Hey all.

Been in the 4G63 game for awhile, and rounding out the journey with the ownership of an Evo. I've had em all - Talons, Eclipses, Lasers, Mirages, Mighty Max's... But no Evo's!

Well, this year has been a very difficult one to say the least. On Christmas Eve (I wish I could say I was making this up) I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Later on, the doctor told me I was diagnosed at stage 4. He was surprised that I was still alive. That spooked me big time. After spending 12 weeks on chemotherapy, and going through 8 surgeries and multiple other procedures, and spending all but about 2 weeks of summer in the hospital, I decided it was time to round out my 4G63 pilgrimage, so to speak.

I've been searching for some time now for a clean, close to stock, adult owned Evo. Just recently, I found the car that's going to work for me. Apex silver, SSL package, has a Shepherd transmission, transfer case, and rear differential, exhaust, HKS 272's, ARP head studs, and an Evo 9 turbo. The car is a few states away in Maine, ironically, only 10 minutes drive from where one of my friends lives, who moved up to Maine not long ago.

I was nervous being that the car was from Maine... I know how bad the rust gets. Luckily, the 15 or so pictures I got sent back indicated that it definitely didn't spend it's life there. A little surface rust on some of the fasteners but nothing substantial.

So the gears are turning, and I hope to join the Evo gang very soon! Thanks for reading my story - cheers all

 

I hope you get your Evo and sad to hear about the cancer.

 

Mate when you get that beast out on the track all your worries will be left behind, every day is a good day!!