Under Construction: Civallac

Since 2007 I've had the pleasure of photographing Dustin McMahon's creation dubbed "The Civallac" at Layed Out At The Park in Morristown, Tn. This multi first place trophy winner has been entered into more then thirty-five (35) shows in the last three (3) years alone.

I asked Dustin what got him into cars and wanting to change the appearance of his car. "From the time I was about fifteen (15) I started seeing people riding around in town with tricked out rides and I wanted one. I bought this '97 Honda Civic and started working on it myself."

Mods on this car include:

Rolling Attire:

18" Niche f16 wearing Nankang Ultra Sports Ns-II 215/35/18

Chassis Modification:

Suspension- 4" cylinders in front, 3" cylinders in rear

Compressor- chrome viair 380.

Undercarraige- gloss black performed by- owner.

Body Modifications:

Shaved- Door handles, trunk, side molding, mirrors, rain guards, antenna.

Lighting- Cadillac De Ville taillights, black housed headlights.

Misc- Trunk was cut in half and the bottom part molded into the car to make housing for caddy buckets, motorcycle mirrors, side skirts and rear bumper molded into car. Performed by Twizted Mindz, Newport, Tn.

Body Kit:

Front bumper- 01 Honda Civic Buddyclub 2 custom fit to car

Side Skirts- Black Widow

Rear Bumper- Black Widow

Paint:

Hot Rod Flat Black, performed by- Twizted Mindz, Newport, Tn.

Interior:

All panels have been smoothed and primered,

Center Console- custom built with gauge pods and molded in skull on the back, dash- Shaved and smoothed,

Carpet- black,

Misc- Carbon Fiber pedals, silver face gauges, racing steering wheel, performed by- Owner & Twizted Mindz, Newport, Tn.

Stereo:

Head unit- Sony Xplod,

Mids & Highs- Sony Xplod component speakers, performed by- Owner.

Engine:

Intake- Matrix racing cold air intake

Headers- Matrix racing 4-2-1 racing headers

Wires- Obx racing 8.5mm racing plug wires (blue)

Detail work- Polished valve cover, polished fuel rail, chrome power steering fluid reservoir cap, chrome overflow tank, chrome oil cap, polished transmission housing, chrome battery tie down, chrome battery terminals, polished distributor, clear distributor cap, painted brackets. Performed by- Owner

Dustin plans on redoing the suspension with strut bags, more chrome under the hood, mold in the front bumper and finish the interior.

You can see this ride and Dustin in Newport, Tn. or look for the Freaks of Nature car club at the next car show near you.

Dustin would like to thank: My friends and family that have supported me through the years. Franklin at Twizted Mindz. Freaks Of Nature for being the best car club around and giving me the inspiration to make my car what it is and what it will become in the future.

All photo's were shot by: Ben Hightower V/Photo V

Feature written by: Ben Hightower V

Interesting Top 10 for 2010

So I get home (where I'm crashing until my car is fixed and I can return to my actual home) from work this morning, it's freezing out, everyone is still in bed, not wanting to disturb anyone I turn on the computer, get online and the first thing I see on yahoo is "10 things not to buy in 2010."
The picture it shows is of a corded and cordless phone (land line), and immediately grabs my attention. So i click on the link (http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108504/10-things-not-to-buy-in-2010) and read the list. Not surprising is: landlines, smart phone also-rans and newspaper subscriptions. But what was kinda shocking was: dvds and digital compact cameras.
OK maybe to you it's not so shocking but to me the camera bit was. It's quite the list and a must read for anyone thinking about purchasing any kind of tech items in the near future. Don't take it from me though, click the link and check it out for yourself.