Jamaican ek9 K20 build new UPDATE PAGE 7!

[ChaddyP]

hey guys. i recently aquired one of the few clean ek9's left in jamaica.

unfortunately we cant import cars less more than 5 years old. about 10 of them came to the island. some have crashed and been destroyed and one even gutted into a rally car


but i finally got my dream car

i have a dc5 type r and a 320 whp starlet aswell which i will be selling

now onto the car when i got it

got the car with some sweet bc racing coilovers

bottom half was changed to ls b18b

also a chipped obd1 ecu


so fairly standard besides the engine change.


so. now to the good stuff


i love k20s so this will be a k20 build

have a friend currently looking for a good k20 type r engine in japan (hes buying a dc5r and scrapping it so i will get engine gbox ect) so hopefully that will reach in may.


in the mean time i will be gathering up the swap parts needed.

im going the eg/dc subframe route

also as i gather up swap parts i will be looking to also do some aesthetic upgrades to the car

have a bunch of stuff coming in. this is what i got so far

new lip to replace the damaged one, flush bonnet pins, and bonnet dampers.


last week i decided to lower the stance of the car slightly so took it to a friend with a lift

also went and took off the front tint


so hear is how she looks now with a good wash and cleaning

things ordered and yet to come


carbon fiber bonnet
apr front defuser
drop engineering lug nuts
blackworks lower control arm
beaks lower brace
apexi world sport 2 muffler
aluminum c pillar brace
jdm passport fender washers



car going in to spray front and back bumpers tomorrow.

also the rims [nod]


more pics to come

 

[Muffin]

Car looks very clean and tidy also that's a fantastic picture of the cluster!

what a bizarre import policy for Jamaica...

 

[ChaddyP]

Car looks very clean and tidy also that's a fantastic picture of the cluster!

what a bizarre import policy for Jamaica...

thanks

and yes it sucks. its a money making thing for the gov. newer cars are more expensive therefore attract higher duty charges

 

[SPek9]

Looks like a very nice example!!

 

[FRKiller]

this is some clean ek9, love it, and damn that close up pics! Stunning!

 

[90LAN]

nice ek9
cant wait for the k swap

 

[ChaddyP]

ok car went to spray bumpers and get a good buff on monday


here she is waiting at the garage

masking being done for bumpers

covering up recaros so no dust gets on em or grease ... cant be too careful

 

[ChaddyP]

ok here she is after buff and bumper sprays

pic of the front lip

getting her serviced in the same breath. and valve cover and strut brace are being sprayed aswell. so should be another day

by then i will whip out my canon 5d and take some better shots

thanks for viewing. more to come... parts coming in this week

 

[ChaddyP]

 

[ChaddyP]

i know the pics are ****, but its the best i could do at the time. too much lights and shadows for the poor phone camera to manage lol

 

[ChaddyP]

bonnet arived today

OEM one off

fitting up

looking good

decided to spray over tappets cover and sway bar. so just waiting on those to dry

 

[DOSvtec]

Car looks well mate but why didnt you take the bumpers off the car to paint them your pics are very good mate

 

[blackchiney]

well done chaddy p will be watching your progress, nice to see a yard man with a clean ek9 R, soon put mine up with my intro as well

 

[Reamos]

thanks

and yes it sucks. its a money making thing for the gov. newer cars are more expensive therefore attract higher duty charges

yeh dan same nonsense here in Trinidad..

you have a very clean 9 there..not many around in my country as well..was lucky to get my hands on one..i put some serious work into it..

anyway meh brudda, take it easy..good to see we have some good ones in the Caribbean.

Ray

 

[ChaddyP]

Car looks well mate but why didnt you take the bumpers off the car to paint them your pics are very good mate

thats how they do it here. i wish i could tell u why. cuz it makes more sense to me to take it off. but it works and looks good. thats whats important i guess

 

[ChaddyP]

just fitted on the rocker cover

and the money shot

 

[ianguerilla]

shout out from Barbados sweet ride

 

[tama666]

Wow, this is looking very nice buddy! Congrats on the buy!
[get a proper oil cap]

 

[i am ryan]

Car looks very clean and well looked after buddy..

 

[ChaddyP]

appreciate the feed back guys.

had the mech do a service and fix the a/c pully bearing that was making noise. should get it back tonight hopefully