QotW: What is your ideal Honda Civic build?

Today, October 27, it National Civics Day, an occasion to learn about how our govenrment, in theory, should work. But let’s not forget the Honda Civic. To the everyman, it’s affordable, efficient, and reliable, but to those in the know it’s also an insanely good performance car brimming with F1 technology, infinitely modifiable and a blank canvas for any vehicular purpose one can imagine. Parts interchange like Legos and the aftermarket selection is endless. Or, they’re just as honest and fun when restored to OEM perfection.

What is your ideal Honda Civic build?

The most entertaining comment by next week will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What other forms of Japanese craftsmanship do you hold in high regard?“.

It seems that there’s no craft that Japan doesn’t excel at if they put their minds to it. It just has to be an industry that captures their attention. Some of have been around for centuries, like the woodworking that Toyotageek and Negishi no Keibajo mentioned. From the kitchen Random Rascal suggested food, particularly ramen, while Michael Jue praised Japanese knives and Speedie lauded the rice cooker.

For wearable things Kyuusha Corner gave a shout out to clothes. TheJWT and Nigel voted for watches, Seiko and Casio, respectively. Nigel also put forth Minolta cameras. Nihonnotekko brought up something we didn’t know — that Fender Japan guitars are different that what you can get stateside.

For something closer to the automotive stuff we geek out over, Taylor C. came up with plastic model kits of the automotive variety. ynori wrote an ode to the insane detail of master grade Gundam kits. Alan sang the praises of Japanese hand tools. Ambrose Null‘s house sounds incredible, a shrine to Japanese goods.

ra21benj provided a helpful shopping list of quality Japanese bicycle components, something we will definitely use. The winner this week is Darcy Coultis, who could have written ad copy for Japanese bikes:

I am a big fan of Japanese made items, I think they have the highest quality standards of anywhere in the world. apanese made bicycles are my current addiction, especially mid to late eighties Miyata brand road bikes with the triple butted splined tube frames. They not only look great with beautiful paint jobs and fit and finish but they ride different then any of the other manufacturers from the same time frame. You can just feel the difference!

Omedetou, your comment has earned you a set of decals from the JNC Shop!