1995 Honda Civic Si - Blue Blooded

In addition to the performance enhancements carried out under the hood and on the car's undercarriage, this Si has seen a lot in the way of custom body work to make it a one of a kind contender on the show circuit. ICS Auto Body in Monrovia, Calif. gets the credit. ICS provided a custom hood with a large central scoop, fabricated custom air ducts into the panels just in front of the rear wheel wells, and shaved the antenna and key holes. They also performed a trick 240SX-style headlight conversion that gives the car an aggressive scowl and combined with the custom Andy's bumper with integral PIAA fog lights, makes for a well-executed front end that can be found on no other Civic. Upper and lower rear wings from Wings West were added to balance out the rear end. Once everything was in place, ICS painted the entire car in 2000 Dodge blue with pearl flame accents flowing back from the forward wheelwells.

The car's interior has been fully refinished in gray leather and vinyl (yes, that is real leather on the seats). The front seats were replaced with Jamex racing buckets and re-skinned, along with the shift boot and visors, in genuine gray leather by Classic Canvas in LaVerne, Calif. Everything else was re-skinned in gray vinyl by the same company: headliner, dash, door panels, etc. Certain dash components were color-matched to the car's exterior, as you'll gather from the pictures.

The driver now grips an ergonomic Ichibahn steering wheel and gathers visual input from Indiglo white gauge faces and a peripheral Auto Meter tach mounted next to the driver's side A-pillar. Three auxiliary Auto Meter gauges have also been installed in the passenger's dash and now provide oil temperature, oil pressure and system voltage readings. The monitor screen mounted above the stereo head unit and APEXi fuel controller is from a company called Necvox and as yet, has no video game or DVD capabilities (but be patient).

Of course, Famely has installed a stereo system that's liable to blow somebody's head off. At the helm is an Alpine head unit, which ties into dual Cerwin Vega amps mounted to a custom rack where the back seat used to be. Sound frequencies are sliced and diced by MB Quart crossovers, then directed to Cerwin Vega components, including two 4-inch and two 6-inch IT woofers and four tweeters, and one massive 15-inch subwoofer in a custom enclosure beneath the rear cargo hatch. Audio Innovations in Glendora, Calif. gets credit for the work.

Famely's blue streak can be found leaving tire marks at an import show near you; however, its owner insists the car still isn't finished and has resigned himself to the fact that it probably never will be. Even so, he's pretty tight lipped about what's in store for the future. "I've always got tricks up my sleeves," Famely assures us. "But like a magician, you never want to reveal what those tricks are."

By Jason Mulroney

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