Camaraderie is an essential part of the
automotive community. The relationships we form with others who share a
mutual interest makes for unforgettable memories and help to prolong the
love of this great hobby. You can enjoy building compare cars by yourself but
it just isn't the same as having friends by your side to share the
experiences. That's why we have meets, shows, join clubs and hang out
together. But if there's one thing that is more important than
friendships, it's family. Not just the "family" that you have when you
join a car crew, but people who we share a bloodline with. Take for
instance this early nineties Honda Civic Si and CR-X.
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| 1992 Honda Civic Si & 1991 CR-X - The Jaimes Boys
It's second nature for us to choose who we're
friends with and the relationships we want to uphold and value in our
lives. But with family, "blood is thicker than water." We can't choose
our family but we just have to put up with whatever they do sometimes.
It's rare to see blood-bonds in the car community because family members
don't always share mutual interests. One person in the family may be
into a particular thing that a brother or sister isn't. Sharing a
pastime doesn't always work between siblings because you're constantly
around them and you can't escape them when you have a disagreement. That
blood that you share is more important than anything else, so for
example, if your sibling builds an ugly-ass car, you're stuck with that
ugly car in the crew you can never leave.
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| 1992 Honda Civic Si & 1991 CR-X - The Jaimes Boys
With that said, there are rare instances when
the stars align and our family and our hobby work together in unison.
Meet the Jaimes brothers; Luis owns the bronze metallic Honda Civic Si
hatchback and the teal CR-X belongs to his younger brother, Jose. Not
only do they share a last name, they are also both Volvo Service
technicians, carpool to work together every day and share a love of
early-'90s Hondas. Both of their builds are very much their own and
strong enough to be independent of one another—but neither would be
where it is today if not for the other. Instead of thinking of it as two
men building two cars, try to imagine it more as two brothers, working
as one, to build two different Hondas.
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There aren't too many enthusiasts left these
days that enjoy and appreciate Hondas the way the Jaimes brothers do.
They are very much a throwback to the early days when building cars was
just for fun and a reason to hang out with friends. These days, finding
feature cars has become more of a task than anything; people want to
negotiate covers, have demands, make special requests—that sense of
appreciation that once existed just isn't as common anymore. The Jaimes
worked incredibly hard to get their cars to this point and were genuine
in their appreciation of the opportunity to be featured.
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| 1992 Honda Civic Si & 1991 CR-X - The Jaimes Boys
"I got into this build with no expectations,"
Luis says. "I put this (Civic) together to challenge myself and to make
good memories with my friends. It was just a means to go out and meet
fellow enthusiasts that enjoyed cars."
Luis' Civic was the first to make an impression
out here in Southern California. He was slowly building the car to where
he ultimately wanted it but still regularly attended local meets and
car shows. His brother Jose had a different approach; he had an
all-original RHD CR-X SiR from Japan, but rarely brought it out because
he was carefully planning out his other projects.
"When we were kids, we already had an interest
in cars," Jose reminisces. "We couldn't drive yet so we built model
cars. I had a CR-X model and just always had a particular fascination
with the second-generation CR-X. Eventually I got my license and,
obviously, I had to get a CR-X. One CR-X turned into two so I decided to
keep my right-hand drive EF8 completely OEM while we planned-out the
total transformation for the other."
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Fellow Honda aficionados started taking notice
of Luis Jaimes' Civic because of its central underlying theme of Mugen
greatness. We're not just talking about wheels either—there are a ton of
rare Mugen goods on this car inside and out. You can easily tell that
he is a man of details. The outside features a Mugen EG6 front lip and
side skirts, while the interior is adorned with Mugen products from both
past and present. The newest would be the S1-R bucket seats and
spherical shift knob. His Civic is literally "Mugen-powered" as well as
the engine is motivated by a reflashed N1 ECU. Anything that isn't
Mugen-ized inside is original JDM EG6 interior pieces. The most unique
would be the checkered 20th Anniversary rear seats, door panels, armrest
and floor mats. Luis even has the 20th Anniversary key and key fob to
match! You'd have to look closely to find the rare Mugen accessory of
the exterior—beneath his rear bumper is a stealthy Mugen "Tear Drop"
exhaust that is probably worth half the cost of the EH3 chassis alone! A
Mugen Active Gate brake setup would suit this build perfectly, but the
Spoon clappers behind his 15-inch M7 wheels provide an interesting
contrast that also matches his brother's brakes.
