The life of Foos's EJ8

[Foos]

Table of Contents:
Page 1...
Suspension
First Fender Bender
Second Fender Bender
Intake, wheels, exterior mods

Page 2...
Rolling the fenders

Page 4...
New stereo
Fog covers

Page 7...
OEM Rear lip arrived

Page 8...
Rear Lip installed
Lamin-X headlight covers

Page 10...
New fog light bulbs
OEM CTR Shift boot
OEM CTR Red 'H' emblem (rear)
Honda Access window visors
Greddy SP2 Cat-back exhaust system
ASR Subframe brace w/rear sway-bar arrived

Page 12...
New coilovers: Tein Flex Damper coilovers

Page 14...
ASR Subframe brace w/rear sway-bar installed

Page 15...
2003 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport purchased for a winter vehicle

Page 16...
Foggy pictures taken on Lookout Mountain

Page 17...
Pioneer headunit replacing Alpine headunit with some night-time garage shots

Page 18...
Rear disc conversion installed with Earl's stainless steel brake lines

In the beginning, I came upon this 1999 Civic EX at a dealership I work at. It was a trade in with only 13k miles and nearly 3 years old. I bought it Nov. 2, 2001. It already had:
Del Sol Wheels
Spoiler
Mud Guards
Tint
Fog Lights
Bug Deflector

Here is how my baby looked when I bought it.



Then in May 2002, one month after I lowered it I got side swiped. I had it parked on the street and someone cliped the side. I have no idea who hit it. I had to get a new fender, door skin, mouldings, and have my mirror repainted.

Suspension: Tanabe Sustec Pro SS Coilovers w/Ingalls ft.& Rr. camber kit





I got that fixed and a year or two later I had a friend with a better digital camera take some pics of my car for me...




Shortly after those pics in the summer of 2003 I got rear ended. I had to get a new bumper cover and the body shop realigned the corner piece just below the taillight. The very bottom of my trunk got bent slightly but I can live with that.




My most recent additions are:
Engine:
AEM V2 Intake (Installed Nov. 2003)
Optima Yellow Top Battery

Interior:
Acura OE Shift Knob

Exterior:
JDM CTR Headlights w/PIAA headlight & city light bulbs (Installed Oct. 2004)
Painted Side Skirts
Si Front Lip
Si Grill
Factory Painted License Plate Plugs
Red Honda 'H' Badge (rear)

Wheels/Tires:
16x7 Volk CE28N's Bronze
BFGoodrich g-Force Sport 205/40









Feedback/comments welcome.:)

Current Mod List:
EXTERIOR:
-OEM CTR/Si Grill
-OEM CTR/Si Front lip
-OEM CTR Headlights w/ city lights
-OEM CTR Red "H" emblem
-OEM Foglights w/ yellow Lamin-X covers
-OEM Spoiler
-OEM Si optional rear lip
-OEM Mud guards (front)
-OEM Factory painted license plate plugs
-Honda Access window visors
-Form-Fit bug/rock deflector
-Painted to match side skirts

INTERIOR:
-OEM CTR Shift boot
-Acura OE aluminum shift knob
-Genuine sheepskin seat covers (they're nice and cozy and fuzzy)
-Windows tinted 15%

ENGINE/TRANNY:
-Stock D16Y8
-Stock Tranny
-AEM V2 Cold air intake
-Greddy SP2 cat-back exhaust
-Optima Yellow top
-Tsunami battery top monitor

SUSPENSION:
-Tein Flex Damper Coilovers (NEW SETUP)
-Ingalls camber kit (front and rear)
-ASR Rear Subframe Brace w/24mm sway bar
-Rear disc conversion with front and rear Earl's stainless steel brake lines

ICE:
-Pioneer head unit
-Infinity Kappa speakers front (components) and rear (3-way)
-Rockford Fosgate Power T4004 4 Ch. Amplifier
-Rockford Fosgate Power T10001.bd Mono Amplifier
-Rockford Fosgate Power 15" T2 Subwoofer
-Monster Power Capacitor
-Fully custom built trunk
-Dynamat Xtreme on doors, rear 1/4 panels next to rear seat and in trunk, beneath rear seat, rear deck, trunk floor and trunk lid.

WHEELS & TIRES:
14" Del sol wheels w/ Pirelli Cinturato P3000 195/60 (winter)
16" bronze Volk CE28N's w/ BFGoodrich g-Force Sports 205/40 (summer)

[boostedvic]

Fender benders suck, i know how that goes, but your car looks very nice, and very clean in its present state. I love the wheel color on a white car. Keep it up

[JdmRevelations]

looks good. FROST WHITE EJ8s RULE

[Foos]

looks good. FROST WHITE EJ8s RULE
Thanks, but its actually Tafetta White (99-00).

[JdmRevelations]

welll WHITE EJ8s RULE THEN!

[Foos]

^^^agree with you on that one.

[zhan28]

wow i like that, very clean.

[Jspec EJ1]

yea bro looks nice man.. nice work

[Spam_Rice]

wow!,,ur car has been thru alot. Lookin' clean!

[SLVRBLLT22]

nice progress with the car. it looks super clean. i too have had my share of minor cosmetic fixes and they are a pain, especially when your anal about how things look.

i'm especially feeling the mudflaps. i was wondering how they'd look w/ everytihng else painted. i have em on mine, but they are painted vsm to match the car. they look good w/ the painted side skirts and si lip, but they are beginning to flake off again. i'm debating painting them again(3rd time) or just going w/ the black. yours are making me think the black wouldn't be that bad.

props to you and the work on the car. keep up the good clean work.

