We Put $4000 Suspension on our $500 Civic 

I miss the old money pit videos. This is filling that hole in my heart.

Dang yall just raised the value of that thing by a solid 50 cents

Love to see the old school "money pit" style videos back!

I may not know much about Civics, but I've heard that their aftermarket is pretty deep. Can't wait to see what the Donut team does with this Civic!

PLEASE make this a series this what ive been needing

This seems like a money pit season 3, and I love it. Please continue the season 1 vibes

YES!!! REAL CAR VIDEOS AGAIN!!! Love this. I hope we see more of this! I miss Money Pit and just legit videos actually about cars.

Money pit reincarnated, oh how I've missed it. Thank you Zach and Donut for bringing this back again!

DUDE CONTINUE THIS SERIES , it’s helping me understand my car better!

This is the kind of content I want to see from Donut!!

Been waiting for a 'Zach just works on cars' video since a long time now - good to see Donut media finding their roots again. Loved this and want more.

Watching Nolan grow in car knowledge and skill is one of my favorite things about Donut.

I’m exceedingly jealous at how easily all the bolts just came right out 😂. Here in Pennsylvania it would take a week, a torch, bloody knuckles and plenty of profanity to get that suspension apart lol

Really brings me back to the time I overhauled the suspension on my 2001 Toyota Corolla and then 2 days later my engine seized up. Those were the days!

We realize you gotta do what you gotta do, but this is the content we’re all here for!

Can't lie, I'm unbelievably happy to see the Donut lads getting into the old school civic world

Zachs always an awesome host, and this is exactly the content I signed up for.

The way he described it in the first few seconds is EXACTLY what I'd expect a $500 civic to be AT BEST 😂😂

I hope they turn this into the next money pit series

As someone from the Midwest, it is INCREDIBLE to see an old civic with high miles like this on a lift with absolutely no rust underneath. In its current state, I could see that car selling for 10x what you paid where I'm from.

I just found this channel a few days ago and binge watched several hours of videos. I love your variety, straightforwardness, and synergy between members! You guys have the masterclass connection and I feel like I’m watching modern TopGear. Truly a golden channel you guys have.

So happy you guys are finally building a Honda! As a B-Swapped EK owner suspension was one of my first big upgrades and I was in a very similar boat with worn out parts. I would love to see the braking system gone through in a future episode. Mine at 250k miles had black fluid from disintegrating master cylinder/caliper seals. Brakes were first upgrade/maintenance item. Rear disc swap, new calipers, rotors, pads, brake lines, master cylinder, fluid. Made a huge difference in braking feel and confidence. Also would love to see some old school b-swap action.

I want to see every performance upgrade complete THEN a motor swap. The reaction would be wild!

I'm from New England and i cannot believe this car is so rust free and in such good shape for the miles on it! everything is just coming apart with no issues....it's nuts!

Hell yeah, I've always wondered what the shiny bar was in the rear of Hondas. I always thought it was just a brace... You learn something new every day 🙌🏼

Couple notes for the kids at home: Do not use an impact wrench to tighten bolts to final torque, is almost no cases where its a good idea and you should zip it on lightly and finish by hand... Also when replacing most suspension bushes its a good idea to only lightly assemble them and then lower the car so weight it on suspension bringing it to ride height before tightening. They're using mostly spherical bushings that are self aligning but other types you can have issues with binding where if tightened when fully extended will be over stressing the bush at full compression and it will fail prematurely and not preform as it was designed..... Most good alignment shops will have a 4 post hoist to make tightening at ride height easy ✌ do most at home and trailer it in and have the lads put the final touch on with the alignment.....

I'm honestly more excited for this build series more than anything else on the channel. Oh and the overseas car culture documentaries. Keep em coming guys!

This is basically money pit and I love it! Zach is a fantastic host!

10:52 If I saw a shock falling from a car like that I would've dove away screaming GRENAAAAADDE

I’ve been waiting and waiting for you guys to build out a civic. This is going to be a sweet series.

I could watch these build videos all day long. Please make more.

My father is from antigo Wisconsin. A man right down the street from his home founded Polaris. He basically invented snowmobiles. Because of this, my grandfather was a pioneer of snowmobile racing. The man who founded the company was apparently a salt of the earth type of guy. After a while, he sold the company and started another company named artic cat. You may have heard of em. Anyway, Polaris rocks and they have NO EQUAL on the trail as far as side by sides are concerned. Cheers to them for continuing to strive for better than was previously available. Also, thanks to the smoking tire for reviewing stuff that is outside of their comfort zone. Another great video matt!

