K20 EK9 Build up, tons of pics!

[DigitalShift]

Well here we go, I'm going to cram about 7 weeks of work into one post. :wow: Enjoy!!

I'll start by thanking some of my friends thats helped me out with the project, Will, Parker and Laura at Hybrid Racing, Kyle my bud, EJ, my girl Hannah for letting me spend more time with the car than I do with her. Al @ PIC Performance for the coilovers, Matt @ ICB, and Dan @ Atlantic Salvage.

A little about this car,

I bought the car back in August 05, pre Hurricane Katrina. The car was pretty screwed up in the front, the previous owner had rear-ended a truck. So, I found it sitting in the front yard and drove it home with 130k miles for $1800.

Here is a list of mods/parts so far.
Car:
1997 Civic Hatch
2000 JDM front cap
Mugen Lip
EK9 Rear lip
ABS mirrors
Type R rear wing
Type R thin side moldings
Type R headlamps
EK9 Sidemarkers
EK9 Tail lights
OEM Bumper caps
New OEM Cowl & Clips
New OEM door garnishes
New OEM inner fenders and clips
New OEM roof rain channels

Powerplant
K20A2 Type S
6 Speed trans
RBC intake Manifold
Hondata Intake Manifold gasket
Comptech TSX Stainless header
Competition Stage 4 clutch
Yellow Valve cover
Spoon Kevlar plug cover
New OEM gasket set
Hondata K-PRO

Parts
Hybrid Racing EK Billet Mounts
Hybrid Racing Conversion wiring harness
Hybrid Racing Neoprene Fuel lines w/nickle fittings
Hybrid Racing Stage 2 Axles
Hybrid Racing Conversion Clutchline
Hybrid Racing Radiator hose insert
Karcepts Shifter relocation kit
Karcepts Radiator Relocation bracket
EP3 Powersteering removal pulley
Golden Eagle Pro series fuel rail
Areomotive Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
AEM Hybrid Intake
SPAL Electric Fan
New OEM Shifter cables and clips
Revo Short shifter box
Vision Catchcan
Buddy Club Racing Spec II Catback
PIC Select P3 coilovers
PIC Rear Lower Control Arms
EK4 Amber gauge cluster
Silver GT3 / Nitto Neogen rubber


I think thats it, I have a crap load of new OEM honda parts for the car I just cant think of all of them.. well here are the pictures. I'll start it off from when I bought the car all the way to the most recent pictures of it. :dance:


Before:

After:
I media blasted it, and recoated it.


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This is when I first got the car..




Front cap installed:

Here are some of my parts that I bought, I havent taken pics of a bunch of stuff..but this is what I've got so far..















Hybrid-Racing Stage II axles

Hondata KPRO

Buddy Club Spec II






Thats pretty much all the parts that I've got for this car so far..the list gets bigger each day.

Now on to the teardown of the car:













Off to the body shop..







Painting begins...

 

[DigitalShift]

Car is ALMOST ready to paint. The body line is..PERFECT!!! :dance:

I didnt know what the black roof was going to look like, but I think it will grow on me. The thin moldings are sick, I didnt know they were that thin either.

Please ignore all the trash and crap under my carport..I've had so much s**t around I finally cleaned everything up after I was finished..lol

Rims and coilovers installed.

The car is pretty low, too bad I cant ride that low otherwise I'd destroy my oil pan. Keep in mind there is no engine in the car either, so with the added weight in the front its going to be super slammed. I love the way it looks... :dance:

I started the install of the interior, door panels, rear panels, and started the install of the new carpet.

I had the paint guys paint the brace in the middle of the car.. it was like galvanized steel..they did a really nice job painting it.. I also ran the carpet under the brace so the carpet end is hidden, otherwise it clips to the top of the brace. I did it both ways and I think hiding it look wayy cleaner.

The glass should be in in a couple of days, the dashboard should be in tomorrow.

Thanks for looking!

 

[05]

badass, how much have you spent so far?

 

[tnk]

subscribed, i'll check this out tomorrow

 

[DigitalShift]

Including the price of the car..I'd say its nearing $16k. I got hooked up on almost everything as well, the K swap alone is around $8k or so.

 

[FRODO]

Dude that is so so so hot. OMG....

 

[chinkskater]

nice color dude, your car looks like a beast! keep up the good work!

 

[radarblips]

Shiiiiit, badass man, looks like it's come a long way. Major props.

 

[JohnS.]

 

[cgpEJ6]

It looks great so far, is that one of those PasswordJDM carbon fiber fuel pump covers?

 

[aznboyrice]

Great Job so far. I really like the color choice plus it goes very smoothly with the rims. BTW if you don't mind me asking, are you some type of engineer, mechanic, or something in that field? In for the results

 

[96 DX Hatch]

and for the $8,000...i hope thats motor/trans/ecu/mods right? now just the basic swap

anyways, wish i was that dedicated to my '96 but oh well not right now

 

[Destroy]

Love it. You should def leave the interior bare... Im not digging the roof and eyelids though. And maybe should've shaved the engine bay...? Are you wire tucking...? Also what did you use to coat the bottom end/tranny?

 

[c_diddy]

simply amazing...

 

[mitcheg6]

Holy hell, that is clean. Dedication surely says it all. I am taking notes.....

 

[Vtec is O_O]

Damn .. im spechless

 

[JR_EK2000]

Clean...As...f**k!!

Love the colour, but not the eyebrows.

cant wait to see more of it, get a move on lol!! =P

its gonna own everythin once its finished!!

 

[soldiaboy]

I didnt like the color at first but it looks sick with the rims
only thing i dont like is the eyelids other than that great job

 

[Nine78Guy]

nice.....black hood and black or cf hatch door would go great with this.

 

[ImportFan1]

damn this is gonna be a sick build. cant wait to see more.