Air'd Out Jenny.

[Austin EM2]

Picked up some new wheels! Style 95's copper-plated...these draw soo much attention. In the past couple days I've had them on, a lot of people have stopped me to ask about them.





Those pictures were before I messed with the fitment on the back. Its hard to tell from the pictures, but because of my -7 camber, the wheels were sunk in about 2 inches.

New Fitment:



Also, I've decided that I'm going with an almost Hawaiian theme on the inside of my car so my interior is in pieces at the moment, but the new seats are in! Car is slowly coming along!

I'm having a photo shoot done on Monday so better pictures should be up soon!

[Austin EM2]

Just some recent shots from a car show I attended! New wheels are being picked up this week...

[Lukey]

looks great!

[Alex@BagRiders]

It sucks that Hardparker wasn't willing to work things out with you but I'm glad you're running something different in the rear now! Double bellows are generally more stable than tapered sleeve bags so I'm sure it rides great at lower heights.

[Austin EM2]

Always been a fan of these cars. Sweet progress.

Thanks!

Looking good man. Those darn sensors.. That's why i went with Airlift instead, everyone i've seen with Accu broke at least one..

Thanks man, and yeah, these sensors are a bitch but I think the placement was just a little fucky. Should be solid now!

Love the car man, but dang, that rear bag setup looks sketchy. Were you using the Hardparker rears too? Did you end up swapping them out for a double bellow setup?

Thank you! And yes, I was using the Hardparkers rear. Their front setup is fantastic but the back was just so out of wack. Like I stated above, the mount didn't allow the bag to seat properly and I even told HPG this but they said it never happened before so it wasn't their fault? . This was after HPG basically screwed me over...so they don't sit we'll with me personally. But now the back has a custom setup with double bellow bags that get the car much lower and make the back end feel more firm.

[Alex@BagRiders]

Love the car man, but dang, that rear bag setup looks sketchy. Were you using the Hardparker rears too? Did you end up swapping them out for a double bellow setup?

[244Brick]

Looking good man. Those darn sensors.. That's why i went with Airlift instead, everyone i've seen with Accu broke at least one..

[jbginger]

Always been a fan of these cars. Sweet progress.

[Austin EM2]

I know that feel bro. Definitely a bummer. Car looks great! Have you ever considered repainting the wheels a bronze color?

Haha they're iridescent bronze currently, but the camera and the sun changes the color constantly. Most of the time, they look gunmetal or tan

[Randomofodication]

Also snapped a sensor arm while I was driving home from a meet. Rear driver side bag slammed to the ground while I was doing 50. Burnt rubber was the main aroma from that event.

I know that feel bro. Definitely a bummer. Car looks great! Have you ever considered repainting the wheels a bronze color?

[Austin EM2]

Glad you sold the civic to someone who would appreciate it. I wish I could say the same about my old car


18"s look awesome when it's this low. Carmax did more damage than that just driving my car around their parking lot.

Yeah, selling a car that has so much work in it is tough. That's the only downside of building cars...and the fact that its a money pit haha.

[Austin EM2]

Well, a couple things have changed with the car...

Picked up a rear upper control arm from PBM because of my wonky camber adjustments. With this setup, I can reach probably around -8 or -9 degrees of camber. I'm at -7 just so I can finally sit the back down. Hopefully new wheels will come soon (Rotiforms are for sale).





Can see the camber from the back pretty easily haha. Also got my new vanity plate!

Picked up a set of seats too. Already have the driver side installed, just waiting for the rails for the passenger. And I need some harnesses now.





More updates to come! (hopefully on that damn ducktail spoiler)

[rice4life]

Glad you sold the civic to someone who would appreciate it. I wish I could say the same about my old car


18"s look awesome when it's this low. Carmax did more damage than that just driving my car around their parking lot.

[Austin EM2]

Also...got off work after a 10 hour shift to find that someone backed into my car and left without a note. Bumper only has a scuff on it, but the thought of them leaving without notifying me is really upsetting. Good thing I'm re-painting my entire bumper though!




Random picture taken while I was working on my car and a bar thing.

[Austin EM2]

Some updates:

smaller front spacers on, front fitment is much better. I'm able to almost put the front bumper on the ground.




Civic finally sold so I have some part money. Also will get some more parts after all these graduation gifts of moolah . And I'm really happy with who I sold the car to. There were two potential buyers, one who wanted it because he loved every aspect of it, and the other wanted it for his 16 year old daughter. As selfish as it sounds, I choose the person that will take care of the car and understand its limits and whatnot, not the one who just wanted it because it was relatively cheap.

Still trying to get the rear fitment under check. I need smaller tires lol.


Also snapped a sensor arm while I was driving home from a meet. Rear driver side bag slammed to the ground while I was doing 50. Burnt rubber was the main aroma from that event.



Found a Genesis, had to park next to it. I've only encountered friendly Genesis owners. It seems like a friendship is born because we have the same car, which is awesome to me especially after being in the civic scene for 2 years...