We have been busy practicing and honing our video skills the last couple months and here’s another short iM Film for your enjoyment.
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Also in case you missed it get caught up on my EP3 site feature from a couple months back here.
We have been dying to bring our readers some Eastern Canadian coverage for months now and we’ve finally been able to hook up with Galen Wan, aka GAWA and bring you David Soo’s immaculate Fiji Blue 8th gen Civic Si.
The pictures speak for themselves….. perfect stance (IMO), super clean AME wheels and some J’s parts scattered around make for a great example on how to make your 8th gen stand out from the crowd.
Exterior
HFP sideskirts
HFP rear bumper
J’s Racing carbon front splitter
J’s Racing carbon replica rear diffuser
Ventureshield front-end wrap
Interior
JDM hazard button
JDM DIY red-stitched steering wheel
JDM Grafixpressions red steering wheel gel emblem
USDM Mugen Si short-shifter
USDM Mugen Si shift knob
USDM Acura CSX center-console and armrest (complete)
Wheel/Suspension
AME FS-01 Tracer wheels (18×9, +16 front)
AME FS-01 Tracer wheels (18×9, +25 rear)
Yokohama S-Drive tires (215/35/18)
Kics Project 10mm spacers (front)
Skunk2 Pro-S Coilovers
Skunk2 rear camber arms
Ingalls front camber bolts
Some extra shots can be found HERE
And make sure you check out GAWA’s flickr page HERE
Being from Vancouver Island, you don’t hear a whole lot about the cars and culture we have. Being a 2 hour ferry ride from Vancouver, and 3 hours from Seattle, the major car populations of those cities over throw what we have, and often times steal the spot light. But little do people know, we have some of the sickest cars around. One being Gabe’s 1990 Honda Civic.
September 2009 marked the starting date of this new project when Gabe purchased the rusted, battered old civic to make it his own. Gabe’s the kind of guy who builds everything himself, from custom down pipes, to waste gate dumps, to piecing together his engine, he certainly doesn’t let anyone else touch his car with a wrench, and certainly doesn’t cut any short cuts when he builds these purpose built projects. Gabe has been building some of the islands cleanest cars for a number of years now out of his small garage at home.
Footwork:
Engine & Engine Management
Its been a long time coming, and lets just say that Gabe’s not even close to done yet. He still has plans to make this car look and perform on another level. It’s going to be interesting to watch as he continues on through out the years perfecting this old school hatch. You will be able to see this hatch at this years Driven To Perform event in Vancouver.
Was nice to get the entire iM crew out this past weekend, shot the shit and snapped a bunch of pics. Anyways on to my car which has emerged from the garage slightly different then previous incarnations.
The first order of business was getting the whole stance/wheel setup figured out. I had purchased a near perfect sized set of discontinued Volk SE-37k’s almost a year ago. They weren’t in the greatest of shape so refinishing was a must. And as everyone knows the wheels will make or break any great build so the color was a tough decision, however at the end of the day it’s just paint so I went for it….. as seen below. Love it or hate it, OJ orange.
After rolling for 5+ years on extremely lowered set of Tein coilovers it was definitely time for an upgrade. I wanted to go slightly lower so after loads of research and harassment of my fellow EP3 owners I settled on some Buddy Club race spec dampers paired with custom length and spring rate Swift springs.
Last order of business was cleaning up the interior. Was rocking the red Recaro seats for quite some time and the red was obviously going to clash with the OJ wheels so they were sold off in short order. Replaced them with a pair of kevlar backed Status Ring GT’s and Buddy Club super low down rails.
Couple other minor tweaks and the car is officially done for at least another year, possibly longer this time! Ha. Wish it were that easy.
Some extra shots can be found HERE
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
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.
Some of y’all may remember Brad’s EM1 that we took random snaps of last year. This year he’s got a few new modifications with boost and his Type-R 5 lug conversion being the most notable.
With the summer quickly on the come up it’s not long til we see Brad rip his SiR around the track. Ideally built with function in mind and JDM goodness to boot don’t be surprised if you see this EM1 lappin’ on everybody at Race City this year, and snappin’ necks when spotted on Calgary’s streets.
