Why do people make replicas of vti's and ek9's?


Martin-shankland

Martin-shankland

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I've seen afew threads on here now of people making replicas of vti's and ek9's and was just wondering why? Surely it costs just as much to make a car look like another as it would be to buy?
 
That's what I was thinking but surely if you we're in a crash and most things of it were changed itd be void and if you declared everything it would be just as much?
 
Aye that's true but people can't afford to insure a 1.6 vti or ek9 so they get a 1.4 and modify it to how they want it to look :) not only insurance but also running cost of a car too, petrol, tax etc
 
Ah that's a fair point, never thought about the running costs! Mind you I'm surprised at how economical the b16b is when your not in vtec!
 
Martin-shankland said:
Ah that's a fair point, never thought about the running costs! Mind you I'm surprised at how economical the b16b is when your not in vtec!
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Yeah i agree. I drove my 9 back from dumfries funnily enough, all the way to the south coast on one tank. And still had some left. Mind you, i was in convoy with a transit.:nono:
 
Rubble said:
Yeah i agree. I drove my 9 back from dumfries funnily enough, all the way to the south coast on one tank. And still had some left. Mind you, i was in convoy with a transit.:nono:
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That's not bad going! And the tanks aren't the biggest either so it's not too depressing filling up a full tank!
 
I think its mainly the younger guys who make the reps, with insurance, tax and running costs being a main factor. Not to mention the buying of the car to begin with.
 
Also you can't get them registered in some countries, America for example.
 
Insurance, Running costs and have you seen how much Ek9s and "Good" VTi's cost compared to an EJ9. + with a standard EJ, its like an empty box waiting to be filled with goodies to ones taste.
 
What I understand less is why someone would take an EJ9 and do the full conversion on it. So it's the the same insurance, running costs etc, but with all the ballache and expense of the conversion and the inevitable fact that come resale, it's still just an EJ9 which is never going to be worth as much as a genuine EK9.
 
Because it's easier to do than waiting until you can afford the car/insure the car. This way you build it up over time, as and when you can afford it. Dont forget, a lot of the guys that drive EK's these days are quite young (myself included) so they cant get insured on an EK9/EK4.

People tell me all the time I should engine swap my car (Ally138, you are a dick). I could never do it because although I love cars, it's not financially viable to me. Sometimes head comes before heart. For the amount I'd spend doing an engine swap to a standard I would be happy with and insuring it, I could sell my car and get something much better.

Saying that, I don't think I could own another EK tbh. I've spent so much time and money on my EJ9, that I dont think I could do it all to another EK. And because I cant do the engine swap, I'll always have had a slow EK.

Wow, mini rant. I talk some rubbish sometimes haha.
 
Martin-shankland said:
Haha, so you did a full conversion?
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No not really, only a B16B swap.

Essentially what I was doing with mine was looking at what Honda changed between the EK4 and EK9 and copying it as close as I could.

For example, the suspension. The EK9 handles the way it does because of firm but compliant suspension with excellent damping, sensible ride height, an LSD and a big rear ARB. So mine got all of those, and for the most part, it worked very well.

Would have been easier to just buy an EK9 though.
 
Nothing worse than a perfectly good ek9 being broken for spares for people to buy the parts and turn ej9s in to ek9 replicas... insane
 
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