Lancer Ralliart 2006 to evo IX body kit
 

Hi, my friend Joseph is working on this build and I will be posting the pictures of the status of this build {thumbup}

This is a long history, maybe you are thinking why don't just buy an EVO IX, but here in Mexico we have a big issue, Mitsubishi only sent 100 EVOs IX to the country on 2006, then they are very dificult to find and they are very expensive (we never received EVOs VIII too), in my case I'm a lucky man because I could buy one of those 100 but my friend Joseph could not get it, he always say me: "I buy your evo", but I always say: sorry is not for sale, :D, then Joseph decided to build his Lancer ralliart with the EVO body kit and I helped him to check the details between the both chasis.

The first step is the body kit and the wheels, he bought wide front fenders (20mm+ front, 35mm+ rear) to fit Battle wheels 18x9.5 +15offset with 265-35-18 tires.

Second step is Install T3T4 turbo kit he wants 350 hps!

Third step is buy Recaro seats and Brembo brakes to complete the build.


For now the first step is on going and here are the pictures, I will add more on the week depending of the work on that.


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Looks good, keep the pictures and progress coming :mitsu:

Nice! I would love to see more of this project. Keep the pictures and updates coming!

This is epic! I'd love to see more of this project too! What is the plan for the rear fenders?

In Canada we got zero Evo viii/ix, but it's fairly easy to import them.

is it not possible to import to mexico?

:crap: That is not possible in Mexico, we only can import cars that are made in USA or Canada. :mad:

About rear fenders, the plan is install a wide quater panels that are made for the Lancer Evo IX original body (35mm+), and they will be used as base for the evo tailights, I will post the pics of this when it is installed on the car, for now the front is being detailed to fit the JDM headlights and the bumper because the Ralliart chasis is little different in some points, I will post more pics when the front is completed :cool:,

Thanks to follow this thread! {thumbup}

Pictures about tires and wheels :D:


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Sounds like a plan! I cant wait to see it!

And those wheels will look awesome on there! :D

The JDM Headlights before to be installed:

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I'm glad your one that keeps posting pictures and updates but more importantly that you came to share something different. To many times there are just people posting their problems wanting help. :beer:

Im curious as to what he's going to do about the front bumper since the evo bumper is wider than ours.

Update!!!

The headlights are in process, on this week we will see all the front ready to be detailed and painted I think {thumbup}

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Some points to consider on this front build:

1.- The oem hood hinges of the Lancer 2004-2006 are different then when we
installed the EVO IX hood it did not fit correctly, then we bought used ones
from a 2002 lancer ES model and all was good.

2.- To fit the headlights the SRS sensor airbags had to be removed and relocated

3.- The part that close the hood had to be modified because the EVO hood has
in other way the lock

4.- Front impact bars need to be replace them from EVO IX oem one to fit the EVO
bumper and inter-cooler(you can leave it without the bar if you want)

5.- The EVO headlight's connectors are not compatible with oem ones is
necessary go to the dealer to install the conversion cables.

6.- Also to fit headlights you need to install custom resistant pins.

:D

good luck with the build, is he planning on making this thing all wheel drive?

Not for the moment maybe next year if we can find some Outlander used rear set up.
:(

yes keep posting about this ralliart

Where did you relocate the SRS sensor airbags?

The SRS sensor airbags were relocated on the chassis in front of the radiator, I mean on the corners.

Update!

The front bumper and the inter-cooler are ready and it looks very nice! :cool:


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Next step in the front is detail all the pieces before to be painted {thumbup}

Also the work on the rear fenders started, creating the place for the EVO taillights,
I will post pictures of that on next week. ;)

you mean "inter-fooler", lol...

body's looking sharp.

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Looks awesome! I cant wait to see the rear fenders! :D

Thanks for the comments!!! {thumbup}
I hope have pictures of some work on rear fenders on next week

Looks good. Will be nice to see the finished product

Holy crap this is an expensive project but it looks awesome
I bought the battles thinking they would fit my ralliart but
No effin way without a few adjustments now I've gotta sell em
But no other car will fit them except Evo with the offset

Ps can't wait to see it finished

This is looking great so far! I'm looking forward to seeing the rear pics.{thumbup}

I'm impressed. It looks good so far. I keep seeing people asking about doing this, and everybody just bashing them. Pretty positive feedback so far. Good luck with the rear end, I hope it comes out nice!

