1998 Honda Civic Coupe - Third Time Lucky
As the car came back together a JohnnyRacecar FMIC, STR fuel rail, 440cc RC Engineering injectors, Edelbrock intake manifold and a Crome-tuned ECU were added to his bag of tricks. The valve cover had received a Championship White spray and a set of rare old-school JDM Work Stark wheels.
The suspension on Gonzalez's Civic has been updated to '00 Integra GSR specs. The 21st century 'teg parts include spindles, disc brake assemblies, calipers and anti-sway bars. Dampening is a split personality proposition with five-position adjustable Tokico USA white shocks and Eibach Sportline coils in front and Omni drag coilovers in the rear.
Gonzalez has tallied a grand sum of parts and the Civic looks to be hitting on all cylinders. We must call out the engine room: The wire tuck and metal mods are tighter than a middle seat in coach. The lack of wire looms and fuse boxes underhood leaves one to wonder if the engine will run-it's that clean looking. The painted valve cover ties it all together in a tidy fashion, although it would be cool to see the Edelbrock manifold sprayed with some Championship White.
There is little to nitpick on this EK and we have to wonder, what's next for this pristine example of JDM dreaming? Once you realize the ultimate goal how do you feed the need? We hope the Civic will not have to endure a fourth cycle of despair and repair since it is so pure, to top it would be nonsensical. After all Gonzalez does have a four-door Integra, maybe he should tinker with it for a few years. For sure, that's the plan.
Rockin' The Jdm
CTR red seats, CTR red carpet, CTR power door panels, CTR power switches, CTR non-SRS steering wheel, CTR gauge cluster, CTR climate control, CTR shift boot, CTR e-brake handle, CTR armrests, Spoon shift knob, Spoon engine dress up, CTR headlights, CTR side marker lights, CTR turn signals, CTR power folding mirrors, CTR thin side molding, Work Stark wheels and Potenza RE711 tires.