Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
4090518 - 11th Nov 06 at 04:22    |
 |
thought i'd start a wee progress thread.
starting looking at these in august, through a company called crawford cars http://www.fastjapcars.com
very helpful and emailed me loads of cars to choose from, decided on this 1997 model in championship white.
started the import process and the car is due to arrive tuesday, picking it up on the 9th december so i'll hopefully have pics next week of it up close!
once i decided on the car...i reckoned the grey buddy club wheels were a bit rank....so i decided to get new ones for when it arrived, fell in love with some buddy club racing wheels, and managed to get a set in 16" in white with toyo tyres for a good price from a company at trax! but i really wanted original wheels too so £350 later i had an original set of ek9 wheels sent to the importer ready for fitting to the car when it arrived! best bit is the importer wants the grey wheels, so swapping them for a spoon sports manifold he has 
what the car will look like when i pick it up (standard ek9, not my car lol)
also got a spoon sports panel filter for it and a replacement drivers seat bolster foam as they tend to sag!
updates later in the week as i get pics 
[Edited on 11-11-2006 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 23-11-2006 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 11-12-2006 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 17-12-2006 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 13-01-2007 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 14-01-2007 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 14-01-2007 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 26-01-2007 by Martin_C]
[Edited on 26-01-2007 by Martin_C]
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
4090642 - 11th Nov 06 at 10:46  |
|
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
| 4090760 - 11th Nov 06 at 12:12 |
|
Was about to say didn't realise they did a TypeR in that shape in the UK then realised it was an import. I take it it's LHD?
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4091197 - 11th Nov 06 at 16:54 |
|
nope all japanese cars are rhd.
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
| 4091206 - 11th Nov 06 at 16:59 |
|
Wicked - even better.
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
| 4091355 - 11th Nov 06 at 18:17 |
|
when is it being collected?
i'm excited for you.
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4091378 - 11th Nov 06 at 18:26 |
|
quote:
the car is due to arrive tuesday, picking it up on the 9th december
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
| 4091406 - 11th Nov 06 at 18:35 |
|
oh yeah. sorry 
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4091409 - 11th Nov 06 at 18:36 |
|
|
Cosmo
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
User status: Offline
|
| 4091767 - 11th Nov 06 at 21:12 |
|
What mods you doing to it?
Bear in mind that when selling on any mods to an EK9 will really make it harder to sell and wont add much value at all. Us honda owners like out stuff OEM 
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4092204 - 12th Nov 06 at 03:02 |
|
wheels, filter, exhaust, coilovers, not much else, gonna return it to standard if i sell.
|
Rich H
Member
Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
User status: Offline
|
| 4092478 - 12th Nov 06 at 12:33 |
|
Bit of a change to your previous Euro beast! Will keep an eye on the progress of this though. Doesn't it suck having to wait for so long though?
Presume you must have another "boring" car kicking about to get around in atm?!
|
ajscorsa
Member
Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
User status: Offline
|
| 4092613 - 12th Nov 06 at 13:46 |
|
his mums mahoosive kia bus loll
|
mav
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4092884 - 12th Nov 06 at 16:08 |
|
looks good Martin.....
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4093437 - 12th Nov 06 at 19:51 |
|
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Bit of a change to your previous Euro beast! Will keep an eye on the progress of this though. Doesn't it suck having to wait for so long though?
Presume you must have another "boring" car kicking about to get around in atm?!
been getting lifts to work and using my mum's kia sorento as aj says
only 6 weeks between the corsa going and me getting it so its not that bad.
|
antscorsa
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
User status: Offline
|
| 4093462 - 12th Nov 06 at 20:00 |
|
majotly jealous, ek9s are awesome
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4105333 - 16th Nov 06 at 23:06 |
|
had a phone call today.
cars been picked up, and drives very well (he sounded surprised on the phone hehe), so all is well, 3 weeks on saturday now 
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
| 4105349 - 16th Nov 06 at 23:15 |
|
Why so long now if it's in the UK?
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4105382 - 16th Nov 06 at 23:22 |
|
cos it has to be sva'd/mot'd, registered with the dvla and taxed.
plus my flights are booked for then lol, will take a while for the v5 to come through and i didnt want to book flights earlier in case the boat was late into the uk or the v5 late.
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
| 4105461 - 16th Nov 06 at 23:44 |
|
Ahhh I see - I knew it was a lenghty process importing but didn't realise it was that lengthy. Can't wait to see the pics etc you've taken.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
| 4105796 - 17th Nov 06 at 09:06 |
|
Nice deal on the manifold too.
|
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
| 4105809 - 17th Nov 06 at 09:11 |
|
Proper type R love it
|
Krammy
Member
Registered: 23rd Feb 05
Location: Tyne and Wear
User status: Offline
|
| 4107885 - 17th Nov 06 at 20:15 |
|
I prefer the older civics to the newer ones
Lush colour too
|
Martin_C
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
User status: Offline
|
| 4113029 - 20th Nov 06 at 15:26 |
|
spent a few bob today, got a better condition ek9 steering wheel as the one on the car has sun damage, and an original titanium gearknob as its got some aftermarket one, £122 gone
just about to phone up and get plugs filters etc, gonna be an expensive day 
|
Ditch
Member
Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
User status: Offline
|
| 4113221 - 20th Nov 06 at 16:31 |
|
worth is though...
them lil cars are awesome
perfect combination of power : weight!
|
