Civic Hatch Drifter Progress Pic

Revell civic hatch lowered, Spoon style lip to be carbon fibered, Rear wing carbon fiber and with Fujimi Type R wheels. More pics coming soon.

lookin good, but i want more pics!!!:D

Damn! Looks really nice and cleaN!~ Did u use Tamiya Gold on it?

Looking great.

I love that color..

you gonna do the euro tails????


BTW, great car easy to assemble.


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Darn thats low :eek:

just a word of caution. FWD cars don't drift. Spoon makes excellent tuner cars, but they're not drifters. they race, and race well, and i love Spoon Honda's, but the fact is, NO-one uses Honda Civics to drift.;)

on another note, it looks good so far.:D

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
just a word of caution. FWD cars don't drift. Spoon makes excellent tuner cars, but they're not drifters. they race, and race well, and i love Spoon Honda's, but the fact is, NO-one uses Honda Civics to drift.;)

on another note, it looks good so far.:D


Very true...although can it be done? :confused:

Originally posted by TheSyndicate



Very true...although can it be done? :confused:

since drifting is using power to create a lack of traction in the rear wheels to throw the back end of the car out, and use sporadic burst of throttle to spin the rears and hold the drift, technically only RWD cars can drift. FWD cars can use the e-brake, but i don't really call that drifting, since it's simply locking up the rears and the back wheels aren't doing anything but sliding motionless. i call that "ass-dragging". FWD cars can sort of drift, but not the "real" way that RWD cars can.

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Damn! Looks really nice and cleaN!~ Did u use Tamiya Gold on it?

No its Gunze Gold.

Originally posted by S13_Iketani


since drifting is using power to create a lack of traction in the rear wheels to throw the back end of the car out, and use sporadic burst of throttle to spin the rears and hold the drift, technically only RWD cars can drift. FWD cars can use the e-brake, but i don't really call that drifting, since it's simply locking up the rears and the back wheels aren't doing anything but sliding motionless. i call that "ass-dragging". FWD cars can sort of drift, but not the "real" way that RWD cars can.

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!
I dont mean for people to go out and try this, but have you ever went in reverse then cranked the wheels really quickly? that seems to work for most FWD cars....it gives the feeling of it, but your not going the right way. again...
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!

Looks good.

Originally posted by mstngcobrasvt98


DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!
I dont mean for people to go out and try this, but have you ever went in reverse then cranked the wheels really quickly? that seems to work for most FWD cars....it gives the feeling of it, but your not going the right way. again...
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!

sort of like a reverse 180...still not really drifting since the drive wheels are turning.

Nice GOLD :) and dark wheels! looking good~

Originally posted by espin


No its Gunze Gold.

Oh... I havnt seen Gunze spray before. Can u get a pic of it for me? Thanx:)

IMpressive~~
but just like wat S13 said~
dun think u should b callin this a drifter~~ but it's all good~:)

Hey is this the kit u used? But just with the stock body kit wuith ur custom front lip?

The model looks great, beautiful style. :)

S13 Iketani, FWD cars CAN drift, maybe not as good as RWD but it's been done many times before. A friend of mine drifts a FWD car, he's pretty damn good too.

Yup FWD cars can, iv also seen some in videos.

you could turn the engine so it would look like a RWD that would be sweet! or maybe an AWD setup!!

Originally posted by Thor302
you could turn the engine so it would look like a RWD that would be sweet! or maybe an AWD setup!!

:bloated: *Remembers the 86 civic wagon AWD *:bloated:

Sweet:cool: Very JDMish:D

Oh well, so much for me being the only one who was going to have a Gold HB on the forum:( Good job!!! Mine will still look a little different but I do plan to paint it Tamiya gold. I can't wait to see this one done.

Sweet! I like that gold on it!:cool: :cool:

Originally posted by RaceMySS_454
Looking great.

I love that color..

you gonna do the euro tails????


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didn't he said he wanted to do a drift car? not a rice car??......never saw any rice drift before?:confused:

that is gonna be sweet, I love the drifters

Originally posted by endlesskev86


didn't he said he wanted to do a drift car? not a rice car??......never saw any rice drift before?:confused:

No Euros, too ghetto.

Sorry! Civic do drift and I do saw alot of japanese drift with EG, EK, DC and even S2000. They drift with pulling the handbrake.:rolleyes: IMO, any cars can drift if you got the skill, if you doesn't got any, don't try these at home. Just my SG 2 cents:rolleyes: :o

well, while i don't want to ruin espin's thread and turn it into a "what can drift and what can't drift" thread, FWD cars CAN technically drift, meaning they can attain sideways intertia by simply yanking the e-brake, but in essence, it's not REAL drifting, since REAL drifting involves controlling the slide with the power input to the rear drive wheels. a FWD car just can't do that. they can drift, but not in the real sense of the word, and it's technically a totally different thing. ANYone can yank an e-brake around a corner, but it takes years of practise and skill to be able to seamlessly guide a RWD car through a corner using the power inputs to the rear tires. the only Honda's that can TRUE drift, therefore, are S2000's and NSX's. just my $0.02 Canadian. :D

anyways, let's leave this topic where it stands and focus on the actual topic of this thread.

Nicely stated Ikentani, theres a difference between power sliding and drifting ;)

Originally posted by espin


No Euros, too ghetto.

Yup!

Originally posted by espin


No Euros, too ghetto.

since when do drifters use euros :rolleyes:

if you REALLY wanted a "drift" model, you'd buy leave it primered, with mismatched wheels and a stripped interior

Looking good.

FWD cars can sort of drift, but not the "real" way that RWD cars can.

