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Little Red Devil

Written: Krystal Gonzalez

Photographers: StanceMiami

Written: Krystal Gonzalez Photographers: StanceMiami

Honda enthusiasts are a curious bunch. The moment a person embarks on their quest to modify their Honda, they almost instantly become hooked; it's almost like a sickness of some kind. Even though every car enthusiast has their own opinion, everyone can appreciate a clean 8th gen Si.

Four years ago, Jovannie Quiles from West Palm Beach, Florida became the first owner for this '08 Honda Civic Si. Garage kept until 2010 with 17k miles, Quiles tried experimenting with several wheels while choosing springs for suspension.

After a while, I started to see the stance game go crazy, so I decided to go that route with the Si.

Quiles took about 3 months to finally get wheels and full suspension on the car, and the stance look he was going for was finally complete.

After the build I started to go to several car show events at Palm Beach International Raceway and people showed me a lot of love for my Si, but with that love came plenty of imitators. Now seeing a lot of these cars built the same way, bigger plans are to come in the near future.

There's no doubt that most people have their preconceived notions about civics. But despite whatever prejudices you may or may not have, this car has curves anyone can appreciate. I like to think of it as a clever mix of performance and unique styling that stands out anywhere. It's the unique things that people do to their cars that get attention and respect. Well done, Jovannie!

Future plans:

Skid plates
Turbo set up or bolt ons with ARC parts
Bride vios III seats
Ap2 Retros w/ s2k shrouds/flat black housing w/ hid bulbs and 55watts ballast
Wood grain trunk floor
Upgrade audio system
Different wheels

Modifications:

HFP lip kit
Navi
Fogs
Buddy club n+ w/ upper pillowball mounts
Camber kit: Skunk2 Anodized Gold
(Front camber: -3.2. Rear camber: -6.5)
STI Lip

Wheels:

Wheels: BBS rs 17x9 +19, painted transparent gold faces, 24k gold rivets
Tires: Ns-1 205/40/17

Shout Out:

"Shout out to my pops for keeping me motivated and shout out to the crew Fortunminds!!"

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Vans Can Play Too!

Photography: Mike Tolliver

We bring you Mike Tolliver's 2000 Honda Odyssey all the way from Seattle. Let's check out his story...

"So after buying Rotiform's A8L and driving it all winter the gas prices here in Seattle skyrocket to highest in the nation . Around April I started to look for scion xB to drive a bit more that the Audi. I’ve got two little girls I take to and from school each day and this leads to a lot of stop and go traffic. I started a hunt for a 2005 scion xB in white. I wanted a xB simply because I’m an early water-cooled VW guy and I have seven sets of 4x100 wheels that I want to utilize more."

"After a search up and down the west coast I could not find an xB to my liking or price. I was even willing to fly my buddy Paul to LA to drive one back. Well I started to look at other cheap used vans, there were a lot on the market. I noticed the Hondas seems the be the best taken care of, and this is Seattle ,there are hundreds of these body style at the local mall at one time.

"My craigslist ad alert went off the phone, one was just posted 2000 Honda Odyssey 150,000 miles , local and $3000 bucks . I emailed and called like crazy but no answer . A day later after looking at some other vans I got a call. The owner realized he had a hot ticket and upped the price to $3500 since he had 42 email within the first hour. I was one the first. I told him , 3500 cash if he can meet me in the next 20mins . A quick drive and I gave $3500 to Paul and left to get my kids from school. Later that night I drove her home."

"I put on car shows like PNW Springmeet, TheOldSchoolReunion , StanceWars , Tailored Seattle , Crafted Fitment , and many others so I’m looking for rig that take a lot folks , gear and booth stuff the event. This van does that and gets 30mpg."

" Dave Meister , Paul and I were talking . “you should bag it “. Knowing that I had the money and resources I did it. Bagriders helped us source the parts and we created a few one off parts. After the next event we all were talking again during beers and Dave and Paul and we decided to wrap the van, and if I was going that far we might as well source some wheels."

"Few weeks later after another one of our events all the parts were in house. New Telas Gray wrap and a set of vintage wheels. Then Paul’s fun started , one week to wrap and tear the van down before Slammed Society FD. Long days , some long nights and we had the wrap completed for the show. Its not fully done , but its what we had planned. All panels telas gray and pillars are black alligator . Now back to the suspension."

"Paul needed to rebuild the current struts to get the frame to meet the ground as planned.After some new inserts,some welding, and a small trip to the machine shop we had what we needed. A fast install and Paul was off to work while Dave and I cleaned up and fixed some last minute things. If you park on 2x4’s you can lay the frame past the wheels we found. Kind of an old mini-truck thing, but hella cool. It’s a must to air-out otherwise the kids can’t open the van auto sliding doors!"

Base: 2000 Honda Odyssey imported from Canada ( some cool parts because of that fact)

Color : Telas Gray Wrap

Wheels : Vintage DP Motorsport Cups 18.9.5 all the way around with et40 front, et35 rear with a H&R 35mm spacers. Classic WED lips

Air-Ride : paddle valves , 444c compressor , UAS bags front with custom VR6 corrado inserts , RE-7 bags in the back running on 1\4 lines with dual\dual gauges from Bagriders

Photographer: Mike Tolliver, Written: Mike Tolliver

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It's Me! Mario.

Photography: Mario Arroyo

We bring you Mario Arroyo born in Lima, Peru who currently lives in Homestead, Florida. He drives this wicked red 4dr CD5 Honda Accord. Mario has owned this car for about 6 years and says that it would be tough to part with this car. I don't blame him for not wanting to part with it.

Mario's future plans for this CD5 are S 2000 front seats and to repaint the car in the same color.

EXTERIOR:

-JDM BLACK HOUSING HEADLIGHTS WITH 8000K HIDS

-REAR ROOF VISOR

-CLEARED REAR HEADLIGHTS WITH SMOKE FINISH

-96 FRONT BUMPER CONVERSION

-94 OEM FRONT LIP

-94 FRONT CUSTOM MADE GRILL

INTERIOR:

-WINK MIRROR

-CUSTOM MADE CLUSTER WITH BRIGHT WHITE LEDS

-GLOW SHIFT POD GAUGES

-CUT SHORT SHIFTER WITH PILOT SHIFTER NOB

-KENWOOD 6X9 AND 5.5 SPEAKERS

-12'CVR SUB

-840WATTS MIDS AND HIGHS POWERACOUSTIK

-1800 WATTS POWER ACOUSTIK SUB AMP

-VIPER ALARM WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR

ENGINE:

-H22A SWAP

-CHIPPED AND TUNNED P28

-HASPORT MOUNT

-AUTO TO MANUAL CONVERSION

-WIRE TUCK WITH BATTERY RELOCATION

-CUSTOM TEAL VALVE COVER

-NGK WIRES AND PLUGS

- 4-1 HEADERS

-TRUSH TURBO MUFFLER WITH WELD TIP

- 2.5 CATBACK PIPING

SUSPENSION:

-DROPZONE COILOVERS AND SHOCKS

-FRONT AND REAR CAMBER KIT

WHEELS:

-17X9.75+20 OFFSET XXR527 WITH 215-40-17 STRETCH

Mario would like to thank his friends,and StanceMiami.

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Stance & Blades

Photography: Kevis Mulchan

We are glad to feature this unique 2007 Honda Civic Si owned by Sean Murphy from the Ft. Lauderdale, FL area. His goal with this car is to have a clean, well kept car that is unique and just different. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this ride.