a ridiculous suspension setup." "Man if I had that DC2, here's ...

Sometimes it's as easy as answering an ad in the classified section of the local paper. Other times finding that perfect project car is an epic tale of misfortune, struggle and finally, perseverance.

Equipped with a spunky 1.8-liter VTEC making 170 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque, the 1994 Acura Integra GS-R was what Car and Driver’s Brock Yates proclaimed “a marvel.” “If Porsche built ...