High School, Low Civic

[Dremetos]

If you want to drive the car hard, why not sell the 15x9's for some wheels that fit and allow you to run sticky wide tires?

Because I love the look of the 15x9's and they'll easily fit with aggressive battle stance fitment. Plus you never get back what you put in.

Small update, I did some things...

awww yeah instagram photos suck one



Things to take note of ..

- for hitting a mini-van in a straight t-bone accident it doesn't look bad for zero radiator support correction

- for rattle cans the paint isnt that bad??? (door trim piece is NOT painted, that's overspray)

- door looks a little dull needs to be waxed

- my foglight housings are mix-matched color wise, and one is upside down..........

- there arent foglights idc

- fuzzy dice bitch

- the trunk is EJ6 (DX) "roma" red, rather than EX / Si "milano" red so it has less clear on it making it look more dull

[SnazzyQ]

If you want to drive the car hard, why not sell the 15x9's for some wheels that fit and allow you to run sticky wide tires?

For once he actually kind of makes sense

[gbaby2089]

If you want to drive the car hard, why not sell the 15x9's for some wheels that fit and allow you to run sticky wide tires?

[cobrawannabe]

The nice thing about simply not caring is that you can drive a car that rolls around flat on its face and not let it stop you from going anywhere.

[RedHeadMetalHead]

I do plan on keeping the 15x9's. I love the lip and overall design of them. That yellow hatch in the above pictures is sporting 15x9 0 offset wheels, proving to me I know it can be done and still look just fine. I have full camber adjustment front and rear, so I can actually camber the fronts in to reduce super poke. My plans are pretty much eliminate wheel gap, and all turning scrub.

True.

You /could/ always drop the B16 in your hatch and sell the EM1 shell to recoup your buying cost, have a fast hatch, then sell the single slammer previously in your hatch to make money. I dunno, I'm thinking out loud. And I have a preference for hatchbacks, so...

[Dremetos]

I do plan on keeping the 15x9's. I love the lip and overall design of them. That yellow hatch in the above pictures is sporting 15x9 0 offset wheels, proving to me I know it can be done and still look just fine. I have full camber adjustment front and rear, so I can actually camber the fronts in to reduce super poke. My plans are pretty much eliminate wheel gap, and all turning scrub.

[RedHeadMetalHead]

I like this progress. Now you know my pain of doing so much work, but not really having much to take pictures of.

In my opinion, I think if you're going for a functional race stance and are set on keeping the EM1, you should return your hatch back to stock as best you can. Sell your 9's [unless you think you can functional stance on those stupid wide wheels] and hatch to recoup money. Repay parents. Use excess money for go fast parts or legit wheels.
Purely IMO, but that's what I would do. Granted, I don't have the emotional attachment to the hatch that you do, so there's that.

Anyway, nice progress. In to see what the fate of both cars ends up being.

[Earl]

If only the si were a hatch too=/ I do like that look though.

[projecthoarder]

The si will look good with the 'functional' stance.

[jalenda9]

i like it dude. one of my buddies from sac town had an clean em1 that was bone stock and had it for like 3 weeks to a month lol but got 7 grand for it man. but its gotta be clean. but anyhow follow your dreams. if you wanna build dat boi....build dat boi. nahh mean?

[Dremetos]

Traded a Beaks lower tie bar and sold some Si stuff and swung a deal on an OEM Honda hood bra and face mask. Pretty cool, I don't mind the idea of that look! My front bumper is a little turnt, it's silver, scuffed and has minor cracks and I don't care to spray holy paint on it because of cost reasons. Got the doors torn down completely swapping locks and painting my new door as well as the hood.

All that's left to do really is change her oil, do some wiring / bulb installation, paint, and prep the hatch for sale.

Here's the look I'm going for with the Si, tell me what you think. I don't care what you think, but why not. Loser. jk.

(sorry for this AWFUL quality picture, this car's photobucket must've gotten deleted or something because all I can find is low quality crap as remanence from deleted pictures.)



Pretty much a forward raked "meaty" (not tucking 2" of tire lol) look with as little camber as possible. Pretty much functional stance - good fitment with good ground clearance for spirited driving and overall ease of use.

[fac3l3ss]

I would say at least put feelers up for the Si to where you will make money off of it=) Some people will pay more than things are worth

This is probably your best bet. I didn't realize the agreement you had with your parents.

You're beyond the point of breaking even, but people go apeshit over a stock em1 around here. Get that thing clean, or do a feeler as-is and I'm certain someone will give you more than you're already assuming.

Keep the hatch!

[Earl]

I would say at least put feelers up for the Si to where you will make money off of it=) Some people will pay more than things are worth

[Dremetos]

You're telling me man.

[Earl]

I just like the hatch too much to see it disappear from here=/ lol