How a Civic SHOULD Look Like
This is the kind of build I’m going for, clean and simple. If only Honda would cut the US a break and give us a another Type R, this time a Civic. Spoon rims are always sick, but I think I would have preferred 15s instead of 16s. I’m all about function over form and I bet those 16s rub on hard turns. Other than that, I want that car haha.
Credit Goes to JDM Style Tuning
Installed My Radiator
Was actually pretty easy, took me about an hour and a half total and if it wasn’t for the ice/cold it would’ve definitely been done in under an hour I think.
Bought New Radiator
Picked up the new mishimoto radiator today with some silicone hoses, we’ll see how far I get with trying to install it on my own lol. I also ordered the mishimoto fan shroud to match, just have to go pick it up at some point this week. I’m gonna give it a go this Friday and I’ll report back on my success…or my failure lol.
Comes with a lifetime warranty, no questions asked, which is pretty good.
Radiator’s Cracked
I got a newer engine swapped in (JDM B18C from an Integra SiR) but the older stuff keeps breaking :(. Should have replaced the radiator when I got the motor swapped in but I didn’t and now I’m stuck trying to fix it on my own. I do plan on trying to do it myself, we’ll see how that goes. I patched the radiator with some epoxy stuff until I get the new radiator put in.
Although frustrating, I can’t give up! Would be convenient if I was rich enough to have two cars so I could work on this one without worry, but I’m not *sigh*.
VTEC in a DX Yo!
Getting the car tuned after a bunch of new parts, which I’ll get into when I get around to taking pictures of it lol.
Tampopo
This restaurant got me addicted to sushi, hadn’t been there in a while until today.
Also took a pic of my car, this is how it looks after throwing on some skunk2 shocks and skunk2 springs with skunk2 control arms.
When I Got My Wheels
First thing I got for my car were the rims :).
It took me forever to decide, initially wanted Volks but decided they were way to expensive for a car thats going to be driven on a regular basis.
I always loved Spoon rims, but will probably never own them so I got the next best thing. They’re Rota Slipstreams in Full Royal Sports Bronze, size is 15×6.5 with toyo 205/50 tires, offset is +40. Didn’t want to go aggressive and then have to deal with rolling/pulling fenders. The way it sits now, I can barely fit two fingers between the fender and tires. I’ll get to the suspension later, here are a few pics of the wheels when I first put them on.
My Car As I Got It
Here’s how I got the car last summer.
I’ll be taking some new pics of how the car looks now :), nothing too crazy as you can see from my previous post, but I like it none the less.
This is my little project, got her about half a year ago and have done a few things so far. I’ll get into more detail in my next post! Haven’t gotten sleep in a while, 12 hour shifts plus class are killer.
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