Subtle Stunner - Mujaahid's Static Accord

 My obsession with this Accord started at about 2am on a Sunday morning, we had just arrived at the Bellville Velodrome to prepare for the Streetmods Motor Show. The Show had promised to be an awesome event, with quality rides. Walking around to meet and greet in the corner of my eye, there it was, Mujaahids Accord! 

Once getting to know Mujaahid and the history of the car, we all knew this was a feature. I had recently called Mujaahid and arranged a shoot, with a fellow brother from Hoodride SA, Jarred Williams, who took a road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town( just over 1000km) to also feature the Type S on Hoodride SA.

Cape Town, South Africa is one of the many places that were blessed with way too many potholes and speed humps just around every corner. Many people have asked if this Accord was bagged because of the ride height, but no! This Type S is static!

To achieve the height that this Accord sits at, a set BC Coilovers were fitted. And believe it or not, this is not the lowest it can go! As mentioned before, because of our wonderful roads, Mujaahid is not able to drive any lower, or he would be taking home chunks of tar daily!

The Type S sits perfectly on the tar, its like a well prepared cocktail! With a combination of front and rear tuck with just a pinch of camber to give it the perfect flavor!

After blowing the motor of his superbike and soon becoming a married man, Mujaahid looked for a car that was different but also practical, and which he knew he could customize and make it look awesome. After seeing this Type S, he fell inlove and just had to have it.

Mujaahid hasn't stopped with a good looking stance car, the mod bug had bitten him so he fitted a 63mm into 57mm Powerflow catback, a K&N Typhoon Induction Kit with Injen dry charger and a Unichip fitted and tuned by Topend racing. After putting the car on the dyno, it made 168kw and 240nm.

Now that performance was sorted, the looks needed to be sorted. After looking at many Accord's and TSX's on the international websites, Mujaahid had an idea of the look he was going for, and fitted a set of BBS LM reps, 8.5j all round. To get the ride height right, a set of BC Racing BR Series coilovers was fitted.

Mujaahid still has a few plans left for the Accord which should be set into place soon, so we can't wait to see how this car will evolve in the next few months! Seeing that the car is part of Casual Society, we know it will be nothing short of epic!
Hope you enjoy the rest of the pictures! Be sure to check out HoodRide SA's coverage of the same feature!

Words by Kyle Petersen and Jason Clifton
Pictures by Jason Clifton

Davin Pick's Green Street-Hooligan

The trend that seems to be now, is Mk1, and another example of a clean yet classy is Davin Picks Mk1 Rabbit.
I first spotted Davin slithering through in traffic, my jaw dropped, my eyes popped and the hunt to find this car was on. It had taken me two hours ( that felt like two days) to get his details and the deal was sealed, shoot was planned, location sorted, cameras batteries charged and ready to go.

The little green goblin is an eight month build that has now finally made its mark in Cape Town, for those who don't know Davin is originally from George, an area just outside of Cape Town and moved he to the Cape about Five years ago, and are we glad that he did!

There are too many things to say about Davin and his ride, so just like he did with his build, I will keep it simple!

The car is a 1978 Mk1 Golf, and for a lady of her age one cannot expect a gem, but with time and patience this beauty has been fully restored with new old parts. Every panel inside and out has been replaced leaving her in pristine condition.

Davin has a few more tricks up his sleeve. There are a few minor changes taking place on the Rabbit soon, to enhance the appearance and make her even more appealing to the eye.

A 1.8litre fuel injected power lump has been fitted, making a sexy ride, sitting pretty on Tuning Art coilovers,  et 7j upfront and et 8j's schmidts in the rear all wrapped up on Nankang 195/45/15 rubbers!

Dav has also informed me that he has already started a second build, also with a VW badge attached to it! And hey, I called dibbs for a feature!
All in all it was an awesome day, with an awesome car but for now, enjoy the pics of the green street hooligan..

Pictures: Achmat Booley
Words: Kyle Petersen

Back to Old School

I remember saying that if ever I had to buy a VW; it would have to be a 2 door mk1 rabbit or a MK5, either that or nothing else within the VW range. For me those are the two iconic VW's. However, Aashiq certainly changed my mind and put me in school with his 4 door.

