Cory Dahlgren is an unpredictable guy. The sort of unpredictable – where a Honda
is built in the back of a Toyota dealership by a former Subaru and Volkswagen
mechanic. The brand of unpredictable – that dailies a slammed-out S2000… and
keeps the Civic hatch as the show-off car. He has the unexpected appreciation for
all things well built, and the confidence to mismatch an engine bay this close to New
Jersey (just kidding, we love this). Cory has his own rhythm and style. He has his
own way of doing things, and if you don’t like it, well, he’s ok with that….
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EXTERIOR
Daytona Beach blue for the exterior paint
Spoon replica carbon fiber lip
ENGINE
TSX K24
Type-S 6 speed tranny
Custom intake manifold with 90mm throttle body
DTR header to Apexi ws2 exhaust
Adam West engine harness
K-Tuned products
Earls fittings
Brake line tuck
S2000 clutch master cylinder
Type-R brake master cylinder
Clutch line tuck
Fuel line tuck
Purple pearl engine bay
Shaved bay
Lifted strut towers – about 1.5in for more clearance for upper control arms
INTERIOR
JDM interior – dyed black from the dash to the trunk
Bride fabric wrapped headliner
Bride front seats
Graffiti suede fabric for door and seat inserts
Graffiti shift boot and armrest
Kenwood head unit
SUSPENSION / WHEELS
JIC coilovers
Wilwood brakes
Custom CP-Rs – rebarrelled and chromed 16×9.5 +15mm in the front with 3.75-inch
lip using a 15mm spacer to clear the Wilwoods… and 16×9.5 +10mm in the rear with
4-inch lip
THANKS TO…
My fiancée, Michelle, for not killing me yet for spending money on this car; Mike at ktuned; Honda fair; Toyota of Stamford; Tony Pampena for helping do the swap and letting me use his lift and tools; Chris (squirrell); Joel; Jeremy at Streetmasters; Miro at jsutai.com; Castano Racing; Ralph Wright for building the wheels; All friends and family
All that money spent you figured you could have got real Brides?
Dude I know where that car came from…it looks the same. You changed the wheels big whoop. NO CREDIT…Bought no built
THIS CAR WAS A PIECE OF SHIT I WOULD NEVER TELL ANYONE YOU KNEW WHERE IT CAME FROM. FIRST I REDID THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SECOND I REDID THE ENGINE BAY PREVIOUS OWNER DID A SHIT JOB OVER SPRAY ALL OVER THE PLACE I DID IT CORRECT THIRD I REPLACE THE MOTOR WHICH BLEW UP 1 MONTH 300 MILES AFTER I BOUGHT IT SO DONT SAY ONLY CHANGED THE WHEELS
Pohlàlà! Gavaaaaaaaaage!