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Not a Type R but race car!

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So today I went and paid scrap value for a EJ9 Civic as a little project with my missus.

Seeing that she joined me at the beginning of the year at Japfest in the passenger seat around Silverstone, she wanted to have a car for a play on the track and also learn to build a track car...

So onto the car it's a bit rough I know;
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Dragged onto the back because no runner and drums seized due to handbrake being left on for a year...
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Missus taking the battery off to replace with a new one
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And he/she runs!!
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So plan up to now;
>full service on current D14 engine
>MeisterR's Coilovers, camber adjusters, control arms and other suspension bits
>disc and pads on front and shoes and drums on back
> oh and most important, new windowscreen
>full interior strip out

Plans for distant future;
>B18C6 engine conversion
 
Good luck with the project. If you're doing this on a budget I wouldn't bother with the C6, you'd be better off with a C4 and some cams (save on the Type R tax).
 
Not that sort of tax, what Chris means is the premium that gets slapped on C6 motors because they're a "Type R". :lol:
 
Ahhh right, tbh I've not looked into it all as I only picked it up yesterday, I was only considering the C6 because it's around the 190bhp...

so how far off is the C4 compared to the C6?
 
C4 is about 170hp vs 190 for the C6. Fitted to the UK 1.8VTi models, they're probably a quarter of the price.
 
Doddle has hit the nail on the head, a C4 is a close second to a C6 at 25% the cost! Even with 170hp that will be a rather noticeable increase of power over a D14! :p
 
Since last update, we've now come up with a name for the EJ9 and my missus came up with Lola, I just agree'd...

So onto the may be the more interesting part of the update, the progress. What an actual job of getting Lola up and off the ground and onto axel stands, let's put it this way it took longer than it should of...
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I made up some ramps out of scaffolding boards to help with getting her up
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So onto taking out the air con system ready for selling, bumper and N/S headlight come off to get better access
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Forgot to take photos of the bay when I got all the air con out but will put one in on the next update

So onto that awful smooth boot lid
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New old original going back on
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Has a much better arse now in my opinion...
 
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