Got the money for car and conversion now i need ideas?

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 04:54 PM

nah i dont only care how quick it performs but i want to make sure i have a good engine in there in the first place and build around that.
i recon i could put up with the car looking alright and driving like a dream for about 2 months while i save up for some other mods

**badsector** · 24-04-2005 04:58 PM

If I was in your shoes, i would rather get the EK and then work on a conversion from there. EG's are pretty old but if you're into performance motivated the EG is lighter, hence quicker.

I know of someone who's selling one. Going price is 19k neg. PM if you're interested. Also, there's a resprayed blue EG civic with a type-r conversion in it also, it's got the works (5 stud conversion, dc5r wheels, etc) more details available if you search carsales.com.au for civic type-r.

Good luck with it d00d!

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 04:59 PM

yeh i only know one recommended place and thats good performance center
who have given me few different quotes for a few different engines
seems to have a good rep but talking to charlie on the phone is funny cos i dont really know what he's saying most of the time hahaha
nicest guy though and he has been very helpful
rang a few other places and they didnt know what a b18c or b16a was

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 05:01 PM

thanks badsector

**badsector** · 24-04-2005 06:13 PM

np's mate!

haha, didn't know what a b16a or a b18c was? i'd stay away from places like that!

btw, as i quoted above, the civic going for $19k neg is a purple EK.

I take that you're probably more interested in starting from scratch? If you were thinking of a b16a conversion into an EK, I don't think that's a wise option when you can already buy a vti-r civic which has a b16a in it already which you probably already know.

Put a b18c into a civic, you won't regret it

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 06:30 PM

thanks again badsector been a great help
have my eye on a few cheap eg's
very cheap one but has tiny damage to front lip
how much you recon an eg front lip would be?
also how much would cut and polish be around a bouts?
sorry for the off topic questions

**CTR Coupe** · 24-04-2005 06:31 PM

could just find a VTI-R hatch for 14k

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 06:42 PM

that may take a really long time
i just sold my car about 5 mins ago
and i need a car within the next month

**EG4** · 24-04-2005 07:12 PM

meh just buy an EG civic any model apart from the breeze and turbo the crap out of it

bonus is that if you get the gli u can have spare engine galore at a cheap price.

U only need to worry abt your turbo setup. Then u need to find sumone to tune and get the turbo kit all up for ya.

If your in Melb pm pornstar, plenty of ppl will vouch for him on turbo kits

**hoonda** · 24-04-2005 07:43 PM

yeah,where are you? i know a few good places for conversions, but all in brisbane/ Gold Coast, Northern Nsw...

personally, i would go the EG, and (if you got the cash) b18c5 or 7 it. if getting just a b18c1, then would better to get a b16a.

but yeah, thats my personal opinion..

**shep9ky** · 24-04-2005 08:00 PM

im on the central coast just north of sydney
im thinking of sourcing itr and paying for someone to put it in
goodperformance say around 2.5k for labor.........expensive???
i'm thinking it is