CivicSiR - San Francisco/Washington DC

[CivicSiR]

Here's a few more even newer pics! I've posted them below, but you can also check my website for more:

http://www.bretgorden.com/civicsi.html

I'll also post a few here:

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/sigarage.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/hmbsi.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/hmbsi2.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/hmbsi5.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/sioceanbeach4.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginebay2.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/dash10.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/sub3.jpg

[Brettnyt]

Hey man, nice name, nice car, beautiful girl... Keep up the good work man, you got quite the ride! The car looks nice too... ;) Love the CF spoiler you got on there, looks perfect... Rims look sweet too... Damn i wish i had money.... :(

[Suk02Si]

Nice car, where'd you get the wing from?

[EPHatchgirl]

Hey man, lookin good!!;)

[CivicSiR]

Brettnyt, thanks for the props bro.

Suk02Si, that wing is from Showstoppers--Chuck (rocky too) is the coolest dude ever. Professional, yet cordial and friendly, and most of all, very helpful. Also, EPHatchgirl is awesome--she knows why ;)

EPHatchgirl--thanks homie. Told you I'd take some pics for you soon! :)

[ep88]

nice wing! good lookin' girl ;)

[CivicSiR]

ep88 - Thanks bro

[golferjn]

nice car. nice pics. looks good

[TokyoBebop]

it's sugah baybuh!;)

[CivicSiR]

golferjn - Thanks, I appreciate it.

TokyoBebop - What's/who's sugahbaybuh?

[STP03BlueSI]

nice wing!:p

[IceD out N CALI]

nice pics

[CivicSiR]

Thanks STP

Hey, what part of CALI are you IceD out N?

[kingxchat]

omg she's hot! and ur car is hot too :cool:

[KeNnYtAkEr]

Hey man where did u pick up that Replica Mugen wing? And how much? U got urself a set of nice rides man ;)

[CivicSiR]

kennytaker,

Thanks lol. At first I was like, "but there's only one ride"...and then I was like "ohhh, WORD." :D

Got the wing from showstoppers (chuck is the man); 389 shipped.

[CivicSiR]

DC stainless 4-2-1 header and Neuspeed shortshifter coming soon!!

[younggotti266]

nice looking car....

like this feature best...but not listed on your mods
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/ggb/melincar.jpg

[RacingCivicSi02]

Nice ride. keep up the good work.

[02TafWhtSi]

Beautiful EP man!
It seems to be coming along very nicely ;)

[CivicSiR]

younggotti266, thanks...oh yeah, my bad, forgot to add her... she's worth the most out of my mods! But when she's in my car she adds weight and slows me down, but it's a good trade off ;)

RacingCivic, thanks bro. I'll be gettin' my DC header and neuspeed shortshifter any day now. After that I don't know what I'll be doing next, though I'm thinking about brakes.

02Taf, thanks for the props. if you or anyone have suggestions for future mods other than header & shortshifter, definitely let me know.

bret

[SinisterCivicSi]

nice car and your gf is very pretty. who gets more looks, her or the ep? lol

i am a little confused with your sanfrancisco/washington dc thing..... which one are you from?

keep up the good work. let me know how you like that short shifter, i have been undecided on whether to get it or not, heard good and bad things about it.

and yeah, ephatchgirl is one of a kind......nice person all the way around :D

[CivicSiR]

SinisterCivicSi,

Thanks man. I dunno who gets more looks, but when she's in the car it's a killer combo heh.

I'm from San Francisco, and I'm currently in frisco for the summer, but I go to school in Washington DC...so that's the thing.

I'll let you know about the shortshifter. Good luck w/ the ride.

bret

[SinisterCivicSi]

wow you go to school all the way over here?! what school do you go to if you dont mind me askin?

when are you getting your short shifter again?

[02SilverSiHB]

sweet ride :)

[CivicSiR]

Sinister,

I go to school at George Washington University in Wash DC. My dad actually now lives in VA (5 minutes away from me in DC) and my half bro and half sis live out there too...so it's all good. My short shifter and header will be coming in on Monday. I hate when the package just doesn't quite make it on Friday, and then you have to wait all the way til Monday.

02Silver--thanks buddy.

[CivicSiR]

I bought some buddy club side skirts last weekend and tomorrow they'll be painted and installed on my car! Pics will be coming for sure!

I'll also be installing my header and shortshifter on Saturday. I have some pics of the header itself, and i'll try to take pics of it while on the car. I'll also show the comparison of throws for the shifter--stock versus neuspeed.

