iM Feature: Corey’s Civic Coupe

The Civic is entering it’s 4th year and I decided to change a few things up this year. Last year was all about getting the interior all done, with custom upholstered rear seats and door panels to match the Bride front seats.

This year I had to go back to the exterior. I wanted a new set of wheels and was really unsure what to order over winter because I really liked my RE30’s. Then a set of Meisters became available and I couldn’t pass them up. So now she’s sitting a little wider on a beautiful set of Meister S1’s. I also continued my trend of going slightly lower each year and I believe she’s finally sitting where I want.



Exterior
HFP Trim Kit
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood “RR” Style
Seibon Carbon Fiber Trunk
Carbon Fiber Front HFP Trim Insert
JDM Red Honda Badge
Iron Yellow Fog Lights
Tanabe Concept G Axel-Back Exhaust
WeatherTech Window Visors
Red Tail Light Overlays

Interior
Bride Euro II Seats
Bride MO Rails
Bride Custom Upholstered Rear Seats
Bride Custom Embroidered Rear Headrests
Bride Custom Upholstered Door Panels
Takata 4 Point Harness
T1R x ALEX EGGO Titanium Shift Knob
Red Suede Shift Boot
Red Steering Wheel Honda Badge

Engine
K&N Short Ram Intake
J’s Racing Radiator Cap

Wheel/Suspension
Work Meister S1 18×9+26 White w/ polished lips
Falken 912 215/40/18
Buddy Club N+ Coilover
Ingalls Rear Camber Adjusters
Project Kics Caliber 24 Heptagon Lug Nuts
J’s Racing Strut Bar

Some extra shots can be found HERE

iM Feature: Adnan’s CCW Swag

I’ve known Adnan for a few years now and I got to know him better when he picked up his FG – it was around the same time I was doing up my Civic. Over the years, all of us sort of building up our cars similarly but uniquely at the same time. The need to always be different helps push you to build your car better, use legit parts, and set the bar higher for yourself. I think it’s things like that this scene needs – setting the bar higher for yourself and not for the people around you. If you do what you want with the right direction, regardless of what people tell you, there’s a good chance you’ll end up with a car similar to Adnans…


Exterior
HFP Front Kit
HFP Rear Kit
HFP Side Skirts
Red H Emblem Front
Red H Emblem Rear
Honda S2K AP1 Projectors w/ clear lens mod, stage one blue color mod, MDX Shrouds
4300K D2S bulbs
Nokya Yellow DRLs
Yellow OEM Style Fogs
Weather Tech window visors
Debadged “Civic” emblem
Perfect Fit 3 Piece front Bug reflector
eBay Rear Roof Lip
White license plate light
8thcivic.com licence plate frame

Interior
CSX Center Console
Bride Ergo II x2 seats w/ red logo down the middle
Matching bride fabric door panels
Ultra suede arm rests x3 (Driver, Pass, Center)
Custom Dubai license plate “Illest”
White Map and dome lights
Blue interior illumination

Wheel/Suspension
CCW LM20 17×9 +29 (with three inch lip) Fully Polished
Falken 912 215/40/17
Buddy Club N+ Coilover
Skunk2 Rear Camber Arm
SPC Front Camber Bolts
Project Kics NEO Chrono Racing Compsite extended lugnuts w/ locks

The cool thing that I’m sure we can all agree on is that it’s amazing when you see a finished product of years of work and when you look back at what it used to be, all you can do is smile because after all those parts and waiting, you have this.

iM Random Snaps: Corey’s Rollin’ Civic

Here’s one of many shots taken of Corey’s Civic on an extremely productive day. When this shot was taken the team had 3 photoshoots going on at the same time including some random shots of various cars such as this one.

Look forward to the ‘Features’ & ‘Highlights’ of those 3 photoshoots mentioned above as they will be coming soon and you won’t want to miss them!

iM Feature: Alex’s Turbo Integra

I’ve been hearing about this Integra for a few months now but it’s just been hectic around here that I’ve never got the chance to shoot it until last night. At first I was expecting something that I’ve seen around the city before. Once I got talking to Alex (the owner) – he had told me that the car has barely been out and he just happened to rack up just a little over 1000km’s on the car. That’s when I started to get excited to see it.

