Well everything is really fixed now. The motor mounts are back to fresh stock ones and it feels like a whole other car. The shaking is gone and the ride feels a lot more smooth because of it. You don't realize how much your squishy factory engine mounts absorb when you hit a bump, until you've lived with solid ones. The seats don't even bother me any more. Sure, they could hold me in place better in the thigh region, but that's what race seats are for. Unfortunately, I'll be selling it. I know, I've been saying that for nearly a year now, but this time it's real. At least I can be happy knowing that it'll go to a new owner while still in good shape, pretty much at the top of it's game.

 

I think it looks good. How do you keep your canister so clean?!

 

That photo was taken pretty soon after I installed it. But, it's still pretty clean. I'd credit it being made mostly out of polished stainless steel, because I've bottomed it out a few times coming out of my driveway and other than a small scrape, it still looks new.

 

Love your car. What do you use to keep it so clean?

 

Meguiars Ultimate Wash and Wax, plus I clay bared it about once every six months, followed by a wax. The gray color hid scratches and bug damage well too.

Sadly, I sold the car a week ago. Sold it to a guy and his sixteen year old kid. Apparently, the son had wanted a truck for his first vehicle for a while and found my car as soon as I posted it on craigslist, and it was love at first sight. I asked for $5500 and got $5000, which is still higher than kelly blue book, so I must've done something right. The only reason for him asking for the lower price was that he was a little worried about changing the tires soon. I thought they looked somewhat okay, but to get such a decent offer right away without any lowballing seemed good to me. Plus, I really wanted to sell it to someone who would drive it and not just leave it to sit.

I haven't been driving it much lately, because my wife and I have been commuting in our newer VW Rabbit. I needed to pay off some credit and it wasn't really fair to the car to just have it sitting in a garage so much.

I figured the more it would sit, the more stuff would break, the less it would be worth and the less I would get to drive it anyway. So, it had to be sold. I'm wanting to get something faster with a manual trans in the next couple of years, something not front wheel drive. It was good for learning how to drive quickly in a slower car with safer limits. Now, I want something higher performing.

 

Thanks for that info man. I'm gonna have to start using a claybar. The Lancer is a great car to learn from initially. You definitely should get manual. Hopefully you get to find that car that you can have more fun with. Good luck!

 

Great info on this thread

 

Great 2 year bump, grade A+ post.

 

Thanks guys. I actually bought a Miata this year, back in January. Lightweight, fun to drive. Unfortunately it overheated on the way home and soon after I found oil in the coolant. Headgasket was done. But it's back on the road. Recently, my wife has helped me sew the hole in the top closed and I need to replace the oxygen sensor in it. I've got a new one, just need to get the old one out. Gonna have to try a crow wrench because my o2 sensor socket bit is too big to fit in the space available.