I really wish we had a before and after lap time for this stuff. Would have really made for an interesting comparison

I can imagine the weekly meeting for video assignments. “Nolan - you’ve got five Vipers to drive. Zach - the $500 civic. Have fun!”

Gotta love Nolan's enthusiasm over ANYTHING car related. Bro truly loves these machines. Its veey inspiring! Also the fancy shifts at the end! 💪💪💪

The EG is such an incredible platform! I've been a diehard Mopar guy forever (my first car was a 72 Challenger that I still have), but when it came time to buy my first "practical" car, I went with a 92 hatch, because I wanted a car that got over 40 mpg, super reliable, easy to wrench on and large aftermarket support. Over the course of 6 years I put over 200k miles on mine and absolutely loved it! And whenever parts wore out and needed replacing, I upgraded to high performance parts, because in comparison to what I was used to, they were really cheap. And I have to say after I went through and upgraded the brakes, suspension and a bit of performance upgrades it was a great little go kart.

You guys are definitely going to right path with this EG. Suspensión first and then power. Can’t wait to see the progress on this.

Really enjoyed this video. One of the best parts of the hobby is seeing old cars past their prime getting some upgrades and enjoyment!

This was the project this channel needed, hell yeah more of this please!

Man I love these Civics! Not the fastest cars by a long shot but they handle phenomenally thanks to that all around fully independent suspension. I never had one of my own but man do I want to after watching these.

Always a joy when we get to see Zach working on cars. Especially when you get a surprise cameo from Nolan. Love the work, keep it up.

Glad to see the Civic is getting some love! Awesome choices in parts.

I remember running custom ground control springs with Koni Yellows on my '99 Integra. I had pretty insane spring rates, I think 350lb up front and 450lb in the rear, no sway bars. Thing was a beast, immediate lift throttle oversteer. I remember when I had H&R race spring with no bumpstops, my upper a-arms started hitting the chassis in the wheel well. No fun. I even had aftermarket angles upper a-arms. Good times, always wanted a Civic hatch, that's my favorite color. I would never advise a FWD noob blast down a canyon in an oversteer setup Civic. Literal lift throttle oversteer, most "racers" aren't used to it.

You guys just started a project with one of my favorite cars of all time! I'm beyond excited for this!

I bet you this goes way better then the subie's

Please let this turn into a full new series of money pit. I loved those seasons, and I think a lot of other people did as well.

I had an 89 Civic 4 door sedan with a 1.5l 4 banger in it, and while it definitely struggled a little on the highway, I loved the hell out of that car. There's something about them that is just really visceral and fun, and they're so well built

Thanks for the upload Donut, all you guys rock, even the team in the background that just does the editing, all of you rock!

This video was totally awesome!! As a gear head who has no mechanical knowledge, this really just set me in the right mood. Now I know what a bushings is, after so many decades. How the strut brace actually works. Thanks Donut Media for this video. Hope you guys can put in a VTEC engine, or maybe add a Turbo, and maybe a tachometer. Anyhow, really stoked to see what other upgrades can be done.

I'm so excited for this series. Love EG hatches

Cap, can’t find a $500 civic today lol

These are the kind of videos I love watching.

Anyone else see the K Series motor sitting right near the garage door @ 2:23 Looking forward to watching this build!

Please continue working on this like you used to do with Money Pit. Such a winning formula.

I put $1k suspension on a $800 dollar Honda. Thing cornered like a race car, it was awesome.

Love this, hoping its the beginning of a new Money Pit series!

Good to have you back man, can't wait to see what else you get up to with this one!

Love these upgrade videos, Zach is so good at explaining it simply and clearly.

Loved how simple and educational this video was. Please do more stuff like this.

I feel like you do what I do in every Gran Turismo or any racing game where you take the base model car and mod it as much as possible to make it somewhat good. Can't wait to see how this build turns out

Cap where did they find an eg hatch in that shape for 500$

this was so nostalgic seeing you guys work on this chassis....so good! Is there a high/low 90's JDM legend series in the works??!!

That sway bar brace is the most civic thing ever 😂

You forgot the most important part to all of us 90s Honda boys....the sweetest part is when you lower the jacks after installing all this and staring at the now less fender gap and overall stance. Some before and after shots? Jeeez. You literally left me blue balled.

I grew up wrenching on sh*tbox civics (and still do from time to time) and I'm absolutely loving these videos on this one. I'd love to see this become a series and see this thing get clapped out with some crazy parts

We need more High Low and MONEY PIT series! It's always amusing to see Zach Jobe working on cars!

