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    Default Prime builds a Honda

    Hey kids, I posted up most of this before but let's recap.

    Bought this thing about a year ago site unseen. Sent Mr. Gregg Bucell and a few other homies to North Carolina with cash. What they came back with was this very clean 1999 Civic Hatchback. Coming from my 300+ hp Jetta it was a big change but reliability and gas mileage was what I was after. The car came with some suspension work and widened steelies so I was off to a solid start. With money left over from the Jetta I planned on doing some small subtle stuff to the hatch. Over the course of owning it I've been through multiple looks so we'll go through those as well as what I'm currently doing for this show season. Yes the car is automatic and not a racecar so deal with it.

    How it looked when I got it.


    Various stages it has gone through.




















    Here's where this year's look starts. Decided to switch up the style a good bit. Got rid of the Mugen lip and the wing risers. Traded the te's for some BBS RS'. Stock lips on the rears weren't gonna cut it so I got some new 2" lips and refinished the wheels with white centers. Coming from my VW roots the net logical step was to go lower, much lower and that's exactly what I did.



    Got the wheels on but it was still way too high for my liking.




    This brings us up to today, the car is now much lower and things are looking good again. Still some small stuff to take care of before IA and the other events of the summer. I'll be sure to keep you guys updated.



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    I fucking love your hatch dude,gets better and better everytime i see it. I need new coils so bad,hate not being slammed.

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    like the car ...........but being slamed looks like shit

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    ^^ so wrong

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    Looks really good man... Lol by seeing first amd second pic, first pic the car looks naked lol

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    Nice hatch man... You don't go to the local meets though... At least the thursday Gwinnett.. I would love to see it in person.

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    beside the different wheel what else is done and what you want to do with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by mixed_body View Post
    Nice hatch man... You don't go to the local meets though... At least the thursday Gwinnett.. I would love to see it in person.
    I'm in Milledgeville during the week so I usually don't make it out there. I'll be in town tomorrow though so I may make it. Otherwise, it should be done for IA.
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    Loved it up until the new low. WAY too low imo. and I don't say that often.

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    What coils are you on and what fender mods are done?

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    I like the hatch but where is the build?
    Hella stock member!

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    Quote Originally Posted by firby911 View Post
    What coils are you on and what fender mods are done?
    it's on air haha. front fenders are pulled like 20mm, rears are flat rolled.

    Quote Originally Posted by silversol View Post
    I like the hatch but where is the build?
    starting from now...
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    The hatch still looks great man. Haven't seen it around town lately though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prime. View Post
    it's on air haha. front fenders are pulled like 20mm, rears are flat rolled.
    Oh shit i didnt know that,awesome! How much does a bag setup run for a honda like this?

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    I got most of it used from a friend so I got a pretty good deal. With all new stuff though it can be done for under $2000 easily.
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    So i got quarter caps for the wheels, pulled the fenders and painted the lip/bumper/grille.





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    damn, last pic looks awesome

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    car looks amazing man, not to sure how i feel about the new low. When you gonna Man Trans swap it ?
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    I agree, I don't really like the new low. I would've kept the steelies, but the car does look awesome still!

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    Question,
    Does all these kinda wheel gotta have camber like this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Austin? View Post
    Question,
    Does all these kinda wheel gotta have camber like this?
    No,most rs's come in a pretty standard offset and width..ie 15x6.5 +30ish...etc... Most people add aftermarket lips and thats when you have to start running camber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Austin? View Post
    Question,
    Does all these kinda wheel gotta have camber like this?
    yeah, they're special camber wheels.
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    Canibeat would like a word with you when you finish this up.

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    Fo sho. Come say what's if you're gonna be around this weekend. I don't think we've ever met.
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    Clean ek man , I'm in the process of having fun polishing ur old Starks lol

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    changing wheels is not building a car.

    also, this car got progressively worse the more you changed. The hella flush cambered out sitting on the ground fitment looks like absolute horse shit.


    This version of the car looked great, minus the wing.

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    seriously....... how in the fucking hell can anyone think this god awful nonsense looks good. Ray Charles can see that this shit is whack.

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    I didn't want to go there when I was viewing this earlier, LOL. Starks are FTW. The CTR wing is pretty fucking fly, but IMO it needs to be behind a 250+whp K series, not a stock D.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
    seriously....... how in the fucking hell can anyone think this god awful nonsense looks good. Ray Charles can see that this shit is whack.
    It's called hardparking for those that don't enjoy driving their cars. It seems like a waste to me.


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    You all pee sitting down. Car has been sold.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prime. View Post
    You all pee sitting down. Car has been sold.

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