Civic EK progress thread

[Deano_EK]

Noticed alot of people starting there own progress threads lately thought id let you guys know whats going on with mine if anyone is intrested, heres how it looks today after a good wash and polish.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/200802180001-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/200802180002.jpg
Already has:

Wheels
Coilovers
Stereo
Crappy cannon exhaust

Plans are as followed:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/P1010019.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/P1010016.jpg


99-00 tail lights (Fitted last week)
EJ8 front bumper and type R lip (sitting in garage)
Eyelids (garage aswell)
New door handle to replace the one i broke ( garage )
99-00 rear bar and a lip, not 100% sure which one yet
Shave rear wiper, badge, spoiler and antenna
Take off mesh and respray black
Possibly respray in same colour or just get what needs to be painted
New complete exhaust system with different tip to a cannon
Dark tint
Guards to be rolled and set coilovers lower.

Thats the plans for the next 2 or 3 months then will get stuck into the interior, just want it to be a nice sleek cruiser, not planning any engine conversions or anything power isnt a big thing for me in this car, maybe some headers and an intake.

[steve88]

Nice car deano, take off that rear wing! otherwise i like your plans. im doing same as you with the shaving off side skirts/spoiler. let me know how it goes

especially let me know with the spoiler, (the one im saying to remove is the one where theres a light coming across, the *other* spoiler not the obvious one you have sticking out). apparently theres just unsmooth metal underneath once removed, that'd probably need to be welded + bogged up

[Deano_EK]

The one im removing is the one just above the rear number plate holder.

[steve88]

oh, well im talking about the one above rear window, that should be some fun. lemme know how you go with it all

[[ricer]]

if u ever wanna sawp ur headlights for the blacked out oem ones let me know lol

[denmase]

What size rims you get there Deano?/.
.. Any plan for going bigger rims ?.. 18" or 19" .. Overall looks good.

[Deano_EK]

17s at the moment, maybe some bigger ones way further down the track once i get everything else done.

[nd55]

Hey,

in the fourth picture your lower grille/intake has been filled with mesh.

Care to provide details, source of mesh, process used to install etc?

Did you remove the plastic which normally sits there?

Got any better photos showing how the mesh looks on the car?

Nick.

[Jord]

chop out plastic with dremel and sikaflex some autobarn mesh in :)

[Deano_EK]

The grill and front bar had already being done when i bought it, looks like its being done with small cable ties though.

[nd55]

Any chance you can throw up some closeups of grill and cable ties etc?

Nick.

[Deano_EK]

Being a long time since ive updated this thread, lack of money and other things slowed down the progress big time... ive decided im not putting the lip kit on anymore as when i dump it more and eventually get some different rims which will probably 16s, heres whats happened in the last month or 2.

Rear wiper, wing and badge removed as well as a genuine 99-00 rear bar

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/rear.jpg

EJ8 front bar fitted still needs a little bit of aligning.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/front.jpg

Door inserts retrimmed following the DIY thread on ozhonda.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/P3020015.jpg

Type R shift boot and S2000 gearknob. also used the DIY guide to get the
shifter to stay flush with the gearknob.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/Deano17/after.jpg


*Also-
- EK4 cupholders on there way
- Windows are getting tinted 15% this friday
- Hopefully booking the car in some time next month to get a exterior respray also the antenna will be shaved and eyelids fitted.
- Adjust coilovers a little lower.
- Looking at purchasing some red SSCUS seats very soon (recaro replicas)

Not long after,
Interior
-Mate to rewire the stereo system and a new amp as my last one blew :thumbdwn:
-Black carpet
-New rear seat (maybe DC2R ones or something else thats black, fits straight in and dosent have a shitty cloth pattern

Also eventually want to get rid of my bling bling rims, i dont actually mind them, but at the same time would like something different and easier to clean, perhaps some mugen or work replicas...

Then it will be on to the motor, i know i originally said i wasnt going to do much to the motor but once everything else is done and im happy with the way its looking ill decide what i want to do with it, possibly turbo route or a b18c conversion, leaning alot more towards a b18c conversion as its daily driven and a i need something reliable.

Any comments or suggestions are welcome,
Deano.

[rayb3na_]

hey is that my diy? LOL =D good to see its being put to good use =] good stuff mate!

[Deano_EK]

sure is. works very well.

EK4 cupholders went in today.

[BaoWow]

Lucky you removed the old bumpers, cos they looked at bit poor man. Did you spray them urself ?

[Deano_EK]

previous owner tried to spray them himself as well as side skirts and side mouldings thats why there all dodge as...

[Longstar]

very nice car you got man! is it a vtec?

[Deano_EK]

nah mate no vtec, maybe a bit further down the track, windows were spose to be tinted this arvo, but due to a death in their family the shop isnt open for a few more days......

[DvSnGuYeN]

looking nice... i plan to shave my a55 too... LoL... gonna use body filler and alotta sanding... and car being silver, easy to respray using rattle cans... keep updating, it'll be interesting to read...