[CivicSiR]

Aite, finally got my buddy club skirts, dc stainless 4-2-1, and my neuspeed short shifter installed. Check out my site for a bunch of new pics of my ride. Plus I have pics with my boy's sweet IS300.

www.bretgorden.com/civicsi.html

Here's one:
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/si2.jpg

[HK_EP3]

damn! sick ass ride bro!!! prolly the best looking EP up here in Nor Cal. haha, keep it up!:D

[02SilverSiHB]

sweet ride....I don't understand though, why you don't just put the pics up here instead of attaching them
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/siis2.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/si.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/si3.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/si4.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/siis3.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/siis4.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/siis6.jpg

[02TafWhtSi]

Looks great - I'm digging the skirts A LOT :)

[CivicSiR]

Thanks for posting the pics. I don't like to make the thread take a long to open up, that's why I only put one on there myself. But it's all good, thanks.

Thanks for the props y'all. -bg-

[raiyo]

I know that school parking lot. Is it just right off Saint Francis Blvd? I live right around the corner. Well, the car isn't garaged there, but that is my legal address. I live with my parents instead of my sister.

[CivicSiR]

Just installed my mugen style carbon fiber hood. Also installed brembo slotted rotors, axis pads, and some stainless lines. Took my silencer off, too :D

I'll be posting pics within a day or two.

[CivicSiR]

Aight, here are the latest pics.

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ2.JPG
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/engine4.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/dash.jpg

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ1.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ9.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/brake2.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ8.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civmm2.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/hood1.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civmm1.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ3.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/civ5.JPG

[CivicSiR]

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/clean.JPG

[02SilverSiHB]

sweet ride man! very nice!

[2k2civicSi]

Looks sweet man cant wait to see it in person when you get back from spain

Hit me up Bro

[CivicSiR]

02silver... thanks man, i appreciate it.

blk2k, thanks for the props. i leave for spain at the end of the month then i'm back in sf for a few weeks, then i leave for DC in january. shoot dude, i dunno if the car will be back with me tho.. you may have to come out to sf some time!! dude, but you'd get to check out the scene out here. it's off the HOOK. go out any time at night (even in the day) and there are thousands of cars ready to go. it's crazy. talk to you soon bro.

[CivicSiR]

Just installed some Nology hotwires. I'm gunna take some pics in a few days and post. They're awesome...in general the car is a lot smoother.. performance-wise I notice the car just moving quicker throughout the rpms and more power down low right after you shift. The install wasn't too bad, tho it took me awhile cause i'm stupid...and I wanted to get it right.

[02SilverSiHB]

Originally posted by CivicSiR
Just installed some Nology hotwires. I'm gunna take some pics in a few days and post. They're awesome...in general the car is a lot smoother.. performance-wise I notice the car just moving quicker throughout the rpms and more power down low right after you shift. The install wasn't too bad, tho it took me awhile cause i'm stupid...and I wanted to get it right.
sweet! where did you order yours from?

[Civicvtec1ps]

buddyclub sideskirts looks tight as hell
props

[CivicSiR]

02SilverSiHB...sup man...I got the wires from Chuck at Showstoppers (showstoppersusa.com). They're expensive as all hell, but he'll at least give you the best deal on them out there. I love the wires...if you have the money, get'em bro.

Civicvtec1ps, thanks for the props man. It's awesome how for the EP you can just get side skirts and still look clean. If I get any other body work, I'm thinkin' about a CTR rear and the new kaminari front lip, along with a mugen style grill (hopefully custom in carbon fiber).

[Jpax]

This is a cool pic.

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/ggb/civicmelggb.jpg

Nice ride :)

[civicSIracer]

SICK si..love it!!

[CivicSiR]

civicSIracer,

Thanks man... sorry it took so long for me to respond...it must have already been like a month or something... but it

[Si Death]

i love ur car!!!! did you drill or tape on your sideskirts???:cool: :eek: :yellm:

[BlairSpeed]

where did you get your rims? how much? i love those!!!! 17's right?

[Vivid-Cruz]

hey how much did u pay for those av-7s? and from where.. i think i am going to throw some silver ones on my ride..

[HK_EP3]

Nice ride Bret!!! love the wing, hood, brake, rim, sideskirts, everything!! haha, so u back in DC now huh, how come u dont go online anymore. Im planning on getting new brakes too man, r urs the same as the ones they sell on ebay? and how do they run(or should i say stop... haha) anyways, nice to see new pics of ur car:cool: keep it up!

[CivicSiR]

Sup you guys...Si Death, Blairspeed, Vivid-cruz...thanks for the comments...I got the rims originally from wheelmax.com, but i don

[ULTRAMANIA]

yikes.. nice ride man... ahh you were in sf eh? i was just there at that spot taking pics as well... ahh the bay is a beautiful place man.. i'm sure you're missin' it heh.. let us know when you're back.. maybe i can go out there and see your ride in person.. good start man.. nice and clean, keep us updated with more upgrades.. heh..

