J D M Inspired ek

[raniti]

Been on here for awhile now. thought id share my eks progress. not much
in terms of engine/handling so far but it starts soon so here a quick run down
from stock to now.

So when I picked it up from the grandma in Shepperton
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8527/1stock.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/1stock.jpg/)
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8555/1interior.jpg (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/1interior.jpg/)

Then did some cheap ebay mods. grill and mugen style lip
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8276/1replicagrillmugenlip.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/1replicagrillmugenlip.jpg/)

For the 18th bday got a kicker sound system and exhaust
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1313/2exhaust.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/2exhaust.jpg/)
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1599/3kickersystem.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/3kickersystem.jpg/)

Some DIYs
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9646/7ek9lights.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/7ek9lights.jpg/)
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6665/6redrocketcover.jpg (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/6redrocketcover.jpg/)

Recaro reps and colour coded lip
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/5038/9interior.jpg (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/9interior.jpg/)
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5355/8recaroreplicadiygirll.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/8recaroreplicadiygirll.jpg/)

The eBay grill wasnt doing it for me so went OEM. also got a duckbill and ek9 knob and boot.
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4009/11oemctrgrilldint.jpg (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/11oemctrgrilldint.jpg/)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/871/12duckbill.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/12duckbill.jpg/)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/351/14ctrgearknobboot.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/14ctrgearknobboot.jpg/)

Rear Lip and full colour code
http://a.imageshack.us/img291/831/imageimm.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/imageimm.jpg/)

Now, plans for the next 3 months
Gli Cluster
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/nvaidr/DSC01343.jpg
Rota J-SPL
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4595310780_66cf4d16db.jpg
Coilovers
http://www.octanemotorsports.com/images/BDC-NSPECDAMPERS-1.jpg

[alanalan]

nice progress their, comeing along nicely ahahhas goodluck with future build

[anzai]

hey man car is looking good, i reckon coilovers first before rims, need to get rid of 4wd stance real soon!

just wondering where did you find your oem grille from?

[mugen_ctr]

If ur really wanting JDM look, dont spend money on rotas, go buddy clubs, ssr, rays or even bbs wheels, sure they mite be expensive but even 2nd hand will do nicely, but u do pay for what u get for, Rotas for USDM look

Colour coded grill looks so much nicer, get rid of that pod, its making ur car slower lol, airbox for better overall performance :D

[dougie_504]

Very clean looking car mate, I like it and nice DIY's :D

[pat88c]

nice work
you did the same mods i would if get a stock Ek civic hatch and have a great looking daily driver

i would keep the wheels you got rolling on it atm and put the coilovers in before the new rota's

[raniti]

I knew i was gonna get the same feedback about the height haha its not that i'd rather rims, just my dad is abit strict and wants me to wait till
dec when ive had my license for 1 1/2 yrs. cant complain helped pay for the car so yea.

The pod was on ages ago. p plater mod got over it tho.

and anzai, brought it off a member here just keep looking.

[Alvis]

Colour coded grill looks so much nicer, get rid of that pod, its making ur car slower lol, airbox for better overall performance :D

Car looks much nicer with the colour coded moulds and skirts - good job :)

And yep, get rid of the pod - read up on this thread

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?134929-K-amp-N-Pod-Filter

Good luck with it all!

[sangyz]

NOOBBB :p nah your getting there !! give me a call if you need some help man. Would love to see your car build up over time ;]. Need some more hawt ek's out there !!

[raniti]

these came today. hopefully have them running by sat
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs305.snc4/40574_415279108518_631828518_4770987_2487371_n.jpg

[Alvis]

they look awesome! I've seen a set in the post some clean EK's and EM1's and they looked pretty hot :D

Keep us updated

[neni]

nice car man, keep up the good work!

[IEVAQ8]

looking good buddy.........keep it up

[EG5VTI]

Those wheels look hot as!

