NOFX

Did some work to my car over this summer and never really posted a bunch of pics on here. So anyway, here it is.

Still a little more work to be done and everything's not properly adjusted yet (that's why she's tall), but I'll probably be lazy for the next few months and focus on the Prelude instead.









Later put the Mugen grille on.



And a couple older photos.

Before the makeover.

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And a beginning-of-the-makeover shot when the car could barely be driven.

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I'll try to list down some of the mods, since I never seem to do that.

EXTERIOR
OE US 1998 coupe optional front lip
OE US 1998 coupe optional rear lip
OE US 1998-2000 coupe optional sideskirts
OE EDM 1998 grille
Mugen 1996-1998 grille
OE JDM 1997-1998 Type R headlights
OE JDM 1996-1998 foglights
OE JDM second generation style intersection lights
OE US second generation style moonroof visor
OE UK EJ8 coupe trunk badging
OE EDM 1996-1998 coupe taillights
OE US 1996-1998 coupe trunk spoiler

INTERIOR
OE US 1997-2001 CR-V cluster
OE US 1999-2000 Si CD player
Dice iPod unit
OE JDM Type R shift boot
Skunk2 10th Anniversary shift ****
Z Speed (Skunk2) shifter
OE EDM 1996-1998 amber clock
OE TYPE K foglight switch
OE US single DIN block off plate
OE JDM trash box
OE US Bassworks sub/amp
OE US trunk net
OE US floormats
OE US ashtray and lighter console
Mugen room mirror cover

SUSPENSION/BRAKES/WHEELS
Brembo Prelude front rotors
ITR front calipers
EM1 reconditioned rear brakes
ST Pro Arm rear LCAs (front forks not on car)
Fortune Auto 500 coilovers
Skunk2 front camber kit
Buddy Club roll center adjusters
Spoon spacers up front
16" Volk CE-28Ns in Magnesium Blue
BFG GForce KDW 205/40-16
Volk Racing Rays Formula Inner Hep7A lugnuts in black
Volk Racing GT carbon fiber center caps

PERFORMANCE/UNDER HOOD
US 2000 B18C1
Skunk2 intake manifold
Comptech header
ARC air box
ARC badge
Buddy Club battery
OE EDM hood insulator
Spoon Sports muffler

Lasty K

iTrader: (3)

I never really liked the OEM lip kit, but you manage to pull it off very well. I like it.

nels00n

not my taste but looks good. love those wheels.

USDM DUH

Mugen grill is ew, rest of the car is

fmchonda

LOOKS SO MAGNIFICENT AMIGO ! love the new shoes with oem euro style grill and the oem lips kit !!! hope you will finish the parts alignment and shot another quality shots !!

PSU

iTrader: (2)

I like it, except for the grill and the lip kit. Love the attention to detail though.

Also, what's with the hood liner/insulation? Standard?

CaLi4DooR

What front lip is that

speedooo

I like the collection of rare parts but it's really starting to look like a mish mosh of crap...IMO the f/r lips don't flow too well with the stock skirts, the fogs in the side of the front bumper look a tad out of place and the muffler tip hangs too low. But that's just me being picky...it looks great.

unusual71

not feeling the fog lights but otherwise a very gorgeous car

BlazedD

iTrader: (17)

looking great Amy! Sickest female owned red coupe on that coast for sure!!

dapek

unusual71

adjust the hangers
not difficult lol

edit: unless the muffler can't go any further up that is

speedooo

Thanks for clarifying what I already know; kudos to spoon to for making another overpriced average quality piece.

There's other ways to adjust an exhaust, like bending hangers as previously mentioned.

hai_tech

love the mag blue

Type-S Eg Hatch

always loved this coupe

Luis.

Love the mag blue, love the headlights, and love the front lip.

Car's looking great Amy

dapek

OEM Honda

NOFX

Thanks for the compliments.
Which grille? I like both and I had rocked the EDM one for awhile but got tired of it and I like the chunkiness of the Mugen grille. Plus ever since I got the EDM grille every little noob out there's been asking me what it is and eventually people started figuring out how to buy them. So now I'm seeing stock cars running around with their one mod: the grille.

The hood liner isn't standard in the US or even available. It's from Europe.
The front lip, as mentioned before, is the OEM '98 lip. Pics below from the accessories brochure.
Interesting you mention the sideskirts since those are the sideskirts that go with the kit. I've actually gotten this complaint mentioned a few times before. All '96-'00 coupe/hatch US sideskirts are structurally the same.





The muffler can't really be raised unless I cut the metal hangers, which I'm not really wanting to do. I'd prefer the tip be a bit more to the left if anything, but as I said... The rubber hangers are of the short variety and are already turned inward and diagonal in order to mount the muffler. There is no way to move where the tip currently sits without cutting the metal hangers or bending them, which could cause more problems with mounting. It's already tight in there.


The part seems pretty quality to me. I've seen Eran go through a LOT of exhausts and he's had tons of problems with some of them. At least I don't think we'll ever have to deal with another Skunk2 exhaust in this house, nor any straight pipes. And of course no GreDDy mufflers. There's just not very many mufflers that I like the look and sound of.

This piece is solid and sound, plus, one of my number one concerns: it's quiet! It's quieter than the ARC box and quieter than my stock mufflers ever were.

This wasn't the muffler I was initially looking for, but the muffler I was hoping to find just was not coming up. I was even told by one company that they'd only seen one in something like ten years. No one else even mentioned ever getting one in stock. Plus I heard reports it was loud. I loathe loud exhausts.

PSU

iTrader: (2)

I don't mind the Mugen one, but the EDM one just bothers me. I think it's the huge H without an outline that does it.

That's what I figured with the hood liner.

Jimmy

iTrader: (5)

Love it

I really like the mag blue/red combo.. something for me too consider on the integra later on down the road

NOFX

Thanks again.

I always liked the big H. I just like that it's so big and in your face, especially when there's so many people just plain removing the emblem. For some reason I prefer the EDM grille with the US lights than the CTR lights.

I was a little iffy on the mag blue at first... Loved them, but wasn't sure what I'd think of it on red. Turned out I loved it. Still not set on the headlights though. I keep thinking I miss my US ones, but I still have them around.

Added a parts list for those who are curious and since I never really made one. I'm sure I missed something, but I tried to list a lot that I at least get questions on.

1badda

AMY OMG THIS CAR HAS COME SUCH A LONG WAY!!! I remember when we had my old ex girlfriend model on ur car from back in the day ...now look at it .. wow !!!!

NOFX

LOL I probably still have pics of her somewhere.

BlazedD

iTrader: (17)

u need to get rid of those junk2 parts. OEM>*

there is only one oem part on there that I don't like and I'm sure u know what that is.

NOFX

Of course. The foglights. Some ******* gave them to me for a good deal and I just haven't been able to turn them over yet. *sigh*