K-Swapped EG4 Build… Introduction
In recent times a fair amount of Honda builds seem to be popping up and today I’ll be giving you guys an inside look at one that will be touching the streets very shortly. Here’s a look at Verdon Inniss’s soon to be K-Swapped EG4 Civic.
Verdon has been around the car scene for quite some time and is no stranger to engine swaps either, his most recent project was a 4AGE 20v swapped EP82 starlet with 45 webbers and a TRD close ratio gearbox. Even before his last project he wanted to build a Honda, but it wasn’t until recently when the opportunity finally presented itself and needless to say he ran with it.
The purpose of this build is to have a high performance street car that he can still take to the track and have some fun with from time to time. The car will be kept in full trim while maintaining AC and PS. The goal in mind is to have it finished for the upcoming Drag Warz event on September 22nd.
Let’s start with some shot of when he first got the car ….
The base car was acquired, at the time it was in relatively good shape with not many things to be done before the madness begins…
Not wasting anytime, the car was sent to the body shop to deal with some minor body work and while there Verdon had the guys remove the stock headlights and replaced them with a fresh pair of black housing headlights along with amber corners to enhance the front end.
The windshield needed to be removed…
As it sits, the car currently has a D-Series motor…
A few more areas that needed to be taken care of was around the right taillight and the roof where it meets the back glass…
Verdon also had them fit a lip to the front bumper as well as…
A duckbill spoiler…
A look at the front end reassembled…
Everything complete and ready to leave the body shop and on to the next stop…
I took a couple of shot so you guys can see the condition of the car after it left the body shop…
The new lights and lip really made did wonders for the front end…
I’m not sure if you would have realized in any of the previous photos but the car also has a sun roof that still works, which for a car this age is pretty amazing.
Enough of the car for now, let’s take a look at some of the goodies…
Hybrid Racing K-Swap engine mounts…
Hybrid Racing header that Verdon plans on using…
Finishing up the exhaust department, a full 3″ catback exhaust was purchased…
Moving on to the suspension side of things, red LCAs along with a matching red subframe brace.
Wheels of choice are a set of 16″ Motegi Racing wheels wrapped in Toyo rubber…
Jacked up and ready to begin the swap…
Parting shots of the D-Series motor…
Out with the old and time to prepare for the new, bay in desperate need of a wash down…
D-Series motor dropped with other misc parts…
And finally something you probably been looking for throughout the entire post… Here are some shots of what will be going in next…
A complete JDM spec K20A swap from a DC5… Well that’s it for today, I hope you enjoyed the first look at Verdon’s EG4 project, stay tuned for the next update…
Honda Craze… 2013
Today I have couple photos from the recently held Honda Craze event, I wouldn’t quite say its coverage like what you are accustomed to seeing here, largely because I mainly went to show my support rather than cover the event. The photos you will be seeing are just a few random shots I managed to capture while I was there. There were a few cars that stood out more than others, namely the trio of S2000s which were the highlight of the event.
Judging from the feedback from the event, patrons seemed to be disappointed by late arrivals which led to the arrangement of cars being thrown off somewhat. Like with any other event, there were a few hiccups but hopefully the guys will look at it as a learning experience and seek to improve from here. After speaking with a couple of the organizers this was the first of many more events to come so you can be on the lookout.
Now let’s get on with the photos….
The plan was to meet up with Kerry and then head down to the event, these are a few shots I took while I was waiting on him to get ready.
Kerry’s DC5 that wore the recently designed TDS windshield banner. Kerry wanted to do something extra for the event and was toying around the idea of a windshield banner, but it wasn’t until two days before the event that we then made the final decision to push forward with it. Needless to say it was a rush considering the time frame, but in the end it came out pretty good and was well received.
A closer look…
When we arrived the sun was already starting to go down so I grabbed the camera and started taking some shots right away.
One of the two FD2 Civic Type Rs that came out for the event, this one rocking a M&M Type MR front bumper…
Interesting choice in tail lights on this one…
Ricardo Pope’s FD-2 took home the award for Best 4 Door…
Romel Elcock’s Ej8 with a custom made front splitter. This guy took home most of the prizes on the day, Best Civic, Best 2 Door, Cleanest Car and Best Car On Show.
With a nice drop on a set of 18″ Vastus Rhine wheels….
Trunk lip and euro tail lights…
A host of coupes and sedans made it out to the event as well…
This black 4 door with a B series motor…
Bright green Civic rally car also made the trip down…
Unfortunately the shots of this Integra didn’t come out as good as I thought, this was the only one I was able to salvage which doesn’t do it much justice…
DC-2 on a set of Enkei RP01s…
DC-5 with Mugen side skirts and rear lip…
Simple but nice looking 4 door EG with amber corners, Mugen front lip and a set of bright blue wheels…
Michael Carter’s Nos fed K-swapped SiR won best engine bay and he also won Honda Guy of The Year…
The S2000s that I mentioned earlier that caused quite a buzz and constantly had people around them.
Boosted S2000 rocking J’s Racing front bumper and fenders, sitting on a set of Work Meister S1s…
While the other one rocked a full Powerhouse Amuse GT1 body kit…
Sol Esuf’s Supercharged S2000 on a set of CCW Classics and a pair of Bride seats with the ever popular Takata harnesses to compliment them, it also had a Cusco bolt in cage and it won Best Interior.
Euro R that took home Best Accord….
I’m gonna close out with a couple more shots of Kerry DC-5, he ended up wining Best DC-5, so all the last minute running around paid off…
TDSAutoMag 