what to do? any suggestions?

[lord_barrington]

hi there, im marcus and from blackpool!

recently bought a 1.5i ls, 96
and though i love the car, an ek9 has been a dream of mine for ages

so i want to make mine just as good or better :thumbup:
performance and lookswise,

so i was wondering if you all could help me on where i should begin, i know ill have to do an engine swap but that fine
my D15Z6 isnt powerful enough anyway, i want a B16B or a K20a but probably wont be able to afford insurance ha

ill attach a few pics of the car at its current bog standard-ness

 

[taylormade]

i would start with the looks/body side untill you can afford insurance for a b16 or k20

 

[lord_barrington]

yeah, i can afford insurance on b16b, but engine swap is gonna be last anyway,
i have no chance on the k20a yet ha, im only 19
i think because its a 1.5i ls, its an ek3, would ek9 parts fit
stuff like the ek9 spolier, bumper lips and interior parts?

 

[Mattharvey12]

All exterior parts will fit no doubt and interior I think it all does to

 

[ElliottEK9]

Yes, the would fit but I don't think you can put the facelift exterior parts on your ek3, because I don't think you can get a facelift ek3, or can you? Ohhh and

 

[IntermaN]

Yes, the would fit but I don't think you can put the facelift exterior parts on your ek3, because I don't think you can get a facelift ek3, or can you? However i am not 100% certain. Ohhh and

Good point. Facelift bumpers will not fit on pre-facelift and vice versa. Check this thread out http://www.ek9.org/forum/resource-area/14052-pre-facelift-vs-facelift.html

 

[lord_barrington]

schwweet, cheers guys,
was unsure because i see lots of ek4 threads but not so many ek3,

my biggest problem then is my manifold cat converter, i wanna move it and get a spoon manifold
but i dont know how i could move the oxygen center as its above the cat now

anyone know how i can move it?

 

[civiclife]

start off with some good coilovers , uprated brakes front + back ( ek9 set-up if possible - 5 stud conversion ) , strut brace , ek9 steering rack , good wheels + tyres , tint rear windows , wouldnt bother doing anthing with the standard engine as the english vtec-e is not good for tuning . friend near me had one and he literally had thousands spent on it and every performance part obtainable on it but still wasnt quick.

 

[lord_barrington]

yeah coilovers definitely first, looks like im riding on stilts,
was thinkin of doing the brakes and hubs conversion, i have drums on the back
is it a hard job to do?

got some wheels lined up, got them free off a mate, then i just sprayed them white for a quick fix till i save some money,

yeah the d-series i think is pretty poor, good mpg tho, but cant expect much from a rover engine