I dont mean to get this thread off topic again, but the guy has every right to call it a drifter civic, that is because it is VERY possible for FWD cars to drift... it just takes a lot more skill, and usually more speed to do it in a FWD car. I have proof and will post the name of the video as soon as i remeber the name, but even me and some friends have been able to do this ourselves and be in total control... and in essence isnt a drift a controled sideways skid.. yes, and therefor can be done by almost any car, FWD, RWD, or 4WD

Originally posted by Dorikin


since when do drifters use euros :rolleyes:

if you REALLY wanted a "drift" model, you'd buy leave it primered, with mismatched wheels and a stripped interior



got a pic of such a "real" drifter,for inspiration?

For all you who say FWD cant drift..... Checkout the Delsol drifting..... Call it what you want!!!!!!
http://www.g-speed.com/eg2/videos.html

i will call it what i want, and what i'll call it is NOT drifting, because drifting IS a controlled sideways skid, yes, but it's a controlled sideways skid that's controlled by using power inputs from the rear wheels, the drive wheels. FWD's, like i said, can drift, but not in the REAL way. they can slide, but it's not REAL drifting. you're never going to change my opinion, and it appears that i'm never going to change yours, so why don't we just all drop it, mm-kay? :rolleyes:

This is pointless, like S13 said your not gonna change each other's opinions.

I think the people who like FWD insist they can drift, IMO they can't, but nothing will change you opinions.

FWD drifting IMO is almost like magic, people make it look like they're doing something but really they are not doing the real thing, it's just an imitation/illusion of what they are doing.

damn that looks great

Originally posted by OPM


got a pic of such a "real" drifter,for inspiration?


www.signalauto.co.jp

You wont find any Civics there....cuz no one uses them for drfiting....

Originally posted by Dorikin



www.signalauto.co.jp

You wont find any Civics there....cuz no one uses them for drfiting....
i think he want a pic of a primered drift car, with mismatched wheels and a stripped interior

great colour and rim choice.

Yo, that shit looks sick dude!
DO NOT USE EUROS!!!:bloated:
And please paint the headlight housing black like the Type R lights. I painted mine on my Revell hatch and coupe and they look HOT!:cool:

And BTW YES, FF CARS CAN DRIFT!!!!!! although FR drifting is waaaay better IMO

Sweet lookin civic, I personally wouldn't call it a drifter but thats that.

Not really into gold, bit 80's for me, but I'm interested to see how this one turns out.

just a word of caution. FWD cars don't drift. Spoon makes excellent tuner cars, but they're not drifters. they race, and race well, and i love Spoon Honda's, but the fact is, NO-one uses Honda Civics to drift.;)

on another note, it looks good so far.:D

thats not true. At the HCI Magazine US Drift Nationals Marc Rosso took second with a 94 civic. Also Hata Keyama drifts with front wheel drive. RWD may be the popular choice now, but I have a feeling that it will soon be more of an even spread. :smokin: :iceslolan

http://www.usdrift.com/images/featurecar/dsc_0027.JPG

looks like its drifting to me.... :iceslolan

More pics please! :)

Not really into gold, bit 80's for me, but I'm interested to see how this one turns out.

two words... TOP SECRET!!!

Jammin, did you have to post such an obnoxiously large picture? It didnt even finish loading and im on cable! Anyway, I've seen a video of the exact Civic. He is pulling the e-brake and using the front wheels to pull the car. I wouldn't consider it drifting as much as I would consider it ass-dragging.

Sorry about the pic as I uploaded from its website. As far as the ass draging comment.... well you say tomato..... :rofl:

snipppppp

looks like its drifting to me.... :iceslolan
Not really, the rear wheels are locked...more like a powerslide..
and the facat that its FF :cwm27:
Took a freaking year to load that pic, and im on broadband..

Took a freaking year to load that pic, and im on broadband..

AF's been soo freaking slow since they "fixed" all the server problems. and good job for quoting the picture. now its gonna load twice for everyone!!!:disappoin:mad::screwy::loser:

Hell of alot faster then before! And the pic is hosted off site, not from AF, so it shouldnt cause that many problems, fixed the quote :licka:

Not really, the rear wheels are locked...more like a powerslide..

Very well, the rear wheels aren't spinning.

ok. abviously, nobody knows that drifting just doesn't include yousing raw power to muscle your way over a turn. drifting is an art. there are many techniques. various techniques are called: side, shift lock, power over, braking a form of drifting that works for civics, feint wich is turning one way then jolting the car in the direction of the turn to drift wich civics can utilize, accel off wich is basically drift from a speed burst (civic can utilize this).

you can download the movie from kazaa called super drift techniques if you dont believe me.

it just goes to show you drifting is not what you thought it was, pulling the e-brake is just as much drifting as swinging the rear with your power.

take a canvus, for painting, and you youse oil paints, its like saying water paint isn't painting.

alright, would people PLEASE drop this fwd drifting stuff... clearly everyone has different opinions, and i respect that... but you're ruining a good thread by turning it into arguments...

whats the deal with drifting anyway, ? it seems kinda stupid, sounds like something rich boys do to show off. and their parents must buy their tires.

drifting is a form of driving which involves loosing traction to slide around corners... usually rich kids prolly can't do it, and the best drifters are from japan and yes, yes it is more or less to show off, but its not easy!

Ok, here's how I see it. Back in 1999-2000, when the first D1 GP (professional Japanese drift contest) began in Japan, there were front wheel drive entrants. They even placed decently. But look at D1 now. It's all rear wheel drive.

So in summary. FF cars can drift, but once you get to a certain level you can't touch a FR.


Sorry to hijack your thread espin, it is a nice looking EK!