[dougie_504]

Nice rims mate, I like it :)

[tomyum]

car looking good, keep up the good work ;)

[StrawberryFace]

nicee

[dc292177917]

plz let me know when u're selling yr rims, they're nice :D

[sangyz]

jeremy must be getting all shyy :P

[raniti]

finally got them on
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3731/img5563c.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/img5563c.jpg/)
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7751/img5560h.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/img5560h.jpg/)
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9090/img5559e.jpg (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/img5559e.jpg/)

please. comments about the height are not needed. im doing my best to get it lowered bare with me haha

[anzai]

LOOKING HAWT!! well done mate!

so when are you getting it lowered? ;) jokes haha

what are the wheel specs?

[Alvis]

Nice work mate :) and please whatever you do don't change to clear tail lights! lol (sorry, pet hate of mine) - it's looking really good tho.

Keep it up!

[sangyz]

Jeremy I think it's time for another shoot and well get Darren and chris out this time to. So any plans for engine swap??

[raniti]

yea would be down for one. na no engine swap, well yet anyway

[beeza]

It's comin' along mate,keep goin'! :)

[sangyz]

Lol sweet well take one soon I'll think of somewhere to take some gotta make a day and get chris down to the westside lol

[fat_85_civic]

what size tyres are they??

[TheSaint]

loose the sub - too heavy =D

where did you get the recaro reps from?

[sangyz]

From me :)

[TheSaint]

and where did you get them?

[sangyz]

http://www.justjap.com/

[Dazza_19]

nice car jeremy, looking good mate. cant wait for our little meet guys. wens it going to happen?? coz im moving to east side soon =[

[raniti]

their rota J-SPL 16x7.

yea sang give me a pm got a good spot.

[sangyz]

lol we can have one soon or you can wait for the meet i organised go check out in the events thread

[vzleo]

your ek's coming along nice

[raniti]

thanks. started saving for some decent coils hopefully have them by summer

[Chang Racing]

looking verry nice brutha...loving that grill.... :)

[raniti]

havent updated in awhile. and nothing much has really happened with my ek. but been thinking about it
and have decided to go down a different road. ive decided to go down the ek9/oem road. The 'jdm style'
is nice and i really dig it just to much replica stuff out there. im not saying its the worst thing ever i have
a repica lip f/r and a replica spoon duckbill, but seeing as il be keeping this car till im 21 at least i guess ill
do it proper the second time round. so for now im looking for a ek9 cluster, since i got a cxi aint got no tacho
then will move on to a ek9 wing, rear lip and finish the exterior with a honda access front lip. was ucky enough
to pick up an oem grill so ive started somewhere haha. and since a b16b swap isnt planned as yet might aswell
get the looks right

[sangyz]

We do a shoot soon Jeremy my car currently having a transformation. Lol

[Alvis]

I like it! JDM OEM ftw! :D

Make sure you join Honda-Tech in the US (if ur not already) lots of guys selling OEM parts over there - shipping is the only thing that sucks, but with dollar at 99 odd cents you can't ask for much more - great time to start your project.

Subscribed :)

[raniti]

a little update. just picked up a honda access rear lip, not ctr but does the trick and looks good.
hopefully picking up an ek9 wing on the weekend then send em both off to get painted.

[drifter]

look really nice so far..................keep up the good work.

"u got to love the ek"

[mugen_ctr]

where bouts u gettin it painted an how much? lol, i really hate doin diy paining lips an such, id rather get some one else to do it once an right, than havin to redo it later cause of the half ass job that i done lol

I know its cheaper to do it myself, but do it once do it right, since i cant do it, some one else can :)

[raniti]

well the impulse buying has continued due to the aussie dollar, oem window visors now on their
way from jap. hopefully can get everything on by the next meet. now just need a front lip and headlights
and will be done!

[raniti]

put the rear lip on today, took a good hour but sits much better than the ebay replica
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2389/img5606e.jpg (http://img219.imageshack.us/i/img5606e.jpg/)

[anzai]

ballin outta control.

how much was the rear lip?

