EJ8 project

[ekadelaide1]

so i sold my EK1 and got a EJ8. just liked the look of the coupe' abit better and wanted a lil upgrade. i've done a few little things so far; painting and such.
work to be done
coils, rota wheels, control arms, front lip/grill, camber arms.
cant decide on fog lights!?
im looking to do a b-series swap aswell, still saving up for it and trying to find what i want :)

will post as much as i can, will be diy most of it.:thumbsup:

[[daan]]

looks like a tidy project. I used to have one of these too, great car!

[YOanthony]

Keeeeeeen! Hopefully will be seeing this beast of a Civic turning up to a few meets!

[ekadelaide1]

Keeeeeeen! Hopefully will be seeing this beast of a Civic turning up to a few meets!

one day :D

[mugen_ctr]

nice to see another ej8

dont b-swap it, boost it, you will love it more imo an would be a sleeper :P

Just to give u an idea of fog lights, heres a old picture of mine, hopefully u go for the same ones, as im not a fan of the round foggies :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3138/dsc00702c.jpg

[butterfingers]

nice to see another ej8

dont b-swap it, boost it, you will love it more imo an would be a sleeper :P

Just to give u an idea of fog lights, heres a old picture of mine, hopefully u go for the same ones, as im not a fan of the round foggies :)

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3138/dsc00702c.jpg

How does boosting make it a sleeper?
Looks the same on the outside as a b-swap

And why does everyone love sleepers?

[mugen_ctr]

How does boosting make it a sleeper?
Looks the same on the outside as a b-swap

And why does everyone love sleepers?

cause most ppl would never expect a turbo honda on the streets, not even most police :)

and sleeper because no one wants to get defected an EPA'd unless u like to, not me, ive had my fair share of it now hahaha

[butterfingers]

cause most ppl would never expect a turbo honda on the streets, not even most police :)

and sleeper because no one wants to get defected an EPA'd unless u like to, not me, ive had my fair share of it now hahaha

The shiny pipes will give t away more than a red valve cover though.
Assuming you open the hood.

[cihanvtec]

The shiny pipes will give t away more than a red valve cover though.
Assuming you open the hood.

get black piping.

[ekadelaide1]

Thanks Mugen_ctr, seen ur threads n a hugeee fan of ur car!! foggies on urs look sick! unsure bout my green car XD
yeah im considering going all out on my D-series but im on the fence :)

[MIKO_OL]

The shiny pipes will give t away more than a red valve cover though.
Assuming you open the hood.

Your statements are never valid..

Car looks like a nice start man! Enjoy it

[mugen_ctr]

Thanks Mugen_ctr, seen ur threads n a hugeee fan of ur car!! foggies on urs look sick! unsure bout my green car XD
yeah im considering going all out on my D-series but im on the fence :)

the beauty of dark colored cars like ours, green an deep blue is that yellow stands out, so it contrasts really well

i guess not everyone favors the d-series, but wheres the challenge in goin b-swap if everyones gone that route hahaha, but yeah what ever route u decide im sure it turn out well, engine swap or boost or both

cant wait to see how things turn out :)

[ekadelaide1]

the beauty of dark colored cars like ours, green an deep blue is that yellow stands out, so it contrasts really well

i guess not everyone favors the d-series, but wheres the challenge in goin b-swap if everyones gone that route hahaha, but yeah what ever route u decide im sure it turn out well, engine swap or boost or both

cant wait to see how things turn out :)

yeah true about the fog lights, yellow n green go together :) might grab some! thanks man, i'm gona research dseries stuff n see what i cna find!

[YOanthony]

Green HID projector retrofit? Keen?

[ekadelaide1]

Green HID projector retrofit? Keen?

haha yesss :) we could be matching :D:D

[YOanthony]

haha yesss :) we could be matching :D:D

Pfft. Gt fkd m8.
baahahaha.
Nah. No matching. :| I am unique, as is my car. Decided last night I don't want people copying my style so I'm stopped telling people how to do the LED trick. :P

[ekadelaide1]

Pfft. Gt fkd m8.
baahahaha.
Nah. No matching. :| I am unique, as is my car. Decided last night I don't want people copying my style so I'm stopped telling people how to do the LED trick. :P

haha was just joking :d haha fair enough i would to man :) thats why we customize cars, to be unique

[ekadelaide1]

new front bar

[YOanthony]

new front bar

cleaaan clean clean clean.
blackhouse those headlights! hahaha

[ekadelaide1]

cleaaan clean clean clean.
blackhouse those headlights! hahaha

haha maybe, duno what it'd look like. gona order yellow foggies today i rekon :)

[mattsrea]

haha maybe, duno what it'd look like. gona order yellow foggies today i rekon :)

Lucky for you i manage to have a green ej8 as well so heres some ideas you can get :)
however i'm gonna go for a facelift conversion soon so all my front end parts will be up for sale soon. My car was like yours too, bone stock with stock spoiler and hubcaps lol.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5962/12072012226.jpg
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3409/09072012219.jpg


So far only lowered the front, back is still stock because i been so busy, scraping driveway everyday :L
Also thinking of either getting Buddyclub P1 Racing II plus or BBS RS Replicas, still undecided :(

[ekadelaide1]

[QUOTE=mattsrea;3498878]Lucky for you i manage to have a green ej8 as well so heres some ideas you can get :)
however i'm gonna go for a facelift conversion soon so all my front end parts will be up for sale soon. My car was like yours too, bone stock with stock spoiler and hubcaps lol.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5962/12072012226.jpg
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/3409/09072012219.jpg



WOOH another EJ8! looks great man, i like the black lights on yours. haha that sucks about the scrapping! either decesion with rims will be good, love em both :D

[mattsrea]

yehh lol not many cypress greens done up now a days yet alone a facelift one! ;D and thanks i didnt diy the headlights, bought them from US and the good thing about these is that they have parkers. Normally US black housings dont have parkers.


