Following on from last nights post, here are some more details the build that I consider to be the best EK9 in the UK by far…
Following an unfortunate incident that bent his old DC2 Integra beyond repair, James had to do something drastic to make the most of a bad situation. Fortunately he came across a bit of good luck with a rolling EK9 Civic shell being found at reasonable money – which was snapped up and stored while the project funds accumulated.
From this...
To this...
The thing I like about this build is that everything is being done properly, with no short cuts or half measures being settled for. If something isnt available due to financial reasons then it is held off until it is available with nothing that wasnt on the original shopping list making it in. If you want to a particular product then be patient and wait until you find it at a price you can afford!
Subframe was dropped so that it could be cleaned and painted.
I wont go into too many details of the build, because if you want to see more info on the build (and even if you dont!) you should check out Tegboy’s build up thread on Civiclife here – Ground Up EK9 Build Up.
Last night I went to peep this project for the 1st time, and even after reading through the project build up (several times) I was blown away by the quality. The car isnt finished yet, with just a few more things left to do but even so the standard of finish on this car is like no other EK9 I have seen in the flesh!
I only managed to take about 20 photos last night as the light was fading fast and as the car isnt done yet I thought I’d find an excuse to go back and see it once its up and running (hopefully snag a ride too!). Here are a few photos from last night:
The only thing that makes this project not perfect (for me) is that it isnt Pheonix Yellow. If it was then it would be the EXACT same Nine that I have dreamed about for a long time! For more photos (and bigger size versions) check out my Flickr page here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tweakculture/
Any comments will be seen by Tegboy – so lavish praise on him in the comments people!
June 22, 2009 at 3:34 pm
[...] Culture stand – namely Tegboys EK9 and Sundip’s VIP Accord. If you havent checked out Tegboy’s EK9 build up then you seriously need to do that right now, because for me (and many others) it is the best EK9 [...]
July 7, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Nice build how long did it take?
July 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm
As far as I know the whole build took about a year! Check out the build up thread on Civiclife – link is in the blog post… its well worth it!
October 5, 2009 at 12:43 pm
[...] good) feature in Banzai Magazine. I photographed his car just before it was put back on the road (click here to see more photos). As usual this EK9 drew the crowds and I am still yet to hear a single bad word about it. [...]
October 26, 2009 at 4:11 pm
[...] James (or tegboy as most know him) with his awesome EK9 (see James’ previous feature here) which was in Banzai and myself (darkside) with my VSM EK4 that is in the current issue of Fast [...]
October 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm
[...] James (or tegboy as most know him) with his awesome EK9 (see James’ previous feature here) which was in Banzai and myself (darkside) with my VSM EK4 that is in the current issue of Fast [...]