my matador red pearl ek4 vti

[gavgen10]

just washed the ek4 and thought i would stick the 2 civics together for a few pics(crap quality)

couple of bay shots of the ek4 and a few pics of my rays,i was going to sell these but decided to keep them and have them powder coated in champ white for the vti,also have an oem ek4 SiR lip sitting for the vti after its painted

just recieved the new wing for the ek4 and have a mint ek9 door so the vti will be mint again after its had the drivers side and the bonnet painted (it has less rust than my mates recently imported SiR ek4 )which has none

what you all think,

 

[Svenni Litli]

like your cars mate
is the blue one also Ek4 ?
Edit
funny how the rims on the other side are black but stock on the other side

 

[Alex_8]

Looks clean

 

[EK9_jase]

Tidy looking car mate!

 

[gavgen10]

silver wheel is the spare,white rays will be fitted tomoro, blue one is a 1.5 vtec-e ek3 and is my daily beater i got for 100quid

wee vti has no rust,anywhere,best ek shell iv seen that is not imported

 

[gavgen10]

ek4 specs

body>
oem ek4 SiR grill
heko wind deflectors
oem accord isr lip
oem ek4 vti wheels powdercoated black
ek9 drivers and passenger windows
tilted oem spoiler

engine>
b16a2
b18c itr cams,springs and retainers
ngk blue plugleads
ford graphite grey painted cam cover
s4c lsd box (ek9)
oem ek9 rad and fan
mugen copy 4-1 manifold
ek9 cat
ek9 oem centre section
spoon n1 style angled backbox
oem airbox with spoon drop in filter

brakes and suspension>
mgzs180 282 front and 262rear brakes (4x100)
spoon progresive springs on oem ek9 shocks
spoon top mount bushes
ek9 rack,
ek9subframe,
ek9 wishbones
,ek9 arb,
ek9camber arms
cusco rear lower brace
spoon front upper
ek9 rear lcas

interior>
SiR armrest
ep3 type r steering wheel and airbag
jdm dc2 floor mats
facelift ek9 cup holders
ek9 seat belts
all sound deadening removed
jdm flare and holder (empty)
gathers front speakers
oem honda (ukdm) headunit and 6 disc multichanger in boot
oem ek9 rx gear gaitor(red stiched)
skunk2 gearknob
oem dc2 dual bend shifter

have a set of rays/volk av revolutions to fit tomoro and an oem SiR to fit after car is painted and am changing the spoon springs and ek9 shocks for a set of decent coilovers after its Mot

 

[gavgen10]

after sticking the ek3 and ek3 pics up i thought i would finally fit my rays and give the vti a wee coat of wax and sort the gaps at the front

ill let the pics do the talking

hope you all like as i bloody love my vti

 

[WAZ-4169]

very nice.

just got a set of D2 coilovers in my civic. strongly recommend them

always liked that colour with gold/bronze or black wheels, the white would go well with a burberry hat tho IMO lol

 

[gavgen10]

they may be white but they are also only just over 8lb without tyre

are volk racing av revolutions, forged,et35 15 x7

 

[iceman]

lookin good gav, just dont be goin off roadin again

 

[gavgen10]

ha ha umran lol, ill no be its cost me a fortune to put it right after my ditch escapade,only just getting it right now(thanks to you(iceman) for the rad,subframe and rack and the ek9 door )

just bought a whiteline camber kit for it, only has 0.66deg of camber adjustment each way built in but should be enough with me running the spoon springs on the ek9 shocks though also increases castor by about the same

if i swap my left and right upper control arms i gain some castor and combined with the whitline kit and the buddyclub roll centre adjusters i have squirelled away should make for a decent handling gain

also got a b pillar floor brace and am on the lookout for a decent upper rear brace and am considering fitting the h brace i have but am worried for my ground clearance,think the next stage will be a full cage if i want it any stiffer and a full seam weld

 

[iceman]

spoon springs with ek9 shock is superb choice, imo that combo is better for handling than majority of coilovers out there on street with added bonus of not being too harsh + you corrected roll centres with the bclub roll centre adjusters

camber arms can fine tune on top so lookin good

h brace will be issue if you lower car fair bit, i destroyed a cusco lower front tie after hittin speed bump (bent and cracked it) and my car back then wasnt dropped massively,

sayin that with oem header or majority of aftermarket headers youve nothin to worry about even if you do get the h brace to take knock as long as good clearence from header, nice functional item so stick it on

 

[gavgen10]

just finished fitting my complete hardrace bush kit,what a difference,car is so much tighter,these would be killer on a nine as they have transformed my ek4, also fitted a set of spoon motor mounts, unsure of the hardness but i believe it to be around 75a so are pretty secure, saved a bit of weight as iv now ditched the torque mounts and the associated brackets,power steerings next followed by an n1 pulley but i want an oem manual rack before going down this route as im not into the idea of looping lines as it gives false feelings through the steering from time to time