The North Star


More than a car, a compass

THE ROLE OF THE HALO CAR

When people ask why Kodawari exists, I usually don’t start with an explanation.

I grab the keys to the NSX and we go for a drive.

That drive tends to say what words can’t.

The NSX is our North Star. It holds the balance between how we work and how we have fun. The way it looks matters to us. The way it feels matters just as much. And the way it teaches you, slowly, how to drive with intention, that’s something we deeply believe in.

This car reminds us that driving is a craft. One that asks for patience. One that asks you to be present. One that keeps giving more the longer you stay with it.

It’s also how we invite people into our world.

Cars can open doors. They can start friendships. They can wake something up in you that maybe went quiet for a while.

You don’t need huge power for that.

You need feel. You need connection. You need that moment where the car starts to move with you instead of against you.

That’s why we’ve shared hundreds of moments and built so many memories around this car.

That’s why the NSX became our halo.

Where The Feeling Began

My journey with cars started with a 1999 Civic.

It was the first car that really felt like mine.

Through my brother and my cousin, that car ended up with a B16B engine. A 1.6-liter Type R motor. Revving that engine all the way to 9,000 changed everything for me.

That was when I understood something about Honda.

The heart of these cars has always been the motor. The way it delivers feeling. The way it pulls you into the experience.

That Civic led to a CSX Type S. Then a Civic Type R.

When we opened the shop, it led us to a 1992 NSX. Later on, an S2000 joined the picture too.

Hondas have never been about chasing speed for us.

They’ve always been about feel. About personalization. About starting where you are and growing from there.

I’ve always believed we’re all born as base models.

Over time, we pick up knowledge, skill, and perspective. Slowly, we build ourselves into something more complete.

That same idea lives in the NSX.

We started with what we had and we’re building our version of it, one step at a time, growing with the car and growing as drivers alongside it.

  • Photoshoot W/Project 1

  • KODAWARIS FIRST TRACK EVENT

  • NSX Themed OPEN HOUSE

  • Mosport GP

  • Test fitting a very Special Set of Te37s

  • Tail of the Dragon 2024

  • TE37 Day

  • Type R Short gearset

  • Gas Station Photoshoot

  • Installing JDM taillights

  • KW Clubsport + HLS System

  • Installing Lexan Rear Hatch

  • Recaro Profi-Spas

BUILD PHILOSOPHY

Every change on this car comes from belief.

We let experience lead the decisions.

Stance as the foundation

How a car sits sets the tone. Proportion, fit, and finish matter.

Lightness, feel, engagement

Lightweight. Naturally aspirated. Manual. Focused on how the car feels.

Design with restraint

JDM roots shaped by European and Scandinavian influence. Nothing added without a reason.

Style matters

If a car doesn’t make you smile when it passes by, it’s probably not finished yet.

Modifications

    • OEM Type R short gears (5-speed) + final drive

    • Mita Motorsports short shifter

    • KW Clubsport suspension

    • KW HLS system

    • OEM Type R front and rear strut bars + sway bar

    • Recaro Profi SPG bucket seats

    • Racing Factory Yamamoto super-low position wide NSX seat rails

    • Momo Monte Carlo leather steering wheel

    • Works Bell quick release (black)

    • Works Bell hub

    • Zanardi titanium shift knob
      Anti Gravity battery

    • OEM 2000+ ABS system

    • DC headers

    • Mita Motorsports catback

    • Science of Speed sport catalysts

    • ATR front + rear re-bar (dry carbon)

    • Anti Gravity Battery

    • Polycarbonate Rear Hatch

    • Volk Racing TE37 wheels (17x9 +34, 18x10 +41)

    • Garage Kite NSX front wide fenders set

    • Downforce GT rear diffuser

    • Downforce Stacey side skirts + carbon running boards

    • Shine Spec GT carbon front lip

    • Garage Kite NSX trunk lip spoiler

    • Garage Kite side ducts

    • ATR vented dry carbon hood

    • ATR B-pillar dry carbon (paint matched)

    • Spoon side mirrors

    • Garage Kite NSX front mesh side guards

    • OEM Honda NSX tail lights

    • KW HLS

    • SOS coolant expansion tank

    • STEK DYNOSHIELD(all formula red painted panels)

    • STEK DYNOTOP (windshield)

WHAT THE NSX REPRESENTS TODAY



The NSX has always been a canvas for us.

It’s where we learn, experiment, and refine how we approach our craft.

We’re genuinely happy with where it sits right now.

The focus has shifted toward spending time with the car, developing our driving, and letting experience guide what comes next.

We’ve learned what happens when modification moves faster than understanding.

Balance gets lost. The relationship changes.

So we’re choosing patience.

This car will keep coming apart and going back together.

It will keep showing up at open houses, on back roads, at track days, and in quiet moments at the shop.

It will keep being shared with the community.

That part will never change.

That’s Kodawari.

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