Abner Arguilla: 1987 Acura Integra LS

Abner Arguilla was exposed to the car scene back in the early 1990's, during the golden era of JDM. The fascination and passion for building garage-tuned cars has been in his blood ever since. After a long absence from the car scene due to family obligations, Arguilla recently found time to get back into it. "I wanted to focus on building a garage-tuner car like back then," mentions Arguilla. "I found a well preserved 1987 Acura Integra, 1st generation, on OfferUp." After some negotiating, the old classic was his.

Arguilla's goal was to acquire as much era-correct parts as he could. "Unfortunately almost everything about the car was discontinued," states Arguilla, "so a couple parts here and there are new." Everything else on the Integra is scavenged from other part-outs and purchased over-priced original era correct tuner parts. The original motor was rebuilt and the suspension was upgraded.

His past builds were a 1987 Mitsubishi Starion, 1992 Ford Escort GT (3 of them boosted, NOS and all-motor, respectively), 1993 Suzuki Swift GT, 1994 Mazda Miata, 1992 Honda Civic Si, 2008 Nissan 370Z and a couple others. As for the 1987 Acura Integra - "everything about this build is all me," mentions Arguilla.

Owner: Abner Arguilla
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Vehicle: 1987 Acura Integra
Horsepower: 280 (estimated)
Club: Team Ultraspeed

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Photography by Abner Arguilla, ImportCulture.com.