Evo VIII Build in The Mitten State
Thanks guys, appreciate it!
Well, I've had the car apart for about a week. I hit a couple of snags waiting for parts and just haven't had the time to touch it anyway. I removed the turbo/exhaust from the car, but had a bolt snap off in the hot side of the turbo. After debating if I wanted to just go with a bigger turbo, I decided to chill and took it to the machine shop to have it removed. I'm hoping they are able to get it done today so that I can put the car back together this weekend, but I'm not sure they will be able to.
I got some parts from MitsubishiParts.net earlier this week:
JDM amber sidemarkers
Upgraded washer nozzles (lol, one of mine is broken. Driving me crazy in the snow.)
Clutch pedal pad (mine is worn through)
Gaskets for turbo/manifold
Gaskets for valve cover
I'm going to finish installing everything as soon as I have the turbo back from the machine shop. The engine bay should look a lot better when it is all back together. I've got a few more ARC goodies on the way!
Parts:
How the bay sits- installing powdercoated valve cover, ceramic coated turbo manifold, Tomei oil cap, ARC plug cover, ARC airbox, ARC exhaust manifold shield, and Tomei exhaust. Nothing is actually mounted here, haha. Battery and UICP are the next pieces to go:
Valve cover w/ different plug covers:
Once this wave of stuff is installed, I'm planning to swap the cams out and get the car tuned. Slow progress waiting on parts and whatnot right now, but hoping things pick up a bit soon!
Well, I've had the car apart for about a week. I hit a couple of snags waiting for parts and just haven't had the time to touch it anyway. I removed the turbo/exhaust from the car, but had a bolt snap off in the hot side of the turbo. After debating if I wanted to just go with a bigger turbo, I decided to chill and took it to the machine shop to have it removed. I'm hoping they are able to get it done today so that I can put the car back together this weekend, but I'm not sure they will be able to.
I got some parts from MitsubishiParts.net earlier this week:
JDM amber sidemarkers
Upgraded washer nozzles (lol, one of mine is broken. Driving me crazy in the snow.)
Clutch pedal pad (mine is worn through)
Gaskets for turbo/manifold
Gaskets for valve cover
I'm going to finish installing everything as soon as I have the turbo back from the machine shop. The engine bay should look a lot better when it is all back together. I've got a few more ARC goodies on the way!
Parts:
How the bay sits- installing powdercoated valve cover, ceramic coated turbo manifold, Tomei oil cap, ARC plug cover, ARC airbox, ARC exhaust manifold shield, and Tomei exhaust. Nothing is actually mounted here, haha. Battery and UICP are the next pieces to go:
Valve cover w/ different plug covers:
Once this wave of stuff is installed, I'm planning to swap the cams out and get the car tuned. Slow progress waiting on parts and whatnot right now, but hoping things pick up a bit soon!
Thanks guys!
Well, I finally managed to finish getting the car back on the road last night. I'm typically lucky to get an hour in the garage each night these days, so everything just takes a little longer than it used to.
Here's what I installed:
ARC Ti shift knob (I'll switch between this one and the Tomei one.)
ARC Ti exhaust manifold shield
ARC Ti coil pack cover
ARC airbox
Tomei O2 housing
Tomei downpipe
Tomei Ti test pipe
Tomei Ti catback
Tomei oil cap
Wrinkle red powdercoated valve cover
Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
JDM OEM amber sidemarkers
Some lame cell phone pics. I'll have to take some actual shots sometime soon:
Man I need to fix that gross ash tray.
I'm pretty happy with the bay at this point. I'd like to install my slim battery, HKS cams, and a couple other ARC pieces I have on the way, as well as replace the UICP at some point. Aside from a few other random doo-dads along the way, that's going to take care of the bay for a while.
The next bit I am going to focus on will be suspension components. I'll probably try to order my steering wheel hub and get that installed soon as well. Hopefully the gauges will be done soon too!
Well, I finally managed to finish getting the car back on the road last night. I'm typically lucky to get an hour in the garage each night these days, so everything just takes a little longer than it used to.
Here's what I installed:ARC Ti shift knob (I'll switch between this one and the Tomei one.
)ARC Ti exhaust manifold shield
ARC Ti coil pack cover
ARC airbox
Tomei O2 housing
Tomei downpipe
Tomei Ti test pipe
Tomei Ti catback
Tomei oil cap
Wrinkle red powdercoated valve cover
Ceramic coated exhaust manifold
JDM OEM amber sidemarkers
Some lame cell phone pics. I'll have to take some actual shots sometime soon:
Man I need to fix that gross ash tray.
I'm pretty happy with the bay at this point. I'd like to install my slim battery, HKS cams, and a couple other ARC pieces I have on the way, as well as replace the UICP at some point. Aside from a few other random doo-dads along the way, that's going to take care of the bay for a while.
The next bit I am going to focus on will be suspension components. I'll probably try to order my steering wheel hub and get that installed soon as well. Hopefully the gauges will be done soon too!
Thanks guys, appreciate it! I've been working out a lot of small details and I'm really anxious to start doing some more drastic stuff like wheels and coilovers. Being patient sucks! lol.