[JDMej8]

wow you changed that thing from beatn up...to a beautiful car. ive always loved white coupes, great job:TU:

[Foos]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

i'm especially feeling the mudflaps. i was wondering how they'd look w/ everytihng else painted. i have em on mine, but they are painted vsm to match the car. they look good w/ the painted side skirts and si lip, but they are beginning to flake off again. i'm debating painting them again(3rd time) or just going w/ the black. yours are making me think the black wouldn't be that bad.

props to you and the work on the car. keep up the good clean work.
I would say leave them black. It would look good against the silver paint you have. Plus it would save you from repainting them so many times since they flex so easily.

[JDMej8]

hey...just found out u live in colorado. Thats awesome :TU:
red4 made a new section called "mountain clan" you should go there, maybe we can all get some ppl and get a meet! your ride looks very nice!

[Foos]

hey...just found out u live in colorado. Thats awesome :TU:
red4 made a new section called "mountain clan" you should go there, maybe we can all get some ppl and get a meet! your ride looks very nice!
Wow, Mountain Clan eh? I didn't even notice. Well smack me upside my head. Sounds like a good idea.

[JDMej8]

Wow, Mountain Clan eh? I didn't even notice. Well smack me upside my head. Sounds like a good idea.

lol! I was talkin to red4 about it, and I noticed theirs no section that has the mid U.S. So, he spoke to the owner/admin, and he gave him permission to put a new section. I think its a good idea ;)

[Mr.MAN]

I like that spoiler thing on ur hood, normaly i dont go for stuff like that but that just tickled my fancy

[Foos]

I like that spoiler thing on ur hood, normaly i dont go for stuff like that but that just tickled my fancy
Thanks for the comment.

Its actually a bug/rock deflector. That thing has saved my hood from many rock chips :TU: :TU:

[Thateguhate]

savageness. Has a Sti spice to it, I like the way you kept the theme.

[Foos]

A little history. Last summer when I purchased some Volks. Size 16x7 with 205/40 tires. With me being lowered they rubbed the rear fenders when I had any passengers, if I hit a bump or did a turn even at normal speed. So I tried raising the car a bit and after hours of pounding on my seized coilovers I finally got them to budge a bit. Just so happens it wasn't enough. It helped but they still rubbed.

One of my other choices was to give myself more negative camber. But I didn't want to do that because I'd be going through tires like crazy. If I could avoid buying tires twice as often, then I'll keep my camber within factory specs.

My other choice was to roll my fenders. So I contacted a local tire shop and rented their fender rolling tool. So without further ado, here is a minor update I did to my ride about a month ago. In other words, I rolled my fenders yo!!

Before pics:
Passenger Side...




Driver Side...




After about 3-3.5 hrs. they turned to this:
Passenger Side...


Driver Side...




If anyone is interested, I can post a "How-To Roll Your Fenders" the best I can. I'm in no means a professional at doing it, nor have any experience, this was my first attempt at rolling fenders. I simply followed a "How-To" in a recent SuperStreet mag.

[white_rice]

DO IT!!
i'd love a fender roller how to

off topic: what size tires u recomend for 16x7's?

[Foos]

off topic: what size tires u recomend for 16x7's?
Since this is my first set of 16x7's, I've only ran one tire and one size...205/40 BFGoodrich g-Force Sports. But depending on how much clearance you have you could probably go with 205/45 or 50 and of course the bigger the sidewall the more overall diameter your wheel/tire combo will be and hence throw off your speedometer.

You could go bigger but it just won't look right on a civic.

[white_rice]

i just put the 50's in my tire calculator and it says my speedo would say about 56 mph when i was actually goin 60 mph so i think i'm going to stick with the 45's

[Foos]

Where did you get a tire calculator from, sounds helpful.

[white_rice]

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit
there is the site i used
quite helpful for me

[Foos]

thanks for the link

[white_rice]

ya no problem
always willing to help with what i can (which isn't much) lol

[Dina]

Jason any updates on this Coupe?

[Foos]

Jason any updates on this Coupe?
The latest update I have is my fender rolling on page 2. I also put on some yellow lamin-x fog light covers on my fogs. They look great, but I'm sorry I don't have any pics of those yet. I still don't have a digi cam.:cry:

Next upgrade/update will be new sub and amps. I know it has nothing to do with performance but music--*ahem* (clears throat) loud music is a must for me.:rockon:

[mienboiracer209]

cars been through a lot, but in the end...its hawt!!

[Foos]

As mentioned previously I would try to post a How-To on rolling fenders. Hope that helps anyone wanting to try it themselves.

Check it out here: http://www.jdmcoupecouncil.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14025#post14025

Anything to help out fellow members.:nerd:

[mr_nemesis2003]

Clean a$$ car. Love the rims ---> drool

[crazydragonclk]

sexy car. love the red accent Logos on white civics

[Foos]

cars been through a lot, but in the end...its hawt!!

Clean a$$ car. Love the rims ---> drool

sexy car. love the red accent Logos on white civics
Sorry for not responding sooner...Thanks for lookin' and the comments peeps.

Stay tuned for some new pics in the next week or so (so I'm hoping). Got a couple new additions put on/into my coupe. But nothing performance wise...sorry.:jdm:

[Foos]

Okay, time for a little update. I haven't been able to do much with my car due to funds. But, I did spend most of my tax return on upgrading my stereo. Something I've been wanting to do for a while now.

First addition was yellow Lamin-X fog light covers on my fogs.



