Sigracer10's EJ8 Project Thread
 

Well I figured I would go ahead and start myself a project thread since all the cool people are doing it these days. Also my name is Jason, so feel free to call me by name as opposed to Sigracer10.

My car is a 2000 Civic EX. manual. Taffeta white. Purched it in November of 2008 with ~80K miles. Paid it off towards the end of 2009, don’t remember which month. I think it was either september or october. But now that its paid off, as well as all my other debts, its time to start havin some fun with her.

I’m going to use this first post as an update post to let people know my plans and what has already been completed. So heres the list. Bold is completed.

Updated: 3-12-11

Engine:
Short Ram intake with AEM dryflow filter
DC Sport Ceramic Header
Magnaflow Hi-flow Cat
HKS Hi-Power exhaust
short throw shifter - single bend (don’t know the brand it was on the car when I got it)
some sort of engine swap or build once I get done with school.

Suspension:
Eibach Sportline Springs
KYB AGX Shocks
Skunk2 Pro Series + front camber kit
Skunk2 rear camber kit
Energy Suspension master bushing kit
Eibach Front Sway Bar
Eibach Rear Sway Bar
Beaks rear subframe reinforcement
Skunk2 rear lower control arms Hard color
SPS adjustable rear toe arm
Skunk2 rear lower tie bar
PasswordJDM 3 point front strut tower brace
PasswordJDM 4 point rear strut tower brace
PasswordJDM rear lateral trunk brace

Wheels and Brakes:
Konig Supermesh 16x7 +40mm offset. Red w/ polished lip
Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport tires 205/45R16
Muteki SR35 lug nuts. Black open ended
Brembo blank rotors
Hawk brake pads

Exterior:
OEM Si grille
OEM Si lip
OEM clear foglights
Gunmetal Housing Headlights (CTR Style)
PIAA H4 Intense White Headlight Bulbs
PIAA H3 Intense White Fog Light Bulbs
Seibon carbon fiber hood
Seibon carbon fiber trunk lid (still back and forth on this one)
PasswordJDM license plate relocator v1
tint

Interior and Sound:
CTR style red carpet
CTR style red seats (Recaros if I can find a good set at a good price)
CTR shift boot
Cover Door inserts and center console armrest in red tweed
4 point seat harness
Dynamat (Some of this is done)
Alpine CDA-9886
Alpine MRP-F450
Kenwood KAC-629S (wimpy)
Alpine SPR-17C (front)
Alpine SPS-69C3 (rear)
2 - Infinity Reference 12” subs
High Amp Output alternator

Ok so as I said before I bought the car in November of 2008, and the car was almost completely stock when I bought it. The only thing done was a short shifter, and the radio and speakers had been changed out.

I quickly swapped the suspension off of my old hatch and onto the new civic the weekend after I purchased it. And putting in my stereo soon followed. That’s really all I have had the money to do since I bought it due to other financial responsibilities. And now I’m finally in the postion to start purchasing some mods for the car.

In September of 2009 my car was hit in the parking lot at work and the driver drove off without stopping. There were a couple of witnesses, but nothing came of it due to no one getting a license plate number. The bumper is really jacked up, the grille mounting tabs are broken and one of the bumper supports was mangled, but there was no structural damage, so I did not completely fix it at the time. I was able to temporarily fix the bumper to look half decent, but I will be looking to fix that in the near future.

And as some of you may have seen in my other thread. I just purchased some Konig Supermesh in a 16x7 red w/ polished lip. Turns out that 2 of my tires are about gone and one of the others has a huge bubble, so I needed new tires. So I figured that I would just go ahead and get my rims now. This is my first major purchase towards the project and I am extremely excited and cant wait till they come in.

That’s a pretty quick history of the car. And heres some pics starting from the day I got it to now.

The day I bought it:

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After the hit and run

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The way she sits now after a nice wash and way on Sunday

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And the sweet wheels I just ordered

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Alright so I got my first shipment in today of hopefully many more to come. Got the wheels. I was hella excited all day and couldn't wait to get home from work to open up the boxes. Anyway they should be going on the car monday.

heres some pics for all you pic whores.

the boxes

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and the rims. Konig Supermesh 16x7. Every picture I took seemed to have a pink tint to them, and no matter what I did with the camera I couldn't get them to look completely red like they are in person. oh well, but heres the best pics

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and the lugs and center caps. I haven't decided if I will use them or not. I'll just have to wait till the rims are on the car to decide.

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+50264470924... you're definitely right about that!

Awesome that you got a project thread going. I like the red wheels on white look. I think the center caps would look good.

Hit and runs are the worst. Happened to my hatch 2 days after buying it. But there is a seller on ebay, something like Vally-Auto, that sells painted bumpers and fenders in OEM colors. I got my bumper and fender painted and shipped for under $270. Paint matched perfect and it has held up just fine. Fitment was great too.

heckss yeah dude its about time u did somthing else!!

dude im digging the pink wheels. lol. the wheels look great. cant wait to see them on the car

and plethoric i looked on ebay, but cant find the vally thing.

nice! keep us posted. can't wait to see them wheels on your car.

I just looked them up through my feedback and they are no longer a registered user. Sucks. But if you just search "civic front bumper painted" you will find others that offer the OEM paint matching as well. Almost all of them get their parts from the same suppliers, so fitment should be the same.

Yeah man Wheels are looking SWEEEET!
Lets see them on!!