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> Jared's Civic
J.red
post Mar 28 2010, 09:32 PM
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Other people have been doing this. Since we noow have an automotive thread, and i'm bored, i'm going to do one up too.

How I got my honda:
I was 15 and looking forward to getting my license in 6 months and starting to think about looking for a car. One day my dad came home and said there was a car at his work that i could have for $100. It was a red 1993 honda civic 4 door. The reason it was so cheap...the original owner was someone who had been working with my dad for years now and they had recently passed the car on to their daughter as her first car. She didn't get the oil changed and blew the motor in it...So, what I had was basically a shell with a blown motor.

First things first, I needed a motor. At this point I wasn't really planning on doing much to my car, so the motor was almost a direct replacement. The new motor however was imported from japan, out of a jdm civic, it came with twin side draft carburators, but i opted for putting the stock fuel injection system from the old motor on it. Here's the engine right after completing the swap:
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620004_large.jpg)
Now I had a running machine!
I got my license in June and spent the the summer and next winter driving it like this:
(IMG:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620001_large.jpg)

The next spring though, I decided to start adding some modifications.
First came some rims and tires: Enkei DM5 16x7 wrapped in BFgoodrich g-force sport 205/45/16R
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_6_full.jpg)
I know these tires aren't the best out there, but they were affordable for me at the time and I've been satisfied with them for the most part.

Bolt on engine modifications and clean up came next.
Cleaned engine bay a little and bought k&n filter and aluminum cold air intake.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620005_large.jpg)

Replaced the plugs with NGK plugs( i don't remember which ones exactly) and bought some Accel 8mm wires
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620005_large.jpg)

Did some more cleaning, painted the heat sheild and got a new valve cover and painted it.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620056_large.jpg)

Bought a front upper strut bar. The engine bay sat like this for quite a while.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620060_large.jpg)

Next I bought the exhaust i have grown to hate, so i won't put a picture of it. It's going away soon anyways.

Paint! It took me about 2 months of my summer to prepare and paint it while working around my work schedule. I also bought an OEM spoiler and did that too.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_16_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_17_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620021_large.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_22_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_24_full.jpg)

At this point i had also bought some ugly seat covers and some really ugly tail lights (this was the extent of my ricer stage)
2 days after painting:
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_42_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_30_full.jpg)

A few months later i decided i hated those tail lights and seat covers and did away with them and bought the tail lights i love.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_93_full.jpg)

Then i got some subwoofers for $20 a piece from a friend and built my sound system. I love the sound quality of it, and no i don't play it so loud you can hear me coming from a mile away. I use my system for music, not loud noises. But i'm thinking about stepping it down to just 2 subs this summer to lighten it up and bring back some trunk space.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_65_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_113_full.jpg)

Next 2 things i got, my bumper lips and coil overs and kyb struts.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_98_full.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620152_large.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620153_large.jpg)
She now sits like this
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620156_large.jpg)

Then i finally got my headers which changed the sound of the car quite a bit and actually made it run a bit smoother.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_135_full.jpg)
[img]http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620148_large.jpg[img]

Next i pulled some seats out of a 2003 Honda insight and made up some brackets and mounted them.
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620180_large.jpg)
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620189_large.jpg)