Keep us updated on your car i'd love to see more :)

[mugen_ctr]

yehh lol not many cypress greens done up now a days yet alone a facelift one! ;D and thanks i didnt diy the headlights, bought them from US and the good thing about these is that they have parkers. Normally US black housings dont have parkers.


Keep us updated on your car i'd love to see more :)

sell us ur lights if ur goin facelift :P

[mattsrea]

sell us ur lights if ur goin facelift :P

lol first in first serve :P I'll let you know when i post it though. Gonna post the parts up in another couple weeks. Slowly doing the facelift conversion because uni's keeping me heaps busy >.<"

[mugen_ctr]

lol first in first serve :P I'll let you know when i post it though. Gonna post the parts up in another couple weeks. Slowly doing the facelift conversion because uni's keeping me heaps busy >.<"

hahaha thanks :thumbsup:

[ekadelaide1]

updateeeeee; Bc sports coils arrived and installed rota slipstreams

[YOanthony]

Hawwwwwt. Keen for drop!

[ekadelaide1]

Hawwwwwt. Keen for drop!

me too, just gota find someone to give me a hand haha. hard when i work all day XD

[mugen_ctr]

nicee drop it down to zero gap and it would look insane... but than run the risk of tires catching on the guards = need to roll the guards lol...

but none the less its a upgrade that u shall love haha

[ekadelaide1]

update: fog lights in (not connected)
coils getting done today, and LCA, UCA and camber kit next week.

[1996_EK_Civic]

I miss my ej8 haha, I've photos on Facebook when I paint the chrome inserts if the headlights, making them black makes a world of difference

[ekadelaide1]

haha yea! miss those red wheels haha. i'll have a look man :)

[ekadelaide1]

update: lowered the rear, legal height not dumped :)

[YOanthony]

update: lowered the rear, legal height not dumped :)

Legal height is still sex!
Can't go any lower on the back before illegal or?

[ekadelaide1]

Legal height is still sex!
Can't go any lower on the back before illegal or?

dead on a two finger gap, but may go alillll lower :)

[ekadelaide1]

update, loweredddd and camber kit in. still gota set the camber

[mugen_ctr]

looking good! fitment of the rims is spot on, nothing too overly hella flushed or too tucked in :thumbsup:

[YOanthony]

Loving it man! Can't wait to see this thing in person! Gonna have to bring some tissues with me.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m68iqqi61r1rwl05po2_500.png

[ekadelaide1]

looking good! fitment of the rims is spot on, nothing too overly hella flushed or too tucked in :thumbsup:

haha thanks man, i thought so too, didnt wnat it dumped n defected worthy!

[ekadelaide1]

Loving it man! Can't wait to see this thing in person! Gonna have to bring some tissues with me.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m68iqqi61r1rwl05po2_500.png

hahahaha **** thats funnyyy. i cnat wait for the meet! i'll drool all over the front of your car haha! hows the loan and stuff going??

[YOanthony]

hahahaha **** thats funnyyy. i cnat wait for the meet! i'll drool all over the front of your car haha! hows the loan and stuff going??
Bahah just the front? Whole car is popping at the moment!
Pretty good. Signed some approval paperwork yesterday, money should be in my bank tomorrow. ;)
I should definitely have the coilovers in next month, but I'd be pushing it to say August meet. :p

[ekadelaide1]

Bahah just the front? Whole car is popping at the moment!
Pretty good. Signed some approval paperwork yesterday, money should be in my bank tomorrow. ;)
I should definitely have the coilovers in next month, but I'd be pushing it to say August meet. :p

Ofocurse i love the whole car ;) sweettt :) cant wait!

[ekadelaide1]

update; Front sway bar installed.

[YOanthony]

update; Front sway bar installed.

Taken it for a bash up through the hills or something to test all the new suspension? :D

[ekfour97]

lookn good :D


http://soundcloud.com/thatlittleguy/the-feeling-123-fm

[ekadelaide1]

Taken it for a bash up through the hills or something to test all the new suspension? :D

i think i might todayyy, nice n sunny! i live about 10 min drive from black wood/ calrendon area. so lots of nice roads to go on :)

[YOanthony]

i think i might todayyy, nice n sunny! i live about 10 min drive from black wood/ calrendon area. so lots of nice roads to go on :)

Definitely. :) I live near Mitcham / Unley, so I know what you're talking about. ;)

[NelsonLSY]

Just saw your car at Dan's workshop not long ago~
Good wheels mate~

[ekadelaide1]

Definitely. :) I live near Mitcham / Unley, so I know what you're talking about. ;)

haha nice nice :) good area. im over aberfoyle park (deroooooo)

[ekadelaide1]

Just saw your car at Dan's workshop not long ago~
Good wheels mate~

haha thanks man :)

[ekadelaide1]

UPDATE; cars been lowered, cambered, had sway bars installed and a new Dragon-R intake arm.

[void-]

dragon-r intake??

sounds like a special move from street fighter