Now I know most of you will not approve of the stereo because it weighs me down, but I don't give a hoot. My car is daily driven and I enjoy my loud music. With all do respect to those that race their cars and use them as a daily driver, it is the only car I have and I can't afford to take it to the track and risk messing something up.

Now stereo.
--Rockford Fosgate T4004 (4-channel, front and rear speakers)
--Rockford Fosgate T10001.bd (1-channel, sub)
--Rockford Fosgate 15" T2 Power subwoofer
--Custom built box/amp rack
--Fully carpeted trunk
--Dynamat on doors, trunk floor, trunk lid, rear deck, side panels in trunk, rear quarter panels (next to rear seat), and beneath rear seat.







And for kicks here's a shot of my stickers. 5 h.p. each, gives me 20 h.p. boost:p



Enjoy.

[JdmRevelations]

looks clean man.... but yeah im not toooo big on a non quick removal system...but then agian thats just me

[Foos]

looks clean man.... but yeah im not toooo big on a non quick removal system...but then agian thats just me
Thanks.
Yeah, I feel ya. I used to have two 12's in a box that I could take out pretty easy. I've just been wanting to upgrade for a while now. It also looks cleaner than having a sub box sitting in your trunk.

[Foos]

Damn, dug this up from page 11.
No new parts...been poor. But got some new pics.
My buddy took these with his camera since I still don't have one.
Took a drive near Boulder, CO.

Had to climb up the side of the mountain a bit to get this shot...


Back on level surface...


Showin' off the city lights...


Some shots near a reservoir in Nederland...


Getting a shot of the dried up reservoir...


I like this one with the cloud in the background...


Front half shot...


Rear shot...


My first engine shot...


Another nice one with the reservoir and beautiful Colorado sky...


Twilight time...


Drivin' through a tunnel...

[white_rice]

holy crap i can see those pics as desktop backround material
excellent photoshoot man

[eg6sir]

same scheme i planned on doing.. but i'm goin with a light bronze on white

[FrankDaTank]

real real nice////

[PandaCoupe]

Damn thats a nice setup you have in the trunk :TU:

And yeah those are some really nice pics. Keep us updated!!

[Foos]

holy crap i can see those pics as desktop backround material
excellent photoshoot man
Thanks man. Props to my buddy Derek for taking the pics.

same scheme i planned on doing.. but i'm goin with a light bronze on white
Sounds good. I'll be sure to check your thread.

real real nice////
Thanks. :D

Damn thats a nice setup you have in the trunk

And yeah those are some really nice pics. Keep us updated!!
Thanks man, and yes I LOVE my new stereo. I just need to take it to a competition to see how it'll do. Its soooo loud my trunk, rear window, roof, sunroof, and doors flex, but with very very little rattle...thanks to all the Dynamat installed.

your car is awesome, and it deserves a b-series
Thanks, B-series is a long way down the road. But who knows maybe its closer than I imagine...I hope.

[JDMej8]

love the car...i <3 colorado :)
what lake where you by for the pics?
the new fog covers look great, keep up the great work man :TU:

[Foos]

If you go west out of Boulder on Canyon Street (I think is the name), it turns into a two lane highway and takes you into the mountains and up to a town called Nederland. And there you have the reservoir/lake. Its a nice little drive.

Thanks for the comments.

[2coupes]

nice pics man!

[Foos]

Thanks yo!!!

[Foos]

Car is paid off finally.

More info:http://www.jdmcoupecouncil.com/forum/showthread.php?p=47594#post47594

[Dina]

any updates on this?

[Foos]

any updates on this?
No real updates to speak of.
My car sat for almost two months due to a blizzard we had on December 20th. Dumped a little over two feet of snow. I coudn't get out of my alley for about 7 weeks.

For some reason ever since I started driving it again, my subwoofer sounds like it might have a blown voice coil. So I might be getting me a new one soon, just don't know if it'll be the same woofer or a JL Audio W7.

After that I'll probably pick up a header and exhaust.

[furi0usEX]

great looking car. i love how your wheels set off the white. awesome backdrop for your pics too. :TU:

[Foos]

Thanks, Ricardo. And welcome to the council.

[JDMej8]

love the car still man. keep up the great work

[perpetualburn]

How are those tanabe sustecs? Ride height and dampening adjustable? How is the ease of adjustability?

[Foos]

How are those tanabe sustecs? Ride height and dampening adjustable? How is the ease of adjustability?

For a daily driver, they ride great. Not too stiff, but you can still take some corners pretty quick. I wouldn't recommend them for a track car. Probably need something a little more aggressive.

Yes, they are both ride height and dampening adjustable. The dampaning is 4 way front, 8 way rear.

To adjust the dampening, its real easy. The front adjustment is on the top of the strut tower, the rear adjustment is located near the bottom of the strut. It can be reached by kneeling or lying down on the ground.
Now the ride height is another story. Mine seized on me and I can't get them to budge. I don't know if its because I waited for such a long time before I tried for the 1st time, or because I wrapped the threads with teflon tape (which the instructions said to do), or if its a common problem with the coilovers.

All in all, I think there are better coilovers out there. I think I may upgrade to something better in the next couple years...I've had the Tanabe's for 5 years now. Sorry to write an essay:biggrinvb:

[perpetualburn]

Sorry? I wish more users would put detailed descriptions of what is on their cars. Thanks.

[Foos]

No problem.

[infamousAvi]

car is FIREEE!!! looks really good man keep it up!! quick question.... whered u find that bra? i want one:D . LOL

[Ej1Trying2BeJdm]

nice and clean

[dmacedo]

looks real good doody

[Foos]

car is FIREEE!!! looks really good man keep it up!! quick question.... whered u find that bra? i want one:D . LOL

The bug deflector was on the car when I bought it back in 2001.

