Budget black EK1 build thread SA

**bambi** · 26-01-2011 03:27 PM

yeah the exhaust is too high, im gonna have to pay someone to move it down half an inch to fit the lip. not happy

**mooshie** · 26-01-2011 08:57 PM

Surely you can just bend some of the exhaust supports or get some hangers which hold it down lower. for gods sake don't pay someone to do that for you!

**bambi** · 06-02-2011 05:30 PM

ok i finally have new photos =D

i cleaned it today and took some photos at arndale shopping centre up the top, and i went and got a photo of the seats i will probably be putting in the car too!

Here's the car as it is now:

And of Course the Skunk2 shift knob and genuine CTR shift boot:

And here are the S2000 seats i will probably be purchasing from a mate at work:

and mooshie do you mean bending the metal rods that hold the exhaust up? i had a look and that wont increase the reach at all, if i knew how to weld i could cut the mounts off the muffler and then weld them back on further down but unfortunately i dont have any experience in that. i might just go back to the guy who did the exhaust and ask him to do it and say im not happy with his work coz i told him to keep it low and see if hell do it for free or really cheap.

so once thats down i can put the rear lip on, me and dad trial fit it a couple of weeks ago and it looks mint! once theyre on i have a mate who does spray painting so hell take the grill and lip kit and side skirts and paint them up for me =D

**ekfour97** · 07-02-2011 07:19 PM

like your car .............

http://soundcloud.com/troy-buck/2-get-away

**Woodzy** · 08-02-2011 09:48 AM

Nice!

The 17's sit nice and well.

**Tegzieboi_BAR** · 11-02-2011 11:24 AM

I'll look out for this car around A-Town.

In regards to brakes, i wouldn't bother with Bendix Ultimate, they r useless and extremely dusty. If ur after a budget option look into QFM, good value for money. I have used em at the track and they hold up pretty well, especially at they price they are, although they have gone up a bit recently. 282mm re-drilled prelude brakes + DC2R calipers are they way to go mate and huge improvement in the braking department at a reasonable price.

When i first got into cars i just slapped on whatever i could afford at the time, didnt have any patience or do enough research. When it comes to suspension components i would suggest waiting and saving so u do it right the 1st time. There are budget options, but its hard to compete with coilovers so perhaps its a good idea to even look for a 2nd hand set as u can get decent ones for around the $1000 mark. Maybe thats the best way to go.

Best of luck, I'm pretty keen to c how u go with this build n i'll keep an eye out for the beast

**bambi** · 11-02-2011 04:25 PM

i was thinking of the DC2R brakes but to do that i have to change a lot of stuff apparently because they supposedly wont bolt up. i figure the slotted rotors up front and any pads should be fine, theyve just had issues with heat before so any pads will probably do the trick so even if i get GCT or heavy duty bendix or ferodo even they should do the job, the car isnt too heavy and its not that fast either haha

im still undecided on coilovers, everyone i know with them say theyre too stiff for your daily so ill wait and see what pops up and what price etc. KYB excel G's have done enough for me in the past but i dont really know how long they last so im just afraid theyll die after 18 months or something and take me back to here.

**xtnsevolution** · 11-02-2011 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by bambi

i was thinking of the DC2R brakes but to do that i have to change a lot of stuff apparently because they supposedly wont bolt up. i figure the slotted rotors up front and any pads should be fine, theyve just had issues with heat before so any pads will probably do the trick so even if i get GCT or heavy duty bendix or ferodo even they should do the job, the car isnt too heavy and its not that fast either haha

im still undecided on coilovers, everyone i know with them say theyre too stiff for your daily so ill wait and see what pops up and what price etc. KYB excel G's have done enough for me in the past but i dont really know how long they last so im just afraid theyll die after 18 months or something and take me back to here.

Im running Hawk blue race pads with standard ED6 rotors ( was running slotted DBAs - SO much better) they work a treat. as far as brake fade is concerned i can drive hard from clarendon to blackwood and only just have them cooking by the end. I also run Motul brake fluid which does help ALOT. I ran castrol super dot 4 ( silver bottle ) for about a month a few years back and it lasted about 2 minutes before it was boiling.

Coilovers, as everyone says, are great value for money BUT i think they are a bit extreme on shitty adelaide roads. Driving up Greenhill road towards Mt Lofty with the coilovers is a bit bumpy, the rear always bounces around. Each to their own i guess. I can tolerate the bumpyness most of the time. Driving to Melbourne wasn't great fun though.

Christian

**bambi** · 11-02-2011 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by xtnsevolution

Im running Hawk blue race pads with standard ED6 rotors ( was running slotted DBAs - SO much better) they work a treat. as far as brake fade is concerned i can drive hard from clarendon to blackwood and only just have them cooking by the end. I also run Motul brake fluid which does help ALOT. I ran castrol super dot 4 ( silver bottle ) for about a month a few years back and it lasted about 2 minutes before it was boiling.

Coilovers, as everyone says, are great value for money BUT i think they are a bit extreme on shitty adelaide roads. Driving up Greenhill road towards Mt Lofty with the coilovers is a bit bumpy, the rear always bounces around. Each to their own i guess. I can tolerate the bumpyness most of the time. Driving to Melbourne wasn't great fun though.

Christian

so the slotteds are worth it then? ill get a price on them tomorrow at work, its annoying coz all the listings are for american trim selections so im not sure exactly which model the gli converts to in american, if all else fails i can just measure them and check it that way. i know i need new rear shocks coz my springs in the back have annihilated the shocks and theyre making noise so i might just find some monroes or kybs for the time being to get me through with some sense of sanity

**Tegzieboi_BAR** · 11-02-2011 04:48 PM

haha yeah, i run Tein-SS which are a softer option compared to most others n can still get a bit bumpy at times, but i also take the car to the track and they r way too soft for that.

Changing to ITR brakes really isnt that hard. I assume u have disks allround already (Gli) u can pick up a set of front ITR calipers for $200ish... need slight machining and will bolt right up to stock hubs. Re-drilled (prelude) 282mm rotors and an EK4/DC2/(or ideally) DC2R brake master cyl and booster and ur set... breaking will be amazing compared to just changing pads n slotted rotors.

All depends on what ur pans with the car are, no point doing all that if u dont frequent the hills often and have no intention of tracking the car.

**bambi** · 11-02-2011 06:57 PM

yeah i dont have the budget for track use nor do i want to use my daily on the track where it may get a bit battered from the abuse, its really just the occasional hills run so im not going too intense in any area really, obviously just trying to make it comfy, make it look good and improve everything in the performance realms from standard just to have a better car for now. if i happen to get rich *touch wood* i will probably put a b18c7 in it and go the 5 stud brake conversion from a type r to make it worth while =D