1998 Acura Integra Restoration: Rebuilding a 'Teggy' for Mount Evans 🏎️⛰️

About this episode

The episode discusses the restoration of a 1998 Acura Integra by a father-son duo during the pandemic.

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Classic car restoration of a 1998 Acura Integra. How a father and son rebuilt a "Teggy" to climb Mount Evans... "We sat on a rock in the driveway, stared at the car, and thought: What did we just do?" 🛠️🧩. What happens when a father humors his son’s "crazy idea" to buy a $5,000 project car during a global pandemic?. In this episode, we’re joined by Ruchin and Neil Kansal, the father-son duo behind the book The Kansal C...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Doug

Guests: Ruchin Kansal, Neil Kansal

Topics covered

• car restoration
• father-son relationship
• automotive projects
• JDM cars
• pandemic projects

Keywords

• Acura Integra
• car restoration
• father-son project
• Mount Evans
• automotive history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Kansal C

Products: 1998 Acura Integra

Places: Mount Evans

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