hey Guys Im just posting what ive been doing and collecting, couldnt do it with out my mates in FFamily
as the car sits atm
id just like to share abit of my past, present, and plans for the future.
my past.
prob my favourite of the cars ive owned. all DIY k20 ek with help from all my mates in FFamily
i unfortunatly didnt have the car for very long, due to not being happy with the car, my own personal reasons
but i did manage to take it to QR, go to the drags,attend powerplay and the downshift 2nd bday ^^
sorry for all the spam but I was pretty proud of that car even tho not being too happy with it.
After that I got a Jap Spec Ap1 s2000, bought it stock, took it to QR with just suspension and wider rubber, after that day bought the basic honda mods (intake, cat back exhaust) and tracked it at lakeside managing 65.04, i had big plans for the car but i really wasnt prepared to spend the money to get it to a point where id be happy with it
few pics
might reconise a car here <img name="icon" src="http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emsmilep.gif" border="0">
and how i sold the car
The Present!
so basically i wanted another civic, Ive always had abit of a soft spot for EK's and Eg's. This time round i realised that I wont have enough money to do a K series how id like to (well along with suspension, interior etc)
so its the same game plan as usual super simple, clean, functional, subtle, using quality parts and 0 fakes!!
So i began to look for a good car, explored a few options, ended up finding a EK1 cxi in frost white down in new castle
long story short my friend steve and I flew down last friday to look at the car. WIth only 100,000kms on the clock and a few small little things,i found my car, with not much work i managed to bargin the car down $1,500 and we were on our way
quickly getting some fuel and found out a few interesting things
got rid of this, holy crap it stunk out the car
found this "intersting" sticker
bought some supplys (we left the guys place at 10pm and were driving it home throught the night)
home streach
so we arrived back home @ 8am the next day and slept till about 3pm lol
ne ways since then ive got the car registered, insurance and started getting quotes and organising a few things.
nothing really exciting at this point besides abit of cleaning today.
decided i wanted to freshen up my plastics since i want to keep the exterior pretty tame
after cleaning out the interior i found, money, manuals, new plugs, random bits and peices, a kfc wet wipe and alot of dust lol
and another job for another day
so this is all i have so far, ill be sure to post up more updates as they happen
and how the car sits now
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Modified by mullens at 5:01 AM 5/3/2012
Last edited by mullens; 06-02-13 at 11:11 PM.
im gonna try keep updates rolling in
nothing too exciting today, but i removed the civic and cxi badges, painted my badge black, removed the rear wiper and tucked the harness on the hatch ^^ but one bad thing was i broke a licence plate bulb housing! it looked band new too :angry:
few pics ^^
this should buff out yeah?
all wired up ^^
got a few more bits and peices ^^
98 spec Dc2r 36mm 5lug should be good going from 242mm --> 282mm and rear drums to ~262mm rear discs ^^
APR extended studs to suit and some Project Kics open ended lug nuts i had laying around
and one pair of the rims i bought, they are different coloured pairs but i was lucky to find 2 pairs share the same specs on Yahoo ^^
15x8+32 cool 2 see some smaller sizes with some cool specs
and i added them to my wheel pile lol
and a valve cover for my good friend Emilio ^^ u all will prob reconise his EG, gonna strip and shave and repaint this bad boy ^^
gonna clean up the 5 lug with a lick of paint, get some new bearings and extended ball joints, throw in the extended studs, everything seems to be busted/ needs abit of TLC
ill post more when i got more ^^
can't wait to see what you will do to this Ek, GL
pre-facelift EK:
http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/show...Nik-s-EK-Civic
Looks good man nice and clean. Your last ek was one of the best i've seen so cant wait to see how this ends up!
Originally Posted by NIKO
thanks!
so i stole some stuff off my buddy alex
a curcuit hero spark plug cover, dunno might polish it or paint it same colour as w.e my vc is
and a dc2r intake with a k&n replacment filter
just waiting for everything else to show up now
i feel like i can expect greatness from this thread, not like most civic "build" threads.
i love it......
nice mullens
wish i could do a ek build lol
damn that ek is so cheap ! nice pick up
only question is, you sold an s2000 for a ek1?
im still trying to absorb this information...
on the other hand, good job on the first red EK, i like it.
haha thanks man, hopfully i can live up to the expectations
haha its nothing special bud, ur build on the other hand ^^
maybe one day Lan lol
i knocked 1500 off the asking price which i was pretty happy about
.... Correct!
long story short, i wasnt prepared to spend the money required to get the s2000 to a level i was happy with, with just the exterior parts alone it was gonna cost me $12000 not inc fitting, painting or shipping. then interior, motor etc
dont get me wrong, it was a stupidly nice car but im more after somthing abit more affordable, cheaper maintaince, cheaper parts, cheaper insurance, so im sure u can understand why i made the choice to part with the s2000
thanks!
few more things arrived today
- hardrace shifter bushings
- New 36mm Driveshafts
- Hasport 80a Mounts
Another EK, Mr Mullens?
At first I was like
But then I was like
Just as I was thinking of how your AP1 could have turned out... you post up with another EK. Madness!
Trying to understand your logic dude. LOL. Ok, so you built up a great all round K20 EK that:
-handled nicely
-went great
-looked cool
You then sold (how long after you had finished?), and moved up to an AP1:
-did the basics, had some fun at the track and on the street, and had plans to achieve greatness..
Then you sold it off and purchased another EK chassis!
Damn. LOL. In any case dude, I'm sure this car will turn out Awesome. Good progress so far!
exactly how i feel.long story short, i wasnt prepared to spend the money required to get the s2000 to a level i was happy with, with just the exterior parts alone it was gonna cost me $12000 not inc fitting, painting or shipping. then interior, motor etc
dont get me wrong, it was a stupidly nice car but im more after somthing abit more affordable, cheaper maintaince, cheaper parts, cheaper insurance, so im sure u can understand why i made the choice to part with the s2000
thanks!
ce28 $3400 and xyz months of delivery time
tires $1000
amuse front $1800 and xyz delivery time
painting amuse front $??
coilovers $1300+
fitting wheels+tires in the s2k to get tires put on.. lol no comment
labour $??
probably $6000+ just to get the average carsales s2000 to my minimum standard
not to mention how hard it is to actually find a clean unmolested grand prix white one.
and the list goes on. which is why i opted for an ep3 lol.
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