ek9 rally car

[rallyboy]

bought a ek9 for a rally car build , bought it off a lad who had not used it because he has not passed his test yet , just sat in his garage , started striping it for cage fitting.

 

[lyle robb]

Always thought an ek9 would make a great rally car will be keeping an eye on this. what class are you looking at running in?

 

[rallyboy]

just doing tarmac events and hope to be ready for my local event , abingdon carnival , will be running in class b 1600 ,

 

[Dino-Spumoni]

Wow this looks great, please keep us updated on the prep you're doing. Did you do the cage yourself?

 

[rallyboy]

Yes I bought it from custom cages and fitting it myself

 

[DeluxeClub]

Interesting build

 

[juanv6]

Looks good!

 

[Eoghain]

one recommendation for rallying, change to an eg subframe, wishbones and steering rack! if you damage a rack on a stage you'll have it changed in 15 minutes with a eg subframe or an hour with an ek one! haha

What dampers are you going to use?

 

[rallyboy]

Not thought to much about dampers yet but most people run proflex '

 

[rallyboy]

all painted champ white, now for the good stuff , bolting all the goodies on.

 

[Rkelly]

Nice cage fella! Keep the updates coming.

 

[rallyboy]

bit more progress with ek

 

[SPek9]

Nice work

 

[Yonny]

Nearly looks too clean to be a rally car, good work though! U spray it yourself too?

 

[rallyboy]

yes , ive got no excuse rearly i work in a bodyshop so i keep it looking nice,

 

[bizzle-1]

Going to be a weapon

 

[wooks]

Look forward to seeing you out at abingdon, ill be there for the 1st time this year

 

[Eoghain]

Not thought to much about dampers yet but most people run proflex '

Proflex are very good, another make to think about is by xtrax. I have them in a EG civic rally car and they are very good, cheaper than proflex also (just...)

The xtrax are extremely good over jumps

 

[rallyboy]

hi wooks , yeh be good to have chat , what exhaust manifold you using iam having issues with ground clearance , need to get manifold up higher so think i need a 4 2 1 instead of a 4 1 dc sports ive got on at mo, maybe able to swap it for a 4 2 1 with someone,

 

[wooks]

At the moment im using either a toda tep tegiwa manifold ( altho thats on the road car at the moment) and a 5zigen, both 4-2-1, and fit very very well on the type r block, unfortunatly im using a b16a2 so ground clearence isnt as good, but alot better than a dc 4-1 would be.
Im using Selholm suspension from dmrr, and its superb, very comfortable as I use the car for work lol, but on a stage the harder you push the car just comes alive, totally predictable and effortless to drive.