1992 Honda Civic Si - Spoon Fed

Everyone and their mom's mom owns a Honda Civic, and having a hatchback won't exactly make you unique. Having a fixed-up one is about as original as driving around with Yosemite Sam "back off" mud flaps on a truck. So, in order for Joseph Fu to set his '92 Honda Civic Si apart from the crowd, he went JDM Spoon style.

Cosmetically, Joseph's EG is almost an exact replica of the one built by Spoon sans Mr. Ichishima (the founder of Spoon Sports). The Japanese Honda yellow paint just screams out "Spoon!" and is engulfed with Spoon parts; from the carbon-fiber front lip all the way back to the carbon fiber rear wing. Spoon Vision side mirrors and Spoon amber corner lights grace the exterior. Surprising enough, we actually found a non-Spoon item on the car: Fiber Images carbon-fiber hood. The hood adds a lot of flavor, and helps break up the solid wall of the yellow color on the EG.

Now, you can't make your car look this good without having some power to back you up. It's a good thing that Chris Peterson of B16A Power was on hand to yank out the SOHC Si motor and bolt in a Japanese B16A motor with a few additional treats. Yeah, an SiR-2 motor is good, but an SiR-2 motor with a Spoon throttle body, Spoon cam gears, a Spoon ECU, and Spoon exhaust is even better. The Spoon ECU allows the B16A to rev up to 9,200 rpm without reaching the pesky fuel cut. Sure, Joseph isn't planning on competing for First Place in the Power 4 Class at NIRA, but keep in mind that this car was meant for road course racing. Top off the B16A jewel with a Spoon valve cover and a Spoon oil cap, and you 'll find yourself a nice replica of an original Spoon crate motor.

Since road racing was the intended purpose, a more extreme suspension setup was in order. Ground Control coilover sleeves and Vision adjustable shocks help keep the Yokohama AVS wrapped 15-inch Spoon SW388 rims on the track. A pair of Spoon strut tower bars help stiffen the flexing chassis when Joseph is twisting and turning on the road course. Still not sturdy enough for Joseph, Spoon lower tie-bars bring the Civic up to Viagra-stiff standards. Screeeeech! That's the sound of the Project U brake pads hard at work as they clamp down on the Brembo cross-drilled rotors.

Can Joseph possibly fit any more Spoon parts on here? That's exactly what we were wondering. Since he couldn't fit more Spoon on the car, he decided to put more Spoon in the car. From the Recaro SR3 seat, Joseph maneuvers through traffic with a Spoon steering wheel and slams it into gear with a Spoon shift knob. How Japanese can it get? Stop! Please! You're killing JDM Wong over here. He's going into convulsions and we had to put a spoon in his mouth to keep him from swallowing his tongue. Oh, man! Did I say spoon? There we go again!

When Joseph isn't tearing up road courses, he's bumping the latest Linkin Park song on a JVC head unit. On the track, Joseph is confined by an OMP rollcage and strapped down with a four-point safety harness.

Joseph is definitely making a JDM impact on the East Coast with his Spoon-fed EG. Not only does the car prove that he's not willing to conform, but he'll go to crazy depths to be an originator.

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