[raniti]

haha yea. gotta do it now before summer holiday expenses set in. i got it off a member from here, trade my rear lip plus a little bit of cash

[FK-1337]

I really like your EK man!

very nice :)

Any chance you going to make it a EK9 replica?

[sangyz]

ey jeremy, thats a prefacelift rear lip man. your car is facelift bro

[raniti]

I really like your EK man!

very nice :)

Any chance you going to make it a EK9 replica?

Cheers. Yea thts the plan now, well for looks anyway will see about
the engine swap later down the track just want it looking right first


And sang, yea I know but it's better than the other thing I had and I
don't mind it either,and the ctr lip is used alot this is at least a little
bit different

[-Tom]

yea I know but it's better than the other thing I had and I
don't mind it either,and the ctr lip is used alot this is at least a little
bit different
IMO, hottest rear lip you can put on a Civic. I want one, but they're so rare :(

[BIGTYM]

Jeremy havent checked this in a while... nice progress dude...

[raniti]

pick up my wing today, should all be painted by next friday. now to find a front lip

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7923/img5612v.jpg (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/img5612v.jpg/)

[sangyz]

haha did you pick up from thuy or eddie? they both top blokes :]

[raniti]

I think it was Eddie great set up they got their could spent
a heap more haha did get a jdm air freshiner with some churchies

[sangyz]

Lol I've got most of my parts from Eddie awesome guy

[anzai]

3rd brake light...

[raniti]

i dont think it has one. ithink the policy is if it has a 3rd light it has to work

[sangyz]

yeah ek9 wings dont have 3rd brake light. 3rd brake light is only a problem if you have it and its not working. if you dont have it then yeah all goods lol OEM ek9 ftw ... good work on grabbing one jeremy :]

[Alvis]

Well done mate! You're car is looking really really awesome! Really loving the rear Honda Access lip - it does look unique and a rare part to come across these days...

I have a 96-98 pre-facelift Access lip on my sedan, and I've seen guys in the US fit them to 99-00 facelift models - did you have to mod lip/bumper it in any way for it to fit right?

And that EK9 wing will look H.O.T. when you get that baby painted up :D

Congrats on doing a job and doing it properly first time around. Loving the clean OEM look!

[anzai]

haha nah im just saying cus yer my oem wing dont come with 3rd brake light too!

OEM ftw. we can be OEM brothers okok sick

[raniti]

I'm feeling an ek shoot coming up soon

[anzai]

no photoshoot until you lower ur car by at least 4 inches mang....... just kidding lets do a photoshoot! NAW

[raniti]

Haha is the reason I've been holding out
on meets but I guess for a shoot we can
just Photoshop it

[raniti]

gotta love the feeling when shipping is faster than expected. found my window visors at the door today

update. they were a bitch to get on just right, ended up breaking a clip. but nothing some black electric tape
cant fix. after putting them on, their nice give it that jdm look but now im thinking i shouldve spent the money
on something else. will post pic when rear lip and wing are painted.

[raniti]

picked up the lip and wing today. here it is:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9927/img5620m.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/i/img5620m.jpg/)
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7112/img5621j.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/img5621j.jpg/)

[sangyz]

nice you kept the second bit black :] good man x].

next oem front lip and it will look SICK ASS :] JDM YO

[Alvis]

That is looking fantastic raniti - loving it!

Yep, OEM front lip would really finish the front nicely... any other plans?

[Oz_Striker]

you car looks sick as dude! :thumbsup: the OEM stuff makes a massive difference. i think i might have to start looking a little harder and finding some genuine gear aswell ;)

[raniti]

update.

Deposit will be put on a set of GAB coilovers either today or monday. Wont be on untill december tho
due to exams

[Alvis]

How come GABs? Was just going to say you can pick up Tein's SuperStreets from the US for about $1,300 incl shipping :D

[raniti]

getting them cheap, heard some good reviews and their made in japan so yea haha

[Alvis]

Noice sounds like you've got it all under control :)