I can’t speak to much for what went on pre-2000 but since then what is seen as normal has changed drastically. I’ve read a lot about what was going on in the early 90’s when engine swaps and other things Honda related were in their infancy. But back in ’01 the original Fast and Furious movie came out and 15 year old put my obsession with muscle cars on the back burner and dove into Imports full force. Say what you will about that movie but I still like it even if it is totally ridiculous. I loved body kits and underglow neon’s along with other horrid things. I even picked a 91 Civic as my 1st car based on some wide body kit I seen in a magazine. Luckily after a year of saving up money for some less than tasteful appearance mods my buddies directed me toward the performance side of things. It’s been a smooth ride ever since. But what sparked me to write this was today when I was looking through 2 import magazines I saved since 2002. In them were articles about colored vacuum hose, featured cars with more appearance the engine mods, and other things which never should have been “in.” I do miss my early days in the Honda scene. I’ll never forget the look on my dads face when my B16 swap started on the 1st try. I was so proud of myself that I paid for everything to do the swap while most of my friends still had never had a job yet back in high school. Next time you see some punk kid driving a Civic with a park bench sized spoiler on it try pointing them in the right rather than laughing them out of the parking lot or where ever you might be. Chances are you have some embarrassing things under your belt to. Looking back at the changes in the past decade really makes me wonder where the next 10 years are going to take us. Hopefully further and further from this…
From This
To This
Honda Realm 
