My B18CR Powered EK

[GReddy_es]

Hi Guys & Gals,

Got this beautiful car off Stephan in mid-Dec last yr.Haven't done a great deal to it since i've had it apart from giving it a good detail and change of fluids.Mods have stayed the same from purchase but of course like most of us..i can't stop myself from modding it.Have a few items lined up for it waiting to go on.Stephan's already done a great job with the EK9 exterior and the B18 engine swap.So i'm gonna work on the interior as well as putting some of my personal touches to the car from here.

Current Mods:
-Replica 15" CE28N matte black wheels with pirelli 6000 tyres with no less if not more than 80% of tread on each wheel
-Replica RMF 4-1 Race Headers
2.5" Magnaflow Cat Convertor mates up with a
-Fujitsubo RM-01A cat back exhaust system.
-ASR rear subframe brace recently installed with a genuine CTR 22mm rear sway bar.
-JDM DC2 ITR front sway bar
-Ultra racing front lower tie bar
-Ultra racing rear strut brace.
-NGK Blue Spark Plug Powercables
-No mould front and rear bumpers
-Rep CTR front grille
-Gen SiR front lip
-CTR rear lip
-Gen EK9 wing
-Rear wiper deleted
-Mugen Pedals
-Broadway rear view mirror

What i've done/bought/waiting to install so far (With pics to come):
Done:
-Motul 8100 Xcess with Hamp oil filter & Motul LSD Type 2 FF for the gearbox
-Antenna block off
-Recaro Seats
-Buddyclub Racing Condenser and grounding kit
-Buddyclub Front and Rear Camber Kit
-Carbing 3pt Strut Brace with Brake Stopper
-EK9 Dash Cluster
-2000 EK9 Rear Tail Lights
-EK9 red carpet and floor mats
-EK9 rear seats
-Nardi Deep Corn 350mm
-J's Racing Wide Fenders
-Spoon Boss Kit
-Spoon Engine Torque Damper
-Spoon replica side mirrors
-Skunk 2 Pro C Series Coilovers
-Sprayed the front lip white
-Mugen 1.3bar radiator cap
-16" TE37 Bronze with Rays Engrg Lug Nuts in Blue
-Company decals added
-Top Fuel Intake Kit
-Fitted Bride Gias Low Max with Bride Rail for the Driver in Replacement of the SR3 Recaro
-Major dings/dents removed today by the Ding King Mario :)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0592.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_1007.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/InteriorMakeover4.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/InteriorMakeover2.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030967.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0960.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0617.jpg

How the car looks now :)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030603.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030601.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030606.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030607.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0086.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1040143.jpg

Bought & waiting for arrival/install:
-New alarm

Want to get in future:
-Spoon oil cap
-JDM Yellow Foglights

Thats all for now,i think haha

Cheers

[dougie_504]

Excellent example man. Look forward to seeing the new TE37's go on and I'm especially fond of those mouldless bumpers you have. I reckon it makes the EK look a lot nicer! Nice sussy setup too, I bet it handles awesome?

[dc2r-0636]

thats tough

[davidvtec]

Thats one sexy white ek mate.. looks good & goes hard.

[ekfour97]

looks nice as ....... so evo 1st or civic ........ i reckon civic :D

[GReddy_es]

Excellent example man. Look forward to seeing the new TE37's go on and I'm especially fond of those mouldless bumpers you have. I reckon it makes the EK look a lot nicer! Nice sussy setup too, I bet it handles awesome?

Thanks bud.Yeah the bumper's a nice touch plus i prefer the pre-fl foggies so thats good :) Didn't really bother me whether it had the mouldings on the front and rear though.Handles ok but i think i might look into changing the coilovers in the future to something stiffer,the Tein basics are only height adjustable and aren't very stiff.


looks nice as ....... so evo 1st or civic ........ i reckon civic :D
hhaha my Tommi Mak was a nice car too,loved the raw feel of the car and goes pretty hard even in standard form.Civic's abit more fun being lighter and smaller with more than enuff power at hand.

[jks24]

thats tough :D

Bet you cant wait for all those parts to arrive!

[DNYALL]

Very nice man. Love the look. Also like that heat shield, looks very neat :thumbsup:

:)

[cra16ybaby]

looks mint, where and how much was your intake and shield from if you dont mind me asking?

[GReddy_es]

thats tough :D

Bet you cant wait for all those parts to arrive!

thanks..yeah..so far only waiting on the rims to arrive via container :) everything else is already here waiting to go on :D


Very nice man. Love the look. Also like that heat shield, looks very neat :thumbsup: :)

cheers man..heat shield's actually off at the moment..was mucking around with the intake hehe


looks mint, where and how much was your intake and shield from if you dont mind me asking?

not sure how much they cost..they were on the car when i bought it.