Guys please keep doing this stuff!!! This is the stuff that got so many of us into cars. One more youtuber putting a wing on a Lamborghini and I'm going to sick lol

honestly cannot wait to see more of this one.

why did I feel this as new Moneypit episode?

I've driven beaters all my life. The main thing that makes the biggest difference to the performance and feel is fresh higher-quality tires.

Ive been waiting on Donut to do a civic build forever

Slow, but fun. It's why I loved my 1.3L Suzuki Swift (2001) so much. No power steering, manual transmission, 155/70r13. It really did feel like a big go-cart, and when the exhaust fell off it sounded great too!

Day 723 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back

As a Canadian, living where winter road salt eats old Civics I can admire the dry, rust free undersides of this warm weather car.

$500 civic that looks like it would cost me well over $5000 to buy a similar one.

It would be sick to see a comparison with all brand new OEM parts and see how that handled against all the worn out parts and then how the OEM new parts compare to the aftermarket setup

Don’t swap in a k. We’ve seen it way too much. Rebuild the stock b series and install a turbo. This we’ll be a good one

I had a '92 CX Hatch in High School that I bought for $300 and sold for $500. Loved all 69HP of that car. Will be watching you do what I always wish I could have afforded to do at the time.

First steps with this EG are off to a great start! Wheels and tires, catback exhaust and a disc brake conversion would be nice to check off next.

So glad to see Zac back in his Money Pit roots. Really looking forward to more episodes!

Finally you guys do a 90s civic! They have so much potential, it'd be cool to see you guys turbo and awd it and preform at events !

I like how the rear LCAs and subframe brace are the same color as Nolan’s Jacket 😂 also you guys should swap out the trailing arm bushings. Makes a MASSIVE difference in handling especially as you’ve done everything else, I’m sure that’s plans for the future tho. Also maybe look into a front lower H brace and a front sway bar! Megan also has these. Love this boys keep on keepin on! 💪🏼💪🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Keep this content up. Love seeing builds and projects for everyone.

Loved this episode! You should do track lap time comparisons as you upgrade it, if possible

These Civics were so fun to work on. You have so many ways to go. Engine swap into turbo upgrades. Rims + Body Kit + wrap. Interior rip out projects only to add back what you need to drive around with 2 people in the car 😂. Love it! Makes me miss my 99 Ex Civic. 😢❤

I'm not a huge fan of this car. But watching you do a moderate mid range rebuild on an older car to bring life back to it. Really isinspiring to watch. Makes me wanna rebuild the grandprix to add more horseies to it after

please make this a full series

I had the same car in exactly that color and it was an awesome time! Driving these is soo fun! And I loved the double rear door part! :D

i love how whenever he checks his bearings, its always something else.

Man, I learn so much and almost always entertained by these folks at Donut. My generation of peeps doing cool stuff to cool cars I grew up with.

Suspension mods are the best thing you can do on a slow car... my 92 525i has 189hp (or at least it did back when it was new), and in a 3500lb car it's not exactly fast. With coilovers, monoball suspension all around, an aggressive alignment, and sticky tires, it's a total blast to drive in the canyons.

These cars take me back to high school days in early 2000s. Every car bro had one of these. Like 30 of these in the parking lot every day.

If you want a new drive experience, what you need is a Reliant Robin, if driven correctly can feel like a sports car through windy roads and I drive mine like I stole it round these rural Dorset lanes and just leave 4 wheel cars in my dust, should ask Aging Wheels if you could sort his one out for a bit o' speed, Mini gas dampers on the back, Gaz front shock, PU bushings, Peugeot GTi anti roll bars on back axle, Triumph Dolomite Sprint brake cylinders, 4 branch manifold, ported inlet, Ford Weber 134ICH carb conversion... 0-60 under 10 secs and about 100mph top end... scary fun :D

Idk, feels too mr beast for a car channel

You can't kill those Hondas. 400k on the Odometer and still giving out lots of smiles. This was fun. Hondas are FUN.

I only discovered the channel a few days ago and it's been a while absolute joy watching the content. Idea for future vid series is an LowST vs HighST series. I'm from South Africa and the Fiesta and Focus ST are really popular cars here.

I absolutely love this video. Right now I also have a stock EH civic CX and I love seeing some mods done to one in a high quality video. IDK if you guys are planning to swap the engine but if you are, consider a B20VTEC build.

I had an EJ coupe DX. Everything was manual but man it was fun in the twisties. So light and fun.

Money pit is back!!! So happy, just need hi/lol, up2speed & b2b in rotation! Love the new content, but the main series & content got y'all here for a reason. Tool review was awesome too!

I never comment on things, but just today I installed hardrace upper control arms on my 1992 honda civic shuttle! Please keep making these videos