Few Snaps of my 90 Civic Wagon and 92 Civic CX

[B18C5-EH2]

Nothing "photo shoot" worthy here really. Just some pics taken at random times - wagon photos are literally taken point and shoot at the shop where I work after doing something like cleaning the old biatch up.

Anyways 1990 Civic wagon DX model with 1995 OBD1 Integra LS B18B swap, 3-piece Black Racing BR-Rs, Integra front knuckles/brakes, 15/16ths brake master cylinder, Eibach Pro Street full threaded body coil-overs, Skunk2 upper control arm camber kits, cold a/c, etc. - daily driver.

For any non-Honda peeps these are hella rare as they only made up 5% or so of total Civics produced from 1988-1991. Anyone who has ever looked for one to buy probably knows finding them less rust is nearly impossible. I had to truck this one in from San Diego to get a rust-free one!

Overall shot with hood up:



Engine bay detail:



Closer view of wheels, JDM headlights/corners (would not have bought them myself, but came on car) OE correct painted front bumper, and 1989 Integra front lip:



Footwork and camber:



And then the 1992 Civic CX - stripped clean, painted base/clear inside and out. 1998 B18C5 swap with purchased-new-from-dealer J4D LSD tranny. Usual i/h/e mods, Koni/Eibach custom rates with 425F/550R, Spoon SW388 wheels, Integra brakes at all four corners, etc. etc. Lots of little details, but few of them most people would know of or care about anyways.

I built this car from the ground up starting by stripping the entire shell of all lines, wiring, etc. Built it for daily driving/stret use with auto-X and some fun drag racing stuff back in 2002 or so. Has since been relegated to garage whore/fun car since I've constantly had a true DD with interior, etc. since 2003 or so.

Ran the car a few times in 2002 and hit 13.3@104mph with 2.2 60 footer. Had car tuned a few years later to pick up +25whp and +25torque to the wheels in the midrange (old map was leaning out in midrange unbeknownst to me), +8 peak torque. On slicks and with a 1.8 60 footer or so it could/should be a 12.9 car - not bad IMO for a 100% stock internals (cams too) B18C5 laying down 179/130 to the wheels in a 1990lb. chassis.


Fresh from with nothing on it:



Overall exterior shot:





Both cars side by side:



Wagon playing catch-up:



Thanks for looking. I know Hondas get a lot of hate, there's a lot of JDM junk BS, and a lot of bandwagoneering, etc. I have nothing JDM on either car save the wheels (actually the Spoons are made in Russia by Desmond) and again I'm not a JDM fad kid. I've been a Honda guy all my life, and started toying with my first one in 1995 when I began driving - had a 1990 STD hatch.

I also appreciate other makes/models. While I'll probably own Honda only due to my familiarity with them, it doesn't mean I can't/don't enjoy other cars, domestics, Japanese, Euro, etc.