Front ready to be detailed:

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The front spoiler will be installed after the paint process because is carbon fiber and it wont be painted.

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what about the rear quarters?

Here the first pics of the rear work:

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Dang good luck getting the rear set up

Looks like a lot of work, good job!

Hi friends, much time since the last update, sorry but the persons that are working on the car were very busy in other projects, but they are now working in the back and I have pics about it.
Enjoy:

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Nice this reminds me of that lancer from 2 fast to furious lol cant wait to see this thing finished!

where do you find those rear flares? is that a wide body, or replacement quarter panel sections for an EVO?

Except that was a real evo....

LOL... this!! ^

Lol nah in 2 fast 2 furious that was a base model lancer fitted with evo panels like what is happening here.


I'm wondering the same as Cranswick though. Are those the Evil-R widebody panels? Or something else?

False.

Only partially true. The car was a REAL Evo VII. The stunt doubles for the car were base Lancers to look like it

Thanks for the comments!, those are a wide rear panels for the original EVO body, but we are using it to get more wider than EVO oem body.

You can see the panels on AIT Racing page:

http://www.aitracing.com/Body-Kits/B...tion-2003-2007

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Update!, pics about the left door panel to install the left side skirt:

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@evo2809 Are you widening where the side skirts attach?



Well yea thats what I meant. Meaning most of the time you see the car doing anything cool or noteworthy its probably wasnt the VII :lol:

Not true. 4 Evos were used in that movie. Read the whole thread here: http://www.socalevo.net/threads/2265...tual-Movie-Car

Yes, that work is to wide the door to attach the side skirts :D

Update!!

Now the Evo trunk is installed, and the last step on the rear part has been started:
- Install tailights
- Quater panels
- Rear Bumper

Nex steps

- Install the HKS muffler
- Install Recaro seats
- Paint all the car

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Looks awesome!

Thanks Mike and thanks to all to follow this thead!! I think on this month the car will be completed, I hope so, jejeejeje {thumbup}

subscribed & bookmarked.
very nice!
btw what color are you painting the car?

This is excellent. I cant wait to see the finished product. I want to see it outside of the garage mostly so I can see more of the car at once! LOL

Will it have a JDM rear bumper?

It will be painting to the same color: Yellow, here in Mexico there is not
an EVO in that color just in red, white, black and silver.

Me too!!!!! :cool:

The car has been in the garage for 5 months :crap:, then is time to
go to the streets.

Yes, the JDM rear bumper will be installed, but we will need to
get out the rear impact bar.

This is gonna be awesome! Stoked to see how everything turned out. Are you going to be working on the internals too? Engine, transmission, drivetrain, etc? This is such an awesome project man!

Yes, that is the idea, the steps after the wide body ends:

- Brembo brakes
- Turbo (with stock internals to get like 250 hps)
- conversion to AWD
- Forged internals to get 300 or more hps

For now we are not thinking in a EVO engine swap, just we would like to see
the power of the 2.4 Ralliart engine.

:D

That's what I like to hear! Swapping in an EVO engine just kills off the Ralliart heart of our beloved cars. Not that there's something wrong with EVO engines. I just think that our Ralliarts should be its own self! {thumbup}

Keep up the good work, my friend!

Thanks for the good comments!:D

This is looking great so far!

Look up mitsuorder's 4g69 build. May give you some ideas when you go to strengthen the block. He swaps an Evo 9 head on, forged internals, and ends up making HP in the upper 700 range I think.

:eek: too much powere there, I will ask him when we are in that step.
Thanks for the info!

Without strengthening the whole frame, the car will fold like origami at first launch.

I can Imagine that :eek:, but we are thinking in a long term get some like
400 hps from that Ralliart Engine in a AWD setup.

Right. I was thinking of the 700 hp someone suggested above. 400 hp at the crank should be safe.

Oh I wasn't suggesting he push it that far. I just thought he could get some ideas and excellent info from the thread. 400 is an awesome goal.

