The first thing you will notice is the color.  Mint Green from head to toe.  The second thing you will notice is the custom kit with massive flare in the front and rear.  And if you're lucky enough, the third thing you will notice is the pair of blinding bright H.I.D. lights that illuminate those dark roads with ease.  Whatever you notice or whatever order you notice them in, doesnt matter.  This 1998 Acura Integra GS-R is no stranger to the import scene.  Brian shows his car off several times a year at events such as Hot Import Nights and the renown San Diego Import Showoff.  His car can be seen on the 935 draggers website, and cruising the streets of the Inland Empire.  For all of you begging for the scoop on this Minty Showcar, I begged Brian to provide you the 411 (actually I just annoyed the hell out of him).
 
 

In August of 1999 Brian was the first of his kind.  It was rare for a car to have a full kit and paint, let alone the massive flare that this car boasts. JT Autobody in Rosemead fully fabricated the trick custom body kit with no flaws.  They added a full three inches of flare to the rear to make way for the C-5 Evo's.  They also took care of the color, with Mint Green DuPont paint.  The color is like no other.  Most of your daily import cars are fitted with the many brands of body kits available, such as Wings West and Erebuni.  These kits are then painted to match to the color of the car.  But Brian ran the full nine yards, and then some, by investing into a custom kit with a new paint job to make the entire car stand out.  If this car was white it wouldn't even come close to the styling statement is currently displays.  Brian is also a big fan of JDM.  His OEM Type-R headlamps are directly from Japan, and are set in place with the aggressive front clip to provide a daunting look when seen from head on.  Nothing about this car is ordinary, and everything about it is unique.  Deep vents seat themselves in the hood of the car, while more vents complete the look on the side flares.  Stylish side mirrors with aerodynamic functionability add the import look to an already handsome looking car.    This car possesses a tenacity unseen in even the most exotic cars.  The Integ rips at the road with its sticky Toyo 235/35ZR18's which wrap a set of very highly favored one piece White 18" Racing HART C-5 Evolutions which match the Mint Green paint, perfectly.  The flare on each side helps the wider C-5's to settle within the body.  There is nothing worse then a good set of rims sticking out past the body like a mexmobile.  Props to the latinos, but there simply isn't room for that type of style in the import scene.  The rims are large which means little sidewall; definitely a clean look.

Eibach Sportline lowering springs bring the car and its body work 1.7" closer to the ground, to provide a more stable stance on the road.  There's a modest amount of wheel tuck, but the important thing is that there is no sacrifice in driveability.  The main problem with cars these days is that they are so low to the ground, they practicality sit on top of speed bumps and steep driveways.  Brian cannot afford to slow down for little dips in the road while delivering your pizza hot, fresh, and in under forty minutes.  The wide gaps between the spokes of the C-5 Evo's proudly display the set of crossed drilled rotors at the front and rear and help to rapidly cool the rotors and avoid dangerous brake fade.
 
 
 

The rear is a differently story in itself.  The spoiler is truely extraordinary.  Possessing the combat look mixed with a little bit of touring style and MTK juice, the stacked spoiler and its LED lighting are fitted with side wings to bring them together in both structure and style.  Skyline R32 rear tailights are custom molded into the rear kit to make even slowing down or stopping a tight look in itself.  It also warns all of those regular import cars that, "Hey man, I'm slowing down, so you best be as well."  The interior is only mildly modified with the mindset that body work should be emphasized. You wont see any obnoxiously big tachometers of shiftlights, but just a few modest upgrades such as a shift knob, Type R floormats, Clarion head unit and Del Sol seats.  Under the hood is the same story.  An iceman intake capped with a K&N filter are the sole mods to an already potent 1.8-liter Twin-Cam VTEC engine.  The cat-back exhaust system is brought to you by the non-english speaking company, Tanabe (visit their website if you want to know what I mean) .  Exhaust is smoothly discharged with the deeply tuned G-Power Medallian.  "I've been on the quest for obtaining H.I.D.'s since I first saw them on Mercedes SL's, back in the day."  Brian knew he needed to finish the treatment with the illuminating power to bring daylight to those dimly light highways and roads that he often cruises on. This brought him to a Philips H.I.D. kit which provides illumination through a pair of projector lights for unparalleled clarity and uniform illumination.  Maybe you'll see this car some time soon, but with a different owner.  Although this car is a definite keeper, Brian has future plans to obtain an MR2.  One would think that it would be hard to part with such a car with so much time and money invested into it, however, Brian's eyes are already set on his San Diego racing MR2.  He's already purchased the set of HIDs bulbs for his Toyota, and plans to go full out HID for both headlamp and foglamp.  If you live in the Inland Empire, next time you see daylight in all of your mirrors, its likely you're being tailed by Brian in his street racing, turbocharging, rice burning, Toyota MR2.