JDMcivbomb
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Great project dang it made a huge difference putting your detailing skills to use! looks way better already and that exhaust is awesome!
Kid-Vtek's Canadian EK build: CR-Vtec Turbo
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elbuitre104
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i put lots of thought into whether i wanted to try this but it seems like way too much work and i hate frankenstiening parts together... coming from a guy who wants to but a K20 in an EK lol i no i no but it seems much easier to sell them and buy a set of spoon or some other brand that will bolt right up. my Brembos are quite fancy tho lol
belive me its not that much work at least for me every time i swap a suspension(upgrades) i do the bearings(i hate to do things twice) so all you need its to swap the itr hubs for the dc5r ones ,xtended studs ,12mm spacers and s2000 rotors everything bolts up together like it belongs there
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I don't like mix and matching parts like that I would feel way safer selling these and buyin proper ITR spoon or aftermarket calipers that will bolt right up no problem. Using S2K rotors with DC5 brembos sketches me out, I don't know how center the pads will fit, I've also heard the holes on S2k rotors are slightly larger than DC5 that could cause issues. I also have the issue of seeing if the K swap axles will fit into the DC5 hub etc too much of a headache. I'll keep it simple but thanks for your thoughts anyways
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Small update i installed my coil overs, skunk2 lower control arms and ASR swaybar brace. i was disappointed to find out the sway bar didnt fit because of my exhaust 
the exhaust will need to be modified to install the sway bar.
SAM_0260 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
These things are great! no shopping cart ride that usually comes along with coilover install.
i also got some custom made spoiler risers they turned out great!
SAM_0267 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
SAM_0278 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
i was also curious about how light this beast was so i weighed i was pleasantly surprised. these are the same scales which i weight my fat fat STI on (3360lbs)
SAM_0274 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
the exhaust will need to be modified to install the sway bar. SAM_0260 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
These things are great! no shopping cart ride that usually comes along with coilover install.
i also got some custom made spoiler risers they turned out great!
SAM_0267 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
SAM_0278 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
i was also curious about how light this beast was so i weighed i was pleasantly surprised. these are the same scales which i weight my fat fat STI on (3360lbs)
SAM_0274 by Kid-Vtek, on Flickr
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Been a while since my last update, work has been crazy busy but anyways the car hasnt changed much but its future sure has. Completed my 99-00 front end conversion
Installed my Type R hubs/brakes with fresh bushing, ball joints and stainless lines. such an amazing improvement!
A friend recently purchased a K swapped EG6 took me for a ride and i was throughly unimpressed lol my EK can hold its own with the Type R engine against it. So with my new found love of the B series she is coming out over the winter and being preped for a turbo. Ill be forging the internals, upgrading cams (pretty set on GSC power division), upgrading the valvetrain, and going with a GT3076 turbo. i have ordered fresh rear quater panels so once the engine is out it can go off to paint. At the shop i work at we specialize in Porsche so one day we got a 997 GT3 in for routine service and i fell in love with the color, ill be painting her GT3 Grey/black it looks amamzing!
Installed my Type R hubs/brakes with fresh bushing, ball joints and stainless lines. such an amazing improvement!
A friend recently purchased a K swapped EG6 took me for a ride and i was throughly unimpressed lol my EK can hold its own with the Type R engine against it. So with my new found love of the B series she is coming out over the winter and being preped for a turbo. Ill be forging the internals, upgrading cams (pretty set on GSC power division), upgrading the valvetrain, and going with a GT3076 turbo. i have ordered fresh rear quater panels so once the engine is out it can go off to paint. At the shop i work at we specialize in Porsche so one day we got a 997 GT3 in for routine service and i fell in love with the color, ill be painting her GT3 Grey/black it looks amamzing!
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Small update:
CTR side molding ordered, they are much thinner than the CDM model trim nothing crazy just look much cleaner
Front lip is ordered. I'm a big fan or Spoon and Mugen but it seems everyone and thier uncle has those lips and me being me I like being "different" (yeah I no coming from a guy who is boosting a B series). Any ways I went with a First molding lip. This is my first CF lip and I'm not really a big fan of CF lips but they don't come in urethane or fiberglass so I guess it will have to grow on me.
I'm trying my best to tie up my exterior mods before she hits the paint booth so I did some googling of how much I will need to modify my bumper to fit my IC. Some guys go to town and hack up the bumper because the opening on the lower grille isn't larger enough to accommodate a standard IC core. I don't like this.... Soooo I came up with a more interesting idea. Uras triple air duct. I see that stock EVOs and GTRs use this method and I looks pretty cool I must say so myself. Functional and good looking? Yup ill take it.
I was trying to figure out how to feed air to my turbo so I figured I'd need some kind of inlet and ducting to let air in. I really like the idea of have a head light with a duct in it, but driving around with only one illuminated head light is dangerous and probably illegal. I started looking at brake ducts and didn't like most of the fog light ducts on the market.... Just too plain. So I opted for one of these, I'm sure Ill find a way to retro fit it on.... Hopefully lol
And finally enough of the front end lets focus on the assay. When I had my RSX I purchased a shine rear diffuser from a S2000 which I was planning on retro fitting onto it but I didn't get around to it. So it will be going on the EK, from what I read it take A LOT of trimming but fits quite nicely. And I figure if Spoon put one on thier track car it must make it quicker lol
Sigh was does Japan have to be so far away....
More to come
CTR side molding ordered, they are much thinner than the CDM model trim nothing crazy just look much cleaner
Front lip is ordered. I'm a big fan or Spoon and Mugen but it seems everyone and thier uncle has those lips and me being me I like being "different" (yeah I no coming from a guy who is boosting a B series). Any ways I went with a First molding lip. This is my first CF lip and I'm not really a big fan of CF lips but they don't come in urethane or fiberglass so I guess it will have to grow on me.
I'm trying my best to tie up my exterior mods before she hits the paint booth so I did some googling of how much I will need to modify my bumper to fit my IC. Some guys go to town and hack up the bumper because the opening on the lower grille isn't larger enough to accommodate a standard IC core. I don't like this.... Soooo I came up with a more interesting idea. Uras triple air duct. I see that stock EVOs and GTRs use this method and I looks pretty cool I must say so myself. Functional and good looking? Yup ill take it.
I was trying to figure out how to feed air to my turbo so I figured I'd need some kind of inlet and ducting to let air in. I really like the idea of have a head light with a duct in it, but driving around with only one illuminated head light is dangerous and probably illegal. I started looking at brake ducts and didn't like most of the fog light ducts on the market.... Just too plain. So I opted for one of these, I'm sure Ill find a way to retro fit it on.... Hopefully lol
And finally enough of the front end lets focus on the assay. When I had my RSX I purchased a shine rear diffuser from a S2000 which I was planning on retro fitting onto it but I didn't get around to it. So it will be going on the EK, from what I read it take A LOT of trimming but fits quite nicely. And I figure if Spoon put one on thier track car it must make it quicker lol
Sigh was does Japan have to be so far away....
More to come
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Yup this is a huge problem pretty much all my parts are coming from Japan however most of my OEM parts come from a local JDM supplier called JDM source I'm sure you have heard of them, the owner is a great guy super helpful and for excellent pricing
Yup this is a huge problem pretty much all my parts are coming from Japan however most of my OEM parts come from a local JDM supplier called JDM source I'm sure you have heard of them, the owner is a great guy super helpful and for excellent pricing
Yup I sure have i'm going to buy the 96-97 spec ITR motor they have and probably some ITR recaros as well if they have any in stock. I don't know a single person here just came from NS I'd like to take a look at your project sometime maybe meet up meet some people and see some things.