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| 1992 Honda Civic Si & 1991 CR-X - The Jaimes Boys
Jose's CR-X takes on a much more liberal
approach. If you really had to pin a theme to it, I guess you can say
that it is "Spoon-themed." When it first made its debut last year at the
annual Eibach Honda Meet in SoCal, his CR-X had 15-inch Spoon SW388
wheels on it but he has since moved on to a set of Mugen MF10Ls. The
entire shell was reworked with JDM EF8 CR-X SiR components before being
doused with multiple coats of Scion's Hypnotic Teal Mica paint. The
front lip looks like a J-spec EF8 SiR piece but is actually a carbon
variation created by Password:JDM. His interior is a tad simpler than
Luis' with just a single Bride bucket, Takata harness and a classic MOMO
Monte Carlo steering wheel. Worth noting is that this CR-X has a Spoon
Sports-built K20 manual transmission.
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| 1992 Honda Civic Si & 1991 CR-X - The Jaimes Boys
Of the two builds, the teal-toned CR-X came
together much quicker because the brothers had already experienced the
trials and tribulations first with the Civic. The most difficult project
for them was getting the K20A to run. Luis explains, "The wiring was a
headache. Since it was our first K-swap, it took us awhile to figure out
how to wire the car to run. During initial start-up, the car would
crank but it just wouldn't fire-up. We had to backtrack and make sure
that everything was where it needed to be. With some phone calls and
research on the Internet, we finally got it going." Jose took the ordeal
as a lesson-learned and ordered a complete Rywire Mil-Spec engine
harness for his swap. He just had to plug everything up and the car came
to life with no worries. Other than the differences in the wiring, both
K-swaps share a lot of similarities. The two are accessorized
differently but the guts are essentially the same, running Skunk2's Mega
Power exhaust manifolds, K-Tuned constituents and both fuel systems are
plumbed almost identically. Aesthetically, the obvious distinction of
the two swaps is with the intake manifolds; Luis runs a polished Honda
RBC unit and Jose uses the factory manifold for clearance issues.
No matter how many parallels and differences
exist between the two builds, it is apparent that the solidarity is
unrivaled with these two brothers. Both set out to build their cars
their own way, but you can see the influences of the two brothers in
each car. Ask anyone that has encountered them and they will probably
tell you that they easily get Luis and Jose confused with one another.
The personalities are similar in that they are both soft-spoken and very
reserved, but they are also each their own man. I couldn't really think
of any other way to feature their Hondas but to put them together
because, well, it just made sense to. They embarked on this journey as a
duo and it didn't seem right to split them up. Blood (and motor oil) is
thicker than water and you can throw in whatever over-used cliche you
can think of. At the end of the day, it's family first.
