***UPDATE 12.19.2011***

2012 coming up will mark the 20 year mark for the car's age, and the 10 year anniversary of the 2002 build date. Technically I started the build in Winter of 2001, but it was finished April 2002.

Added a duckbill since the OEM wing melted (story is on last page):



...also I posted a few old school shots on the last page.

Update 8.8.08:

I'm leaving most of the original text content in place from the original 2003 post date, but I wanted to remove the list of red X's with working pics, and also add some not-seen-before shots too.

I originally built this car back in 2002 and it has for the most part remained virtually unchanged for the past 5 years or so. A lot of the pics are older, but the car looks identical to this day still. I have no future plans for any other upgrades, swaps, etc. I've got a son on the way any week now, and I'll keep the car as-is forever if possible.

I know it's not the up-to-date K20 swapped, ITB or boosted, wire-tucked, rollcaged, etc. etc. car that we feel is the standard these days, but it's my interpretation of exactly what I wanted back in 2002, and it's still fine by me even today. Anyways here's some pics.

Before paint/body:



After towed in from paint/body:







The pics above were taken with an ancient 02-spec Sony Mavica that actually took floppy discs in the camera itself!

As you can see literally every single nut, bolt, wire was removed on the car to do the color change. Reassembly took me a few months, including down time paying for new trims, etc. paycheck-to-paycheck. I rode a bicycle to work during this time.

Later, after some reassembly:















With old VC:



Current:





No VIN tag = brand new from Sons Acura dealership in Morrow, GA:



JDM aluminum a/c bracket and CTR N1 pulley:





SW388 and old Azenis:











with it's older brother - my current DD:



Older brother in chase mode:





Comments welcome.




Specs as of 8/8/08 (unchanged in literally 4 years+)

Body:

1992 Honda Civic CX
Completely color changed from Milano Red to Vogue Silver Metallic
Body completely smoothed over
VIS "second-gen" C/F hood
Brand new front fenders, new front and rear bumpers, new hood, all brand new O.E-Honda exterior trims including mirrors, side skirts, roof rails, front lip, door sash and belt moldings, hood cowl piece, windshield moldings, rear 1/4 glass trims, washer nozzles
O.E Honda antenna block-off plate
New headlights
Fake Vision Amber corners

Powerplant:

1998 Integra Type R B18C5 engine
AEM 99-00 Civic Si intake
DC JDM 4-1 header with 2.5'' collector
CarSound 2.5'' cat
CTR N1 pulley
Uberdata-chipped/tuned ECU by turbogixxer/Kenny
Tanabe Super Medallion Racing Spec exhaust (the full stainless one)
Skunk2 camgears
Integra GS-R double-wide O.E radiator

Transmission:

2001 Integra Type R S80 LSD transmisson (replaced 98 unit with brand new one in 06?)
OE ITR clutch disc with ClutchNet double diaphram pressure plate
DC Sports short shifter (flat-blacked for O.E look)
Spoon Shift **** y0!!!

Suspension and brakes:

Koni Yellows
Eibach ERS coil-over springs with custom rates - 425F 550R
Integra GS-R 14mm rear swaybar
All four corners of Integra GS-R suspension arms including LCAs, spindles, including rear and larger front disc brakes
Integra RS booster and 15/16ths non-ABS master cylinder (direct bolt-in, no line bending or reflaring)
Intgera GS-R 4040 prop valve
Brebmo slotted rotors
Earl's Stainless lines
Energy Suspension full suspension bushing master set installed ( what a pain! )
Skunk2 front upper control arms with 3 degree camber adjustability

Wheels/tires:

Spoon SW388 15x6.5 +45 (I think) offset

Interior (funny):
1997 Integra GS-R "Type D" black seats (only running front 2 right now, but I have the backs)
1992-1995 Civic Si/EX cluster with 9000rpm tach
1998 Integra Type R steeing column with tilt and leather-wrapped steering wheel
O.E Honda radio block-off plate
A/C block off button
No carpet, rear seats, headliner, door panels, interior plastics, etc.