Brad perfectly describes his SiR when he says ‘This car is used and abused. If you can’t beat the shit out of it then what’s the point? You won’t find none of that p*ssy show car BS here’.
Haters take note.
//Engine.and.Transmission
-JDM B20b
-97 Spec JDM ITR transmission
-ACT HD-SS clutch
-ACT Prolite flywheel
-NGK spark plug wires
-Peakboost FTW ramhorn turbo manifold
-Garrett T3/T04E 60 trim turbo
-Tial 44mm vband wastegate
-Peakboost 3 inch downpipe
-Peakboost 2.5 inch intercooler piping
-PWR intercooler
-Tial 50mm blow off valve
-Skunk2 Megapower RR 76mm downpipe-back exhaust
-Blox oil sandwich plate
-Golden Eagle vacuum manifold
-T1R oil cap
-T1R radiator cap
-Koyo dual core radiator
//Suspension.Wheels.and.Brakes
-JDM ITR 36mm 5 lug conversion
-Endless front brake rotors
-Endless front brake pads
-Endless front stainless brake lines
-Stance GR+ coilovers
-ASR subframe brace
-JDM ITR rear sway bar
-JDM ITR 16 inch oem wheels
//Exterior
-OEM Civic Type-R front lip
//Interior
-Nardi deep corn 350mm suede steering wheel
-NRG short hub
-NRG 2.5 quick release
-T1R titanium shift knob
-Circuit Hero shift extender
-OEM Civic type R shift boot
-Spoon Sports reclining seats
-Memoryfab super low seat rails
-Takata long harness
-Autopower roll bar with weld in crossbar and harness bar
-OEM Type R double din faux carbon block off plate
-OEM S2000 start button
//Electronics
-Hondata S300
-Prosport boost gauge
-Prosport oil pressure gauge
-AEM wideband
-Alpine IDA-X305 headunit
-Alpine type-s front and rear speakers
-Rockford Fosgate 4 channel amplifier
-Alpine 2 channel amplifier
-Rockford Fosgate P2 subwoofer
Brad sends his props/thanks to Shoaib at JDMsource, Adam and Cody at Statusone Autoworks, the illmotion crew, all his homies and especially his parents for letting him take over the garage.
Once again, our homies from the Netherlands show their definition of cleanliness and simplicity.
Jeroen has gotten in touch with us and sent us some pics of his super clean EJ2 coupe.
It’s nice to see a ’92 with mint paint kept in super awesome condition, especially with all the tasteful mods Jeroen has done, this is something we can definitely appreciate. From his 1968 Recaros to his JDM accents, I think this is one clean Civic.
Exterior:
Type R style front & rear lip
Black housing headlights
Smoked amber corners
Smoked side blinkers
JDM Taillights
Seibon EU carbon trunk
Interior:
1968 Recaro bucket seats
QSP deep dish steering wheel
D1 Spec gear knob
ITR shiftbooth
Engine and Transmission:
D15B7 16v
J’s Racing Carbon Whale Intake
DC Sports 4-2-1 Headers
SRS Cat converter
Megan Racing D-Spec Catback
Custom Valvecover
Buddy Club Oil cap
Suspension and Wheels/Tires:
D2 Street Coil overs
Password JDM Front upper strutbar
Password JDM Rear upper strutbar
Buddy Club P1-Racing Front & Rear Camber Kit
ASR Subframe Reinforcement Brace
ITR Rear Swaybar
15″ Drag DR16 Wheels
Toyo T1R 195 50 15 Tires
With the exception of the 20cm of snow we got today, it seems as though the coming of the spring/summer season is imminent. And with that brings the return of the 403 Honda/Beyond.ca weekly meets. Here are a few pictures from the first meet of 2011 (and a preview/debut of a few people’s cars summer mode). Be sure to show up when you can to keep the meets busy and fun and to check out some rides. These meets happen every Wednesday evening at Chinook Centre in the rear upper parkade.
Had to post this super sick FG owned by kokoybrowny off of 8thcivic.com rocking illmotion. It tugs at a few heart strings seeing some nice FG’s done up these days. Props!
If you see this kokoybrowny, give us a shout!
Dammnnn.
Head over to 8thcivic to check out the rest of the pics
kokoybrowny’s Civic