[CivicSiR]

ULTRAMANIA,

Thanks for the props bro. Yes, the bay area is amazingly beautiful. Actually I

[Donegan]

Black Si...:D

[blackout]

Exactly the direction I want to take my car. Fresh ride.

[CivicSiR]

Donegan, yeah, black Si

[ULTRAMANIA]

ay civicsir.. yea.. i'm here in cali for school.. kinda the opposite of you.. my home is in seattle, but i go to school in the napa valley.. so yea. .i'm not to far from you when you're home.. just hit me up when you're back or what not... just PM me or whatever.. i probably check this site like a million times a day.. oh by the way.. i'll be here around nor cal till the 17th of december.. take it easy.

[CivicSiR]

ULTRAMANIA, sounds good bro...but I won

[CivicHB]

Originally posted by ULTRAMANIA
i'm here in cali for school.. but i go to school in the napa valley..

CIA greystone I assume.

[CivicSiR]

Just installed a few things: (pics below)

Nology hotwires (installed awhile ago)
Neuspeed front strut (black polished)
Neuspeed X-brace (black polished)
DC polished rear tie (pics coming soon)
S2000 engine start transplanting hazard onto right side of shifter
Panasonic VAD7300u DVD/CD/MP3/TV/7" in dash monitor
Panasonic 8-disc cd changer
PS2 installed
Carbon fiber engine cover with custom I-VTEC DOHC decal
Debadged side I-VTEC decals and rear civic and Si emblems

Aite, these pics should be clearer than before, plus I just added pics of my custom S2000 engine start install. It rained today. I took one pic of my ass to show the debadged rear.

http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/dash10.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginestart3.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginestart4.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginebay.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginebay2.jpg
http://www.bretgorden.com/images/civicsi/enginecover.jpg

[CivicSiR]

and this link has a few more pics...will add some soon

www.bretgorden.com/civicsi.html

[EMI]

very nice car man!

[Civicvtec1ps]

New parts looks great.
Where did you get Carbon fiber engine cover with custom I-VTEC DOHC decal?

[CivicSiR]

You can get the carbon fiber engine cover on ebay for like 60 bucks or so. search for 02 civic si i think. As for the decal I had that custom made. I can get some more if you're interested. And by the way, I'm gunna take new pics...these suck izzass. sorry.

[raiyo]

where did u place the ps2 at? i'm interested on how u mount the sucker

[CivicSiR]

raiyo, i didn't mount the PS2 yet...I just have it chillin' ghetto style on the ground in the back seat area. I'm gunna do a custom install, but for now I'm just testin' it =) I haven't decided where the heck to put it either. hmmmmm.

here's a pic of the rear of my car debadged, but it was raining today. doh!

[CivicSiR]

New pics!

Check them out on my site at:
http://www.bretgorden.com/civicsi.html

OR go here within this thread:
http://ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15529

[YooShin]

It's great to see your ride again. Still fresh and clean;) :D

[raiyo]

where did you mount your ps2 at?

[CivicSiR]

YooShin,

Thanks...Yeah I wanted to build up a few more mods before postin' again...but it's funny cause I had to go to page 13 in the member rides forum to find it lol!

Raiyo,

I'm doin' it ghetto style, not really mounting it (the PS2), just behind my seat for now (I don't always have it in the car). But now that I think about it, there really aren't too many good places for it...I might mount it in the trunk when I finally get around to doing a custom sub install, but I'm not sure if the controllers will quite reach.. other than that I can't really think of a good place for it.

[raiyo]

Originally posted by CivicSiR
I'm doin' it ghetto style, not really mounting it (the PS2), just behind my seat for now (I don't always have it in the car). But now that I think about it, there really aren't too many good places for it...I might mount it in the trunk when I finally get around to doing a custom sub install, but I'm not sure if the controllers will quite reach.. other than that I can't really think of a good place for it.

I can't find a good place to mount the PS2 either. If I find a good place then I'll install a LCD monitor and the PS2 to it. I don't like the idea of mounting the PS2 in the trunk. I still want to be able to use my trunk now and then. My PS2 has it all, can play MP3, DVD, Divx, VCD, PS1 & 2 back-up games.

[CivicSiR]

Originally posted by raiyo
I can't find a good place to mount the PS2 either. If I find a good place then I'll install a LCD monitor and the PS2 to it. I don't like the idea of mounting the PS2 in the trunk. I still want to be able to use my trunk now and then. My PS2 has it all, can play MP3, DVD, Divx, VCD, PS1 & 2 back-up games.

I hear you bro.

The reason why it doesn't matter where I mount my PS2 is cuz my panasonic indash plays dvds and mp3s anyway. But if I didn't have that capability, I'd want to have my PS2 right at my hands too.

