Calendar Pic (chosen by 8thCivic)
So decided to finally make a build thread with all the progress since April 2012 :) She's come a long way since the beginning and I hope i can show you all the work I've done to her. I don't expect you to understand or agree with everything I've done to my car but the point of making this thread is to show the progression and different parts that came into play while building. i believe the car scene is different in all places and being from Cali, there are alot of stylistic trends that not all of you may agree with. Being so I respect everyone's Opinions and Here-say. i love my car and i love being in a community that has a passion of creating something new. I've made countless friends at meets and through the internet and each and every one of them have inspired me in a certain way. I Hope You Enjoy My Build, I've learned a great Deal from 8thcivic.com and i'm honored to be on the 2014 calendar as well. If you want super up to date photos of my build Follow Me on Instagram @heydevyn
Enjoy!
-Devyn Bandonillo
Sept 13'
As of Jan 14' (Wheels have been sold recently)
The Popular Internet Pics Haha
Winter 13' (Random Order)
Posed by Arika Sato(No Coils Here lol)
Exterior:
-Mugen Styled: Si Front lip, RR Side Skirts, RR Rear Lip w/ 43 LED, Rear RR Spoiler, and Visors.
-Mugen Si OEM Sports Grille
-JDM Emblems Front and Back
-K2 Yellow Fogs(Retired)
-K2 Clear Fogs (3k HID: Retired, currently looking into Red Led)
-6k Slim Ballast HIDS
-Noyka Hyper Yellow DRL
-Hyper White Rear License Plate LEDs
-GRFXPRESSIONS Ruby Red-Out Overlays
-Carbon Fiber Licence Plate Frame w/ Fatlace Emblem
-Gloss Black Vinyl Wrapped Grille(Retired)
Performance Upgrades:
-Custom Intake with HKS Super Suction Filter
-Custom Welded Greddy TIC
-Megan Racing Prototype Downpipe
-HKS Oil Cap
-HKS Radiator Cap
-Weapon R Throttle Controller
-HyperTech Max Energy Tuner
Interior:
-Bride Gias 2 Black Gradation Recline-able Bucket Seats
-NRG Innovations Harness Bar
-Full EX to SI Front and Back Seat Conversion
-5-Point Red Takata Harnesses FIA 2018
-Si Rear Seatbelts
-Si Tach and Speedo Conversion
-Cherry Blossom Brocade Door Inserts and stitched Boot(Retired)
-Custom Bride Black Gradation Fabric Door Inserts, Armrests, E-Brake Cover, and Shifter Boot
-Custom Suede Wrapped steering wheel with Red Stitching
-Gloss Black Painted Ex Steering Wheel Trim
-Carbon wrapped shift boot (Retired)
-Carbon Fiber Shifter AT Trim Overlay
-Carbon Fiber Window Panels Trim Overlays
-Carbon Fiber NRG Innovations Weighted Shifter Knob
-Carbon Vinyl wrapped door lines
-Mugen Style Seat belt chest pads
-Takata Style Seat belt Covers (Retired)
-Mugen Style Black Floor Mats(Retired)
-Si Floor mats Front and Rear
-Red Steering Wheel Emblem
-Red Key FOB w/ Mugen Logo
-Custom Ipod dock and AUX
-Broadway 300mm Convex Mirror
-Spencer CX-5 Rose Air Freshener
-retrofitted X50 Whistler Police Radar
-Red LED Coutesy Footwell Lights
Suspension/Wheel Upgrades:
-Skunk 2 Springs(Retired)
-Godspeed Mono Rs Coilovers
-Corsport Front Strut bar Bracing
-Si Front and Rear Sway Bars
-Polished Silver DIY "Beaks" Bar
-18 inch No Name Rims lol (Retired)
-18x9.5 +40 ET Redline Wheels RD144 CCW Classic Reps on Nankang 225/35/18 (Retired)
-18x8.5F, 18x9.5R +43 ET Enkei Algernon Interlesse 2 Pc. Rims (Sold)
-Project MU Lug Nuts(Retired)
-Red Volk Racing Formula Lugs
I.C.E.
- 6.5 inch 3-Way Kenwood Speakers all around
-Two 10 inch JL Audio Subs with Enclosed Box
-ARC Audio 4-Way Amp
-Stock Headunit (Retired)
-Kenwood KVT-512 In-Dash (TO BE INSTALLED)
MISC:
-Team Allustrious Sticker
-RollCall Lineup: LoweredLifestyle, needsmorelow, instagram that ish, fatlace Heartbreaker, Street Sweep Gang,714 Tires, Its Wek Yo! J's Racing(Retired)
-10+ HP Sticker(Retired)
-4 Inch 15% Front Visor Strip
Now Onto The Build! I'll try my best to give you dates of when i got them haha.
