Civic EG6 SiR Takes a Decidedly Mellow Approach
Instead of trying to completely redo his '90s Civic, the owner of this EG6 simply enhanced what was already there.
Stay Mellow
The 1992 Honda Civic SiR is a pretty awesome little car in stock form. Regardless, lots of folks choose to heavily modify them, and there's nothing wrong with that. But Cameron Vogel decided to take a much more mellow approach modifying his EG6, going more for an OEM+ sort of treatment. And the results of that decision were quite impressive, at least to us, after we spotted Vogel's ride in a recent Super Street feature.
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First Build
Vogel went from a non-car guy to a big-time car guy in high school after his buddy bought a CTR clone. And that gave him the bug to build his bone stock DX Civic, starting with a B18C swap that was later upgraded to an H2B setup. The car did quite well and even won some awards at various car shows, but Vogel really wanted an EG6.
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Long Hunt
After searching far and wide for a clean SiR, Vogel found one in South Carolina. The car was mechanically solid but had the typical used car dings and scratches. Vogel had already collected a slew of rare and discontinued OEM parts before buying the car, and spent a great deal of time after buying it tracking down all the little parts that he would need to make this thing perfect again.
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Color Change
The goal was to replace every single little thing that needed replacing, and that's exactly what he did - strip it down and fix it up. And since Vogel works at a body shop, making the Civic perfectly straight and giving it fresh paint wasn't a difficult thing, either. But instead of repainting it to the original Granada Black Pearl paint, he opted to go with Toyota's Light Green Mica.
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Mods List
That color actually looks like it belongs on the SiR, and complements the gold zinc hardware nicely as well. The only exterior aftermarket parts are a J's Racing front spoiler and gen 1 Spoon Sports rear spoiler. But on the inside, you'll find a Momo Mod 69 Alcantara steering wheel and Mugen hub, Spoon Sports shift knob, custom in-floor, low-profile subwoofer, and Bride Zeta III seats with a removable harness bar and harnesses for track days.
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New or Modified
The engine is pretty much stock, but Vogel did a bit of work to the suspension. There you'll find Fortune Auto Gen 7 500-Series dampers with Swift springs, Hardrace bushings, and J's Racing front upper control arms. Brand new OEM bearings, hubs, tie rods, rebuilt brake calipers, and brake lines otherwise refresh things underneath. And an old school set of 15x6.5" Volk TE37 in original Championship White complete the look of this super clean ride.
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Simple is Best
The end result of all that work and the careful selection of parts is pretty impressive. Vogel's EG6 certainly isn't wild or crazy by anyone's standards, but with a car this cool to begin with, there's no need for a laundry list of mods. Personally, we love this Civic just the way it sits.
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