Most dealerships carry them, so check with some in your area maybe. I take it you have the same year as mine??? Being that its a '99, I'm not sure if dealerships will still carry it in stock. But in case you're interested in the brand its called 'Form Fit'.

Thanks for all the complements too peeps.

[excivicxe]

OMG foos! I have never seen your civic at oem height before. It looks kinda funny. BTW, 2nd pic from the bottom, when you glance at it, it looks like you have a gigantic oversized hood scoop.

-Adam-

[Foos]

Sweet dude, you made it on.

Never really noticed the 'scoop' in that pic. Funny. Don't forget to make a new members thread yo!

[Foos]

Very minor update: Bought a new sub and installed it this past Friday night. Same sub, 15" Rockford Fosgate Power T2.

Also ordered a new exterior part, should be getting it sometime this week. It'll compliment the car nicely. Don't want to say what it is just yet. Keeping my lips sealed for now.;)

[98toyrolla]

Im lovin your stereo set up! Did you make the enclosure yourself?

[furi0usEX]

Also ordered a new exterior part, should be getting it sometime this week. It'll compliment the car nicely. Don't want to say what it is just yet. Keeping my lips sealed for now.;)

being all covert ops i see, lol. either way, can't wait to see this new mod installed.

[Foos]

Im lovin your stereo set up! Did you make the enclosure yourself?
Thanks! I had a friend of mine build and install it for me. I designed it, he built it.

being all covert ops i see, lol. either way, can't wait to see this new mod installed.
yep, that way I keep everyone tuned in :lol:

[SLVREJ8]

How was the KBPI show over the weekend? I wanted to make it but food poisoning got in the way.

[Foos]

How was the KBPI show over the weekend? I wanted to make it but food poisoning got in the way.

It was nice. I didn't place or anything, but I met some cool people, got some compliments on my car and saw some amazing cars and trucks. I'm talking about Overhaulin' and Rides worthy cars. I love looking at them old muscle cars and hearing their engines run.
There was an old green street rod style car (not sure the make or year) like from the 1930's that was there and participated in the burnout box they had. After trying its burnout (had too much power to hold still), it slowly pulled away and down the drive and when it was right next to me it revved its engine causing the ground and my body to tremble. It was so loud it reminded me of the NHRA Mopar National Pro cars. I guess Willie B said its an 8 second car.

All in all it was a good show. A lot better than Bandimere the week before.

[Foos]

My new addition arrived and I now have some pics of it. Enjoy!











Now I just have to get it painted.

[CTB16]

Nice! Grats on the pickup.

[Volume 8]

Nice, should definitely be a good addition:TU:

[excivicxe]

cool you got the rear lip :) How long before she is painted and ready to go?

[Foos]

cool you got the rear lip :) How long before she is painted and ready to go?
I should be getting an estimate this week sometime. Should've been done last week but I was lazy. Once I get it painted I'll slap that piece on my rear end, haha that sounds funny.

[JDMej8]

i saw this car in person...this has to be one of the cleanest hondas in colorado!! keep up the great work dude! :TU:

[Foos]

Thanks dude.

[Foos]

Teaser...until I can get some pics.

Nothing big, but I got some lamin-x clear film for my headlights. Gotta protect them babies, should have done it sooner though. Put it on the other day.
Also, got my rear lip painted from the trusty body shop and I installed it a few nights ago.

I know, I know :TTIWWP: if I do say so myself.

[Foos]

New pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Taken in October before I took off my summer wheels.

Newest additions:
Rear Lip
Lamin-X film on headlights

[naman]

Lookin good.

[lastresort576]

nice. i like the ride height alot!

[white_rice]

gorgeous man
very very clean

[Unlimitedpotential]

love that car but it needs exhaust!

[Foos]

Thanks guys! The ride height is just about perfect IMO. I can still go most places without scraping.

The exhaust is one of the next things on my to do list.

[dmacedo]

beautiful car.

[Foos]

^Thanks man.

I also forgot to mention. Last September I entered a car show and it also had a stereo contest. I wanted to enter to see what kind of numbers my new stereo could pull. I was hoping for around 140 SPL but I ended up a bit short.

Here is what I got...2nd run 136.2 (me on the left)


3rd and final run 136.3 (me on the left again)


Ended up getting 2nd place in the stereo contest (Street B class) and 3rd place for the show (JDM class).

[Casper2005]

nice car, what exhausts where u thinkin of getting?

[Foos]

Thinking of the Greddy SP2 or RS-R EX-Mag. Something subtle and not too big or loud.

[Volume 8]

Wow that's loud!!

[Foos]

Yeah it is, I had a crazy headache after the show. The competitors had to bring their own hearing protection but I didn't know about that. The previous contests I've been to, they supplied the competitors with protection.

[JPCoop]

Dang that is loud.

Was the lamin-x stuff hard to put on without getting a bunch of bubbles?

[Foos]

Nah, it wasn't too bad. They included a plastic flat edge with my headlight covers. Installation went fairly smooth. I sprayed the headlights with a mist of water a few times to help slide the film and get it in place better. I also used a heat gun to help adhere it to the headlight.

The only crappy part is, a short time after installing it, I noticed the film looks like it is "shattered" or it has these tiny tiny cuts on certain parts of it...makes it look hazy from a distance. My fog light covers look great, but my headlight covers look a little weird.

[Foos]

Installed new fog light bulbs.
Headlights only:


w/fog lights:


In front of a white wall, headlights only:


w/fog lights:

[Dina]

whats the word on this build!