Alright When I first Got Her April 2012.
My Jeep Cherokee died on me in 2011 and I received this baby as a Graduation/Birthday Gift from the parents. I Pay Insurance and I am very lucky and grateful to get this car. Like most parents, they wanted something reliable, great on gas, and nothing that'll break the bank on Insurance (Reason they didnt get me an si LOL). They surprised me with it and i was ecstatic!
2006 Civic Ex. Ex-Rental Car so only had 33,000 miles off the lot. I currently have 75k now haha. Pretty Good for an 06 IMO.
Well onto everyone's first stage of modding: random stickers and crappy rims haha
Got the rims and tire for 330 and thought i came up. In Reality they were bent to hell because previous owner lived in lake arrowhead haha. 18x8 unknown offset. Kumho 215/35/18. Oh and i wrapped my grille with gloss black vinyl. a few days after i bought some skunk2 springs to compliment the low profile tire and cut some wheel gap.I loved the skunk 2 springs best springs for the value and out of all the springs these were the lowest dropping ones for our cars. really solid and comfier than stock IMO
Then i got an Si exhaust Chrome Tip haha and k2 fogs. These were a PITA. had to buy new fogs with a different harness to get them to work haha.
Car looked like this for about 4 months
After that I got some actual legit parts lol: Project Mu Teal Heptagon Lugs
Dec 12' Got my first ever coverage photo ever at Unaffiliated's Meet. Ew grosssss #RicerStatusJK
Then on Dec 17th, 2012 I got my first performance mod: Greddy TIC muffler. It was cut from a dc2 and was pretty beat up so i talked the guys down to $40 haha
Getting Installed:
Ended getting this thing rewelded like 3 times because i hated how quiet it was, so i took my stock resonator out just like the real catback it set up. I love this exhaust to death though. The backfire pops are nice and its quiet when you want it to be. Highly recommend one.
Then on the 31st, i had the idea of making a diy Beaks Bar just for looks. i got a square aluminum tube and just guesstimated the angle and polished the thing nicely. and cut some custom mounts to it aswell. ignore my ricer charm ahhaha. i still cant believe how i though that was ok...
By January 13' I ordered my whole kit: Mugen rr styled skirts, rear lip, spiler and mugen si front lip. I rode with the front lip and sideskirts so i could get used to approaching driveways and all that "lowered lifestyle' jazz. little did i know i would go lower later on. i also
Then buy the 22nd of january I finally saved up enough money for paint haha. i rode around with no front bumper for awhile, looke dpretty s13 drift spec lol. heres the parts being dropped off at the shop and me around town.
Then while the parts were in paint i did some DIY fabric on the door panels.This was also a PITA. for sedan you have to drill a whole bunch of plastic welds and stuff. took awhile and ended up not using the right glue(kept bubbling) looked good for awhile though haha
Finally by January 29th I got my kit back where it was installed back onto the car! It was a pretty awesome sight :) I regret not paying more since everything was stage 1 paint but ehh i can have them repaint things later on.
The rr spoiler really set it off for sure though.
First ever IG Feature :) Back then 300 likes was super cool to mee haha
Kept it like that for awhile then got some 20% tint all the way around.
Then in Feburary i found a single Si coupe seat for sale on a local FB page for cheap:
I took out the airbags from my ex seat and put them in the si seat haha. no airbag lights all good for driver side only. It was wayyyyyy better on the back, im a skinny guy too and the bolsters were really nice compared to ex seats
2 months Later I bought new Rims: Redline Wheels CCW Reps RD144 18x9.5 with an offset of 40. I found them like other things on Craigslist for only $650. This is about when varrostoen had their ccw rep but i liked these more because they didn't have universal holes :D Knowing that i would want to go lower i opted for a 225/35/18 profile. I was already comfortable with a 35 profile tire from my other rims and clearance wise this seemed fitting. I went to 714Tires in Rosemead where they used a airgun to stretch them appropriately.
Met a dope guy with an fd2 conversion there too *drool*
Mounted and with an edited photo on my iphone haha
got featured and kept getting told how great they look for reps. the 2.5 inch lip was pretty cool haha
From then on i kept the car the same and went to a whole bunch of meets/shows like Speed and Stance and a Riverside show
Since i had a wing i decided to do this since ive seen a meme of it haha. Dont worry i had a microfiber cloth underneath me so i didnt scratch my paint.