   When Aashiq bought his 4 door I remember saying to myself “What is he thinking? Buying that 1984, four door mk1. Personally, if that were me I would have bought a 2 door”.
   Thing is, I am not what most would call a “Pure VW fan”. I drive a Honda and Honda’s are all I’ve ever owned. So, as an "outsider" what would I know when it comes to the VW community right? This is what most people would ask or think to themselves.
   Well, in Aashiq’s case, he owned a mk1 Golf, a Civic E.K and another mk1 Golf, respectively. So when he bought the 4 door he knew exactly what he bought and why he bought it, based on previous ownership.
   At this time, the 2 door mk1 was becoming very popular, in fact so popular that I contemplated buying one myself. Unfortunately as most of you would know, popularity comes with a price. To me, the price attached to the 2 door rabbits was ridiculous. But, it was in demand and it became more of an accessory, something like the latest cellphone and people just had to have it.
   I began seeing 2 door rabbits popping up every where like it was rabbit season and it became quite annoying, especially with the whole stance movement where everyone was trying it and only a few got it right. The heritage of the mk1 2 door was being killed with sticker-bombing, roof racks  stacked with the most random objects on them and those rear window stickers that meant nothing at all. All these trends haphazardly mixed together only created a recipe for disaster.
   Aashiq did not fall into this trap from day 1. He was not at any point phased by all the trends going on around him. He knew that just like most high school kids, every one at some point wants to be popular, noticed, remembered. No-one wants to be the kid at the front of the class taking notes, taking in all the information and asking all the questions while the "cool" kids sit at the back and by just their very being, are noticed. Who would honestly pass off the opportunity to sit back and be noticed, while someone else takes the time out, does their research and gets all the information and all you have to do is copy it?
   All this is quite relevant to the car scene if you really think about it. People see a trend; they copy it just so that they can pass in the eyes of society.
  What they don’t know is that not doing the proper research for a project, but going ahead with the project anyway will inevitably lead to them failing miserably.
   So to sum everything up, Aashiq is somewhat like that kid sitting at the front of the class. He did not follow the trend by copying the rest of his peers. He did not buy a 2 door mk1, just so that he could stickerbomb the shit out of it like a crazed Justin Bieber fan covering school books with his pictures and adding a roof rack so that he can put his text books on it (when as it can clearly fit in the boot).
  My point is, He done his research, he kept it neat and simple and he certainly passed the test.

Aashiq kept the OEM grill and chucked the original big bumpers and gave it that old school look by replacing them with OEM chrome bumpers, while adding his own touch by spraying the indicator lenses black and adding a small chin lip. He stands by the rule of less is more.

Sitting pretty on Tuning Art coilovers, -5 Degree camber and some stretch gives it some good stance.

 

 

 

 

Breaking the colour with this porno red leather and suede interior, which was matched the red tail lights. Keeping the theme to a maximum of 3 colours.

 

Love at 1st site.

 

Who can resist a Bollywood romance once they see a tree.

 

 Paint: Dakar yellow
Engine: 2.0L 8v 2E long block
 276 degree cams
 Custom branch
 50mm powerflow exhaust
Gearbox: 5 speed FFZ
Wheels: 13x8j compomotives
 175/60/13 Hero tyres infront
 185/60/13 Falken tyres at the back
Suspension: Tuning Art coilovers
     -5 degree camber in rear
Interior: Brilliant red semi leather interior with suede inners

 

 

Hondas in the Hood - Part 1

These days car clubs are usually about joining a forum, going to regular meetups and breakfast runs and other meetings, and that's about it. After joining CapeStance a few months ago, I noticed that we are much more than just that.

 I've learned in this whole scene that its not about who's car looks the best or who's car is the quickest, its all about the people you meet and the friends you make. And that's what CapeStance is, a family of different people from different areas with different cars, all uniting and bonding because a mutual love and a culture.

 Nowadays, I can expect a BBM message or a phonecall from the CS guys asking who's keen to mission somewhere and do something random and awesome. That's pretty much how this shoot came about.

Most of you have seen Achmat's super clean CRX at Streetmods and driving around, and Keagan's lovely example of an EK Civic on Airlift Performance airbag suspension, but we've never really done a proper shoot on both of these cars. So we met up and decided to take some pics.

These days you won't often see an extremely neat Honda CRX driving around. But when you do you will definitely notice it. Achmat's rex is just that, a head-tuner. Most certainly one of the neatest in Cape Town and also, in my opinion, the best looking! Full details of the CRX will be posted in Part 2!

When I first met Keagan he was the owner of one of the lowest static EK Civic's I have ever seen. Since then, he has been through a number of other EK's and even a VW,  but Keagan is a true Honda head and just could not resist another EK Civic which is the one he owns today.

This EK started out life as a silver old spec which was not in the best condition ever. But after getting stuck into it, Keags has turned it into one of the neatest old specs in Cape Town. The car was resprayed a dark grey found on Acura RSX's which has a gold tint to it in certain light. A Mugen front lip and CTR grille, rear lip, wing and rear fog light was also fitted to complete the look.

Keagan has always wanted his cars to be as low as possible, but with the condition of Cape Town roads not being fantastic, it is just not practical. So he got his hands on a Airlft air suspension kit for the front which makes things much easier when it comes to speedbumps and driveways and bad roads. The ride height at the back is sorted with adjustable BC Coilovers.

Movember in December!

Tauriq admiring the stunning EK Civic next to him.

Part two of this shoot done by the owner of the CRX, Achmat Booley, will be posted soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that, its gonna be good!

Words and photos by Jason Clifton.