I tracked down a picture of the EK9 when it was last a complete car :/ Hope to bring it back to better than it was before :D
Have to say I cannot wait to build up this 9! Rare as hens teeth now. Was never a huge fan of VSM but I'm converted :D its a serious colour in the flesh!
Some pics of the reconditioning work. Sandblasted all of the floor plan and they're currently being painted by a friend of mine,brilliant at spraying :)
There's the floor plan after blasting and a coat of primer on its way to Tom's for paint :D
And my calipers off for reconditioning, pistons &...
So in the past months I've gathered the following parts (which were meant to do the EK3 but will now be used for my 9 :D):
Full EK9 Interior, bar a few bits!
EK9 reconditioned Hub conversion
Ek9 reconditioned subframe & Rack (Will be greased)
Yellow Speed Coilovers
Hardrace bushings all round...
So I was planning on doing a full EK9 conversion to my B16B swapped Frost white Jap EK3. I have already resprayed, under sealed, wire tucked and swap full EK9 Interior. Like an idiot! Lol
Plan is to bring this car back to stock & swap the 16b for a 16a. Then sell her on to fund my EK9 build (y)...
Well! I'm newbie to this site but I thought my current build might be worth sharing. I am a pure Honda head since I can remember and I've always that a thing for the EK!
Up until now I've owned a few EK hatches, but this time it's the one!
I've recently purchased a 97 VSM EK9 here in Ireland...