Finally, this is where i'm at now...last fall I was offered a b18b1 integra ls motor and transmission for $500. I took action right away and scrapped together the money.
(IMG:http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8226/1004700.jpg)
(IMG:http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4225/1004898.jpg)
(IMG:http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3995/1004899.jpg)
And a brand new aluminum dual core radiator I picked up
(IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_137_full.jpg)
Right now, i'm working on figuring out what I'm doing with this engine. I'm planning on building it up for high compression NA and just need to get together some money for it, but college payments are hitting on that pretty hard.
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- jred93civic   Jared's Civic   Mar 28 2010, 09:32 PM
- - Hellrazr   its nice to see a civic thats not so rice out l...   Mar 28 2010, 09:36 PM
- - jred93civic   It's as low as I can go with the roads I have ...   Mar 28 2010, 11:26 PM
- - carhartt   i would keep these rikms, they look good :/ rest ...   Mar 28 2010, 11:47 PM
- - Josн   man, i love the lip when it was black.. nice build...   Mar 29 2010, 12:09 AM
- - Rywired   Nice build so far! Since your building the b1...   Mar 29 2010, 03:03 AM
- - PurePontiacKid   ^Hey Kev, go f**k yourself for me yea, I gotta s...   Mar 29 2010, 03:04 AM
- - J.red   No wai! I'm updating something. 2 weeks ...   Jun 29 2010, 07:57 PM
- - Angrybooger2   it's looking naice :   Jun 29 2010, 09:37 PM
- - Tank077   dont tell me u own a nova   Jul 8 2010, 01:21 AM
- - Hellrazr   That looks to be ether a Monte, Cutlass, or GNX(re...   Jul 8 2010, 01:37 AM
- - waytolow   the red one? thats a 70,71 nova   Jul 8 2010, 03:41 AM
- - J.red   The Red car in the pics with the seat is my dad...   Jul 11 2010, 11:07 PM
- - ae__   I love when ppl care about their cars , keep impro...   Jul 11 2010, 11:34 PM
- - waytolow   402 bigblock? that a 396 bored out?   Jul 12 2010, 01:40 AM
- - J.red   Yep. 402 is a 396 Bored.   Jul 12 2010, 02:09 AM
- - M.I.V. Design.   i'm a noob if it comes to engineblocks, but th...   Jul 13 2010, 12:53 AM
- - SVTuner   i beg you , put ITB's on the B18B , the sound...   Jul 13 2010, 02:24 PM
- - J.red   ITB's Cost way too much. I would love to have...   Jul 13 2010, 05:05 PM
- - SVTuner   Good lad keep us updated.   Jul 13 2010, 07:58 PM
- - J.red   Actually. After you mentioned that, I've put ...   Jul 14 2010, 03:22 AM
- - Andrew   ^cool cool u are going to slam the mugen rims rig...   Jul 14 2010, 03:31 AM
- - J.red   I no want carbon fiber hood. I don't have Mug...   Jul 14 2010, 03:37 AM
- - SVTuner   If you can take the Financials, ITB's are the ...   Jul 14 2010, 06:02 PM
- - J.red   Hi guys I haven't fully ordered them yet bec...   Jan 8 2011, 05:31 PM
- - Mkid   Jeeze man, your going all out! lol So all the...   Jan 8 2011, 06:28 PM
|- - Ben.H   QUOTE (Mkid @ Jan 8 2011, 06:28 PM) Jeeze...   Jan 8 2011, 06:40 PM
- - J.red   @ Mike I won't have any turbo lag. I'm h...   Jan 8 2011, 06:41 PM
- - AndrewGMC   wut wut in the but   Jan 8 2011, 06:45 PM
- - J.red   ^ I\'m getting dem tires off the ground n...   Jan 8 2011, 06:50 PM
|- - AndrewGMC   QUOTE (J.red @ Jan 8 2011, 12:50 PM) ^ I...   Jan 8 2011, 06:51 PM
- - Mkid   Maybe... I do have awd and 18 inch wheels so the h...   Jan 8 2011, 06:50 PM
- - J.red   fixed Mine being like 1100-1200 lbs lighter kind...   Jan 8 2011, 07:05 PM
- - Mkid   OH YEAH! WELL half of my tires are some cheap...   Jan 8 2011, 07:34 PM
- - J.red   Swap meets. I love them. $50 Starting to...   Feb 14 2011, 12:53 AM
- - DLuZive   Very nice.   Feb 14 2011, 01:27 AM
- - Madset.   visions a off spring of tein   Feb 14 2011, 03:25 AM
- - AndrewGMC   looking good dawg   Feb 14 2011, 04:34 AM
- - J.red   Oh, herro. Got the block back from the machine ...   Mar 29 2011, 03:09 AM
- - Josн   sexy   Mar 29 2011, 03:22 AM
- - Mkid   s**ts clean. I want to put my d**k in it. Not real...   Mar 29 2011, 05:37 AM
- - Hellrazr   ^ ^ TMI sexy block dude cant wait to see it bui...   Mar 29 2011, 04:54 PM
- - stancemaster   awwww those are cute little pistons you have wha...   Mar 30 2011, 05:00 AM
- - Madset.   lol, wtf ian   Mar 30 2011, 05:24 AM
- - Mkid   Hes a Honda hater, I know first hand. lol   Mar 30 2011, 04:29 PM
- - J.red   Finally got it back out of winter storage   Apr 11 2011, 03:37 PM
- - Timay   Still shiny! Question for you though. I know ...   Apr 11 2011, 04:04 PM
