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The370ZezusRice's Ricey honda civic
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There is a-f*cking-lot that went into this build. Here is a current mod list: Energy Suspension lower control arm bushings Billet LCAs Megan racing camber arms K-tuned coilovers K-tuned inverted tie rod ends K-tuned Oval Exhaust K-tuned all metal dipstick (i dont know that this counts as a mod but w/e) Swift springs PDM front lip RS side skirts Civic Hybrid Spoiler EP3 Seats Avenue Racing steering wheel ARP extended wheel studs Project Muteki open ended lugs K20A2 Rbc Manifold Injen CAI PLM race header Lightweight flywheel Hondata K Pro Hood Quick releases Hasport motor mounts K-tuned Shift cables EP3 electronic power steering Ryver Blades (17x9 +20 i think) Falken RT615k - 215/40r17 I think that is it but there are so many parts i may have missed some. So i thought it would be kind of fun to make a build thread of my previous project. So i bought this car in 2009. It was the first car i owned, and i never could leave well enough alone. 2005 Honda Civic LX special edition (5spd of course) https://imgur.com/Mkp8pG8.jpeg https://imgur.com/Tepjt2y.jpeg My first mod was to try to make a cold air intake. I got halfway there... https://imgur.com/AwHiAYQ.jpeg https://imgur.com/yCXolXV.jpeg Then, it was my first set of wheels. (Please forgive the quality this was on a flip phone) https://imgur.com/ipvl73d.jpeg I obviously didn't realize 18"s looked like garbage at stock ride height at first, so i tried again... https://imgur.com/60AxX80.jpeg https://imgur.com/r7QSWTe.jpeg Here is the first time i lowered it on some springs. https://imgur.com/wUvyfg2.jpeg https://imgur.com/JP8aNyK.jpeg Here is where i started to realize that this was not the way. https://imgur.com/oIqou6k.jpeg So i bought some oem wheels again, and some coilover sleeves. https://imgur.com/niuNW49.jpeg Again, this was not low enough and had reverse rake, so i bought some racelands (i know, i know. They did the job though.) https://imgur.com/A9jFdQp.jpeg This was a whole new world. A new fantastic point of view! https://imgur.com/IOhppUE.jpeg It needed a whole new way to go however. https://imgur.com/IcYR41F.jpeg https://imgur.com/939pCuN.jpeg https://imgur.com/5x7OEhb.jpeg https://imgur.com/mZQbcLS.jpeg This was at my first Import Alliance way back in the day in Nashville https://imgur.com/lTtBRFC.jpeg https://imgur.com/gIhrFlG.jpeg Then the car got rear ended (for the first time) https://imgur.com/yl1pvRq.jpeg Right after i fixed that i got a trade offer for these guys. This is where i started to learn how to fit a set of wheels on a car. https://imgur.com/9DkLQVF.jpeg https://imgur.com/CuZkgvx.jpeg https://imgur.com/MIgLTn4.jpeg The pains of a slammed car https://imgur.com/kQXjnrP.jpeg Annnd then i blew it up for the first time! https://imgur.com/UoljSJR.jpeg And decided the wheels should be blue... https://imgur.com/sBWRe6E.jpeg https://imgur.com/Aof6buI.jpeg https://imgur.com/DMettrX.jpeg Please forgive my younger self... https://imgur.com/m8A7jkl.jpeg Blue wasn't catchy enough so why not try highlighter yellow? https://imgur.com/FhztLzP.jpeg I then took this thing down to Charleston SC and Charlotte IA for a fun trip. https://imgur.com/N2oSLJ7.jpeg https://imgur.com/LXjuibO.jpeg It was about this time i learned about the Bosozoku style. Lord (and neighbors) forgive me. https://imgur.com/KJaizoG.jpeg https://imgur.com/GhkwXPj.jpeg https://imgur.com/aUTaTVg.jpeg This was before a Static X concert. My buddy showed up in a bone stock TT supra... https://imgur.com/IqrNLUo.jpeg Then i got rid of the dumbass blast pipe. Exhausts were piling up at this point. https://imgur.com/A8OyBDu.jpeg Painted the wheel black, and then promptly sold them. https://imgur.com/aPShxCT.jpeg Then the car got broken into for the first time.... https://imgur.com/EpHXiKl.jpeg Then i got some new shoes again (was kind of a wheel whore at this poing) but this time i got the fitment correct. https://imgur.com/7sKXPPD.jpeg https://imgur.com/dcc4YBN.jpeg https://imgur.com/we7sNWY.jpeg https://imgur.com/YBKS0g6.jpeg Curbed them and painted them (because i can't park) https://imgur.com/z9L77IZ.jpeg https://imgur.com/8qbvBiv.jpeg parked under the bosses truck for fun https://imgur.com/zikqmMU.jpeg https://imgur.com/bEtq9D9.jpeg Car got broken into again... https://imgur.com/VE1IPws.jpeg And then it got rear ended (again) https://imgur.com/mrDFiOU.jpeg https://imgur.com/AB5UnLj.jpeg |
OKAY! PART 2!
