# SUPER rare mad tight 79' JDM Civic **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [November 5, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407 "2012-11-05T08:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/81 "2012-12-19T06:24:48Z")
Last night my 83 civic front knuckles arrived! now i just need to pull the hubs from them and i can swap them on my 1st gen wagon knuckles for front 4x100 conversion ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/09204B07-0AED-40E2-9810-4F2909663A1B-1487-0000013D5B64159E.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/09204B07-0AED-40E2-9810-4F2909663A1B-1487-0000013D5B64159E.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/82 "2012-12-19T19:12:49Z")
> [@Villages to merge with towns?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/villages-to-merge-with-towns/51300/5): > > Last night my 83 civic front knuckles arrived! now i just need to pull the hubs from them and i can swap them on my 1st gen wagon knuckles for front 4x100 conversion > > ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/09204B07-0AED-40E2-9810-4F2909663A1B-1487-0000013D5B64159E.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/4/14a122b43f233051b702aa2eaeaa88cc4bd7714d.jpeg) so how long has Honda been doing the philips head screw thing with the rotors? ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/83 "2012-12-19T19:20:41Z")
Since 80 I believe. It’s not on the first gen, only the second gen ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/84 "2012-12-19T19:42:54Z")
Those only hold the rotor while the wheel is off. When installed, the wheel and studs hold the rotor also. And the plaid might just work on this car lol. ---
**Author:** ![slow4show](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@slow4show](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow4show)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/85 "2012-12-19T20:40:16Z")
raawwr you shop at dicks… ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/86 "2012-12-20T02:05:45Z")
> [@Sister Scratched My Car... What to Do???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sister-scratched-my-car-what-to-do/51269/11): > > Actually now that i’m talking paint. I was at Dick’s sporting goods last night and they had this mini sitting on the floor, in a vinyl wrap. I thought it looked pretty cool. I’m not all about vinyl wraps but i think on a small car like this the plaid would looks pretty neat. Pair that with some plaid door cards and a headliner (like a newer gti) with some black status seats, i think that would be pretty sharp. > > ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/2FBFC77D-0CCB-4E2F-9F27-9A70CB8A03C2-493-000000FEFD06B1E6.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/0/d0ed5c2ed84cf0f05f93fb7aa7561360220cd38e.jpeg) damn i hope you change your mind…for the cars sake. burrberry should be left for womens pocket books. just my opnion tho. the hipsters will like it tho ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/87 "2012-12-20T05:58:10Z")
to each his own. i’ve got a lot to do until paint, i’ll probably change my mind a few times ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/88 "2012-12-20T07:36:16Z")
> [@Jordan Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jordan-heads/50114/25): > > Those only hold the rotor while the wheel is off. When installed, the wheel and studs hold the rotor also. > > And the plaid might just work on this car lol. Yup. My RSX had these too. Had to bring it to ASS to get them out because an impact driver was having no luck. They ended up having to grind the head of the screws off to free the rotors. Needless to say screws did not go back in with the new rotors lol. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/89 "2012-12-20T10:10:38Z")
i use one of those impact screwdrivers. you smack the screwdriver with a hammer and it losens them up no problem ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/impactscrewdriver.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/impactscrewdriver.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/90 "2012-12-20T10:44:48Z")
> [@What do you do if your guy friend is going country?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-do-if-your-guy-friend-is-going-country/51298/62): > > i use one of those impact screwdrivers. you smack the screwdriver with a hammer and it losens them up no problem > > ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/impactscrewdriver.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/f/bf20a7f59116a23b2f3871449c11569be7b2aa8f.jpeg) Yup. I tried using one if them first. So did ASS in the end grinding the head off was the most time conscious option to go with lol. It was still the original rotors on the car. Apparently 9 yrs of north east winters combined with the heat from the rotors really stuck them in there lol. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/91 "2012-12-20T10:46:37Z")
Those things rule. Have helped me out quite a few times with rotors. ---
**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/92 "2012-12-23T17:25:05Z")
worse case scenario is to drill them out. takes like 30 secs. no need to bring it to a shop for that. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/93 "2012-12-23T18:25:59Z")
I had to drill those screws out of my Elantra when I changed the rotors. They wouldnt come out and the car was only 3 years old with around 60k. I also had to beat the fuck out of the rotors with a sledge hammer to get them off. I got one side out on my mom’s Santa Fe and had to drill the other one. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/94 "2012-12-24T10:00:47Z")
It’s a Christmas miracle! I was told these would take 8-12 weeks. ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/4269AFE8-1464-4435-B6D6-0AB26CC9DCF0-6543-000005C1C4598249.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/4269AFE8-1464-4435-B6D6-0AB26CC9DCF0-6543-000005C1C4598249.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/95 "2012-12-28T07:15:05Z")
getting the junker hauled away tomorrow. very pumped to get the space back inside my garage and that menas i can start working on the 79 more, getting it on some jack stands and doing the 4x100 swap and poly bushings, powdercoating everything on the underside, strippind down the interrior etc ---
**Author:** ![HANSTECH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hanstech/32/6445_2.png) [@HANSTECH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HANSTECH)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/96 "2012-12-28T08:03:21Z")
freakin sweet! love to hear and see progress on this. keep it up. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/97 "2012-12-29T08:27:21Z")
Glad to have this out of my garage, and the space back ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/9A85402D-1CD7-4590-BD81-44343CDB9362-788-000000F2B2519A87.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/9A85402D-1CD7-4590-BD81-44343CDB9362-788-000000F2B2519A87.jpg) ![http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/F86F38B7-F08B-4F10-AE77-8BE310D07E59-788-000000F3214FB34D.jpg](http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/jacobennis/F86F38B7-F08B-4F10-AE77-8BE310D07E59-788-000000F3214FB34D.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Steve2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Steve2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steve2)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/98 "2012-12-29T18:27:27Z")
I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but you have a pretty friggen sweet garage! ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/99 "2012-12-30T03:42:31Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407/100 "2012-12-30T14:26:17Z")
> [@Poor People = Suck \<\<\< Wicked](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/poor-people-suck-wicked/51322/44): > > I had to drill those screws out of my Elantra when I changed the rotors. They wouldnt come out and the car was only 3 years old with around 60k. I also had to beat the fuck out of the rotors with a sledge hammer to get them off. > > I got one side out on my mom’s Santa Fe and had to drill the other one. if the screw is fucked up and doesnt come out, a few wacks with the sledge and they break right off lol [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-rare-mad-tight-79-jdm-civic/265407.md?page=6)