1989 Restomod Civic Hatchback from Spocom Anaheim 2019

Real Standout

As you might've already seen, this year's Spocom Anaheim meet was truly one for the ages. But even among the many, many cool Hondas we saw at the home of Disney, one of them truly stood out above the rest - this incredible old school Civic highlighted by Super Street.

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Reinventing the Wheel

It may seem hard to believe for some of us, but the ED/EF Civic is now 30+ years old. Regardless, it continues to play an important role in the import scene. But just when you thought everything that could be done to this chassis has already been done, along comes Nick Higgins.

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Another Evolution

Higgins has built many Civic hatches in his lifetime, and this particular car has been redone many times. For its latest iteration, the hatch has swapped motors, lost much of its interior, and received some pretty incredible details.  

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Visual Changes

On the outside, the racy build received a set of aluminum PCI side skirts, Fifteen-inch Ray's Gramlights 57CR wheels, a JDM front-end conversion, Chargespeed lip, and a carbon-fiber front splitter. 

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Purposeful Build

On the inside, things are equally purposeful. It was stripped bare, painted body color, and the rear seats were removed, while a single bucket remains upfront for the driver. 

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Losing Weight, Adding Looks

Only the upper portion of the dash was retained, and it was wrapped in suede. Other goodies include aluminum door panels, a K-specific billet shifter, Tilton pedal assembly, AIM digital cluster, and a custom roll cage. 

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Exposed Parts

As is the case with most race car builds, the ECU and Rywire PDM are on full display in the interior as well. Mostly because, well, that makes them easy to get to. 

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Equally Beautiful

The interior, like the exterior and engine bay of this Civic, is a true work of art. In fact, it's quite difficult to say which part of the car we find the most attractive. And that's saying a lot. 

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Polished Jewel

The new K-Series motor sits in one polished jewel of an engine bay, but everything is just as functional as it is appealing to look at. And that's not an easy task to pull off, either. 

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Outdoing Yourself

The thought, vision, and execution of Higgins' classic Civic helped it stand out from a very high-quality crowd at Spocom. And for a guy who's continually outdoing himself, that's really something. 

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