[Foos]

Looking at getting some new parts within a month or so. Nothing major, hopefully header, full cat-back exhaust and new coilovers. Possibly window visors too.

[Foos]

Bought some things recently.
JDM CTR Honda H rear emblem (installed)
JDM CTR shift boot (installed)
Honda Access window visors (installed)
Greddy SP2 cat-back exhaust will be installed in a couple days.

Pictures to come later.

[Volume 8]

Unacceptable, we want pics now!!

[mportedcivicsi]

Woot! Good parts mang! Look forward to seeing the pics!

[Unlimitedpotential]

serously... think that in the rules of coupe council, talk of modification means pictures... and get some up... i'll admit... im still like a small child... i like to look at pictures!

[Foos]

Woot! Good parts mang! Look forward to seeing the pics!
Thanks!

Unacceptable, we want pics now!!

serously... think that in the rules of coupe council, talk of modification means pictures... and get some up... i'll admit... im still like a small child... i like to look at pictures!
Patience is a virtue.:wiggle:

[Foos]

Installed my exhaust about two weeks ago and now I have pictures of the new additions. Took several pictures from different angles.

EDIT: Thanks to Jason and Jeremey at Suja1 for the exhaust.















Awaiting to be installed, ASR Subframe brace with sway-bar. Thanks Audrey.

[JDMej8]

Freaking awesome. I love this car

[illmatic]

coming along good. get that sway installed. how does the sp2 sound? I had an Sp1 till it got stolen :-\

[Foos]

Freaking awesome. I love this car
Thanks G.

coming along good. get that sway installed. how does the sp2 sound? I had an Sp1 till it got stolen :-\
Sway probably won't get installed until next week. Sorry to hear about your exhaust getting stolen. SP2 sounds awesome, quiet at idle and normal acceleration, nice throaty deep tone at full throttle. No ricey high pitched sound at all.

[JPCoop]

Your car is damn clean. I like the bug reflector on it

[Partizan]

what headlight bulbs and foglight bulbs are you using? car look siiiiiiiiiick

do you scrape a lot at that height?

[97EJ6mike]

I <3 that exhaust.

[Volume 8]

Nice additions and I like the pics, especially the one in front of the building. Keep up the good work man, yours has always been one of my favorite cars on the site.:TU:

[mportedcivicsi]

mad sexy my friend. keep up the good work!!!

[SLVREJ8]

That's a great pic in front of the Glass House. Exhaust loooks great.

[Foos]

Your car is damn clean. I like the bug reflector on it
Thanks bro, I've always had a thing for bug deflectors.

what headlight bulbs and foglight bulbs are you using? car look siiiiiiiiiick

do you scrape a lot at that height?
Thanks! Headlight = Sylvania Siverstar
foglights = PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow w/ yellow Lamin-X film
I don't scrape too much other than my mud guards. Maybe it's because I'm very careful as to where I go and what parking lots I enter.

I <3 that exhaust.
Me too.

Nice additions and I like the pics, especially the one in front of the building. Keep up the good work man, yours has always been one of my favorite cars on the site.:TU:
Thanks Lionel, means a lot to me. I've been wanting to get some shots in front of that building for a long time now. I'll have to go again for some more.

mad sexy my friend. keep up the good work!!!
Thanks!

That's a great pic in front of the Glass House. Exhaust loooks great.
Thanks Lindsey.

[MS. EJ8]

hotsauce!!!!!! damn that car is amazing! very well done! :) your welcome for the brace, cant wait to see how it looks on the ride!! keep up the good work brotha!

[Foos]

Thanks for the compliment Audz.

[MS. EJ8]

your welcome for the compliment
:)

[cheeks089]

looks goood

[spadam]

Always loved bronze on white... good stuff man.

[Foos]

Thanks fellas.

[Unlimitedpotential]

everytime, this things updated keeps looking even more fresh! great work, i need to get my wheels back... and put the cash back in her!

[Foos]

Word up Torin, thanks.

[Foos]

I have been wanting a new suspension for a while now. So I decided to give myself a Christmas present...some new coilovers.

ASR subframe brace w/sway bar will be installed in the next few weeks. I didn't want to install that with the new coilovers because I wanted to see the difference in handling from coilover to coilover. So far, I like them...A LOT! It's an added bonus that I'm riding a little higher now that it's winter. My old coilovers seized up on me and I couldn't get them to adjust height.

[TaNk00VsM]

very effin nice dude ive always wanted a tien coilover setup how much did that run u?

[Foos]

Thanks bro. $1521. Took me a while to save up. Well worth it.

[mportedcivicsi]

nice...love my tein coils. looks good!

[Volume 8]

Nice, I wanna pick up a more baller set of coilovers next year, lol. That muffler is shiny as hell too, haha.

[Foos]

nice...love my tein coils. looks good!
Thanks!

Nice, I wanna pick up a more baller set of coilovers next year, lol. That muffler is shiny as hell too, haha.
Thanks. Yeah, I got the muffler in the shot on purpose haha.

[JDMej8]

Very nice man!! Those were the coilovers I've been wanting to get.
How do you like them on the coupe?

[Foos]

Get 'em, get 'em!
They're definitely nice. They seem to be slightly more stiff than my Tanabe's I had before and they also are a little noisier when going over cracks in the road or the expansion joints on bridges. That's because my Tanabe's used the factory upper mount, where my new Tein's use pillowball top mounts (metal on metal).

