MTS Garage Racebase EK9 Civic Type R

MTS Garage Racebase EK9 Civic Type R

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MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Sunday 23rd March 2014
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Pommygranite said:
Is this your own car or is it for the business to show off what you can do?
It is my own car dude, I started the Facebook as somewhere to upload pictures of work done on it and other vehicles.

I've had it weighed at a local weight bridge to get a figure before anything changes.

1/2 tank of fuel with full interior (spare, jack ect.)



1050kg.

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Monday 24th March 2014
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I picked up a new backbox a few weeks ago, a Spoon Street.



Gave it a polish and fitted it today.



A little louder than stock and looks nicer but I'm going to pull it off I think and go for something custom.

DanielSan

18,716 posts

166 months

Tuesday 25th March 2014
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This has had me looking at chopping my S2000 in and getting an EK9! Damn you! hehe

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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DanielSan said:
This has had me looking at chopping my S2000 in and getting an EK9! Damn you! hehe
I've never driven an S2000, actually I dont think I've even had a close up look at one!

I picked up a Recaro a few weeks ago and sourced some side mounts.





Being 6"7 I'll be making my own fixed rail to mount the seat to, I'll upload pictures as I fabricate it.

selym

9,539 posts

170 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Love it all over again!!


Off to the classifieds; this would piss the wife right off!!

P I Staker

3,308 posts

155 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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One of these is on the list of cars I need to own for sure, love it. smile

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Saturday 29th March 2014
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I got hold of some MeisterR SuperRace coilovers, spring rates are 16k up front and 12k rear. I cleaned them up, copper greased the threads and sent the springs off for shot blast and powdercoat.


MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Fabricated the rail for the Recaro today, really happy with how it came out.

First up I made the two side strips. They had to be as wide as they were due to the lip on the side mounts.



Once the side pieces were made and tacked in place I put the seat in to find the best position.



With the seat placement marked I drilled the holes for the side mounts and tacked in the support bars. I test fitted it for the last time before finally welding it together.



The finished article, I'll get it powder coated when I collect my springs next week.


melvster

6,841 posts

184 months

Monday 31st March 2014
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Loving this, i think if i drove it i couldn't help but think i was starring in a video for Best Motoring hehe

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Tuesday 1st April 2014
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The car came imported with a Billion Variable Fan Controller fitted but had been removed at some stage so today I set about fitting it back.

First up I figured out how it was wired up which was pretty tricky as the instructions were in Japanese.



Then found a place to mount it and run the wiring.



Placed it in the speedo cluster, thought about putting it in the coin pocket but didn't want to cut any holes in it.



Once an accurate temperature gauge is fitted and a more effective fan, I think it can useful to set a lower temp for it to kick in.

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Saturday 5th April 2014
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Collected the seat rail and springs from powder coat earlier. I didn't sit low enough with the Recaro side mounts so I made my own.



Already got the seat fitted an I'll assemble the coilovers tonight.

Jaaack

419 posts

135 months

Sunday 6th April 2014
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NEVER see one on the steels before, always assumed they came on the standard EK9 wheels as that's all I've seen the Racebases on. Interior is the same as my EJ9 bar the clocks haha.

Are those rear LCAs factory or aftermarket?

Properly nice car and shoud definitely be only modified to a state where it can be returned to standard. Although those steels would probably be worth a fortune in the USA, assuming they're not fitted on any other Honda from factory

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Monday 7th April 2014
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Jaaack said:
NEVER see one on the steels before, always assumed they came on the standard EK9 wheels as that's all I've seen the Racebases on. Interior is the same as my EJ9 bar the clocks haha.

Are those rear LCAs factory or aftermarket?

Properly nice car and shoud definitely be only modified to a state where it can be returned to standard. Although those steels would probably be worth a fortune in the USA, assuming they're not fitted on any other Honda from factory
The steel wheels and clear glass are pretty much what sealed the deal for me when it was for sale. I'm not sure why as they're pretty useless being 5.5J wide smile

They are Hardrace LCAs, not a huge fan of them being blue though.

I've never noticed the steels on any other Hondas but there may be a model somewhere, I've had a few PMs asking if I'll sell them but I dont think I ever will.

Coilovers assembled with the standard pre-load, I'll set the height once they're fitted.



The underseal was starting to flake in places so while taking the suspension out I applied some more.



I took the backbox and strut off, loosened the camber arms, cleaned and masked off areas where I didn't want to paint.



This was after the first coat, I'll give it another coat and repeat on the other side.



More updates tomorrow!

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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While I was waiting for the underseal to dry I fitted the front coilovers.





I had a guess at the height to set them at and it came out pretty level. I've fixed it this height until I find some wheels.



Once it was back together I parked it on the drive and had a flashback.


DannyScene

6,593 posts

154 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Have you got some wheels in mind? I think TE37 style or Rota Grid Drift would look awesome personally

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Friday 11th April 2014
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DannyScene said:
Have you got some wheels in mind? I think TE37 style or Rota Grid Drift would look awesome personally
No Rotas bud, I have something in the pipeline.

The gearbox oil hadn't been changed for a while so this afternoon I put in some fresh MTF.

Before I could get to anything, the undertray the last owner made had to be taken off.



It was an absolute pig to get off and ended up having to take the manifold off as it was bolted to the brace at the back of the block.

So I changed the oil taking out the VSS.



While that was draining I made some adjustments to the undertray, now I can change the engine and gearbox oil without having to take it off.


MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Tuesday 15th April 2014
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With the nice weather today I gave it a clean and found a place to take some pictures.









A picture of the Recaro fitted too.



I'm bidding on a set of wheels on Yahoo Auctions so I'll let you know if I win!

C.A.R.

3,967 posts

187 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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This is awesome, keep up the good work. Was relieved to see that after fitting the coilovers you hadn't gone and 'slammed' it like the majority of people seem to do these days. Looks like it has a real purpose now!

Sauce

4,432 posts

174 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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MTSGarage said:
I'm bidding on a set of wheels on Yahoo Auctions so I'll let you know if I win!
Please that it seems you're going with something suitable. SSR Type C's or similar would be good.

Love it overall.

MTSGarage

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28 posts

120 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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C.A.R. said:
This is awesome, keep up the good work. Was relieved to see that after fitting the coilovers you hadn't gone and 'slammed' it like the majority of people seem to do these days. Looks like it has a real purpose now!
Thanks, once wheels are on I'll adjust the height a little.

Sauce said:
Please that it seems you're going with something suitable. SSR Type C's or similar would be good.

Love it overall.
I think you'll be happy with these,should be here in a few weeks.



15" 5x114 6.5J et39.