[nugget]

thats one tough and clean ek. Get the te37s on ASAP. where did you get them from?

[GReddy_es]

thanks mate..got them from Japan :)

[GReddy_es]

Stripped and swapped interior carpet,EK9 tail lights,Recaro seats and installed Spoon windscreen visor & Buddyclub racing condenser this arvo :)
good fun stripping the whole interior out to do the swap and give it a gd vac at the same time haha

[d15z1SUX]

nice... i like

[GReddy_es]

nice... i like

Thanks mate

[kimang]

where did u get the torque damper from?

[GReddy_es]

where did u get the torque damper from?

Got it off Seeker from the forum :)

[ekfour97]

lookn very nice . white is def my first choice followed by black ......... so i noticed you removed heater blower box
to instal ek9 carpet ----was it hard ? --- its just ive had the carpet for nearly 2 yrs and was gonna cut it to go behind
the blower ,then ive seen yours ...........cheers

[sneakygreek]

How much did your "Whale Penis" cost you, and would it fir on a b16?

[GReddy_es]

lookn very nice . white is def my first choice followed by black ......... so i noticed you removed heater blower box
to instal ek9 carpet ----was it hard ? --- its just ive had the carpet for nearly 2 yrs and was gonna cut it to go behind
the blower ,then ive seen yours ...........cheers

thanks mate..well to be honest i was quite surprised that it was relatively straightforward to do..just had to strip all the bottom panels so that the old carpet can lift up.I didn't remove the heater blower,just the glove box and a couple of bits just behind the centre of the dash(at the bottom).I did cut a portion in the middle to wrap around the yellow cables in the middle of the dash portion but thats abt it..just spliced it and went around the back of the yellow cable.


How much did your "Whale Penis" cost you, and would it fir on a b16?

I got it with the car..but there shld be one avail for the B16 that some traders sell.

[blastnpast]

Very nice man! Love how clean it is!! I am in the process of building my 99 civic up into a b18CR powered ek would love to know how yours goes :)

[ekfour97]

gd stuff looks gr8 , time 2 upgrade

[GReddy_es]

Very nice man! Love how clean it is!! I am in the process of building my 99 civic up into a b18CR powered ek would love to know how yours goes :)

thanks mate..well previous owner has done a good job with the mods to compliment the engine..i'll probably just chuck in an Apexi Neo to fine tune the A/F mixture and thats abt it..not planning to do anything crazy like the power FC haha but otherwise drives fantastic and is fast enuff as it is.


gd stuff looks gr8 , time 2 upgrade

Upgrade to?

[GReddy_es]

Pics of Spoon ETD updated on pg1 :)

[J-Spec23]

i love the red interior and cars looking VERY clean.

[GReddy_es]

i love the red interior and cars looking VERY clean.

Thanks!I used to be a car detailer so i can't stand my car being dirty haha

[GReddy_es]

Photoshoot with a few mates on the weekend :D
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/DSC_0032_2048x728.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/DSC_0074_2048x1382.jpg
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[sneakygreek]

Think i just jizzed!!!!!! How much did the EK9 Carpet and seats cost you? would they fit on a EM1?

[dougie_504]

looks gorgeous man

[GReddy_es]

Think i just jizzed!!!!!! How much did the EK9 Carpet and seats cost you? would they fit on a EM1?

Carpets & mats came to just under $400 thereabts..seats were $1400 cos they were in pretty good condition..carpet shld fit the EM1 as well..guy i bought off had the carpet in an EK sedan!Thinking of looking for another set to put into my gf's EK sedan haha

[GReddy_es]

Got back my Spoon Rep Mirrors from the painter's today and installed them after lunch.Thanks to Yonas from JDM Yard for the excellent mirrors!Fitment was great and plugs straight into OEM side mirror connectors.Awesome and gives the car a totally different look,not to mention the added aerodynamics haha

[tnezone]

The car looks very nice.. :thumbup:

[GReddy_es]

The car looks very nice.. :thumbup:

Thanks!

[Tegzieboi_BAR]

Looks like the Spoon ETD has been redesigned with a new mounting position (???) mine absolutely destroyed my upper arm bolt n put a hole through my engine bay, would never recommend it to anyone as the gains are quite minimal too. Solid mounts ftw!

