For Beginners: Why Did You Start?

[Unngabunga]

Hey guys,

I just got into the Civic game after buying my Civic hatch.

I saw some cool mods via Instagram and decided: Why not?

First it was a window visor, then a cool bumper, some side skirts, and a little tuning later, here I am.

But I'm curious, there's so many sick builds out there like yours.

So why did you start? Why are you passionate about building your Civic?

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[Jason Baker]

I had other expensive hobbies and they were becoming less of a convenience for me.
Now I build this car just to beat Corvettes and Mustangs with 2-3 times the displacement and to make boomers question their foolish old ways.
$20k later and still trying to beat grandpa!

 

[Doc_Mello]

Had a 2000 Si that was stolen while I was still building her up. My 10th gen Hotness™️ is the culmination of that dream reclaimed.

$20k later and still trying to beat grandpa!

Prompts the Q: what’s Grandpa got?

 

[Unngabunga]

Had a 2000 Si that was stolen while I was still building her up. My 10th gen Hotness™️ is the culmination of that dream reclaimed.



Prompts the Q: what’s Grandpa got?

Holy.... the build is smokin' hot.

Sounds like you guys had the money and the dream.

I mean every build is unique, the community is a nice touch too. Crafting the dream build is what gets me goin, if you know what I mean

 

[Jason Baker]

Had a 2000 Si that was stolen while I was still building her up. My 10th gen Hotness™️ is the culmination of that dream reclaimed.


Prompts the Q: what’s Grandpa got?

By grandpa I mean boomers. Old guys. Elder gentleman. Anyone with a car that has 8 cylinders.

 

[rhino]

i dont have an si anymore but ive always had offroad trucks and built them for wheeling and camping. needed a daily and found the si and since i dont leave anything alone i did some fun mods (can see what she looked like in the old build thread) then called it good for awhile but then in the end i sold the car off because of insurance cost. now i just mod my 98 civic coupe for a track toy thingy.

 

[rtypefk8]

I had other expensive hobbies and they were becoming less of a convenience for me.
Now I build this car just to beat Corvettes and Mustangs with 2-3 times the displacement and to make boomers question their foolish old ways.
$20k later and still trying to beat grandpa!

Good stuff

 

[Unngabunga]

i dont have an si anymore but ive always had offroad trucks and built them for wheeling and camping. needed a daily and found the si and since i dont leave anything alone i did some fun mods (can see what she looked like in the old build thread) then called it good for awhile but then in the end i sold the car off because of insurance cost. now i just mod my 98 civic coupe for a track toy thingy.

Oh man Yurei was rocking. Those side markers are clean as f*ck.

 

[NixChixFix]

I'm just a cheap-ass tinkerer at heart - I'm curious about how shit works and how I can improve things without breaking the bank. My Civic was the first car that let me do that, coming from an HR-V (nothing to tinker with) and an Audi A3 (expensive ass replacement parts).

Unfortunately for my wallet, the Civic just has so many relatively cheap ways to bring big improvements, and in the process of thinning out my bank account I learned a lot about how cars work and how these things are engineered, at least at the surface level.

 

[rhino]

Oh man Yurei was rocking. Those side markers are clean as f*ck.

she was fun thanks and the sidemarkers were @Unity Performance markers

 

[bluehatch17]

5th civic. Been modding since my celica.

 

[xRiCeBoYx]

Had a lead foot when I drove my '92 Toyota Paseo in high school, but I didn't know shit for working on cars other than oil changes, brake pads, and changing a tire.

Got my 2002 Civic and wanted to learn to actually do stuff on cars. That, and The Fast and the Furious released a couple months before that, so that just fueled my interest in dicking around with cars. Joined 7thgencivic.com (later renamed to civicforums.com where I'm still active) and learned from there. Joined the Navy and got more mechanical training (specifically for nuke plants, but a lot of the theory and know-how translated over), and that GI check was disposable income for mods. Dicked around with that car for 15 years, becoming the go-to for a lot of friends and family for car help. A few different suspension setups and combos, few different intakes, a few different sound systems, turbo at one point, then got the confidence to do my own head gasket change because that $1500 price tag I was quoted was too rich for my blood, and $500 in parts and 3 days of downtime sounded so much more appealing.

Waved the white flag on the 2002 when a failed head gasket went from bad to worse, then picked up my 2018. Vowed to keep her stock, and that lasted all of a couple months. That's when I learned that I can't own a car (much less anything modifiable -- 3d printers, pew pews, you name it) without modding it.

 

[Bootleg Bill]

Honestly I always wanted a 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback but never had the chance to get one at reasonable price :/ after totaling my 2019 Toyota corolla I decided to step in a 2021 Honda civic hatchback sport and thus started the beginning of my Tuning until it got totaled and I got a sport touring. Love the car ever since get many head turns when you hear the sweet shhhhh from the cobra cai.

 

[arpypat]

I had an RSX 15 years ago that was totalled in a hydroplaning accident. Only had the car for 1 year but I loved modding it, especially since I beat NFS Underground with one too

Anyways, my 2019 Si let me continue my passion for modding Hondas/Acuras! There is such a HUGE market for parts that I would never be able to keep the car stock lol

 

[Jason Baker]

Had a 2000 Si that was stolen while I was still building her up. My 10th gen Hotness™️ is the culmination of that dream reclaimed.


Prompts the Q: what’s Grandpa got?

Grandpas got a GTR

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