Step one - source all new body panels! https://imgur.com/3rOG8T9.jpeg https://imgur.com/CAzwJLo.jpeg Outcome = Profit! This was at another IA in NKY https://imgur.com/vmmnAJm.jpeg https://imgur.com/wabrjXc.jpeg https://imgur.com/KM8eRCM.jpeg https://imgur.com/oUZUYzF.jpeg This was probably the point where i loved the look of this car the most. https://imgur.com/wHz4o0g.jpeg https://imgur.com/CeyNlYb.jpeg AND THEN DISASTER. (again) Some dudes got in a fight outside of a party on my freshly painted car. They trashed the body work in 5 mins. https://imgur.com/zJ79hlN.jpeg https://imgur.com/3tLAkKA.jpeg https://imgur.com/mUdRHhE.jpeg https://imgur.com/vZK4jug.jpeg https://imgur.com/Ynai6Ug.jpeg note the ****** fender too.... https://imgur.com/NEEfMby.jpeg https://imgur.com/Q8LefJw.jpeg But i kept loving it! it was really a no f*cks given car. https://imgur.com/YoD5yhC.jpeg And i painted the wheels again. https://imgur.com/KJVRjKJ.jpeg https://imgur.com/OLGzoFr.jpeg https://imgur.com/Z8xDFE2.jpeg As you astute observers may have seen, there is another civic in the background. At this time i blew up the sedan again (rod knock this time) That car was the donor for the K swap. https://imgur.com/5HA5Z4G.jpeg The great thing was, the EP3 had already been k20a2 swapped. it had some really nice add ons too such as the 5 lug conversion, RBC manifold, and K PRO. Honestly, i kind of wish i had kept this car instead of desecrating it to build the sedan, but so it goes. I got it for a steal (3k) https://imgur.com/U8OMr46.jpeg https://imgur.com/qcJcrJB.jpeg Further tear down of the hatch... https://imgur.com/yO9bWmi.jpeg the day the swap started!!! https://imgur.com/Lcky1XB.jpeg L O L https://imgur.com/0UIaH0h.jpeg https://imgur.com/gn0KZeX.jpeg https://imgur.com/oCG3YTm.jpeg Engine out! https://imgur.com/BO2K7ro.jpeg Cleaned the bay a bit while i was in there... Can you see the difference? https://imgur.com/NhNIVFa.jpeg https://imgur.com/N2eCy21.jpeg Mounts https://imgur.com/2WjzVKI.jpeg Fancy new shift cables. https://imgur.com/Zgc0qWp.jpeg proof of the hotness https://imgur.com/dx6m1O5.jpeg The brain that makes all of this shenanigans work. https://imgur.com/ExWH5a8.jpeg Motor is in!! https://imgur.com/oj5pdAQ.jpeg I love wiring (Sarcasm) https://imgur.com/5HV75S9.jpeg And its on the ground!!! (and runs!!!) https://imgur.com/hHtEJJL.jpeg Yep. My younger self pulled this **** off. https://imgur.com/vaKS7vR.jpeg First day driving it to work! https://imgur.com/8HaNIeN.jpeg Obligatory pic of the daily. I miss this truck :( https://imgur.com/XIr0tUS.jpeg Here it is all back together (including a hood now!) https://imgur.com/VgnIJcC.jpeg New wheels again. what can i say? i'm a wheel whore... These were staggered this time. 16x7 in the rear and 16x8 up front. I needed some wheels pretty quick as i massacred one of the rsx wheels. https://imgur.com/bRV2qBi.jpeg I bought some new suspension (again) https://imgur.com/ra7h6LG.jpeg And Extended studs for the new 5 lug setup! https://imgur.com/4tF8pdr.jpeg Fitment looking much better. https://imgur.com/xGF1hNa.jpeg Did some more ricer sh*t here. I kinda liked it. plus it helped hide the ****** up hood. https://imgur.com/PisLfPo.jpeg And guess what! i got rear ended. A-f*cking-gin. https://imgur.com/19fm2VF.jpeg one last pic of this setup https://imgur.com/faeqslh.jpeg I bought this bad boy for a grand total of $150. Yes, you read that correctly! This was a great beater to tool around in. https://imgur.com/TONzKkQ.jpeg Got a new end table... https://imgur.com/XhX1yrs.jpeg New shoes. (i guess a new bumper and tail light since the last pic as well) https://imgur.com/6iEvq4w.jpeg https://imgur.com/3Q28qFi.jpeg Didn't quite fit... this was just around the street. https://imgur.com/vUjXrNG.jpeg Looked pretty good IMO https://imgur.com/xiAcxOB.jpeg https://imgur.com/WkxmDCG.jpeg Here it is after i got the fitment corrected. https://imgur.com/bW0EoFe.jpeg https://imgur.com/Q2oUHBI.jpeg I actually put on the older body style rear bumper. I dunno why but i really liked that over the late model bumper. https://imgur.com/pI4ntdJ.jpeg Yellow headlights and an STI lip for maximum the lowness https://imgur.com/c2CPQxq.jpeg New Springs and inverted tie rod ends to correct the steering angle. I love my Z, but this thing is like driving a Go Cart. You just throw it into a corner and it goes the direction you have in your head. https://imgur.com/cn0qmwZ.jpeg New fitment. Finally got it back to where i liked it. https://imgur.com/LAAVGKn.jpeg https://imgur.com/vLqJgBe.jpeg https://imgur.com/ghAsOUq.jpeg https://imgur.com/UzVB49T.jpeg And then i bought the Z https://imgur.com/TIfdo4k.jpeg This is where i'll end the story. I'm currently in the process of repairing all of the years of abuse on the civic. I've kind of lost interest in it so the Z gets all of the money and attention now. The Civic is still in my possession, but it doesn't drive. The idler pulley broke off and i'm waiting for time to install a pulley delete kit. |
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That was a a wild ride...haha!
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Enjoyed your story man. I remember my first break-in to my car. Sucks!
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Wow, great story! A true car enthusiast :tup:
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This takes me back in time, do you still have the car?
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