sooo...
most cars start out as the same sheet metal right? body in white, then the parts/suspension/drivetrain put in/on the car at the factory makes it special. so therefore, with all the valuable parts stripped off, it was, JUST AN INTEGRA SHELL, with a type R vin (im assuming it was a real type R), and lots of extra bends...
looks like you guys did the right thing!
at least the same thing i would have done...