b20 turbo ek9....bare shell up


joe_thompson

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Well its about time i did a new build. So iv brought a CW ek9 shell fresh from japan and never been driven on uk roads, thanks to a grams N1/K circuit :)

Basically got the shell completely bare, with no body panels/trim nothing!

I wanted to ensure my build was done properly so i completely stripped from all its crappy old paint/ under-seal.


The plans for the engine are simple. B20 Vtec Turbo :) hoping for around 320ish hp

Im building the whole thing myself bar the mapping.

Iv had the shell a while now though so iv already done some stuff.


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I quickly got to work and built a jig so i could properly work on the shell.

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Made the jig on wheels so i could move it round my workshop. Got the shell outside soo i could jet wash the whole thing off, so i was abit cleaner to work with. As theres a strict no dirt/dust/filth rule in there :p

Just like a hog roast ;)

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Stripped all the crap and the little bit of sound deadening out of the shell too.
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Started prepping the shell also. Had a few little bits of filling to do, as i found a couple of tiny dents that couldn't live with.

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Sanded the car down from 120 all the way to 800 before primmer.

then i was spray time, well primmer anyways.
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And thats how the shell currently stands, Will be finishing the spray off over the this weekend. Im staying championship white.

Comments welcome.
 
Finally got a project sorted the mate?

What sort of time scale are you thinking until your finished?

Good to see a bare shell build up!
 
Im rebuilding my gear box too, so gave the case a lick of paint.
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There was quite abit of bearing clinging to the internal magnet soo after some investigation i found the badger! Got a new on order from honda, also im now thinking of fully rebuilding the whole box with mfactory gears.

Engine pics will come soo.
 
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Finally got a project sorted the mate?

What sort of time scale are you thinking until your finished?

Good to see a bare shell build up!

Well iv faffing round with bits and bobs for ages with my other cars but thought its time to do a serious ek9 :)

As for time scale about a 3 weeks/ a month from now. Tbh it all depends work i have on as iv finished uni for summer and im currently trying start off my company. :)
 
Yes! Good work, such a clean shell, look forward to seeing more
 
Jo I envy you and I'm so jealous as I want to do exactly as your doing with a shell but are limited to no space
 
Good effort mate, looking forward to seeing the progress. I'd love to do a bare shell build
 
Cheers for all the positive comments, Haveing the space and equipment defo helps. Got some more spraying to do today.
 
Top work joe very professional... ive got brand new bumper n lip from honda if your interested pm me :)
 
That's a serious amount of work you have taken on there. Can't wait to see the outcome.
Dunx
 
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