K20a2 EG build up, SLOW progress - lots of pics!

[K-serious]

Sick build man i love your car, exremely detailed build the best i've seen.


i wish i had agarage so i can work on my car like you did but i am unfortunate.

[ridenbug]

What do I say... It's verrrrrryyyy nice! You must have almost as much time in creating a fantastic documentary as you do building the car..almost.

Thanks for sharing.

Great job!

[Fuster_Cluck]

Originally Posted by m&mdc5

This has got to be one of the most thorough builds I have ever seen. Props on the masterful job.

Thanks man!! Hope it helps you guys who will be taken on this challenge in the future

Originally Posted by Scourge

Come on page 30!!! Maybe I'll ask a question. Did you paint your calipers or anything? Cuz I don't remember. And I don't want to go through 29 pages to find out. Hehe

We made it, lol. Yeah, the calipers are painted gold along with the current valve cover and roll bar

Originally Posted by CJM

Sick stuff man

Thanks dude!!

Originally Posted by K-serious

Sick build man i love your car, exremely detailed build the best i've seen.


i wish i had agarage so i can work on my car like you did but i am unfortunate.

Yeah, a garage is a key factor when getting this deep into a car. The fact I could just leave everything as is / shut the door saved so much time

Originally Posted by ridenbug

What do I say... It's verrrrrryyyy nice! You must have almost as much time in creating a fantastic documentary as you do building the car..almost.

Thanks for sharing.

Great job!

Thanks dude! Yeah, a lot of time spent in this thread, but it's worth it!! Got to look out for the rest of the K family. Nothing like free info!! I remember back in the day when doing my GSR swap the info avialable was sketchy... I even asked a local guy who was supposed to be the $hit with Honda swaps. He was like, "I can't tell you that." What a douche bag!!

Session 053 - September 12, 2007

Arrived home from work ready to do some real work



New hood prop holder:



EP3 pulley setup:









Installing:





IAT sensor installed:



Almost there:





Session 054 - September 13, 2007

$hitiest day for the build. Rainy and this is the day I sat on the phone for hours with Will of Hybrid Racing trouble shooting the conversion harness. Awesome service from HR ...and found out the problem was the relay was popped due to solder on a couple wires causing a short That day I actually gave up on the swap and my father and brother had to talk me back into working on the car again.

Not many pics because it was just one $hity day!!

BEFORE the problems arrived:



Half shaft bolts:



SneezinCD5 finishing her up:



Session 055 - September 14, 2007

Steering wheel hardware:



SneezinCD5 painted the valve cover:



SneezinCD5 painting the rear hatch at 4am (day of the show)



I think we slept 2-3 hours that morning and were back at it putting the final touches before the show:

Washing her:





Soooooo tired:



That concludes the NOPI build up pics!!

Thanks for checking out my build thread

[Scourge]

Yay! I'm happy now. So, what sort of paint did you use on the calipers? I'm thinking of doing gold as well. Or at least silver. Might as well do them while they're off the car.

[JdMiGeN]

i think i just spent the last two hours reading this entire thread from page one to page 30 and let me tell you....it was well fckin worth it!! that has got to be one of the best builds i have seen to date!!! super clean in every aspect!!!!

all of your hardwork (including your dad and bro's) really shows!!!

[hksupersi]

may i ask roughly how much u spent on the car? its okay if u don't want to answer but if u would likee we could do it through pm's. very great build btw.

[hondaboy0892]

Hey man love the car it looks great. I did the same swap into a 97 civic EX and I was wondering how you did your intake.

[JDMJNKY]

As always, that's one clean hatch.....but hmmm I just noticed, or maybe I think I saw??? did you install the 1/4 glass with no moldings?

I've been pondering that! if so, do you mind taking a closer shot?

Gracias in advance doode!

[otomas]

Excellent build, gave me the confidence needed to start mine

Must have looked this thread up hundreds of times so far

[K-serious]

Originally Posted by Fuster_Cluck

Looks nice on the Blades!

[OdyOwnage]

Sorry,

I was interested to know what happened and why you took everything apart again..?

Good luck!

[Fuster_Cluck]

Originally Posted by Scourge

Yay! I'm happy now. So, what sort of paint did you use on the calipers? I'm thinking of doing gold as well. Or at least silver. Might as well do them while they're off the car.

Gold wheel paint. Has held up fine so far

Originally Posted by JdMiGeN

i think i just spent the last two hours reading this entire thread from page one to page 30 and let me tell you....it was well fckin worth it!! that has got to be one of the best builds i have seen to date!!! super clean in every aspect!!!!

all of your hardwork (including your dad and bro's) really shows!!!

Thanks a lot dude!! Really appreciate the feedback Yeah, we still have more to do, but most likely won't be until late this year (winter)

Originally Posted by hksupersi

may i ask roughly how much u spent on the car? its okay if u don't want to answer but if u would likee we could do it through pm's. very great build btw.

I would guess 8k in $$$$$. The paint alone cost me a couple hundred, which is typically about 4k

Originally Posted by hondaboy0892

Hey man love the car it looks great. I did the same swap into a 97 civic EX and I was wondering how you did your intake.

It's actually a Auto Zone intake, lol. Just a plastic expandable tubing that IMO worked out really well

Originally Posted by JDMJNKY

As always, that's one clean hatch.....but hmmm I just noticed, or maybe I think I saw??? did you install the 1/4 glass with no moldings?

I've been pondering that! if so, do you mind taking a closer shot?

Gracias in advance doode!

Yeah, the moldings were left out in the 1/4 glass. I think it looks just as clean and will leave them off. Wight reduction I'll get some pics for you as well Thanks for the props!!

Originally Posted by otomas

Excellent build, gave me the confidence needed to start mine

Must have looked this thread up hundreds of times so far

Sweet!! Just take your time and do it right the first time Here to help if you need me

Originally Posted by K-serious

Looks nice on the Blades!

Yeah, I one of my favorite OEM wheels

Originally Posted by OdyOwnage

Sorry,

I was interested to know what happened and why you took everything apart again..?

Good luck!

Those are just old pics that I never posted before the completion September 2007. She is up and running

Matter of fact, here she is from Sunday the 18th

K 2 0 vs. K 2 4 - V I D E O

[HickamHatch]

How big was the passenger that was recording the video? Looks like the car he was in always lost, lol, must have been a weight advantage for the other car!

[iLLNESS]

cant wait to strip down my eg hatch for my a2 build!

you have inspired me

mybe you can swing up here to canada for some free labour ;)

[K-serious]

Still the best build.

[brx017]

Awesome build man, been reading this off and on forever. If you mentioned it I must have missed it, but do you have any idea what your car weighs?

[K-serious]

Do You have any pics of the finished car on blade? I would like to see them.

[nskforlife]

it was great seeing your car at Import Alliance man. truly a work of art!

[jrbreaker85]

fuster you need an lsd bad bro.

[RedJdMBub]

its my firs time running into this thread and i spend ALLLLLLLLLLLL night reading it its almost 5am the fact that it was a Eg it sparked an interest bcause i have a bubble i want to throw a k in it but yo u took restore/swap/bodywork to the NEXT LEVEL and you definately give the honda game a good name. i never seen anybody online that took SO MUCH time into their work and capturing every step of the way PROPS your project is amazing bro