When he drove up, I realized why guys like Jackie and Pat vouched for the car. (Not that I doubted the car). There aren’t too many nicely done turbo’d cars around town but when there is, it’s a damn nice sight to see. Tuned with Hondata S300 w/ boost solenoid, he can put down 368 at 12 lbs of boost.


Get ready for a long list of parts for Alex’s Integra
Body:
Fully resprayed PPG NH583M (vogue silver metallic)
All original body panels (except right fender from previous owner)
Shaved body side mouldings
Shaved antenna
Shaved rear washer nozzle
Shaved front bumper
Shaved trunk lid
OEM Acura Integra Type-R front lip
OEM Acura Integra Type-R accessory side skirt
OEM Acura Integra Type-R accessory rear valances
T1R led bulbs for rear license plate
OEM Acura Integra headlights w/ap1 s2k retrofit
Spoon Sports blue wide mirror glass

Interior:
OEM Acura Integra Type-R carpet (reason for Type-R its actually black)
NEW OEM Integra floor mats
USDM OEM Integra Type-R carbon faux interior components (driver’s vent, hvac, ash tray, cigarette lighter, shifter bezel)
OEM Integra Type-R shift boot
OEM Integra Type-R armrest
OEM Integra Type-R rear bench (inserts rewrapped in bridge gradation fabric)
Privacy cover wrapped in bride black gradation fabric)
Door panel inserts wrapped in bride black gradation fabric)
Bride zeta 3 sport
Bride low max rails
Takata long harnesses
T1R T182R Titanium shift knob/ Mugen Machined Aluminum shift knob (switch in between)
Spoon Sports gen 2 steering wheel, held on by ballerbolts.com titanium bolts
Snap-On quick release hub
Autometer nexus boost gauge
Autometer nexus exhaust gas temperature gauge
Autometer nexus oil pressure gauge
Mugen gauge cluster
Spoon Sports blue wide rear view mirror (broken upon installation lol, waiting on A&J Racing for new one to arrive)
JDM OEM Honda Integra Type-Rx pedal set

Suspension:
Energy suspension polyurethane bushing kit
Tein flex coilovers
OEM Integra Type-R front sway bar
OEM Integra Type-R rear sway bar
ASR rear subframe reinforcement plate
Skunk2 rear lower control arms
Mugen front strut tower bar
Mugen rear strut tower bar
K-Tuned front traction bar (with rad mount)
J’s Racing c-pillar bar

Brakes/Wheels:
16×7 +42 offset 4×100 bronze Volk Racing TE37 (Aldrich & Alan C’s old wheels)
205/45R16 Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R
Spoon Sports brake lines
Spoon Sports twin block front callipers
Powerslot 96’ Honda Prelude SRV front rotors redrilled to 4×100
OEM Acura NSX front brake pads
Acura Integra GS-R rear callipers
Powerslot Acura Integra GS-R rear rotors
OEM Acura Integra GS-R rear brake pads

Engine/Engine Bay:
Shaved/Cleaned up and resprayed in PPG NH583M (vogue silver metallic)
Harness redone in new loom (got rid of the plugs we no longer needed. eg. abs, cruise, a/c, and so on)
ABS removed
Power Steering removed
Cruise control removed
Air Conditioning removed (not by choice, but force because of the exhaust manifold)
Wire tucked (neatly put away, but not overkill because we wanted it to accessible)
Tein hood struts
Ballerbolts.com titanium nuts for upper control arms, coilovers, and strut tower bar
30 sets of Mugen license plate bolts, every 10mm in the engine bay has a Mugen bolt in it
All coolant hoses replaces with new OEM ones.
Fluidyne aluminum half radiator
Spoon Sports black rad stay
Spoon Sports radiator cap
Spoon Sports radiator hose set
Mugen oil cap
JDM OEM Honda Civic Type-R red valve cover
JDM OEM Honda Civic Type-R N1 crank pulley
Spoon Sports spark plug wire cover
Spoon Sports spark plug wire set
Carbing oil catch can
Skunk2 battery tie down
Hasport engine mounts
Moroso oil pan
Dart B18 Block
JE 9.1.1 Piston/Ring Set
CP Rods
ACL Bearing
OEM Integra Type-R micropolished and balanced crankshaft
Brand new OEM Acura Integra Type-R cylinder head
Precise Engine Rebuilders Inc. Port and Polish
Ferrea 1mm oversize intake/exhaust valves
Comp Cams Titanium Valve Springs/Retainers
OEM Acura Integra Type-R Exhaust Camshaft
OEM Honda Civic Type-R Intake Camshaft
Greddy Timing Belt
Skunk2 Intake Manifold Port Matched to cylinder head
Skunk2 70mm throttle body port matched to Intake Manifold
Peakboost FTW turbo kit
Garrett T3/T04E .63ar
Tial 44mm Wastegate (10lbs. large spring)
Tial 38mm BOV (6lbs spring)
RC 550cc Injectors
AEM Fuel Rail
AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator
AEM Fuel Filter
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
3” Peakboost downpipe
T1R 70mm dolphin tip exhaust

