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MTS Garage Racebase EK9

Stokes

Stokes

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Hi. :)

Here are a few pictures of my Racebase EK9 I picked up from just after Christmas.

It's almost original at the minute but I'm beginning to collect parts so have started a build to keep track of my progress and give you something to read.

The EK9 will be a demo car for MTS Garage so please give it a like on Facebook.

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Comments welcome!
 
I've had it weighed at a local weight bridge to get a figure before anything changes.

1/2 tank of fuel with full interior (spare, jack ect.)

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1050kg.
 
Hey you very local to me seeing that address on the receipt and then on your facebook page.

Live in Willenhall on the Walsall side, not far from Lane Head if you have heard of it :D
 
N77 said:
Hey you very local to me seeing that address on the receipt and then on your facebook page.

Live in Willenhall on the Walsall side, not far from Lane Head if you have heard of it :D
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Yeah buddy, a friend lives just over the bridge near the school.

I picked up a new backbox a few weeks ago, a Spoon Street.

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Gave it a polish and fitted it today.

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A little louder than stock and looks nicer but I'm going to pull it off I think and go for something custom.
 
I used to have one on my old ep3, definitely useful with a full race manifold as it keeps it quiet.

They are a nice piece of kit and you don't see them often.

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N77 said:
I used to have one on my old ep3, definitely useful with a full race manifold as it keeps it quiet.

They are a nice piece of kit and you don't see them often.

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It's a nice noise in VTEC but for not much extra I can get something custom made up that will flow better.

Picked up a Recaro a few weeks ago and sourced some side mounts.


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Being 6"7 I'll be making my own fixed rail to mount the seat to, I'll upload pictures as I fabricate it.
 
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Just sit in the back, surely? :lol:
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:) That's just a little too far back.

I got hold of some MeisterR SuperRace coilovers, spring rates are 16k up front and 12k rear. I cleaned them up, copper greased the threads and sent the springs off for shot blast and powdercoat.

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very nice mate i dont like the wheels though,my little brother has a ek9 they are amazing little cars.
 
Walkden said:
EK4 chassis then?
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EK9 chassis with EJ9 interior (Dark Grey) EK4 have a black trim.

Fabricated the rail for the Recaro today, really happy with how it came out.

First up I made the two side strips. They had to be as wide as they were due to the lip on the side mounts.

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Once the side pieces were made and tacked in place I put the seat in to find the best position.

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With the seat placement marked I drilled the holes for the side mounts and tacked in the support bars. I test fitted it for the last time before finally welding it together.

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The finished article, I'll get it powder coated when I collect my springs next week.

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The car came imported with a Billion Variable Fan Controller fitted but had been removed at some stage so today I set about fitting it back.

First up I figured out how it was wired up which was pretty tricky as the instructions were in Japanese.

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Then found a place to mount it and run the wiring.

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Placed it in the speedo cluster, thought about putting it in the coin pocket but didn't want to cut any holes in it.

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Once an accurate temperature gauge is fitted and a more effective fan, I think it can useful to set a lower temp for it to kick in.
 
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