Wrecka’s Turbo D Build…Introduction
Many of you readers would know that whenever a turbo Honda build is mentioned only one question comes to mind, is it a B or a K series motor? In this instance Ryan ‘Wrecka’ Carrington chose to go against the grain and went with a D Series motor. Some may wonder why he would do such a thing; we actually asked the same question and his response was “I like being the underdog”. The bond with the D series came about through making a daily commute to and from his shop (Area 5 Autoworks) in his turbo D series EJ coupe. After pushing the stock D series motor to its limits, the idea of owning an all out drag version was always lingering in the back of his mind.
Being close friends with Ryan we were hearing about the prospects of this project for a while so naturally, when things started to fall into place he reached out to us to document the progress.
Having been around from the start we have some really good coverage to show you guys today. We’ll start with some photos of his previous turbo D project and then get right into the current build from the day he first brought it home. As with all other projects this won’t be any different. We will be providing you with full coverage, from start to finish.
The intercooler filled C-West front bumper of turbo D project #1…
The turbo D setup: Greddy 18G turbo with Tial 38mm external wastegate…
Sitting on a set of Advan RG wheels…
Multi-coloured bay has to go…
Hard at work getting ready for paint…
Hood and fenders removed…
Gutted and ready for paint…
The engine bay’s fresh paint job…
Last minute touching up…
Subframe and bottom arms painted and installed…
All white everything with a touch of colour on the fuel pump cover…
Another shot of the interior as it is reassembled…
That’s it for today’s post, I hope you guys enjoyed the first look at Wrecka’s turbo D build. Stay tuned for more to come…
Track Bred EG6 Build…Introduction
Today you guys are in for a special treat…
For the past couple of months there were rumors going around about an insane EG6 Civic being built for the track. The thought of this intrigued us to go out in search of this under the radar project. With a mere snippet of luck we were able to meet up with owner, Jerry Leach.
Upon sight, what we were greeted with was without a doubt way beyond expectations. He had taken basically every enthusiast’s dream of building the ultimate project car and made it into a reality.
Let’s go back to the very beginning when Jerry acquired the car. His goal was to build what was, in his eyes, the ultimate track car. Naturally, being a fan of Honda’s K Series motor, this would be the obvious powerplant of choice to drive this project. With this said, the next step was to hopefully find a purpose-built K swapped car. Jerry was in luck because at the time there was a K swapped EG track car for sale; of course he jumped on this and as they say, the rest was history.
As Jerry is a very meticulous guy, a great amount of attention to detail was paid throughout this build. With the car acquired, the tear down process began and the car was sent off to undergo body work and paint.Today we will be taking a look at the car throughout this process. Enough anticipation, on with the photos…
Shortly after the body work had started…
Stripped all the way down… A view of the cage from the left side and back…
Everything primed and sanded, ready for paint…
Close up shots of the front end before it went off to the painter…
Fresh!!! Back from the booth…
A view of the bay after the Hasport mounts and subframe were installed…
Interior coming together with a bunch of goodies: AiM digital dash display, Momo Mod 07 wheel and custom OBP pedal setup, Recaro Pro Racer SPG seat…
Motor in place with Hybrid Racing fuel rail and RRC intake manifold with Skunk2 70mm throttle body…
I hope you all enjoyed the first look at Jerry’s Track Bred EG6 Build, we’re going to leave you guys with these last few shots of the car after its new paint.
Stay tuned for the next update because you won’t want to miss what happens next…
TDSAutoMag 