For about 3 Months the car remained fairly the same and my IG following started to grow with every photo that got featured. I meet a whole bunch of people at each meet i go to and i really like talking about cars in general with people. i also sold my Si coupe seat and ended up purchasing the whole front Si and Rear Si seat set for about $400 with some talking/bargaining. I worked on Interior including the steering wheel and re-do of the panels and small stuff. Everyone always keeps me humble and pushes me further. Here are more pics of that span of time:
Heres me taking rolling shots while im driving. Good thing im AT and have a swiveling screen haha.
Also over that span, I had to repair my lip like 3 times xD. i got used to it though and knew how to do it effectively enough for ppl not to notice unless i told them. Rattlecan Touchup FTW.
In May i changed out my Lugnuts because i lost 1 and felt like changing them up anyways. I won an ebay bid for Legit Volk Racing Lugs (Retail $300) and got them for $120. They feature a double locking design or a hex key and a heptagon key beneath that. Real solid couldnt be happier :)
Before with the Project Mu's:
After with the Volk Racing Formula Lugs
So for about 2 months during summer i went everywhere. i drove to vegas with zero problems and the only thing i broke were necks haha. I had people coming to me and were like are you selling it? I just laughed and said naw im just taking pics for IG and stuff.
After Vegas i went through a breakup with my girlfriend and it pretty much resulted to my car getting all my incoming income. It made me happy and I found more of a passion with my car. It didnt fill a void but i learned to have that alone time where i was at peace. My friends and Family supported me full board and i just kept modding and modding
July 2013 i purchased a Weapon-R Throttle Controller. Better MPG/Throttle Response. The unit gets rid ogf the 8% less throttle that comes stock with the Drive By wire. It has a normal mode(stock), an Eco Mode, and Power Mode with sensitivity settings built in. I also purchased a Hypertech Tuner. i love the unit but i saw the decrease in mpg when i have my performance tune on it. Being so i run a stock tune right now.
Then came an awesome Takata Seat Belt Pad that i found really comfortable and sporty :) i got it off Alibaba i believe lol
Then came more flurry of parts including J'sracing front banner sticker, J's Racing Red H steering wheel overlay, and a Carbon Fiber shift overlay from Zerg industries
Also you notice i redid my AT shifter using a ball shifter. the inside is hollow with a plastic sleeve i superglued onto the shifter. Youll only know what i mean if you've taken apart the shifter before. to engage/change gears you simply push down^
Also I redid my Interior With Black Gradation Fabric rather than the ugly Red Silk Brocade i had. i used Super 99 spray adhesive for a better result than last time Youll see more pics of that in later pics haha.
Here are more pics from shows/with friends and stuff
then had fun at my local shop with random spoilers. I kept my stock one though don't worry.
Got Fender's Rolled
Then on Augest 11, 2013 I went to 86Fest at Fontana SpeedWay where a buddy and i went into our first track event: Auto X. I was there originally for the show but my buddy with the ae86 offered me a ride along. From there i was really interested and wanted to drive my car badly! Then he said since he has a wristband he could drive my car haha. i let him and had a better time than his ae86. Being that i could actually compete and keep up i asked him if i could use his GF's wristband to track the car. He agreed and track officials let me in no problem :D I had only si sways and skunk 2 springs so i had super body roll but everytime i went for a lap my time got better and better. i was beating gtr's, frs', and a few miata's haha. There i learned the importance of handling and driving control. After that day my life changed.
Here was my final times after that day :) oh and ther's me being a goofball haha.
after That, i purchased Godspeed Mono Rs Coils and dropped the car to an appropriate height. I then spent the next few weeks getting it right and ended up adding 5mm spacers all the way around for clearance. +40 offset is hard to work with. i corrected them to a +35 with the spacers.
then i found my twin:
Got an alignment at WheelHouse Tire in Rosemead.
Specs after alignment:
0 Toe
-0.5 Front Camber (No Bolts, corrected from -1 camber Max Coilover Neg Camber)
-2.3 Rear Camber (No Camber Arms, corrected from -3.6 camber in the rear)
Now for some Photos for your viewing pleasure. Note: some of these pics dont have the 5mm spacer on the rear but yeah
August 30th, 2013
Then I found a deal on some Bride Gia's Black Gradation Recline-able seats so i sold the front Si Seats to a local member that owns an LX for $300. super cheap imo. Then I picked up the Brides :D <33333 Theyre Either Bride Taiwan or Bride Canada not sure tbh. Its such a close rep its ridiculous i swear.
