As soon as PK got the newly sprayed chassis back, the hatch went straight to All Version Motoring in Orlando, Fla., to receive a new heart. P'Tong, from All Version, helped PK swap in the Dwayne Begnaud-built B18C1 engine into the freshly painted bay. The engine features Skunk2 Stage 1 cams, an Integra Type R valvetrain, Crower retainers, Integra Type R pistons and rods, and AEM cam gears. To further set this EE apart from the rest, the already potent B-series engine was given added kick in the form of TWM 50mm individual throttle bodies with carbon-fiber velocity stacks. Fuel delivery comes from a Walbro 255lph pump and reaches the ITB throttles with the help of Precision 440cc fuel injectors. A Spark Racing 4-into-2-into-1 Stage 1 header directs exhaust gases out to a Tanabe Hyper Medallion exhaust. To make sure the power transfers to the pavement a JDM Y1 transmission is fortified with an ACT six-puck clutch, heavy-duty pressure plate, and Fidanza flywheel. Engine management responsibilities are operated with the combination of a P28 ECU and Hondata S300 unit. After the engine changeover reached completion, PK once again reached out to his father and the two of them teamed up to put the entire Civic back together. All in all, he estimates that it took about a year and a half to get the engine and exterior up to his standards.
The interior was the next to receive all of PK's attention. He understood that this project would be a direct representation of All Version Motoring so he spared no expense. He would be selling himself short if he didn't go all out on the interior after doing just that on the bay and exterior so he set out to find every rare JDM piece he could. The first thing he did was swap out the stock dash for a CRX unit. Once the dash sat in place, PK installed an SiR instrument cluster, coin pocket, miscellaneous JDM switches, and JDM front and rear seats. Along the way he even managed to get a hold of an incredibly rare piece: a JDM LED road flare. PK finished off the interior by accenting it with Mugen pieces, including a Mugen/MOMO steering wheel, pedals, shift knob, and shift boot.
Handling upgrades come by way of the tried-and-true Koni/Ground Control combination. The hatchback originally sat on Mugen M7 wheels because PK believed them to offset the Anthracite Metallic paint perfectly, so the story behind how the 15x7 Work Equip 01s ended up on the EE is quite interesting. "The Equip 01s never even crossed my mind," PK says. "They had sat in the shop for four months and I walked by them everyday and never once thought about putting them on the car until one day when my boss, Pop, asked me to. I ended up winning the JDM OEM class at Hot Import Nights that same weekend and I haven't taken them off since. I even sold my Mugen wheels to keep them."
We're inclined to believe that PK won that award due to the collection of rare JDM pieces he's accumulated for his EE both inside and out, although we won't argue as to the new rims' effectiveness. So what's next? "I just want to drive the car," he says. "It took me three years and I'm nowhere near completion. I just want to be able to show all my customers how to build a Honda the right way."
BOLTS & WASHERS
Propulsion:
B18C1 engine
Hasport engine mounts
ITR pistons
ITR rods
ITR oil pickup
ITR valves
ITR valvesprings
Crower retainers
GReddy timing belt
Mugen head gasket
Skunk2 Stage 1 camshafts
AEM cam gears
JDM ITR valve cover
TWM 50mm individual throttle bodies
Carbon-fiber velocity stacks
Precision 440cc fuel injectors
B&M fuel gauge
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
NGK spark plug wires
Spark Racing 4-2-1 Stage 1 header
Tanabe Hyper Medallion cat-back exhaust
JDM Y1 transmission
Quaife LSD
ITR 4.785:1 final drive
ACT six-puck sprung hub clutch
Fidanza flywheel
Gator axles
Cusco oil catch can
Samco radiator hoses
Mugen radiator cap
Mugen oil cap
Mugen reservoir cover
Odyssey PC680 battery
P28 ECU/Hondata S300
OBD-0 to OBD-I jumper harness