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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Hey I remember you from Solaraguy! haha
click on my flickr link to see pics of my evo .

Sorry to hear about your solara
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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subscribed. love the progress
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 03:13 PM
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That 240 looked really great man. Good taste in mods
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Love the changes so far.
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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Clean 240 and let's see how the Evo will turn out.
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Great looking 240 and Evo, cant wait to see what you do with the evo
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it! Hoping I can make the Evo into something respectable without going as crazy as I did on the 240, haha. I'd love to do it all over again, but I just can't afford it this time around.

Originally Posted by AznDragonV
Hey I remember you from Solaraguy! haha
click on my flickr link to see pics of my evo .

Sorry to hear about your solara
haha, small world! Your Evo looks really nice.

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I got my parts from my friend Russell at MitsubishiParts.net last night. Also wanted to say congrats to Russell on the birth of his new son!





Heater hoses (I believe one of mine is leaking)
Steering column cover (to remove the gauges currently located there)
Center trim bezel (to have my gauges molded into)
Radio cubby relocation
HVAC Labels for center trim bezel
MR shifter trim panel (Mine was painted black when I got the car and it bothered me)
JDM MR badge for shifter trim (ricer once again)
MR shift boot (backordered until next week)

The interior should be back to factory condition after I install these items. I'm just waiting on my ash tray, and then I will more or less have everything I need. I held onto some items from my 240 to use in the Evo: Defi Advance CR gauges, Takata harness, and a Broadway mirror. The mirror probably seems kind of lame, but I have had it in every car I have ever owned, so I'm just used to the view with it now. I won't use the harness unless I install an aftermarket seat at some point.



I'm really excited about having my friend Toby Broadfield mold the gauges for me. Here's an example of some of his work with 240SX interiors:



I'm hoping that after he does this for me I can bring him some more business from the Evo crowd. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

A quick mock up of my setup before shipping them off:



And a better shot of the ARC panel that I still haven't installed, lol.

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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 01:57 PM
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haha its coming along pretty quick. Can't wait to see what it'll be like in the summer!
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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very nice progress
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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what is the car lowered on?
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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haha its coming along pretty quick. Can't wait to see what it'll be like in the summer!
Hopefully it will be decently cool by then. We'll see what happens I guess, haha.

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very nice progress
Thanks! It doesn't feel like I am getting anything done, haha. I'm too impatient!

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what is the car lowered on?
It's currently on Skunk 2 springs and stock struts. I am planning to replace them with coilovers in the spring.

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Not much to report aside from removing the Mitsubisihi emblem from the trunk last night:



I'm going to spend some time on the car tonight, and either work on the interior or removing the window tint. I've got some goodies on the way, so hopefully that will keep things entertaining! Thanks for reading.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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OK to a fellow Michigander I am gonna say this first. You have an ecu that you can change things, so get rid of that safc, secondly the car is beautiful and I am sorry to see them xxr's go but oh well. And please from one guy to another, for the love of god please don't bring the rice into this car. Anyways man you need some help with things give me a shout I can give you a hand helping plan out things.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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OK to a fellow Michigander I am gonna say this first. You have an ecu that you can change things, so get rid of that safc, secondly the car is beautiful and I am sorry to see them xxr's go but oh well. And please from one guy to another, for the love of god please don't bring the rice into this car. Anyways man you need some help with things give me a shout I can give you a hand helping plan out things.
If you notice, the SAFC was in one of my previous builds, a Toyota Solara. Not the evo. I'm not sure what entails "rice" these days, but I personally felt that the XXRs fell into that category. Different strokes for different folks I guess! We aren't too far from each other, so I am sure our paths will cross at some point.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze
If you notice, the SAFC was in one of my previous builds, a Toyota Solara. Not the evo. I'm not sure what entails "rice" these days, but I personally felt that the XXRs fell into that category. Different strokes for different folks I guess! We aren't too far from each other, so I am sure our paths will cross at some point.
Yeah I wasn't aware of the afc being in a different build. But yeah man I try to help the fellow locals out the best I can
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by cursedsm
Yeah I wasn't aware of the afc being in a different build. But yeah man I try to help the fellow locals out the best I can
I often get Solara interiors mixed with Evo interiors myself.
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