EK Hatch: CTR-Style!

EastCoastEK

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Hello to all. I just thought I'd finally join this forum and post some pics of my own Civic project for you all to see and critic harshly. I've always been a big fan of (clean) hatches. After searching high and low to find a clean hatch, I finally found the one pictured below. I have done a lot of mods to the car since I purchased it this past September, but I must also give a lot of credit to the previous owner, who did a marvelous job of creating the beginnings of this beast. Either way, I feel pretty blessed to have it.

Here are some pics of the car in it's current state.















People always ask "Whats that sticker mean?!"














As you can see, I love CTR's! There seemed to be a void in the scene of the pre-facelift (98) CTR, so aesthetically, I decided to stick with the 96-98 front. As far as performance, this car will serve as my autocross car this Spring. I'm a noob at the sport, so it should be a "fun" season! I'd appreciate everyones thoughts and/or suggestions on my progress made thus far. Thanks!
 

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sexyyyyyyyyyyyyy
 


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Ok, so here is all the mods currently on the car. I'll put a star beside the ones that I have added since I purchased the Civic. Mods without a star were done by the previous owner.

Engine/Performance/Bay Dress Up:
B16a2 (JDM?, USDM? Not sure)
P73 ITR ECU with OBD2 conversion harness
DC Sports Ceramic Headers
Koyo Radiator
P-JDM Carbon/Kevlar PowerChamber Intake*
Spoon N1 Exhaust (w/ silencer)
Some aftermarket cat. converter
Samco Sport Upper/Lower Radiator Hose (Blue hue)*
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs and Blue Spark Plug Wires (Ebay brand, nice though!)*
OEM EK9 strut bar (brand new)*
P-JDM locking oil cap (bronze hue)*
Spoon Radiator cap
Spoon Reservior covers*

Exterior:
'98 CTR-style front lip*
CTR-style rear lip*
CTR headlights
8000K HID Hi/Low Kit (w/ Halogen highs)*
EK9 taillights
EK9 side markers*
EK9 Spoiler/Wing
Spoon replica (real) Carbon Fiber Mirrors*
25% tint added, sans the windshield*
Black Pinstripes (to cover up stock white striping)*
JDM thinner side moldings
Depo Yellow EK4 fogs (soon to be replaced w/ clear versions)*
OEM red Honda badges front and rear
Genuine “I Love My Honda” static sticker*
Genuine Spoon sticker on rear bumper*
Removed rear wiper
“Forever Black” applied to all plastic pieces* (google this stuff!)*
All (4) brake calipers painted black w/ Duplicolor caliper kit*
P-JDM license plate frame*

Suspension:
ITR 5-lug suspension and disk conversion, front and rear
ITR USDM gunmetal rims; w/ JDM “H” center caps
Yokohama AVS ES100 tires
Ground Control Springs and adjustable springs
(surprisingly, these ride great!)
Mugen replica rear strut bar*
EK9 OEM upper front strut bar*
Ebay carbon C-pillar bar*

Interior:
Si dark grey dash, cupholder unit, etc…
Si gauge cluster
EK9 Momo SRS steering wheel*
P-JDM CTR replica boot*
CTR replica shift knob*
DC Sports short shifter
S2000 pedal covers (still need to drill and rivet on)*
(The above is a MUCH cheaper way of getting EK9 pedals!)
Sony Headunit*
Sony 6.5’s in front, 6x9’s in the rear*
CG-Lock on drivers side!! =)*

Thats all for now.
 

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game over.
 


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That is f**king sexy :thumbs up.

You have the suspension setup I want (ITR 5-lug conversion + ITR USDM wheels).

Unbelievably amazing :drool:......... Do you mind if I ask how much the ITR 5-lug + wheels + brakes (full conversion) cost yah?
 

EastCoastEK

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That is f**king sexy :thumbs up.

You have the suspension setup I want (ITR 5-lug conversion + ITR USDM wheels).

Unbelievably amazing :drool:......... Do you mind if I ask how much the ITR 5-lug + wheels + brakes (full conversion) cost yah?
I wish I could tell you brotha. It was allready there when I got it! That and the clean B16 swap were why I paid a pretty high amount for the car...which will remain anonymous, as I am slightly embarrased to admit the total. All I'm going to keep telling myself is: "you want the good stuff, you have to pay for it".
 

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That is a very beautiful hatch.
 

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wow now that my friend is some respectful s**t, looks like coles valve cover and radiator hoses before he got jacked (not implying anything)
 

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i love the idea of the cutouts for the rear upper strut bar.

:drool:
 

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Really nice! I like it a lot.
 

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nice.... am i the only one that spys a 99/00 climate control/radio on a 96/98 front end?

Clean s**t
 

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nice.... am i the only one that spys a 99/00 climate control/radio on a 96/98 front end?

Clean s**t
I spotted that as well. Thinking it is a 99-00 shell with the 96-98 front end.
 


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