They sat in my room for a month while i went to other shows and waited for a deal on brackets lol
Then i repaired my lip and refit it cause it was sagging lol.
Then the brackets came in from a member here on 8th :) had to do some custom fitting since the brackets for bride stradia and gias arent the same. A quick trip to home depot and $20 got me all the hardware and spacers to retrofit everything. I kept the stock seat belts for the people that couldn't exactly "fit" in harnesses lol. and for easy access when i dont feel like wearing harnesses(drive thru's or quick runs somewhere)
Then i installed the harnesses, and eyelets into the rear seats aswell
heres the Interior Pr0n for you ;)
And by October i was rolling again & enjoying Cali Life.
First Rolling Shot and other awesome photos. Oh and my twerk it miley sticker for the lols #Trends
Then got a warning for my Once yellow fog were turning Green. Officer was cool though. He just gave me a warning. Oh also I got 2 fix it tickets for front tint and no front license plate a few weeks before the first pic but i fixed that already by then. Dumb Cali laws haha.
Then another for taking pics on "private property". another warning xD
I did get this photo though and it did get me onto the 2014 8thcivic calendar so im not mad haha
Then in November, I went a little lower and had to shave my rear fenders. The way our cars are double walled/hella thick made me opt for a shave. Was scary at first but was easy once i got used to it. No damage all good and more clearance :)
Extra photoshoot in Anaheim
I rocked this setup for awhile then a friend of mine traded his rims for mine for a little bit.
Enkei Algernon Interlesse Jdm Rims 18x8.5 and 9.5 stagger +42 ET. 215.35 in front and 225/40 in the rear.
I loved them but man they put my so low in the front. i was scraping everywhere due to a 40 profile in the rear and 35 in the front. super solid rims but super heavy aswell haha. the trade only lasted a week and we ended up trading back because of it.it was cool having legit wheels but to everyone that's not a car enthusiast, it really didn't matter what was real or not. They both looked good. Doesn't matter though theyre gone haha.
Then i got a ton of parts from someone parting out on the fb 8thgen forum. I got a corsport strut bar, mugen reservoir covers, and a custom 9thgen r18 cover :)
After That I purchased an Si Tach and speedo to complement the Red interior. Had to do some custom wiring and de-pin a few wires in the harness. Look up in the forums for specifics. Had to pull the tach apart to cover some leds like the DTC or something like that.
And I also i made an DSLR Mount for some cinema action(look on my Instagram for such videos) <3
Then since it was December I got into the X-mas Spirit with my decorations that i made myself! and yess its lights up too! They were secured by steel wire, 3M tape so it didnt scratch, and used this 99 cent led module thing with 2 AAA batteries haha. Worked out perfectly!
After that, 2014 looked pretty cool for mods. Got a carbon fiber shift knob and carbon fiber window trim to add to my carbon addiction.
Then Jason (CambodianRicer) helped me out with an NRG Harness Bar :D
I just recently custom painted the Redlines then quickly sold them after because i wanted to get ready for show Season. The deep Metallic Red was Really Really awesome but you cant win shows with replica rims. Bigger Better things are on the way :DD
Here is the last pics of them on
The car is currently on stocks and im in the process of redoing my Radio and i just purchased an In-Dash for the new system. I have big plans for rims but im going with a nice almost track-stance look. I purchased Advan Yokohama Tires that are currently sitting in my room. Legit wheels are on the way soon don't worry :)
besides all the future mods, I just wanted to show you the journey I've been on with this car. I've met tons of people and connected with enthusiasts from everywhere. I've gained technical knowledge and creative customization with the help of friends and forums. I've been way happier in my life and i love the respect and compliments i get when I'm driving around. Yeah it's an r18 but It's my r18 :) a simply daily that breaks necks on the street and shows its true potential in its own ways. I love my mpg and I love the practicality even though its an auto. I make the best with what i have and Ehhh, i wish i could've got and si too. But at the end of the day, she's my baby. She's brought me through a lot in my life. I love the lifestyle and I aim to keep doing it bigger.
Thanks for reading my Build Thread! If you want to stay up to date and just talk about things i check Instagram all the time @heydevyn. Thanks Guys!
-Devyn Bandonillo
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