[JDMej8]

Ah I gotcha.
As far as ride quality though, I assume very nice? I'm so sick of daily driving my car and not spending the good money towards a good suspension setup (which is what I should do)

[Foos]

Ride quality is great man. Not too stiff. Not bouncy at all, they're rather comfortable. And yeah, good quality coilovers are well worth the extra dough.

[JDMej8]

Awesome man, sounds great!
I'll look into them :)

[Unlimitedpotential]

oh... i jsut bout lost a load on that... i still want some TEIN's and they look so fresh and so clean, you could eat that ish will collared greens!

[Foos]

oh... i jsut bout lost a load on that... i still want some TEIN's and they look so fresh and so clean, you could eat that ish will collared greens!
Hahaha, thanks.

[Dina]

lovin da new look! if i had the money for teins it wud have been 1st on my EJ1 but PIC's are great and its what i cud afford!

[Foos]

Yeah, I hear ya. It was between the Tein's and the PIC's. In the end I decided to shell out the dough and go for the Tein's. A buddy of mine had the same coilovers on his car and loved them so I had to give them a try.

[DynoFG2]

I'm thinking win too. I just gotta get the mula. Great build. Love white coupes

[Foos]

Thanks. From what I hear, you can't go wrong with either the PIC's or Tein's.

Oh, a little heads up, my ASR rear sub-frame brace w/sway-bar should be installed this Saturday.

[Dina]

any updates on this?

[Foos]

any updates on this?
Uhhh, not much, hahaha. I did install the ASR rear sub-frame brace w/rear sway-bar, but I haven't posted the pictures yet. I promise to get those up soon.

[Foos]

New picture!

[TaNk00VsM]

gangsta gangsta!!!! looks good i wanna get LCA's ASRbrace and that roll bar too..i like that way it looks

[JDMej8]

^
You mean sway bar? Lol.

Shit does look good. I'm more surprised you can keep your under-body that clean in CO. Haha.

[Foos]

gangsta gangsta!!!! looks good i wanna get LCA's ASRbrace and that roll bar too..i like that way it looks
Thanks.

^
You mean sway bar? Lol.

Shit does look good. I'm more surprised you can keep your under-body that clean in CO. Haha.
Thanks, and yeah, I try to spray the under-body down real good after each snowstorm. I hate having that mag-chloride on my car.

[excivicxe]

You know foos, it kinda saddens me. Nice car, nice parts, totally ready to go do some auto-x. BUT, you don't want to auto-x with your baby. Sigh, such a shame

[JDMej8]

I think we need to do a photoshoot sometime :)

[Foos]

You know foos, it kinda saddens me. Nice car, nice parts, totally ready to go do some auto-x. BUT, you don't want to auto-x with your baby. Sigh, such a shameYeah, I know. It's so mint and I have put so much money into it I don't want to mess anything up. But I do enjoy a nice curvy road.:drive:


I think we need to do a photoshoot sometime :)
I'm down.

[JPCoop]

Nice spare position, never seen that before

[1siccej]

Nice spare position, never seen that before

^word me either..but damn car looks hella clean props bro

[Foos]

Haha thanks. I didn't really want to get rid of it entirely when my stereo was done, and a buddy of mine did that to his Civic when he had 4 10" subs in his spare tire well, so I got the idea from him.

[JDMej8]

Pretty good idea! Too bad I tossed my spare a long time ago, so if I ever get a flat, im screwed. haha.

[Foos]

So my EJ8 is no longer a daily driver. Picked this up for the winter days, shitty weather days and occasional storm chase.

[excivicxe]

I still say booo subaru. I'll try to swing by sometime soon to check it out though.

[illmatic]

nice daily. Wish I had a one. F^ck Thieves

[Foos]

I still say booo subaru. I'll try to swing by sometime soon to check it out though.Haha, maybe your Subaru was a bad one out of the bunch. I hope mine treats me well.


nice daily. Wish I had a one. F^ck Thieves
Thanks man. Oh by no means did my Civic get stolen or tampered with, I can see where one might misinterpret what I said in my previous post. My Civic is fine, I just got tired of driving it in the winter snowstorms. But I agree, F*ck thieves.

[excivicxe]

Well it is a phase II you have. I made the mistake of buying a Phase I. So I'm sure you will be okay. I will swing in this saturday, only day that I can remember josh actually works, and if I recall he doesn't have a cell anymore.

[Foos]

Nice change up on the avatar Adam!! Actually Josh does have a cell, new number (I don't know if you have it or not), and he only works Tuesday through Thursday part-time since he's going to school.

[angrychicken]

LOL.
Maybe we need a scoobie club on JDMCC?

[Foos]

Haha, maybe.

[Foos]

New pictures of the Civic.

[illmatic]

PIMP. Looking tight! That an oem rear lip?

[mportedcivicsi]

Car is looking goooood mang. And the pics are very well done!

[Rcurioso88]

damn dude, i love that car. What kind of exhaust is that? WS2?

[Foos]

PIMP. Looking tight! That an oem rear lip?
Thanks, and yes sir. OEM rear lip.

Car is looking goooood mang. And the pics are very well done!
Thanks dude.

damn dude, i love that car. What kind of exhaust is that? WS2?
Greddy SP2.

[excivicxe]

looks like my canyon. Jealous I haven't been able to get up there for a while.

BTW When did you change license plates?

[Foos]

Haha, your canyon? They were taken at Lookout Mountain.

I've had those plates now since 2007. Got them before I graduated.

[illmatic]

Good pick up on the sp2. I had an sp1 they sound real good. Very quiet.

[Foos]

Yeah I'm really happy with how it sounds.

[excivicxe]

weird, the part of the plates that i could see didnt look the same to me.