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Tuning Menu
1992 Honda Civic Si
1992 Honda Civic Si
Owner Luis Jaimes
Hometown Pomona, CA
Occupation Volvo Service Technician
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Engine '03 2.0-liter K20A
engine swap; Hasport K-swap engine mounts; HKS air intake; polished RBC
intake manifold; Hondata thermal gasket; Walbro 255lph fuel pump; AEM
fuel pressure regulator; Hybrid Racing fuel rail and fan switch;
black-braided fuel lines; Skunk2 Mega Power exhaust manifold; Mugen Tear
Drop exhaust, thermostat and Gen 1 oil cap; 3" mandrel-bent exhaust;
Blackworks radiator and slim fan; K-Tuned coolant temperature sensor
adapter and bolt-on bracket; Spoon Sports radiator cap; chrome DC5 valve
cover
Drivetrain JDM DC5 six-speed manual transmission; Exedy Stage 2 clutch; Hybrid Racing shifter box
Engine Management Mugen N1 ECU and reflash; Hybrid Racing conversion harness
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Footwork & Chassis Tein HA
coilovers; Suspension Techniques sway bars; Mugen strut bars; Function7
rear lower control arms; BEAKS lower tie bar, C-pillar bar
Brakes Spoon Sports front
calipers; steel-braided lines; OEM 40/40 brake proportioning valve;
Wilwood master cylinder; tucked brake lines; brake booster delete plate;
ITR rear calipers
Wheels & Tires 15x6.5" +45 Mugen M7 wheels; 195/50R15 BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp 2 tires; Spoon Sports anodized blue lug nuts
Exterior Mugen front lip and
side steps; BackYard Special rear spoiler; JDM EG6 doors, power folding
mirrors, headlights, corner lights, taillights and bronze glass; JDM
Honda Optional sunroof visor/deflector; VIS Racing carbon-fiber trunk;
Bronze Metallic paint
Interior Mugen S1-R seats, seat
rails, Race Steering Wheel 3, carbon-fiber shift knob, pedal set,
instrument cluster and rearview mirror cover; Takata harnesses; Sparco
harness bar; NRG steering short hub and Quick Release 2.0 adapter; JDM
20th Anniversary rear seats, door panels, key/key fob, arm rest and
floor mats; JDM climate control, clock, power window conversion, rear
interior and optional cargo cover; Pioneer head unit; Gathers speakers;
Carrozzeria EG6 speaker tweeters
Thanks You Steve from HMO; AS1
family; The Chronicles; Chris Pinedo from NRH; Street Functions; Enjoy
Life Drive Slow; Franky of Franky Built; Tactical Art; Dynasty Crew;
Justin Lingao; My brother Jose; My wife Elizabeth; My parents; Louie aka
Leno; G-Spot; Matt from ICB Motorsport
Tuning Menu
1991 Honda CR-X
1991 Honda CR-X
Owner Jose Jaimes
Hometown Montclair, CA
Occupation Volvo Service Technician
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Engine '04 2.0-liter K20A
engine swap; Hasport engine mounts; Spoon Sports head gasket and
thermostat; 3" air intake; FEEL'S air filter; Walbro 255lph fuel pump;
AEM fuel pressure regulator; K-Tuned fuel rail, temperature gauge
relocator and fan switch relocator; custom fuel system; Skunk2 Mega
Power exhaust manifold and Alpha series radiator; Kakimoto exhaust and
catalytic converter; BLOX slim radiator fan; Ballade Sports anodized
blue valve cover; Downstar engine hardware
Drivetrain Spoon Sports-built
K-series six-speed manual transmission; OEM EP3 C/V half-shafts; Exedy
Stage 1 clutch; Hybrid Racing shifter box
Engine Management DC5 Type R ECU; Rywire Mil-Spec engine harness and harness disconnect plate
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Footwork & Chassis Tein HA coilovers; JDM EF8 front sway bay; Cusco strut bars
Brakes Spoon Sports front
calipers; DC2 ITR brake pads; custom brake lines; EF8 brake
proportioning valve; Wilwood master cylinder; brake booster delete;
Rywire brake tuck kit
Wheels & Tires 15x7" +40 Mugen MF10L wheels; 205/50R15 Toyo R888 tires; Spoon Sports lug nuts
Exterior JDM EF8 SiR front
bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, rear spoiler, front fenders,
headlights, signal lights and taillights; Password:JDM dry carbon
EF8-style front lip; custom front bumper and turn signal grilles; PPG
Hypnotic Teal Mica paint
Interior Bride Zeta driver's
seat and seat rail; JDM EF7 rear seats; Takata harness; MOMO Monte Carlo
steering wheel; NRG steering hub and quick release; Spoon Sports shift
knob and instrument cluster; JDM EF8 armrest; USDM CR-X Si door panels;
JDM Carrozeria head unit; Odyssey PC680 battery
Thanks You My brother Luis;
Francisco Torres; Steve from HMO; mom, Chris Pinedo; Jesse Temores;
George Trujillo; Angel Rivas; Sergio Rivas; David Andrade, Ryan Basseri,
Jared Aguila, and Ryan Der from Rywire; AS1 family; Vanna Lovem; Joey
Lee from The Chronicles; Miguel Barriga; Luis
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