My Lowered Self Esteem

[Chino Kapone]

this is my 96 civic ex that my buddies and i lowered last week. it was a fun project, took a lil bit of time, but i love it..... i have been a busy lil monkey and my empty wallet is proof. all opinions, good or bad are accepted

what a horrible gap i lived with for sooooooo long, and some nasty lookin head lights

tein ss coilovers skunk 2 camber kit



leather ls seats with one dirty ass back seat....





mods
aem cai
fart can exhaust
tein ss coil overs
skunk 2 camber kit
msd sci ignition w/ rev limiter

cosmetic
rota n series wrapped in nitto nt 450's
ls leather seats
black painted headlamps
99-00 tails

future plans
si lip
get rid of all the dents
turbo, or maybe even an ls turbo swap... still unsure
new strut tower bar, lower tie bar and anti sway bars.... and who knows...

[dubcac]

Nice work Matt, looks clean.

[imported_camelian]

Originally posted by Chino Kapone@Jul 18 2003, 09:07 PM
what a horrible gap i lived with for sooooooo long, and some nasty lookin head lights

An excuse to get CTR headlights . Lookin' nice. Did you have to change/adjust the rails to get the seats in?

[estebones]

looks clean, what rim size and tires size are those?

[imported_comutek]

looks good, where did your lip go?

[imported_Kyle_G]

Looks clean. Im not "feelin" the rims though. I mean, i know theyre good quality and lightweight... but they just look so cheesy. To each his own i suppose. Either way, good job on the car though. How are those Tein's doing? Are they bouncy at all?

[imported_biocac]

Matt,

Your ride is lookin' pretty damn nice!!!

Keep up the great work bro!

Sam -

[Chino Kapone]

thanks for the comments. the rims are 15s. i didnt have to change the rails on the seats we just drilled new holes in the floor board and then used a tap and dye (sp?) kit for the new bolts. it wasnt too difficult. as for my lip, i never had one. i have been wanting to get one for a while though. i need some black lugs, i just have a hard time thinking about coughing up 40-50 bucks for some lugs.... i guess i could always get red ones....

im also thinking about getting a red carbon fiber hood. i think it would look really hot. and i need to get rid of the pin stripes, i heard lighter fluid would work. any suggestiongs?

the teins aren't bouncy after you adjust the dampening. first time i took it out it was bouncy as shit, but i had the teins set at the stock dampening setting. i adjusted it a couple times, and it rides alot better. i still have some fine tuning to do....

[imported_oc_civic]

blue magic plastic polish from pep boys or autozone is your friend... take your time and rub REAL hard, and it cleans headlights VERY well...

[imported_AznMenace]

nice setup. How hard was it to install the camber kit?. I installed my own struts so would installing the camber kit be on the same level and what tools do you need? I'll check the DIY section real quick but whatever input you have would be great.

Thanks,
Azn