- - Alex (Ghost)   because of torque steer lol looks good man. commi...   Apr 11 2011, 04:45 PM
- - Xstylez   I ain't never seen a Civic like that. Awesome ...   Apr 11 2011, 05:20 PM
- - J.red   I'm not boosting it because I'm doing an e...   Apr 12 2011, 03:50 AM
- - stancemaster   shoulda just bought a GSR lol my friend daily...   Apr 12 2011, 04:12 AM
|- - AndrewGMC   QUOTE (stancemaster @ Apr 11 2011, 11:12 ...   Apr 12 2011, 05:31 AM
- - J.red   GSR's aren't easy to find around here. Be...   Apr 12 2011, 06:26 AM
- - Madset.   wait, they make honda civic gsr's? he he h...   Apr 13 2011, 05:01 AM
- - civicfan14   Swap in a V6. Yeeeeahhhh! (Yeah, I know it co...   Apr 13 2011, 07:33 AM
- - J.red   RE: Jared's Civic   Apr 16 2011, 10:34 PM
- - AndrewGMC   lips need black!!! kool look   Apr 16 2011, 10:37 PM
- - Hellrazr   We had some nuts weather up here in the north   Apr 16 2011, 10:51 PM
- - Dj-san   i'd say give it a candy red and get new rims, ...   Apr 17 2011, 03:47 AM
- - J.red   new rims and paint aren't anywhere close to my...   Apr 17 2011, 05:35 AM
|- - stancemaster   QUOTE (J.red @ Apr 17 2011, 12:35 AM) new...   Apr 17 2011, 05:36 AM
- - Madset.   u cant make higher by lowering it   Apr 17 2011, 05:39 AM
|- - Unox.   QUOTE (Madset. @ Apr 16 2011, 10:39 PM) u...   Apr 17 2011, 06:03 AM
- - Dj-san   dude your lip is common too   Apr 18 2011, 12:23 AM
|- - AndrewGMC   QUOTE (Dj-san @ Apr 17 2011, 07:23 P...   Apr 18 2011, 03:44 AM
- - _Kevin_   ^Yea man listen to this guy. He obviously knows wh...   Apr 18 2011, 01:04 AM
- - J.red   honestly, i don't give a s**t if anything is c...   Apr 18 2011, 01:44 AM
- - Josн   stupid japan, knocking the earth off its axis   Apr 18 2011, 01:47 AM
- - _Kevin_   How many feet is that? Yesterday was 30 and today...   Apr 18 2011, 02:52 AM
- - Madset.   they arent the same anyways, the yelow ones lip is...   Apr 18 2011, 05:16 AM
|- - AndrewGMC   QUOTE (Madset. @ Apr 18 2011, 12:16 AM) t...   Apr 18 2011, 05:25 AM
- - stancemaster   quit whining about your roads and learn how to dri...   Apr 18 2011, 05:20 AM
|- - J.red   QUOTE (stancemaster @ Apr 18 2011, 01:20 ...   Apr 18 2011, 06:37 AM
- - Madset.   my roads are perfect, and i am learning to drive, ...   Apr 18 2011, 05:22 AM
- - J.red   tookded some piktars.   May 20 2011, 01:32 AM
- - Henrique.   your ride is so damn awesome dude   May 20 2011, 01:55 AM
- - _Kevin_   got any engine/exhaust sound virals?   May 20 2011, 02:12 AM
- - stancemaster   did you just finish washing it after you went mudd...   May 20 2011, 03:17 AM
- - J.red   Kevin, I can't find any. I must have lost the...   May 20 2011, 05:00 AM
- - Mkid   I think you should invest in some new wheels. That...   May 20 2011, 03:49 PM
- - J.red   engine before wheels. Down the road, I definitely ...   May 20 2011, 04:38 PM
- - stancemaster   look at this guy he's so cute with his racecar...   May 20 2011, 05:09 PM
- - Mkid   ^ look at this guy, he's embarrassed that his ...   May 20 2011, 05:11 PM
- - M.I.V. Design.   needs carbon lip, hood and trunk <3   May 20 2011, 06:24 PM
- - stancemaster   carbon lips are useless, you smack one thing one t...   May 20 2011, 08:36 PM
|- - Mkid   [quote name='stancemaster' date='May 2...   May 20 2011, 08:49 PM
- - _Kevin_   I love the last ones but I don't think they wo...   May 20 2011, 08:45 PM
- - J.red   kevin, here's an idea of what those ones would...   May 20 2011, 08:55 PM
- - stancemaster   ^that lip>Jared's lip   May 20 2011, 09:16 PM
- - J.red   that lip = stock lip for coupe/hatch   May 20 2011, 09:44 PM
|- - stancemaster   QUOTE (J.red @ May 20 2011, 05:44 PM) tha...   May 20 2011, 10:21 PM
- - Ben.H   I would most definitely go for the Mugen M7s   May 20 2011, 09:57 PM
- - M.I.V. Design.   carbon lips rule, and i don't think he's t...   May 20 2011, 10:03 PM
- - J.red   Roads, parking lots, everything sucks in michigan....   May 20 2011, 10:10 PM
- - Ben.H   You should see if you can get Laguna splitters in ...   May 20 2011, 10:28 PM
- - J.red   ian, my bumper won't fit that lip.   May 20 2011, 10:32 PM
- - DLuZive   M7s or J speeds   May 20 2011, 10:53 PM
- - Mkid   If you wanted to do that kind of lip, you could do...   May 20 2011, 11:30 PM
- - J.red   I like my lip the way it is. I was just saying th...   May 20 2011, 11:40 PM
- - Madset.   i thought body mods were ricy nowadays anyways.   May 21 2011, 01:50 AM
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