[JDMej8]

Car looks great man. Saw the foggy pics on myspace and was in awe! We didn't get any fog over in the springs =/

[Foos]

Just got a new head unit installed. I'll have to get some pictures taken of the old one and also the new one.

[mportedcivicsi]

Sweet...I need to put my stocker back in until I get a new unit. The one thats in my car now is pretty much dead...lol.

[Rcurioso88]

I need a new head unit. The Pioneer I have in there now is annoying. It works great and everything, its just not user friendly lol

[Foos]

Damn, took me almost a month to get some pictures taken and put them up on my computer. I suck!

Here are a couple bonus ones I took at night on top of a parking garage in town.

Out with the old (this will be going into my Outback Sport soon)...
Alpine CDA-7875


In with the new...
Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD


Zoomed in a little bit


Garage shots...

[mportedcivicsi]

Looks real good in there man! Nice shots :)

[Dina]

Damn looks good as always Jason! Loving the new radio! big balla lol

[JDMej8]

So awesome. I need a better headunit in my car lol. Cars lookin great!

[Foos]

Thanks guys.

[Foos]

Picked up a rear disc conversion from LowNslow (Eric) last month and I plan on finishing up the conversion tomorrow with some help from a friend. Pictures to come later.

[mportedcivicsi]

Good stuff! Jason (B18C Inside) will prob be getting the conversion I have sitting around for his :) Def a nice upgrade!

[illmatic]

rear disc will look sick especially with the wheels you got on now. in for pics

[Lgnfinest]

awesome pics ! , headunit looks really good, i hope to get one of my own soon. , hope to see some pics on the rear disc conversion, keep us posted !! ^_^

[Rcurioso88]

aaah your car is so sick! Plus i love the pioneer headunit. Do you have night pics of the new unit you put on it?

[Foos]

Thanks for all the comments guys. I love having rear disc now. Also included in the package was brand new Earl's stainless steel brake lines, those are now installed as well. My friend ran into trouble with the conversion because the caliper piston on both left and right sides were rusted and not to mention the boot around the piston were in poor shape. He was unable to save them so I had to resort to going with some refurbished calipers. So essentially I have new calipers and brake pads for the rear, near new rotors in the rear, and new Earl's stainless steel brake lines on all four corners.


aaah your car is so sick! Plus i love the pioneer headunit. Do you have night pics of the new unit you put on it?

Thanks Rey, but I don't have any night pics of the new unit yet. But ask and you shall receive. I'll try and get some taken and posted up asap. In the meantime, here's the pictures after the disc conversion.

[Lgnfinest]

Freshhh !!! I like it

[mportedcivicsi]

Niiiiiiice! I bet you are happy to have rear disk now :) Enjoy, and show off the new Pioneer!!

[Perfection Bandit]

Love your car! Love your wheels! Love your camera! Love it alllllllllllllll!!!! Lol

[JDMej8]

Rear discs make a world of a difference, glad to hear you upgraded. Keep up the good work man! I'd like to see this again in person!

[Rcurioso88]

man, this has to be one of the cleanest coupes arond. I love you car!

[illmatic]

I love this car more and more after every mod lol. Did you end up changing the master cylinder?

[Foos]

Freshhh !!! I like it


Niiiiiiice! I bet you are happy to have rear disk now :) Enjoy, and show off the new Pioneer!!


Love your car! Love your wheels! Love your camera! Love it alllllllllllllll!!!! Lol


Rear discs make a world of a difference, glad to hear you upgraded. Keep up the good work man! I'd like to see this again in person!


man, this has to be one of the cleanest coupes arond. I love you car!


I love this car more and more after every mod lol. Did you end up changing the master cylinder?
Thanks everyone! Now when I drive it, I feel as though I'm driving a sportier car now that I know I have rear disc. It's kind of a different, fun, fuzzy feeling. As far as the master cylinder, it's still the same, but I did forget to mention earlier, I also got the Si proportioning valve.

[Dina]

Damn Jason looking really good! no Coupe Council decals on it huh :(

[Foos]

I have them, just haven't put them on yet. Totally spaced it out after I washed my car after the brake completion. I'll get them on the next time for sure.:pat:

[mportedcivicsi]

Well, I guess a Happy Birthday is in order ya old man...lol. :)

[Foos]

Thanks homie.

[Foos]

... Do you have night pics of the new unit you put on it?
Sorry for the delay Rey but here are some night pictures. They didn't come out as I was hoping, I think the screen puts out too much light for the sensor and I can't get the camera to get a proper exposure.

A view straight on from the back seat area. Ipod is hooked up and it displays the song title, artist, and album name along with the album artwork. All touch-screen except for a few buttons at the bottom.


From an angle. If there is no album artwork it displays a music symbol just like the Ipod would.


Thought I would put up a still shot from Bad Boys 2 just for kicks.


One from the navigation menu when the Ipod is hooked up.

[Lgnfinest]

cool, i deff wanna get something like that when the money's right lol xD

[mportedcivicsi]

I hate you :P lol...jk.

[Rcurioso88]

i'm definitely jealous.

[Perfection Bandit]

Loving it. Good choice with Lupe btw. Lol. Keep up the great work

[Foos]

cool, i deff wanna get something like that when the money's right lol xD
It's awesome, well worth it in my opinion. Good value too, it was $475, so considering all it does, not a bad price at all.

I hate you :P lol...jk.
Ehh, it's mutual. Haha, jk your car is pretty damn sick too.

i'm definitely jealous.
I'm jealous of your steal of a deal with that SiR lip my friend.

