As it wound it’s way around Fuji, you could tell that the car was sincerely dedicated to circuit racing. It’s just one more point about the car that makes it so unique among a sea of others. You can also see the C-West front bumper that houses behind it the front mount intercooler. The riveted on front flares do a good job of taking the extra width of the front wheels. The front is at least a good 20mm wider than the rear wheels. The interior houses a 6-point cage and several other chassis braces to help stiffen the chassis, and provide safety while slamming around Fuji Speedway and other courses.įrom this angle you can get a good view at how much the car is staggered. The raw exterior look adding to the whole vibe the car gives off. With 5-lug conversion all around he’s able to run the R32 wheels in the rear and maintain a stock rear disc brake setup.

Up front the Buddy Club (Kosei?) wheels hide the two-pot calipers wrapped around Project Mu rotors. I had the ability to go over the car over and over again, and although I was seeing it face to face, it was still hard for me to believe. Owned and driven for years by Toshihiko-san and for the first time in my life, I had the opportunity to see it in person. For that reason, this car has always been know to me as “THE EK”. The styling, the motor setup, the entire aura of the car has something that no other Civic has. It was one of the sole reasons why I initially turbocharged my own Civic (albeit a coupe and not a hatch). Of course, it was in Japan, and of course I was blessed with seeing it on Minkara for years on end.

For as long as I can remember, there has always been one Civic build that I’ve always looked up to.

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