Soquel1's "Back from the dead" 2002 NHBP

[soquel1]

Hey what's up EpHatch !!!

First of all this is the best damn web site ever !!! And I must give thanks where it is due:

Boricua4life- (Manny) For 04-05 Type R bumper
RhdSirEk4- (Roger) For 04-05 Type R grille and emblem
Miah- (Miah) For JDM rear bumper and sweet ass LED dome light bulbs !!! :D
Wilpezash- (Wil) For UKDM Type R mirrors
ABC Dismantlers San Francisco- K20a2 Swap
Auto Plus, San Mateo CA

So I will put some history/story behind my Ep3 but will try to shorten it as much as possible. I have actually been a member on here since 2007 when I bought my car but never really posted as I didn't plan to mod it (explained later). But I rarely logged on and I thus forgot my screen name and password ha ha....... Anyways, I guess you can say it all started back when Gran Turismo came out on Playstation 1. I fell in love with the Ek9 and generally, the import scene as a whole. Just from playing the game itself me and my older brother learned quite a bit lol. So he bought a 1996 black Accord coupe and we both put in money and wrench time into it when we could. It ended up with an H22 swap and we werehooked on the import scene. We both eventually ended up exhausting our efforts though as school/life happens and left the import scene behind somewhat. So in 2007 I purchased a 2002 NHBP Honda Civic Si on Craigslist from some girl the next town over. It was very well kept and basically stock but did have cosmetic damage so was not perfect on exterior. At this point I simply wanted a car to get me to school and back and had no intentions of modifying it as I felt my modifying days were over after the Accord. I did however keep it extremely clean, even at its 4x4 height lol.

I ended up graduating from college and moving to San Francisco for a good job offer. One night while surfing craigslist I found a set of Tein springs and 05 headlights for sale not too far from S.F. just north of Berkeley. I got both from the guy for 120 bucks !!! From then on, I got the bug again lol. I ended up moving back to where I grew up. Here is a picture of the car when I first put the lowering springs on....





Paint job, BB4 lip, OEM sides, then rims. Last USDM days....



Present day: 1/15/14

Engine:
K20a2 Swap + 6 speed Trans
Hondata IMG
Hondata K-Pro V.3
Hondata OEM intake air box mod
Skunk 2 Megapower Catback
Power Rev P2R Throttle Body gasket
Avid Billet Motor Mounts

Styling:
17x7 +45 Desmond Regamaster Evo w/ Nexen 215/45/17
16x7 +42 Enkei Rpf1 w/ Falken 205/50/16
Black Muteki Lug nuts
Type R Authentic rear wing
04-05 Splashguards
04-05 Headlight conversion
04-05 OEM Sides
04-05 Type R front bumper & lip
04-05 Type R grill & emblem
JDM Front rebar
USDM modified rear rebar
JDM rear bumper & lip

Interior:
DIY Type R door cards
JDM Shift Boot
JDM Ep3 Type R shift knob
Mugen Mirror cover
Buddy Club Seats
Buddy Club Super low down rails
Willans Silverstone Harnesses
Autopower 4 point roll bar







Quality pictures from a good camera coming soon !!! Also, new wheels and not just show but more go !!!!

[usedep3]

very nice man. def clean

[charles]

Nice save! Looks good

[soquel1]

very nice man. def clean

Thanks man means a lot coming from you. I learned lots from your posts back in the day. (My first account lol).

Nice save! Looks good

Thank you !

[rhdsirek4]

Bad ass... Keep it up. Theres a need for ep3s done right. The population is scarce.lol

[usedep3]

Thanks man means a lot coming from you. I learned lots from your posts back in the day. (My first account lol).

what was your old handle/username? congrats on the new job btw

[miah]

Wow that looks really good man keep it up your on the right track:)

[soquel1]

Bad ass... Keep it up. Theres a need for ep3s done right. The population is scarce.lol

Thanks man. Your car was the tipping point to get the 04-05 Type R front end. I was on the fence about the 02-03 and 04-05 Type R.

what was your old handle/username? congrats on the new job btw

That's the thing I completely forgot. I guess at that time my mind just wasn't in the game anymore...... For shame....

Wow that looks really good man keep it up your on the right track:)

Thanks man !!! I keep my car clean but when I saw your car in person last week I told myself I had to STEP MY GAME UP ! LOL.

[Distance]

are you in socal currently? i noticed you mentioned you lived in norcal while attending school.

ride is looking good.

[DA9_GSR]

Love it! Looks great!

[soquel1]

are you in socal currently? i noticed you mentioned you lived in norcal while attending school.

ride is looking good.

Thanks man ! Nah I'm still in Nor Cal. I grew up in Central Ca but LA too so I still have uncles, aunts, cousins down there so I still visit every now and then. I'm down to roll my Ep out there though! So Cal represents the Ep game well !!!

Love it! Looks great!

Thanks man !!!

[Chinoisi]

Nice comeback story

[boricua4life]

Looking good man!!!! That bumper looks familiar. But definetly looks better on yours. Keep up the good work, makes you appreciate the car even more. So whats next? Anything big planned in the near future?

[soquel1]

Nice comeback story

Thanks man.

Looking good man!!!! That bumper looks familiar. But definetly looks better on yours. Keep up the good work, makes you appreciate the car even more. So whats next? Anything big planned in the near future?

Thanks Manny !!! Yeah, I plan to get some different wheels and definitely swap out the engine.

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