Skunk257
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Howdy all
Been wanting to put up a thread like this for a while now, but been a bit embarrassed due to the fact that the cars not exactly how I want it in my eyes yet.
So here is the story of my EK9, from when I got it to where it is now.. forewarning on the front bumper :| (PS am looking for some OEM items, so if u have n want to sell please let me know!)
I got the car in Feb 2012, its been a lifelong dream to own an EK9 and since they are extremely rare in South Africa, the import laws are tremendously strict and the cost to legally get one into the country was mildly crazy, so after 7 years of yearning and finding out how to get one I eventually had one in my hands and in my driveway.
It came from Japan with Advan RG's
Cusco Half Cage
Rays Lugnuts
Jasma Racing Exhaust with a JDM hole in the mid pipe
Some lowering springs that made the car almost undriveable on our local roads
Slotted Disks and some uprated Pads
Be easy, shes a work in progress
Here are a few snaps of the car the day I collected her
I wasnt a big fan of the CWest front bumper so I started trying to find an OEM frint bumper lip and grille, which became quite a pain. The local Honda dealerships wanted ridiculous money for unpainted items. So i sadly opted to find a non original item, which turned out to be a very bad plan.
It had a bigger crash bar on the front which caused the non original parts to not fit
I tried to fit my friends OEM front bumper lip and grille and the outcome was very different
Currently the car stands like this with the non oem parts
I managed to source some OEM Rims that just need some refurbing
My ultimate goal is to get the car back to OEM state cosmetically.
To make the car a fun track toy im planning on making it a B18C with some BC coilovers, refurbing the underside with an energy bushing kit and making it an overall fun daily / track toy
Been wanting to put up a thread like this for a while now, but been a bit embarrassed due to the fact that the cars not exactly how I want it in my eyes yet.
So here is the story of my EK9, from when I got it to where it is now.. forewarning on the front bumper :| (PS am looking for some OEM items, so if u have n want to sell please let me know!)
I got the car in Feb 2012, its been a lifelong dream to own an EK9 and since they are extremely rare in South Africa, the import laws are tremendously strict and the cost to legally get one into the country was mildly crazy, so after 7 years of yearning and finding out how to get one I eventually had one in my hands and in my driveway.
It came from Japan with Advan RG's
Cusco Half Cage
Rays Lugnuts
Jasma Racing Exhaust with a JDM hole in the mid pipe
Some lowering springs that made the car almost undriveable on our local roads
Slotted Disks and some uprated Pads
Be easy, shes a work in progress
Here are a few snaps of the car the day I collected her
I wasnt a big fan of the CWest front bumper so I started trying to find an OEM frint bumper lip and grille, which became quite a pain. The local Honda dealerships wanted ridiculous money for unpainted items. So i sadly opted to find a non original item, which turned out to be a very bad plan.
It had a bigger crash bar on the front which caused the non original parts to not fit
I tried to fit my friends OEM front bumper lip and grille and the outcome was very different
Currently the car stands like this with the non oem parts
I managed to source some OEM Rims that just need some refurbing
My ultimate goal is to get the car back to OEM state cosmetically.
To make the car a fun track toy im planning on making it a B18C with some BC coilovers, refurbing the underside with an energy bushing kit and making it an overall fun daily / track toy
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