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Bart-EK [ April 05, 2005 ]

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got me a new ride... an EK3 soon to be modded

so uhm okay... I got totally bored with my ee8 (EDM CRX siR for those who don't know) and started looking for an s14a (quick everybody go sell your Honda and buy a 240 so you can go drift mad tite hype y0). But uhm... those things are pretty rare here in Holland, so basically...

I'm not interested in spending the amount on it I'd have to...

So I decided to find me an EK hatch. There were THREE demands:
1. no red car, I hate red (although a friend owns a dark red one, which is a breathtaking color)
2. electrical shit inside, I hate manual opening of windows and such... I guess the EE8 spoiled me
3. 99-00 model, because it's the facelift and that just looks better imho

so uhm... basically, I found a green (what the hell is the name? dunno yet) EK3. a slow ass boring 1.5i LS VTEC-E but hey... fuel prices are at an all time high in Europe, so a little cheaper driving is nice until I find me a real engine to slap in the bay...

She's from 2000 and had a grand total of less than 40k KMS on the odo... AKA: around 25k miles I guess...

She needs hella work though, to get anywhere near the car she can be... so I'll be ordering Tein Flex this week :p

ah hell... no more talk, some pics are in order... remember, this is a bone stock EDM EK3, with only some audio stuff (speakers front and back and a radio + cd changer)

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Author:	munster [ April 05, 2005 ]
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Looks pretty good. What are your plans for it once you swap it?

Author:	Sean @ NDF [ April 05, 2005 ]
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I would make a swap a first prority imo nice new project though

Author:	.saint [ April 05, 2005 ]
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sweet congrats.

Author:	BRYCE [ April 05, 2005 ]
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nice find!! LOSE THE GRILL FIRST!! I hate EDM EK Grills the most.

Author:	Yellow Wagon [ April 05, 2005 ]
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that grill is not dope! Nice find...nice EK. slam it. Wheels. motor. you are set!

Author:	JaySmith [ April 06, 2005 ]
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b16a1 wrote:i hate the grill as well... and about the swap: why make that a priority, when brakes and suspension suck monkey balls? no offence, but i rather have fun with an underppowered car than kill myself with an overpowered one... power is nothing without control my friend... in my ee8 I could outrun BMW X5's etc in corners, while I was on dry street tires and they were on winter tires... ^^^ I like how this guy thinks! haha

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Author:	Bart-EK [ April 05, 2005 ]
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no idea yet... swap is far future (about a year I guess)... but K20 from a DC5 jdm type R sounds good to me... or a simple b18c5 dunno yet... first things first... handling is a big issue for me and this car has none... sooo... Tein Flex Tein EDFC Rear swaybar Front sway might need to be swapped out for a bigger one strut bars, tie bar maybe some more monkeybar stuff inside, depending on how it feels after the rest after that (or in the mean time) stuff like wheels, full 5lug suspension swap including brakes, some optical modding (lips, grill, interiour, stuff like that) have to be done as well... basically, this car is bone stock but needs to end up pretty sick... lots of work and money will go in I guess... and after all that who knows... maybe I'll leave it slow just to fuck with others and have fun still beating them in the twisties :p