EF9 vs EG6 what would you buy?

[dougie_504]

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It's cool, i see where you are coming from, piecing together cars can be expensive, especially when you don't know what you're doing, though if that's the case you probably shouldn't attempt it.

Dude I don't think you're understanding me here:

Well, that's $5500 + ED9/EF7 price. And to get one in good knick? You can get a shit ED9/EF7 for like $3000-4000 which would equal the price of a good EF8, or to buy a good ED9/EF7 you could pay $5000-7000 and suddenly you're paying a price equal to an immaculate EF8.

Maybe as well just buy a good knick EF8, yeah? I believe it's cheaper that way. Conversions are for desperate people who aren't prepared to wait twelve months for a good SiR like I did

I'm saying that the conversion might cost $5500 (which becomes our starting expense figure) and then you need to factor in the price of an average ED9/EF7 for $3000-4000 or a very good ED9/EF7 for $5000-7000, taking the total price of buying/converting a non-SiR CRX to somewhere between $8500-$12500
At this point you're looking very much at the price of a very clean ($8500) to immaculate/show room EF8 ($11000+) ---> coming back to my original point that to build a replica is not cheaper.
That is, of course, not including your rolling shell idea which is a very good point.

All clear?

[~Sp33~]

Ok i see, I don't know why you'd strip down a mint example of an ED9/EF7 if it was all going to be converted, and that conversion price seems extremely inflated. If you don't know how to get parts cheaper than that, then you're better off buying one either already assembled or original.

[shitbox]

So 3500, plus the cost of the front end conversion, so say 1500? Lets say 500 for road worthies and engineering certificates. That's still far less than 7-10k.

Not saying it's better, i just don't think it's cheaper.

please tell me where or how to get a full conversion for 1500, my understanding is ur looking at 4-5 grand for a conversion parts + labour and its still just gonna be a civic/crx with a b16 nothing wrong with this at all i personaly bought my sir because it was a cheaper option...

[~Sp33~]

my understanding is ur looking at 4-5 grand for a conversion parts + labour

That's fine, i'm not going to argue the cost, if you don't know where to get it for cheaper than that's not my bad luck. If you're looking for a conversion, sitting in an import shop then ofcourse paying retail for the conversion is going to be more than finding the parts yourself. I'd also like to see a break down on that 4-5 grand on exactly how much you think a couple of headlights, a hood and a filler piece are going to be priced at. Again:

Why would you take on this kind of thing if you couldn't do it yourself.

[dougie_504]

Ok i see, I don't know why you'd strip down a mint example of an ED9/EF7 if it was all going to be converted, and that conversion price seems extremely inflated. If you don't know how to get parts cheaper than that, then you're better off buying one either already assembled or original.

Yeah true. ED9s and EF7s are nice as they are. But yeah, the point we're debating is that to 'build' a replica isn't worth it when you can buy the original cheaper (just that they're harder to find).

please tell me where or how to get a full conversion for 1500, my understanding is ur looking at 4-5 grand for a conversion parts + labour and its still just gonna be a civic/crx with a b16 nothing wrong with this at all i personaly bought my sir because it was a cheaper option...

No, we didn't say that man. Sp33 and I agreed that the conversion would cost $3500 +/- for B16A engine/labour and another $1500 for bumper, bonnet, indicators, spray/labour etc ----> so we figured it was about $5000+ for conversion to SiR.

That's fine, i'm not going to argue the cost, if you don't know where to get it for cheaper than that's not my bad luck. If you're looking for a conversion, sitting in an import shop then ofcourse paying retail for the conversion is going to be more than finding the parts yourself. I'd also like to see a break down on that 4-5 grand on exactly how much you think a couple of headlights, a hood and a filler piece are going to be priced at. Again:

Why would you take on this kind of thing if you couldn't do it yourself.

Exactly, it's a waste of time and money. And it might be worth buying a well done project replica but at the end of the day everybody raises an eyebrow because the car has been seriously messed with and disrespected for what it originally was to begin with.

[Sir_vtec]

fine example of genuine eg6!!!!! 90LAN! wats not to like???

how come the dohc vtec decal is missing? or its the pics that arent clear?

[90LAN]

it had no stickers when i bought it
yonas has mine in storage lol

and it looks alot shitter now

[Sir_vtec]

what looks a lot shitter? the decal in storage?

Man i cant get over how immaculate that interior is.

[90LAN]

yonas has a shit load of them pm him if you want a set

im still waiting for the op to post pics of these cars he got offered

no pics all talk

[~Sp33~]

no pics all talk

That's OzHonda for you.

[rpm boy]

ef9s are hitting the 10k mark too now
thats why you bought a jdm gt four
when you could of just got a celica with a conversion
thats right you pay more than 10k just to have gt four on the back of your heavy ass slow car
how do i know my brother use to own
+1 for the GT four wank factor for pos rally car is strong with the gt four
funny how you own jdm cars
why didnt you just buy aussie models and do them up instead of getting the real models ? lol

typical ozhonda members talking about stuff they dont know anything about again

did i miss something? firstly i was praising you for your ownership of JDM cars and was expressing how if you cant understand why you would pay more money for a little number then STFU
Also i do have done up aussie cars only because jdm cars are worth more left stock and unmolested and as for the GT4, i have an Aus spec of the same model with the exact same spec motor and it goes better than the JDM model.... but i still like the jdm model more as its got the Number on the chassis
Also theres only a handfull in the country and its worth a sh!tload more to enthusiests

[trism]