Ej1sleeper's Coupe Build
 

hello HT im kinda new here to honda-tech, i chose to join this site after reading the 1000+ page thread "wheres the ej1 love" it gave me so many options and ideas for my car. I decided this is the type of community i wanted to become a part of.

Well i've always wanted a ej1-2 style coupe, at the time my buddy was selling me one for a heck of a deal so i had to pick it up. Needed sum work (de-rice) but i knew i could manage.

despite all the rice and flat paint i still seen potential.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...er4/nando2.jpg

I werked on it all last summer getting it to where i wanted her (cosmetic wise)

Spoon Replica front lip
golden eagle rear tow hook
oem eg6 foglights
jdm depo sidemarkers
all four ej1 mudguards
oem honda hood mask
Sir Eg6 corner lens

for wheels i went with Brand new (at the time) konig retracks 15x7.6 with 15 offset on 185 45 15 tires.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...21e108fc61.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...eeperparts.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...01210_1910.jpg

I was very happy with the outcome, still had a couple more things to buy suspension, camber kit etc.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...01110_1233.jpg

On December of 2010 tragidy struck. After losing my job later on the same day i totaled my car. I never felt so devastated in my life.

the next morning i went and picked up my car at the tow yard. she looked like this.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...10_0930_01.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...41210_1031.jpg

Everyone from friends,family, to even ex- girlfriend begged me to get rid of it, they told me it was no longer worth it.

Although i was pretty much done with it, i needed someone else's advice, so i called a buddy of mine who taught me a lot about the game, he told me not to give up on it, and prove the downtalkers wrong.

And that's exactly what imma do...

PROGRESS PICS THROUGHOUT THE THREAD!

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Awsome, Cant Wait To See It

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thanx bro...

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Hell yeah dont give up man show them whats up man i did with my car well i am still in the process lol

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agreed don't give up

it may look bad now but once you get to work on it you'll realize it's not as hard as you thought.

just looking at this i'd guess you rear ended or hit something like an SUV or a car higher then your own and took damage only to the center IE: bumper, hood, rad support, things in that area

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yea bro thats exactly what happend. woman driver stopped in the middle of a main road at night with no lights on. but im not giving up deff coming back out proper.

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progress...

Got the front end from my boy for a nice price.

got the radiator delivered to me from Springfield,MA thanx to a buddy of mine.

sent out the car to PimpBebe well known dude on another forum who does engine bays and body werk (paint etc.)

We werked out a good deal hes gonna straighten out my rails, weld on my radiator support, and prime the welds and the rad support. ill get into details when the car comes back..

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...61210_2119.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...30111_1314.jpg

he came and picked up the car free of charge.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...0111_13591.jpg

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GL with the build man, keep us updated.

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Progress!

picked up a set of blox silver LCA for dirt cheap.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...eeper4/Lca.jpg

Ordered a Jdm Replica static guard/reducer.(shits&giggles)

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...60211_2233.jpg
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So the guy whose doin the hardwork (reconstructing) for me, sent me a teaser pic to let me know everything is goin as planned.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...imagejpeg_.jpg

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Good to hear :thumbup:

My EG had some front end damage, ended up getting a straight radiator support from the junkyard for $40 and had a friend's shop weld it all up for about $200. Looked just as good as new :thumbup:

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yea i got a good deal on a full radiator support with hood latch and hinges.
im lucky i got it delivered strait to my house lol. good pals!

im working out a deal with the guy whos doin the job. he does really good work.

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Ordered a few more things today.

tierods, energy suspension bushing kit

Dropzone struts and coils...

cant wait till she comes back home!!!

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nice start good luck with the build

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Fair play to keep going, looking forward to the rest :)

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^thanx bro.

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update!

Rally wink mirror came in.

along with my spoon resorvoir covers.

also got sum cheap 421 header for a nice price.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...11_2135_01.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...2-12143259.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...11_1914_01.jpg

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Nice work man, glad to see you didn't give up on it. Was looking really clean before the accident so hopefully you can restore it to it's former glory :)

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Sweet Man, Whats Your Plans For Wheels???

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Very interesting! Keep it up and favor'd!

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lol damn your teasin them move this build faster ;]

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= D im taking my time with it no rush!

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for wheels idk im looking for sumthing with low offset yet functional.

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sir corners came in. and picked up a set of oem headlights for cheap.

also picked up the car. it was more than expected, he resprayed my entire bay and did an awesome job aligning the front end.and he gave me brand new hood hinges,radiator,and distributor cap.
price: gave up my retracks for the job. i think thats a hell of a deal.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...11_2225_01.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...00211_2113.jpg

(special thanx to bebe from "pimpbays" for the job).

also got:

ek sideskirts for dirt cheap (installed)

All four ej1 mudguards(installed)

Rear Window Visor (installed)

Static reducer (installed)

blox control arms (installed)

and my dropzone suspension = )

this is her as of now.

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...nknown11-1.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v.../Unknown12.jpg



now onto complete tear down of dash and front end.. (my first tuck)

also repainting dash: dash was rattle canned shiny black smh ricers.

repainting it "interior black" to give it that nice oem look.

on with the pics!

well me an my buddy took off the dash and routed all the wires.

this is as far as we got for day 1 of werk.!

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...0211_13421.jpg
http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/v...2-09211646.jpg

to do list (for now):

replug everything
route the battery to the trunk
fresh bolts in the bay
paint valve cover
install new header and test pipe
paint dash
paint bay accesories (radiator stay,hood latch, etc.)
align front end(headlights and corners)
paint hood and front bumper (bout em used flat black)


Order more parts! n move forward. more progress coming soon. everything is coming along well. i can trully say everything happens for a reason. = )

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Bump for Nand. This is B16EG6 from CTV.

Bump this up with a current. U are draggin this shs..

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build is still in progress = ) slowly but surely. stay tuned!

thanx though bro