November 26th, 2008228 views(1)

Photography by KC Photography
Editorial by Ryan Jones

As the JDM lifestyle continues to grow in North America there are many modifications that the tuners in Japan make but they haven’t fully caught on here yet. For example how many times have you seen a modified mini van? or have seen a Japanese car with straight pipe exhaust the height of the car sticking out the sides? All of these are modifications which aren’t entirely uncommon in Japan but haven’t completely caught on here. What’s unique about Japan is that all the people that modify cars are into it because that is what they love. They do not stereotype, they do not call each other ricers and most don’t hate on other people cars because they understand what kind of effort and money goes into building a car; most of all they respect that each person builds their car for themselves.

Over the past year I’ve noticed that this isn’t entirely true in North America. While competitors shine their cars, proud to show off their builds it’s not uncommon for ‘haters’ to share their dislikes ‘that vent is stupid’ or ‘that car is rice’ most of whom do not own a car of their own.

At Intuned Online it is important for us to share all kinds of cars in the JDM lifestyle, we understand that not every car will be built the same way and that’s the way we like it. How boring would life be if every car looked the same; I’m pretty sure most of you are like me and got into this sport just because you didn’t want to drive the same car as your neighbor.

This week’s feature car not only shows off the JDM merchandise but it’s built exactly the way the owner wanted it. Kevin’s 03 Civic started its life stock but soon transformed into his version of a Honda Civic. The exterior of the car retained its metallic black finish with the addition of a Type-R grill, JDM headlights, the appearance of the car was also made lower with a type-b front under spoiler and Kaminari side skirts. The added aggressiveness was provided with custom vinyl samurai’s on each side of the Civic.

The engine received a boost with a variety of products from Top Fuel Japan, DC Sports and Buddy Club as the interior was worked over in carbon fiber and some custom painting; the OEM steering wheel was replaced by a removable NRG race wheel. As this car often races through tight corners, the stock seats just wouldn’t do; they were swapped out for a pair of Buddy Club buckets with some Takata harnesses. The car received its stance from a Progress coil over kit which definitely suits the car sitting on a set of bronze Work Emotions.

We like Kevin’s Civic just the way it is and want to encourage every tuner out there that trends come and go and within every trend there are hundreds of different styles. The best thing to do if you’re working on a project or planning to get one soon is to just follow what you like, build your ride for yourself and you can’t go wrong.

Make: Honda
Model: Civic
Edition: 4 door EX
Year: 2003

-SPONSOR
Work Wheels
NRG Innovations
Redline Design
Effect apparel
Dunlop
Amplified Expressions
Meguiars

-EXTERIOR
JDM Type R Front Grill
JDM Headlights
Lamin – X Yellow Headlight Films
Type B Front Lip
Kaminari Side Skirts
Type B Rear Lip
Anime Female Samurai Vinyl Graphics by Redline Design
Tsunami Roof Spoiler
Datum1 Rear Tow Hook
Japanese License Plate

-INTERIOR
Custom Painted Trims ( ’01 Civic Coupe Rally Red )
Woodview Red & Black Carbon Fiber Dash Overlay
Broadway 240mm Rear View Mirror
ATI Gauge Pod
Glow Shift A/F Ratio Gauge
Glow Shift Volt Gauge
NRG Short Hub
NRG Ver.2 Quick Release
NRG Steering Wheel
Top Fuel Shift Knob
Project Mu Pedals
Buddy Club Bucket Seats
Bride FO - Type Seat Rails
Takata 4 Point Harnesses
Takata Shoulder Pads
ACC Red Floor Mats
Alpine Head Unit
12” JL W3 Subs ( x 2 )
2 Channel Kicker Amp

-ENGINE
Top Fuel Power Chamber Intake
Top Fuel Cat-back Exhaust
Top Fuel Oil Catch Can
Top Fuel Oil Cap
Ruby Red Valve Cover
Carbon Fiber Spark Plug Cover
DC Sports 4 – 1 Ceramic Header
DC Sports Battery Tie Down
Custom Heat Shield
Buddy Club Condenser
Buddy Club Radiator Cap
Tein Hood Dampers

-HANDLING
Progress Competition Series Coilovers
Rotora Drilled & Slotted Front Rotors
Hawk Performance HPS Brake Pads
DC Sports Upper Front Strut Bar
DC Sports Rear Low Tie Bar
CorSports Upper Rear Strut Bar
Eibach Front & Rear Adjustable Camber Kit
Work Emotion XT7 17 x 7 ( Bronze )
Work Emotion XT7 Center Caps
Work RS Light Weight Lug Nuts
Work Valve Stems
Dunlop Direzza 205/40/17