Loving it. Good choice with Lupe btw. Lol. Keep up the great work
Thanks, Lupe's the best.

[Foos]

Here are some of the latest pictures I took just a couple hours before I took the Volks off for winter time. Enjoy!

[Dina]

Car looks amazing wheels really look great on it

[mportedcivicsi]

Looks great man! Keep it up!

[Lgnfinest]

=O ... Looks Eff 'in Awesome !!

[Foos]

Just ordered some Blox fixed endlinks to replace my ASR spherical endlinks on my rear sway bar. Should be getting them next week and hopefully installed soon. I just hope they'll fit.

[BluEJ7]

Your car is effin clean! Simple but quality parts.
I've been looking at 99-00 Civic EX coupes in Taffeta White with the OEM spoiler and its tough to find a clean one.

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Your car is effin clean! Simple but quality parts.
I've been looking at 99-00 Civic EX coupes in Taffeta White with the OEM spoiler and its tough to find a clean one.

[Foos]

Your car is effin clean! Simple but quality parts.
I've been looking at 99-00 Civic EX coupes in Taffeta White with the OEM spoiler and its tough to find a clean one.

Thanks!
BTW. I got my endlinks in the mail, just haven't had time to install them. My spherical endlinks were way too noisy for my taste, and I'm hoping these Blox one's will solve the noise issue.

[BluEJ7]

[QUOTE=Foos;134903]Thanks!
BTW. I got my endlinks in the mail, just haven't had time to install them.

Are you referring to the OEM style endlinks?
Let us know how the quality of the Blox endlinks are.

[Foos]

Yeah, Blox makes two kinds of endlinks for the rear. Spherical and fixed. Fixed are like OEM ones, where spherical are adjustable.

I got the fixed ones. I hope they do fine, I haven't heard too many good things about blox products since I've bought them. I'm hoping their endlinks are better quality.

[BluEJ7]

Oh that answers my question. Thanks.
At this point in your build, you pretty much have an Si coupe sans the B16 and white paint. I wish Si's came in white in addition to red,blue,and black.

Any plans for the D16?
The great thing about a single cam is that you get amazing mileage. I kept my D16 mostly stock for this reason.

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Oh that answers my question. Thanks.
At this point in your build, you pretty much have an Si coupe sans the B16 and white paint. I wish Si's came in white in addition to red,blue,and black.

Any plans for the D16?
The great thing about a single cam is that you get amazing mileage. I kept my D16 mostly stock for this reason.

[Foos]

I should also clarify myself and say that I hope Blox endlinks are of better quality than other Blox products. I have no doubt the ASR endlinks are good quality, meant mainly for track cars. Well, I don't take my car to the track, just drive it on the streets and the occasional mountain cruise. So in that case, I feel I don't need spherical adjustable endlinks and can manage with fixed type endlinks.

As far as plans for the D16. Pretty much like you. A couple years ago I wanted to do a swap, possibly a B18 or even a K20 if I could afford it. But now, I like the mileage I get and I get by just fine with a single. Sure, it's a little slow and a little underpowered but I can live with it. I plan on leaving the engine alone and as much as I would like to make it a fast little car, I'm content with leaving it the way it is now. A nice looking, comfortable yet good handling cruising car.

[mportedcivicsi]

Well said good sir :) And a good looking ride it is!...now change those darn end links out and give a status update. My guess is they will do just fine until the winter. I am concerned as to how they will hold up in your more harsh winter than I live in.

[BluEJ7]

Subscribed.

I am skeptical about running any Blox product as they have quality similar to Obx products. That is why I was concerned with the quality of the endlinks.
Since the bushings in the endlinks aren't subjected to as much load as a rear lca bushing you should be fine at least in theory.

What I love about the Civic EX is that the front brakes are identical to the 99-00 SI's but with drums which is why a different prop valve is used. Same goes for the master cylinder which is identical to an SI's.

I love the direction this project is taking, simple yet effective. The parts are well thought out.

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Subscribed.

I am skeptical about running any Blox product as they have quality similar to Obx products. That is why I was concerned with the quality of the endlinks.
Since the bushings in the endlinks aren't subjected to as much load as a rear lca bushing you should be fine at least in theory.

What I love about the Civic EX is that the front brakes are identical to the 99-00 SI's but with drums which is why a different prop valve is used. Same goes for the master cylinder which is identical to an SI's.

I love the direction this project is taking, simple yet effective. The parts are well thought out.

[Unlimitedpotential]

i like this so far! keep the updates rolling!

[Foos]

Well said good sir :) And a good looking ride it is!...now change those darn end links out and give a status update. My guess is they will do just fine until the winter. I am concerned as to how they will hold up in your more harsh winter than I live in.
Sure thing dude. Luckily, I have my '03 Outback Sport to drive in the snow, but you never know when I may be forced to drive my Civic in the snow due to some unforeseen circumstance with my Outback Sport.

Subscribed.

I am skeptical about running any Blox product as they have quality similar to Obx products. That is why I was concerned with the quality of the endlinks.
Since the bushings in the endlinks aren't subjected to as much load as a rear lca bushing you should be fine at least in theory.

What I love about the Civic EX is that the front brakes are identical to the 99-00 SI's but with drums which is why a different prop valve is used. Same goes for the master cylinder which is identical to an SI's.

I love the direction this project is taking, simple yet effective. The parts are well thought out.
Yup, yup. Thanks

i like this so far! keep the updates rolling!
Thanks.

[Foos]

A couple of pictures after I unburied my baby last Saturday (Feb. 4). We got about 14-16" of snow.

[99civicB20V]

Hey buuuuddyy. What's up?