![]() ![]() "I really try and keep the car period correct while incorporating appropriate modifications where possible," John informs me. He searches for priceless Honda artifacts and then puts them on for the world to see. A modern day treasure hunter if you will. So here is a man who's key focus for the last 2 decades has been finding the rarest JDM and OEM parts scattered across the face of the planet. A small pinhole in the radiator caused the vehicle to overheat, and down she went, like a scorched sausage on the griddle. But no sooner had the swap been completed, than it all went up in smoke. Out came the DPI D15B2, and enter the MPFI D16A6. Then along came an AEM fuel rail and a matching AEM FPR, followed by some porting, some polishing, a bit of blueprinting, and finally some swapping. An ACT clutch here, SRP Pistons and Eagle rods there, a JG301X camshaft paired up with JG springs, along with some titanium retainers to fill in up top. "So I picked up a 1991 Si motor, trans, and ECU for a decent price from someone doing a B16 conversion, and then took the motor to a shop and had it completely rebuilt from the ground up," John recalls. But John liked having his AC during those long, hot Florida summers, and his power steering made daily driving duties so much easier. Looking to buck the trend, John opted to go a different route, and his natural inclination was to make a naturally aspirated D-series motor, the meaty heart of his winning recipe. Everybody was swapping B16 engines into their EF's back then. Sometime after Kurt Cobain foolishly opted to blow his brains out, but well before Fred Durst suddenly realized he was secretly in love with singing George Michael covers, John had come to a realization. So let's back things up, and see what was going on in John's "kitchen" back in the mid to late 1990's. Most guys tend to pick up hobbies like golf, fishing, mountain biking, underwater basket weaving, or the extreme winter sport known as curling. Little did John know, but his life was about to change forever. What other options were out there for this car? What in the seven hells does JDM mean? John's OEM Honda Civic sedan had been just as plain as greasy over easy eggs, but suddenly these taillights he had landed were like throwing cheese in the mix. But after some time those little differences John noticed began to weigh heavy on his mind and it made him curious. ![]() But with nothing to lose John gave it a try, and what do you know? Once installed, everything bolted up just fine, so John went back to his daily driving duties and forgot about his odd replacement lights. These bloody taillights didn't include the parking light that came with the USDM model! Also, the amber piece wrapped around the corner of the lens for no apparent reason, thus making it impossible to replace just one side! What a pain in the ass. But when his lamps arrived John noticed that something was amiss. John had no idea what this meant, all he knew was the price was right and he was getting both lamps, so he could have a spare lamp. There was only one stipulation: they were JDM taillights. Luckily' they had the replacement part he needed in stock. After stifling a fluid stream of expletives, John gathered himself and called a supplier in California to source a new EF Honda Civic taillight assembly. This "southeastern omelet" began one fateful day in the mid '90s when John carelessly backed into a car and cracked a taillight. ![]()
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