Update neighbor?

 

Nothing new to report. I've still got a giant list of things to do and a garage full of parts awaiting install. It's gonna be a slow build with the lack of time I have on my hands now, but it'll get done in time. I'll put up pics as things progress and parts get installed. I'm in no rush. I have zero plans on getting rid of my Lancer anytime soon. I've invested plenty of money and plan on investing plenty more.

 

Same here.

Whenever you get time you should join us on some meets.

 

Yea I'll definitely come out to some meets when they come up. It kills me that I don't have more time to work on my car. Over the winter I got a new network admin job and my work schedule is much longer now, including weekends. I've got over $3500 in parts just sitting around, collecting dust, awaiting install. It's ridiculous and yet so sad.

 

How about you don't install them and just donate them to me?
I have the time to put them in my car.

 

yup same here. im gonna be stuck with my lancer for awhile (KBB trade-in-value for my car is $1800 wtf!!). ive spent time and money for my car, might as well keep it till it saids no.

anyways updates man? or pics?

 

Nothing major to report. Today I swapped out my front lower control arms for new ones. My chassis has 165K on it so it was more than overdue.

I also finally got around to finishing my 5-lug conversion. I'll be putting my Wilwood BBK back on in a weekend or two. With the kit off the car I can integrate the 5-lug hats into the base Lancer kit and then re-install it. Braking is gonna be insane. Go fast, stop fast.

I'm going to be doing alot of chassis and suspension work in the coming weeks and months. I'll be fitting an Evo suspension setup in the rear with modified shock towers and fabbed tubular control arms in the front and rear.

I'm not in any rush to get huge HP gains soon. I've got my car running perfectly and making some nice power. My current ACT clutch is maxed out to where it will slip if pushed hard, so I'm somewhere around 225whp/tq.

 

You jsut used the stock bushings on those LCAs or did you upgrade them?

 

Just the stock bushings. No point in wasting money on poly bushings since I'm having tubular arms fabbed up with poly and spherical bushings.

 

if i had money i would do everything you have done, but unfortunately i am broke, but awesome build man, can't wait to see the numbers it puts down

 

he's actually one of my idols here.
he knows pretty much everything about the lancer. lol

 

You'd be surprised at how little money you can spend for certain parts/mods by doing alot of research and looking for the right parts. I think I've spent more time looking up part numbers, comparing part numbers, looking through FSMs, pictures and what not than I have actually working on my car.

 

sorry to bump from the grave but any new updates?

 

Nothing really too big to report. I installed an Evo CBRD radiator a couple of weeks back. That's about it. Otherwise, I've just been busy, busy, busy. Built engine is still sitting in the garage collecting dust along with everything else awaiting install. When everything finally gets installed you all will be the first to know. Not sure when that'll be exactly...

 

So how does the evo radiator fit with ur ram manifold?

You need to call in sick for a week tell them you got swine flu lol, or take and early vacation lol.