Transmission/Drivetrain:
OEM Acura Integra Type-R LSD Transmission
OEM Acura Integra Type-R Flywheel
OEM Acura Integra Type-R shift linkages
Skunk2 Short Throw Shifter
ACT 4puck unsprung clutch
Driveshaft Shop Stage1 Axles

I/C/E:

Compustar Two-Way Alarm/Starter
Alpine CDA-105 Head Unit
Hertz EP 1 D Amplifier
Hertz 6.1/2” speakers/front components all around
OEM Acura RSX Type-S Bose Subwoofer

And once again.. 403 represent! Thanks again to Alex for coming out and giving us the chance to shoot his whip!

iM Random Snaps: Gas Station Take Over

Some overdue shots from weeks back when we shot Ryan, Nick and Jackson’s car out at Aspen Hills. Later during that evening Jackie and Jeevs showed up and we got them in there for some shots as well. Check it out, with more pics after the jump.


Jackie’s S2k – the candy blue TE37’s pop so nicely in these shots

And last but not least – Jeevs’ Kouki 180SX.. A while back we posted a video that he made of his 240 that you should definitely check out. Those that of you just joining us – here’s the link JDM GVS Kouki 180SX

iM Feature: Rajan’s JDM EG6 done right

How do you make a solid Honda platform look sick, without going over the top and ending up with a huge bowl of rice? Simple: just take a look at Rajan’s homemade recipe.

This unique recipe starts off with a layer of custom gold paint, and a touch of black Honda Black pearl paint on the roof. Next, add a Seibon Carbon hood, Spoon Sports spoiler, SiR front lip, and Password:JDM thin side moldings. Afterward, Raj suggests you delete the front and rear wipers. While your at it, might as well smoke the front, rear and side marker lights, and shave the antenna.

For that special touch, Raj also threw in some Tein Super Street Coilovers, an ITR front and rear sway bar, SPC camber kit, Skunk2 lower control arms, Beaks rear lower tiebar, and a Password:JDM 3 point front strut bar and rear strut bar.

For a full flavor marinade; a 98 Spec Type R transmission, Pssword:JDM carbon intake, Skunk2 intake manifold and fuel rail, Buddy Club racing spec headers, Blox cat delete, Apex’i N1 exhaust, NGK Plugs and a Mizu Aluminum Radiator and slim fan are a must. Raj also says that mixing in a carbon solenoid cover and hood dampers, a set of Spoon Sports rad hoses, a Greddy oil cap, a candy red powder coated ITR valve cover, J’s Racing carbon spark plug cover and Cusco oil catch can can also add some subtle tastes.

Chef’s special suggestion for the health wise? Pealing the A/C out can save on those nasty calories.

After settling, you can spice up the interior with some Bride Digo seats, custom Bride doorcards, armrest and floor mats. A Mugen shift knob, ITR shiftboot and Personal Grinta steering wheel with Works Bell hub and quick release can also add that extra little kick.

You can begin the final preparations with a set of Rotora drilled and slotted rotors and Rotora brake lines, Axxis pads and Project Mu brake fluid. Cover these with a set of 16×7 +45 Buddy Club P1 wheels wrapped in 205/45RZ16’s (Falken FK451 in the back, Toyo T1R Proxies in the front). Last but not least, throw a set of Project Kic’s 10mm spacers on front and you are ready to serve.

For those who wish to enjoy this recipe a little more, it can be found on display at the illmotion booth during Driven Edmonton on Saturday August 7th.

iM: Here come the Brides

Corey has something big in store that we’ll be featuring in the coming weeks. He sent over these teaser pics for me to post for him.
Hopefully we can meet up with him soon to do a full shoot of his freshness. For now, here are a few pics as appetizers.