About Recaro seats, we have access to buy a used EVO X ones, what do you think?
Last week I could check them in the local Mitsubishi dealer in an EVO X 2014 and those seats are very nice, maybe little more than the EVO 9 seats.

evo 8/9 leather would fit the generation better...though an Evo 8/9 wing looks pretty good on an X...seats from an X could look good in the old school :p

i say go with these bad boys...

http://image.motortrend.com/f/380732...caro-seats.jpg

i want those in my car ahaha! but i dont think my girl will be comfy in a bucket seat while putting on make up on the highway...LOL!

Those ones looks really sick!, but we could get the GSR's seats.

You are right, but let's see how those look in the car :D

Have you thought of Evo IX SE seats?

https://i.imgur.com/sa5WdQT.jpg

Those seats are good too, but we don't have any used ones in Mexico,
we need to check in ebay to be able to get some ones from USA.

But this is an option too {thumbup}

Thanks for your suggestions!

project is looking awesome. I'm a previous Ralliart owner and I know how hard is to get EVOs specially in countries like Mexico where they are so expensive and rare. In Puerto Rico they are expensive too and cost of living is expensive so having an EVO can be very luxurious. Keep the good work. There is always that group of people who laugh and dont believe you can make it. Those are the moments where you sit down, shut up your mouth and work even harder. Then pictures will speak by themselves. KEEP THE AWESOME WORK.

Thanks! for the good comments, you are right maybe some people cannot
believe on this project but here in the garage we know that is possible and
is going good, maybe slow but keep walking {thumbup}

good job so far,keep it up.

This is a full conversion project I can respect. If the local rules don't allow you to have something you dream of that does no harm, take matters into your own hands and do it yourself. Keep up the good work!

-pal215

Thanks, I will post new updates soon! {thumbup}

Thanks! the EVO X has been arrived last month to Mexico with only 50 cars and it cost almost 20,000 dollars more than in USA :confused: then we had better continue with our EVO IX conversion project :D:D:D

Now the tail lights are being installed with the rear bumper:

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Looks like the body work ends in 2 weeks and the the paint job will start!

Chasis design on the tail light:

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Nice progress man :mitsu:

Great idea to use the wide evo rear panels.
Where did you order your parts for the project,as far as the hood,fenders,and rear panels.what are you going to do about the gas cover,will a evo gas cover work with some modifications?great project keep it going!

I ordered the parts from Ebay and local dealer (for little parts), about the gas cover
the evo one can be installed but you need to do some modifications, since
I'm using wider panels then we decided to use the oem Ralliart cover if the
finish is not good then we will have to use EVO one.

Thanks for the comment! {thumbup}

I will try to post new pics today

looks good man...
hope it looks awesome in the end and performs even better than expected(after the engine work){thumbup}

keep up the good work guys!

How far are you all planning to take this conversion? Are you going to attempt an AWD swap as well?

no problem man,i cant wait to see the final product.one last thing how about the wheel space in the fenders,i noticed that previous conversions,the wheel is further up and not directly centered.

Thanks for the comment! we hope to get the correct power from the turbo project
:cool:

Yes, that is part of the plan after the body work:

1.- Recaro Seats
2.- Brembo Brakes
3.- Turbo project
4.- AWD project

Then I think this thread will be open for a long time :D because we will
start with the turbo project until March in 2014.
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It is looking good you can check it on this pic for the front right wheel:

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Now the tailight's box is being build:

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Update:

Tail lights are almost completed

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Looking good.How did you fill in the space?Also why are you having to re-fiberglass the whole fender?Do you plan on molding the quarter panels or leave it as is?

also by the wheel space,this is what i meant.its a bit further up,instead of center.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/at...body-evo14.jpg

love this project.....need more pics!

Do you mean how did we fill the quarter panels space? and tail lights space?
Those spaces are being filled using aluminum then the structure generated is very resistant.

We had to re-fiberglass the fenders because they were very fragile :mad: then we had the idea to add more fiberglass to get a good quality in
resistant body and we got the level that we were looking for :cool:

About the quarter panels the plan is molding to get a clean and oem body.

Oh I see it now, that is very strange, maybe since our car is a Ralliart version that space is not presented but I'm not sure, I can see that Lancer in the pic
could be an ES by the 4 nuts in the wheels but I'm not sure if the nuts configuration or suspension can have that effect but for our car we did not get that
space in the wheels and the fenders. We are using KYB shocks with Eibach springs :)