1992 Honda Civic DX - The Unexpected

Behind The Build

Name.
Jon Sunga

Age.
22

Hometown.
L.A., baby!

Occupation.
Sales manager, Fast Autoworks

Build time.
Six Years

Feedback.
jon@hasback.com

Hobbies.
Xbox 360, PS3, Air Jordans

Quote.
"Keeping the family tradition alive."

'92 Honda Civic DX
Output: n/a

Engine '00 Civic Si B16A2; Skunk2 Stage 2 camshafts; JG valves, valve springs, retainers; Password:JDM intake; Buddyclub Spec 2 exhaust; Fast Autoworks custom 4:1 header; Mishimoto aluminum radiator, hoses; tucked Chase Bays mil-spec wiring harness; custom white valve cover, tucked brake lines, Air Jordan reservoir socks

Drivetrain ACT Stage 3 clutch, Xtreme Pressure Plate, Prolite flywheel

Suspension Ground Control coilovers; Tokico shocks; Skunk2 rear lower control arms

Wheels/Tires 16x7.5 Work Meister wheels; 205/40-16 Nitto Neogen tires

Brakes DC2 Integra GSR rotors, calipers (front and rear); Performance Friction pads (front and rear); Chase Bays stainless steel braided brake lines (front and rear)

Exterior OEM Honda EK9 side skirts; VIS Racing carbon fiber hood, rear wing, front lip, side mirrors; Stanley headlights, fog lights

Interior Bride Zieg III front seats; custom Bride Gradation-covered rear seats; JDM EG6 Civic Si-R console; Sparco steering wheel, shift knob

Electronics Kenwood KBT-614 head unit; Alpine PDX-5 amplifiers (x2); Pioneer CS-D1720C speakers (x4); 12-inch JBL subwoofer

Gratitude Rodriguez and Sunga family; Cheryl, Jayde, Mark, Steven, Dustin, Angelo, Gloven, John, and the rest of the Defroce fambam; Tuan and Mary at Fast Autoworks; Chuck and Rocky at Showstoppers; HeyMikey Cristi and the Phase2 crew; Joey Lee of stickydiljoe

Trendsetters
You might not be familiar with the members of SoCal's now-defunct AM7 crew, but chances are you're familiar with the trends their cars set. Ryan Ordianario's boosted burgundy EF had one of the first crazy engine bays out there, with its signature gold-leaf intercooler piping, and Adam Nelson's gunmetal K-swapped EG was the first ride we saw to utilize gold heat shielding underhood. Out of SoCal's Phase2 camp comes Mikey Cristi's gold-bayed, turbocharged DC2 and Arnel Ortiz's ultra-flush EG with the rainbow underhood scheme (which is now red and boasting a tucked radiator), inspired by the Battleship Gray bays of NorCal's heavy hitters, who were in turn inspired by Japanese track cars from shops like Spoon and J's Racing, whose bare chassis were delivered in gray hues straight from Honda. But Hawaiian teams like Green Bottle preempted the trend by nearly a decade. Dig up 2NR's coverage of the 2001 Hawaii Showoff for more.