First I want to thank this forum. Even though I don't post a lot of questions, I almost always find answers to them here and I don't think I could have gotten into this project without the help!



Okay starting on the front.

* The chrome grill was replaced by the black DE grille from Mitsubishi-parts.net.

* Bumper blackout uses the carbon fiber bumper cover from Road Race motorsports, which has been painted a black metallic.

* Front lip is polyurethane also planted black metallic from Scorpion.

* Side staps also by Scorpion, also painted black metallic. I really love how these things maintain the look from the front to rear lips.





The wheels are TR Motorsports C2s from Tirerack. I had them painted a gunmetallic. They came out a little darker than I wanted but I like them when the sun hits them. Considering lightening them a bit but everyone I know tells me to keep this color so I probably will.

Tires are just Yokohama AVID EnVigors. 235/40/18. They had good reviews, and I'm happy enough with them. They weren't my first choice but no one seemed to have anything in stock around Christmas.

I'm not a fan of painting stock calipers so I am open to suggestions for replacing them. Keep in mind this is a daily driver so they don't have to hold up on a race track.




On the rear is a rear lip kit also from Scorpion. And you can also catch a glimpse of the discreetly installed RallyArmor splashguards. I did not want them sticking out from the side of the car.

If anyone has any questions/comments or just want photo of a particular part at a different angle or closer, just let me know.

 

wheel specs ? 18x ? and whats the offset.

nice looking car.

 

The wheels are 18x8 +48 offset. And for 18" that is the only size/offset available. However with the extra width of the wheel and tire they actually end up being about 7mm further out compared to the stock GTS rims and tires.

Tirerack Link

 

Wow, looking great man! Where did you pick up most of your parts? Estimated cost so far?

 

looks good dude,
any plans on replacing the tails?

 

I haven't done much research into this. What kind of tail lights are you talking about?

 

I ordered all my parts over the internet from the companies listed in the original post. Mitsubishi-parts.net, Road Race Motorsports, Scorpion Motorsports(via Ebay), and Tirerack.

I think all told it cost about $3000. It's hard to narrow down the price exactly because I had the body ship repaint a door that had been dinged up a lot in the parking lot (it's like every other car door aimed for my right rear door). Also, DHL, the shipper that transported the front and rear lip, flexxed the rear lip too much in transit and caused a small crack that had to be repaired. I really can't say enough bad things about DHL. Horrible, horrible shipper.

 

nice start so far
any plans to lower it? it will look alot better

-anthony

 

I would like to I just don't know how much of an option it is around here with our roads. The lip on the front already lowers the car about an inch and even before it with stock rims and no lip there was a dip every now and then I'd scrap the bottom of the front ground effects on.

Investigating how practical lowering it would be is on my to-do list, but I don't know where to start or what parts to look at buying. I'm sure there's a thread here somewhere that I'll find.

I'd like to do something with the calipers but $2k for new ones seems way overkill. And I don't like the idea of painting the existing ones. I don't know what kind of options that leaves me.

My to-do list for the second set of upgrades are replace the rear tail lights with the newer style, get a light smoke overlay for the front headlights (maybe), and switch the side finder lights out with smoked ones.

Then I wait a while, save up, and get a turbo kit.