[serialdriller]

dood i used to live right there in the presidio! nice area! frisco rules!

nice car!

[specialblend154]

damn dood i havent seen you since last year at the bbq, the cars looking nice tho. thats cool that your at school but still have money to put shit into your car!

[the1986]

OMG, your car looks soo good. If there was ever a doubt before about getting the mugen hood, it is all gone now! also your car is the best looking black ep i have ever seen! very nice

-Teal

[Ep3 No.2]

HOTT !!!
oh and w/ virginia plates, does that mean u go cross country with ur ep ?
oh well at least its not on ur rx8 =OP
if u in the bay in july stop by the nor cal meet.

[CivicSiR]

Ep3. No 2,

Yo... I'm from frisco and I'm here for the summer...I actually drove from VA to SF last summer and it's been here garaged since... I go to school in washington, DC, so whenever I come back to SF she's awaiting me ever so eagerly.

Anyway, I'll be here til august--I'm most def down with hittin' up any norcal meets. Keep me informed so I know when they are--I've been out of the loop having been 3000 miles away for the last semester.

[Ep3 No.2]

yah no prob bro.
i always wanted to see you car in person since i first got on ephatch a while back. =OP

[DarkSiRacer]

Nice car... I havbe those skirts but i was going to go for another type but becuase your car looks so good with those skirts iono if i want to get rid of them.

[raiyo]

Hmm.... Stonestown, cliffhouse, and ocean beach. I swear i saw that car on the side of Family Blizzards awhile back.

[CivicSiR]

Originally posted by raiyo
Hmm.... Stonestown, cliffhouse, and ocean beach. I swear i saw that car on the side of Family Blizzards awhile back.

Yup. Dat was me. It was awhile back because, although I'm from frisco, I go to school out in Washington, DC. So I'm back for the summer now, which means new mods, new pics, and chillin' in the city. Actually it's more like working my ass off, but that's okay. Still have time to kick it at my favorite spots for food... pho, thai, chinese, japanese, indian (nan 'n' curry hah), etc. Oh yeah, and my girl's out here too. hah. don't tell her ;) ...she'd be :eek: and then :mad: lol anyway. yo raiyo, we should kick it and peep each other's rides.

[raiyo]

Originally posted by CivicSiR
Still have time to kick it at my favorite spots for food... pho, thai, chinese, japanese, indian (nan 'n' curry hah), etc. Oh yeah, and my girl's out here too. hah. don't tell her ;) ...she'd be :eek: and then :mad: lol anyway. yo raiyo, we should kick it and peep each other's rides.

Talking about food, where do you eat your vietnamese food at? I believe the best in the city is "Pho Hou Hip," if that's how you spell it. It is located on 19th Ave and Irvine, near the corner. There are 2 there, one is good and the other is bad. If you are facing Cheveron, it is on your right. As for Japanese food, try out the place down at 3rd Ave in Burlingame. It's a place called Sushi-Sam.

Yah, if you got the time, we could kick it. But my car isn't tricked out like yours :D

[CivicSiR]

Originally posted by raiyo
Talking about food, where do you eat your vietnamese food at? I believe the best in the city is "Pho Hou Hip," if that's how you spell it. It is located on 19th Ave and Irvine, near the corner. There are 2 there, one is good and the other is bad. If you are facing Cheveron, it is on your right. As for Japanese food, try out the place down at 3rd Ave in Burlingame. It's a place called Sushi-Sam.

Yah, if you got the time, we could kick it. But my car isn't tricked out like yours :D

Haha that's funny cuz irving is where I eat my pho too, but I go to Loi's. It's like 23rd/24th I think. That place is the shiznit and I'm coo w/ them. Pho Hou Hip? hahah, I know that place, it's not bad. I can't really help you on the spelling for the second part, but I think the Hip is sposed to be Hiep. haha. And for Japanese food... hmm... well although this place might not be extremely good or anything, they have a HELLA good deal, and the food aint that bad. It's funny you say 3rd, cuz this one is on 3rd and Geary--Ichiraku. It's got a lunch menu. 6.95 you get to choose 3 items from a list of like 12 different things...I get Beef Terriyaki, Chicken Katsu, and Shrimp Tempura. They bring you edamame however u spell that, soup, random appetizers like salmon terriyaki and some kinda japanese salad, some seaweed w/ cucumber salad, and all this other stuff, and ice cream at the end too, all included in the 6.95. Makin' me hungry man..

[CivicSiR]

Aite, new pics on page 1 (http://ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15529&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)!

[Ep3 No.2]

hey it was nice meeting you over at the pleasanton in'n'out meet.
hopefully well meet up again. i would of meet you up for the club si meet over in dublin but on the meet date im out of town on vacation. pm me so we can meet up.
-Aaron