My EK9 in Okinawa

[JDMDingo]

Bought it almost stock, for the most part.

Mods:
S2K Cluster Retrofitted
Spoon Twin Block Calipers
Spoon 4-2 Header
Spoon Engine Mount Kit
Spoon Suspension Bushing Kit
Spoon Airflow Pipe (removed both intake resonators)
Spoon Air Filter
Spoon Head Cover
Spoon Carbon Plug Cover
Spoon Front Strut Bar
Spoon Rear Strut Bar
Spoon Blue Rear View Mirror
Spoon Hydro Side Mirrors
Spoon Wiper Blades
Spoon Magnetic Drain Plugs
Spoon Oil Cap
Spoon Radiator Cap
Spoon Radiator Stay
Mugen Twin Loop Exhaust
Mugen Pedal Set
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
Exedy Pressure Plate
Exedy Lightweight Flywheel
Mishimoto Performance Radiator
S2K (AP1) Gauge Cluster conversion
PIAA H4 High/Low HID Conversion
Cusco Brake Stopper
Ground Control/Koni Yellow Suspension with extended top hats
Ray's VolkRacing SE37K 16 x 7j +42
BFGoodrich g-Force Sport Comp-2
Dixcel Type M brake pads
Dixcel blank Rotors
DC5 Steering Wheel
DEPO Fog Lights
Sabelt Racing Harness
Pivot Spark Earth ground kit
Vision Downpipe
Vision DeCAT pipe
EM Racing C-Pillar Bar
NRG Hood Damper
NGK HE64 Spark Plug Wires
NGK Iridium Plugs
Carrozzeria DEH-580 relocated in cup holder
Reinstalled new A/C System

Recaro Baby Seat

original (after a few mods):

Nowish (before I installed the A/C):

Old picture:

After painting gold picture:

After installing Ground Control / Koni Yellow:

After installing '98 Spec ITR wheels

Newest pictures:

 

[type-r-dunk]

Wow i love seeing these cars in Japan. Cars of this sort of age are getting very rare out there now aren't they. What made you get an ek9? How old are you and do you have to pay a lot for insurance out there.
Thanks for your post, Duncan

 

[dan k]

Looks nice n clean mate did you buy from an auction bud

 

[jordan101]

looks great mate as said nice to see a type r in its homeland looks right at home would be cool to see some pics of it around japan i reckon u could get some really nice photos of it

 

[JDMDingo]

This is what made me want a CTR. My old Civic - EK9 CTR Conversion (Sold!)

When I used to live in America I bought this '00 Civic DX brand new and spent 7 years making it a TYPE R Conversion from the ground up and I still have her in storage. I was in Super Street magazine in 2007. I have been searching for a "real" EK9 for about 4 years but there is only a few here cause you guys imported them all....lol, I'm 31 married and pay 16000 yen($180 USD) for 6 months insurance. Our insurance goes by license plate number, CTR's are 500 plates cause the small engine and light weight. We have a yardsale site called okinawayardsales.com where people sell anything they have, mostly cars and really cheap. Okinawa has a lot of military here so people who like to build cars do so for a few years then leave, sometime with short notice so they have to sell cheap.

 

[Gav-EK9]

simply stunning mate, looks brand new !

 

[Phuongy]

looks absolutely wicked mate !

 

[SPek9]

Interesting background info about Okinawa mate, lol at the fact that we have imported all of the ek9's

both cars look stunning and the ek9 looks so fresh How much can you buy a very clean standard 98 EK9 for in Okinawa, we pay anywhere between £5,000 and £7,000 for a clean example in the UK

 

[JDMDingo]

How much can you buy a very clean standard 98 EK9 for in Okinawa, we pay anywhere between £5,000 and £7,000 for a clean example in the UK

You might get mad.....lol, I paid $6,000 USD or £3700. She was stock except the mugen exhaust. Perfect interior with super faded paint, no side stickers, faded emblems that were pinkish/silver and had a uncleaned engine bay The engine bay was a bit sticky and the hood and firewall were almost black so I think someone kept spraying it with engine shine. So I got some car wash stuff, wheel cleaner and some cleaner wax and I waxed her 4 times in-a-row to give the paint some moisture cause I kept seeing dry spots. She runs like a dream too.

Just now ordered Spoon rear strut bar and rear view mirror.

Thanks for the comments

 

[tama666]

Wow, survivor for sure! Thank you for saving that CTR from doom. Its in good hands now I am sure.

Thank you for sharing!

 

[JDMDingo]

This is a picture of my hood when I was about half way done. The whole engine bay was covered in this sticky stuff.

 

[tama666]

lol think of it as a protective layer for the paint under the hood! lol

 

[tama666]

fyi, i have family in Naha...

 

[chrispyology]

beautiful, more pictures!

 

[xristos]

Beautiful and clean ek9 mate! Thanks for sharing for the information too..

 

[joe]

Ek9's are truly stunning

 

[LiamEk4]

great looking car mate good to talk to someone from the honda land lol

 

[RoEk9]

great looking car mate good to talk to someone from the honda land lol

x2 its nice to see someone from Japan on here home of he v-tec

 

[JDMDingo]

fyi, i have family in Naha...

Really....my wife is from Naha. Are you Okinawan or half? What's the family name?

 

[BL!TZ]

Great to see an EK9 in it's natural habitat