Man, I gotta tell you. I am a huge fan of this build. I think your best so far haha. It makes me look at red civic in a whole new way now. Makes me kick myself for passing up so many good deals on red cars haha. As I was on my way out of the honda scene this car pulled me back in and made me realize there is still hope for good builds out there and maybe a reason to keep trying. Great job man.

 

Thanks for the compliment sir! There is something cool about this car even if its not as "crazy" as my last two big builds. I can say this build is as in depth or more than my ITR. I always liked the green coupe, especially on bronze wheels. Id like to get this thing out to a serious meet in CA one day (not even sure which ones are top notch anymore? Eibach? Nisei? Wekfest? Norm Reeves?)

 

couple more from the show courtesy of Jon Reddling

 

to be honest I would say take it somewhere where people will truly appreciate the car and understand what it is. I would say the only events where that will happen is Eibach (must be at a vendor booth of some sort) or Joeys Chronicles meet. That is where most real honda enthusiasts still go.

 

Those are some great shots.

 

Ill look into it if time and money allows. Id really like to do something like that

quality is ruined but yeah they are! a friend took them who has a mint EF sedan. You can see how damn dusty the car was by that time on the outside lol



no new additions to the car. going to do a few minor shifter/trans upgrades this weekend and will be at import expo on sunday

 

Just keep posting pics of it. I will never get tired of looking at it lol.

 

Installed Speedfactory detent springs in my transmission and can say they were worth the $20. On of my factory springs was bent (I didnt know) but it seems it can cause the shift engagement to feel inconsistent. The speedfactory ones are stiffer than factory and it does feel more solid when im putting it in gear

lol. Here are a few my friend zack took (and some of my peoples cares parked near us)



















for more of the show: /

 

Gorgeous.

 

LOVE THIS CAR!

So damn perfect.

 

NICE!! simple and clean ... looks good.

 

I have read and re-read this thread and this car is absolutely amazing! I will definitely be re-visiting this from time to time for inspiration for my red 1992 VX

 

thanks for all the comments guys. glad to see some traffic on this forum...im hoping more people use it so it doesnt vanish like many have. way too much excellent info on here

have a few small things planned to do over the winter for the car. minor cosmetic and performance. not going to change the world by any means but will continue to stay on the same track ive gone to get where its at currently

 

Couple small updates. Decided it was time to bite the bullet and get some music in the civic. Not going for anything fancy but did want the head unit out of site to keep the interior as oem looking as possible. I went with a Pioneer MVH-S300BT head unit. It is a media player only (no cds) so it has a lot more shallow profile. I was able to mount it in the glove box and run a USB chord to control it from my iPhone. It can also be controlled via bluetooth, but I prefer to keep my phone charged up. I have done some high end SQ stuff and still visit the forum I research on. I heard good things about the Pioneer coaxials I purchased as well for low power applications. They get the job done and I paid $160 shipped for the head unit and speakers. Very happy with the outcome!






I also am trading my 1st gen Toda header for cash and labor. I picked up a Gear-X 4.78 final drive and expect my friend to install later this month. Cant wait to drive it afterwards as this has made a significant improvement on cars Ive done it to previously. Also one shot since I have driven the car all week

 

Nice! What header are you putting on after the Toda is gone?

 

I think he has a Comptech also

 

Not getting rid of the Toda on the car haha. I had a second one that was a used 1st gen. I posted it up for sale a while back but didnt get any reasonable offers so I used it as trade bait for work lol.

I actually sold the Comptech race header to a friend as well since I put that up for sale and no one was willing to pay a reasonable price for it.

 

Why the 4.7 over the 4.9? Driveability on the skreets?

 

Super clean civic! Interested to see your opinion on the 4.7 vs 4.9 question posted above me.

 

Ive had both and this is just my opinion - 4.9 is so short your 1st and 2nd gear are useless unless youre on some super sticky tires. It has its benefit on a track of course. 4.78 is almost 10% shorter than the stock 4.4 and makes a significant difference for most setups

 

Havent updated in a while simply because I havent had anything to update lol. It goes a lot slower when the car is put together.

All the same, I got my mugen lip, second set of skirts and vision mirrors back from paint. Should be looking good for the upcoming meets

 

I dig the glovebox mounted radio. Will be stealing that idea.

 

 

Thanks! Thats why I did it. Didnt want to lose the minimal/blockoff look but wanted some music for longer drives. It was fairly easy, just have to use that specific head unit (or another that does not take CD's) unless you are cutting a relief in the back of the glove box