[GReddy_es]

Looks like the Spoon ETD has been redesigned with a new mounting position (???) mine absolutely destroyed my upper arm bolt n put a hole through my engine bay, would never recommend it to anyone as the gains are quite minimal too. Solid mounts ftw!

the mounting position was improvised by our chief mechanic cos he reckons the original position on the engine mount was for the bracket was too low..so we moved it up :) so far so good.

[Tegzieboi_BAR]

Ur chief mechanic is a smart man. The main bolt that holds the ETD on the top of the strut tower was carved to shreds from the vibration, I had it on the car for a year or so I'd say. Just for the record I purchased this on the cheap as it's a much easier n cheaper mod than doing the mounts but at the end of the day the difference is huge, I love the hasport mounts although when new they take a while to get used to but they wear in after a while I would def recommend em but wouldn't go anything tooo stiff.

[GReddy_es]

Ur chief mechanic is a smart man. The main bolt that holds the ETD on the top of the strut tower was carved to shreds from the vibration, I had it on the car for a year or so I'd say. Just for the record I purchased this on the cheap as it's a much easier n cheaper mod than doing the mounts but at the end of the day the difference is huge, I love the hasport mounts although when new they take a while to get used to but they wear in after a while I would def recommend em but wouldn't go anything tooo stiff.

Yeah he knows his stuff cos he's got an ED racecar that he competes in..he too reckons that it wouldn't do too much but I've already bought it so we just put it on anyway.He recommends changing the mounts as well for better effect

[SuperJDM.]

very nice and clean car man! so jealous :(

sorry if you mentioned this already but how come you took out the heatshield for the intake?

[GReddy_es]

very nice and clean car man! so jealous :(

sorry if you mentioned this already but how come you took out the heatshield for the intake?

Cheers man..took it off to investigate a hissing sound coming from the intake but never put it back on haha

[sneakygreek]

Got back my Spoon Rep Mirrors from the painter's today and installed them after lunch.Thanks to Yonas from JDM Yard for the excellent mirrors!Fitment was great and plugs straight into OEM side mirror connectors.Awesome and gives the car a totally different look,not to mention the added aerodynamics haha

Did u get them painted before or after you installed the Mirrors onto the base, was it hard at all? and tips u can provide me

[GReddy_es]

Did u get them painted before or after you installed the Mirrors onto the base, was it hard at all? and tips u can provide me

Yeah painted before I fitted on the glass if that's what u're referring to?I didn't use the double-sided tape provided but used sikaflex to stick them on instead

[sangyz]

looks mint bro.! lol but i'd weld the plug on the boot.. lol i did it.. looks better :p

[GReddy_es]

looks mint bro.! lol but i'd weld the plug on the boot.. lol i did it.. looks better :p

Are you referring to the rear wiper delete plug?

[sangyz]

Yeah weld it up lol plug doesn't look nice lol :p

[GReddy_es]

Yeah weld it up lol plug doesn't look nice lol :p

Oh u meant weld up the hole and respray it haha my bad misread ur comment..bah I'd probably just leave it for now..hoping to get a hold of a carbon boot hath :D

[sangyz]

Oh u meant weld up the hole and respray it haha my bad misread ur comment..bah I'd probably just leave it for now..hoping to get a hold of a carbon boot hath :D

hahaha was also thinking that too.. but i thought it was too much for me XD decided to keep it clean ;p

[GReddy_es]

hahaha was also thinking that too.. but i thought it was too much for me XD decided to keep it clean ;p

i'd love to have carbon bonnet and hatch if i could afford/find them haha

[GReddy_es]

A couple of updates since my last post.Bought an AFC Neo of a mate,car got sticker bombed(designed by a mate of mine) and TE37s finally arrived!

[Tegzieboi_BAR]

pics!

[GReddy_es]

Pics on 1st page :)

[GReddy_es]

Updated with pics of car in its current form :)

[ej8]

Very nice and clean ek you got there mate. Loving the mouldless bumpers!

[GReddy_es]

cheers mate :)

[royce8898]

i love that!!

[GReddy_es]

thanks Royce!

[infurNOS]

nice civic...who did the heat shield for you???

[lsrr]

Wow really nice clean EK you have there bro,

Love the crisp white and blacked out head lamps,

if I didnt have my ITR powered EG an EK would be next on my list, somthing about them that just looks tough!

more pics please!


RR

[GReddy_es]

@infurNOS:Got it when i got the car so not sure who did it
@Isrr:thanks dude,yeah will take a few new pics soon cos i changed the intake setup on the weekend :)

[GReddy_es]

finally got around to have all the major dings/dents removed this arvo by the good man Mario from Ding King.Awesome work,though not 100% on the 3 major dents the car suffered but it was more than good enough for me especially from the size/angle the dents were before.