And finally for those who have IM'd and asked:

Best 1/4 mile time to date is a 13.3@104mph but that was with a 2.0 60 foot time. That same night on my last run I pulled a 1.8X 60 footer but broke a clutch fork. I ran this in 2002 before any tuning had been done that netted me +20whp/+20ft-lbs. of torque in the midrange. It could very well be a 12.9 car with good slicks and a good run, but I may never know for sure now.

I also auto-X'd the car at SCCA Solo II Atlanta region events. I haven't had the car in a real class yet because I'd be in E-Mod which has no other car in it. I would have to put some interior back in to run Street Mod, but I simply won't do that.

***NOTE***

Engine was baselined at 175/122 back in 2002 in my old chassis with only mods being i/e and cam gears, on a Kenji-spec P28.

It was later tuned via FPR and V-AFC combo to 175/128ft-lbs. and saw gains of +20whp/+20ft-lbs. of torque in the midrange.

It was then finally tuned a few years ago via turbogixxer/Kenny via Uberdata to 178/132 and the check engine shift light and two-step drag launch was also added via Kenny.

Update April 2010:

I still have the hatch, and it's much the same as its always been. I've snapped some new shots lately just messing around the garage:

Few pics I've snapped recently in my garage at home:

7 year old VIS C/F hood and it's still glossy:



Under that glossy hood:



How it's usually parked in my "two car" garage lol:



Realized I never posted any decent interio shots:





Ghetto two-step anyone?



Aluminum a/c bracket:



Much-hated CTR N1 pulley that allegedly "destroys engines" lol:



And chillin' with its older bro:



Thanks for viewing my old biatch.

 

Nice jumps!

Nice car!

Nice camera!

 

lookin good as always

 

dope ride! :thumpup: what is done to the others guy hatch?

 

what a beauty...wanna seellll it? i might be looking for a new ride and what not...

have you seen my new car yet tom?

http://www.phear7imports.net/frostee/DCP02318.JPG

what ya think? friday night...argh...

 

that car is **** ******* swwet ride man i am jealous

 

looks like it just rolled out of the factory

 

damn white boy got some ups great photography skills tom..car looks good as always..hey take a close look at the second pic right after the water shot..it looks like your running some meats in the back what size azenis are those 205 or 215??

adaM

 

Damn Tom. Cant see the pics (F*cking red X's). Well i know its your hatch and it always and will look nice. But since i cant see them o well. But good job.
-alex-

 

One of the sweeetest hatches here, period


That's an agressive looking pic. Just out of curiousity, why didn't you paint your mirrors along with the rest of it? Doesn't really look bad I guess, but a little unexpected....

 

Yup, looks like a Civic hatch alright.. ..

Very nicely done

 

nice and clean
diggin the valve cover

 

what mods do you have on that thing?

 

very-nice, as usual tom. im tryin to talk Plan B into goint up to your shop monday. we tore the head off his engine to check it out, and everything looks good. you said youd be there, right?? see you then man. later
Shawn

 

Nice pics!

Eric

 

nice rotas man!

 

Shawn I'd love to know for sure if you guys are coming up or at least if it'll be after 12:00.

That way I'll know which car to drive in to work.

 

He posted all his mods right after the pic, maybe he did after you asked. Wow you can really jump. I would be worried about dinging up my perfect car lol.

 

it looks great very clean tom you get 2

 

Some of my fav shots of Tom's car that I took (click the link for full screen high quality version y0!:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f.jpg.orig.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e.jpg.orig.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...d.jpg.orig.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...9.jpg.orig.jpg
Nice pics Tom! How's it running these days?



[Modified by 94HybridEX, 11:20 PM 1/19/2003]

 

lol rotas....

 

looking good like always!

I love the paint.

 

I think someone loves their car a little too much for their own good!! lol

 

 

Yo Tom, that Fuji Finpix3800 is a nice camera. I work at Circuit City in Newnan and we can't hardly keep it in stock. It's hard to beat a 6x optical zoom