Jordan101's 2000 VSM EK9 TRACK BUILD :)

[jordan101]

Hi guys hows it going?

Well i have defintaley had my ups and downs the last few months. Most of yous will have read through my build thread on my old jordan and the plans i had for her. Unfortunately due to bad timing i had to scrap the build and take the car back to standard and fit the engine back in. I was then toying with the idea should i keep it or should i cut my losses and move on. Finally a few weeks ago her fate was sealed when the vo when in to get repaired and ending costing me fortunes So after dramatically reducing the price on the car the new owners came down to pick her up last week. I was distraught to see her go but i had my eye on something that i new could be turned into a cracking wee track/drag toy

So enough about my life story over the last few months and onto my new toy.

I went down with gav(gav-ek9) last night to abroath to pick up my new shell. Many owners in scotland will have seen and knwo of johns(j700ock) silver facelift ek9 that after almost 4 years of ownership and finally coming to a very hard decision of having to break the car in the end. I spoke to john and as i knew the condition of the car and chassis i had to have it

I got the car for a cracking price(cheers john) and although i almost had a last minute change of heart i decided to go for it and bring it back on the truck to glasgow for its transformation and rebuild

The spec on the shell is as follows:

2000 Vsm facelift ek9
full 5 stud hubs
standard ek9 suspension
bootlid
wing mirros
all tinted glass
full interior except from steering wheel and seats
wiring looms
70k on shell
brand new discs and pads

Aftermarket parts:

Walbaro fuel pump
braided brake lines
clifford alarm system

Heres some pics of her(not much right now but over the next year i hope to transform her) :

N.B Spoon wheels didnt come with it i had to borrow off gav lol

My plans for the build are as follows:

Interior

- strip rear door cards
- full bolt in cage (cusco most likely)
- momo stering wheel with nrg snap on
- Replace dvd/radio facia with blank
- Source 1xbride seat and one mint recaro in black
- get 2X takata harnesses

Exterior

- Willwood full brakes and calipers
- meister r fully adjustable suspension
- exhaust( undecided )
- Alloys ( undecided) something light
- fully underseal the car
- buy rear f/lift lights
- buy front f/lift lights
- buy front and rear bumpers, bonnet and get painted
- buy duckbill carbon spoiler
- Source a low mileage and high spec 98 spec b18c6 with gearbox ancilliries etc

I will update the build as i go as theres a lot i will have missed out as i am still undecided on a lot of parts. I hope to have the exterior built up by summer and the engine in by the end of the year all going well

Hope yous like it and enjoy the rest of the build

Cheers

dan

 

[markp]

yeees Danny this is what its all about . this will be such a fun project to get into . love the new spoon wheels . Get matthews cage in there .

 

[jordan101]

haha cheers marky boy cant wait to get dug into it theres actually not a lot to do in terms of getting it back on the road haha if only i got spoon wheels within the price then it would have been bargain of the century lol yeh i am very tempted to go for mathews cage

 

[Firas]

great base for a project mate.

 

[**MUGEN**]

Good project you have, looking forward to the progress!

 

[stevenEK9]

such a clean shell!

will be good to see it being rebuilt

 

[CAL]

good to hear that this car is being rebuilt. All the best with it.

 

[jordan101]

great base for a project mate.

cheers mate, yeh its always good to have a clean shell to start with and with me being a huge fan of the silver 9's i had to get it

Good project you have, looking forward to the progress!

Cheers mate will hopefully have lots of updates to come over the next year

such a clean shell!

will be good to see it being rebuilt

thanks a lot mate

Yeh i would have hated to see johsn shell go to waste he loved the car so would be nice to build it back up mate

 

[NeilVtec]

Awesome! thats exactly how i picked up my VSM shell! haha Good work, cant wait to see this built back up

 

[jordan101]

good to hear that this car is being rebuilt. All the best with it.

cheers mate yeh delighted to have the opportunity to rebuild her will look slightly different than before due to getting tracked

Awesome! thats exactly how i picked up my VSM shell! haha Good work, cant wait to see this built back up

Aw nice one mate i will try and gain some inspiration from your build mate how long did it take u out of interest to build yours back up?

 

[sammyb]

good project danny boy

 

[Championship White]

Lol, I thought you were saving money?

Great to see it being rebuilt, 689r has a bolt-in dash dodger for sale at the moment I think.

 

[ek9.power]

Cracking mate! cant wait to follow this thro the year! like you said it would be a waste to see the shell go to waste as its mint and always been looked after by john! good job buddy! let the fun begin!

 

[jordan101]

good project danny boy

hoprfully lots of fun to come with it sammy boy

Lol, I thought you were saving money?

Great to see it being rebuilt, 689r has a bolt-in dash dodger for sale at the moment I think.

haha luke i bought it with the money left over from the jordan shell so now the saving begins cheers mate will speak to mathew and try and get a good deal

Cracking mate! cant wait to follow this thro the year! like you said it would be a waste to see the shell go to waste as its mint and always been looked after by john! good job buddy! let the fun begin!

thanks a lot mate for the kind comments cannot wait to see it back on the road should hopefully be back by winter time if i get my arse into gear i could have it ready by the summer as theres not a huge amount to get for it which is a bonus

 

[ijwhiteman]

Love these build to see how people have there take on it! Will be watching closely!

 

[Gav-EK9]

yes after some light persuasion dan decided to take it

bloody mission and a half but worth it

and as i said last night man.... welcome to the club

 

[J700OCK]

it breaksmy heart to see the car the way it is but it had to bee done to recover thousands lost last year as many of yous know . im glad it is going to a good home and hope to see it to its former glory in the future . thanks to dan and gav for coming to collect the shell was good to have a catch up although it was bloody freezing the time dan made his decision .

good luck with the build dan and if you are ever looking for parts you know where to come .

 

[jordan101]

yes after some light persuasion dan decided to take it

bloody mission and a half but worth it

and as i said last night man.... welcome to the club

haha gav jus some light persuasion lol cheers mate glad to finally own a 9

it breaksmy heart to see the car the way it is but it had to bee done to recover thousands lost last year as many of yous know . im glad it is going to a good home and hope to see it to its former glory in the future . thanks to dan and gav for coming to collect the shell was good to have a catch up although it was bloody freezing the time dan made his decision .

good luck with the build dan and if you are ever looking for parts you know where to come .

thanks a lot john really appreciate u taking the time as well to sort the supsension, must have been the quickest change over i have ever seen lol well theres certainly a few body panels i will be needing john so over the next month when i get more money together i wil be in touch to get the stuff off you.

cheers mate for all the help

 

[ramboteamjon]

Great base you have bought mate, that shell is the cleanest I have seen! Good luck with it and am sure I will see the progress at first hand soon!

 

[jordan101]

Great base you have bought mate, that shell is the cleanest I have seen! Good luck with it and am sure I will see the progress at first hand soon!

cheers for that ramsay im sure u and a few others will see the work more regularly i am soo happy with how clean it is and the fact it doesnt need a lot of money thrown at it which is always a bonus