[eddyR]

Beautiful machine!

[Alvis]

Just wanted to say fantastic work on the car - a really nice example of a clean and thoughtfully modified Civic :)

Did it start it's like as an EK4? What brakes are you running there?

[GReddy_es]

Just wanted to say fantastic work on the car - a really nice example of a clean and thoughtfully modified Civic :)

Did it start it's like as an EK4? What brakes are you running there?

Its originally an EK1 GLI,not sure what brakes are on it at the moment to be honest haha

[Alvis]

Its originally an EK1 GLI,not sure what brakes are on it at the moment to be honest haha

Wow - the person who had it before you sure put a decent amount of money in it and looks like you have some nice plans :)

... hopefully they aren't the stock EK1 brake/rotor set up with that kind of engine power :thumbsup:

[GReddy_es]

Wow - the person who had it before you sure put a decent amount of money in it and looks like you have some nice plans :)

... hopefully they aren't the stock EK1 brake/rotor set up with that kind of engine power :thumbsup:

haha haven't really checked it out to be honest..car still stops pretty well for now so not too fussed :)

[GReddy_es]

Picked up my spare rocker cover on Fri and sanded the letters over the weekend,glad its all done :) now just have to wait for the gaskets to arrive and whack it on hehee Buddyclub F&R camber kit arrived this morning too :D
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030707.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0844.jpg

[Sleepy.]

Picked up my spare rocker cover on Fri and sanded the letters over the weekend,glad its all done :) now just have to wait for the gaskets to arrive and whack it on hehee Buddyclub F&R camber kit arrived this morning too :D
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/P1030707.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/greddy_Es/My%20EK/IMG_0844.jpg

Should of taken the ignition lead clips off lol
meh, guess you cant see it anyway.

[GReddy_es]

Should of taken the ignition lead clips off lol
meh, guess you cant see it anyway.

thats what i thought..can't be seen anyway..worse come to worse just swap the current ones over

[GReddy_es]

Updated with new pics and new goodies :)

Skunk 2 Pro C Series Coilovers,Buddyclub Front and Rear Camber Kit installed.
J's Racing fenders test fitted and sent for fixing and respray.
EK9 rear seats installed.

[GReddy_es]

Nardi Deep Corn with boss kit fitted!Much better now :)

[snk99999]

Nice job! Are you the boss of KYP in perth?

[GReddy_es]

Nice job! Are you the boss of KYP in perth?

Nah mate :) i only work there

[snk99999]

Are you Ben?

[GReddy_es]

Are you Ben?

Nope not Ben here,this is Adrian.You are?

[GReddy_es]

EK9 dash cluster arrived in the mail this arvo :D

[snk99999]

I'm a EK fan in WA lol.

How much cost you got the ek9 cluster?

[GReddy_es]

EK9 cluster in its respective spot :)

[snk99999]

bump!

[GReddy_es]

haha nothing new to update dude :P

[vtecing]

man you have done a really nice job, well done

[GReddy_es]

man you have done a really nice job, well done

Thanks dude!

[HyperZ]

Hey nice EK! See u at South Perth all the time :)

[GReddy_es]

Hey nice EK! See u at South Perth all the time :)

haha yeah thats where i live :)

[HyperZ]

haha yeah thats where i live :)

Ahh, my office is just around the corner from you.

I do see quite a few Honda's parked outside your place occasionally, i'm in the red EK with white rims...say hi next time :)

[GReddy_es]

Ahh, my office is just around the corner from you.

I do see quite a few Honda's parked outside your place occasionally, i'm in the red EK with white rims...say hi next time :)

u blast up and down the road too fast to even say hi :P

[HyperZ]

u blast up and down the road too fast to even say hi :P

Lol Shh :)

[JDM EM1]

Nice EK! Btw what rear seats are they? Looking to change my em1 rear seats.

[SuperJDM.]

DC2R i would say

[GReddy_es]

Nice EK! Btw what rear seats are they? Looking to change my em1 rear seats.

those are EK9 rear seats.DC2 ones have the red stitching in them whereas the EK9 ones are plain black.

[SuperJDM.]

ohhhh i see. is there anything else thats different? sizes? also was it hard to replace?

[GReddy_es]

DC2 rear seats will leave a gap between the 2 pieces in an EK.Not hard to replace if you know how to remove the standard seats

[GReddy_es]

Carbing 3pt front strut brace with brake stopper fitted on Fri :)