When I get a bigger garage, I want to do a 2 door mirage Evo 6 conversion with Evo 9 drivetrain

So a tubular chassis built specifically, with a glass racing body, and evo9 drivetrain, is ....slower....then a unibody full weight 9. Someone's doing it wrong lol.

LHD evo 6 exists. Just very very very rare.

No, it is not a tubular chassis... By rules it is a shortened OEM e9 floorpan, FIA spec cage and steel upper body from fiesta/polo/etc. Plastic bodywork is wing extensions and bumpers only. Problem with these cars is shorter wheelbase, which is not always a benefit, the fact that they run "normal" evo grN suspension, and not something better with more travel, and in the end are not significantly lighter than a normal rally evo.

Additionaly, these cars are a work of a small team and not a factory prepped car. That might be the key.

Now, a tubular chassis evo... huh.. :D

there is a guy in this topic with one... :D
Hell, even my friend in croatia has one.... it is a TME even.. .

We should ..a....arrange to ....see said TME haha. Oh look at the birdie over there ....scccrrrreeechhhhh. It'd be one of those Street vs Race conflicts for sure. I'd likely gut and cage it, it's not like the e6 interior was something to write home about lol.

I "thought" JRD was doing tubular ones back when but someone reminded me that they're made for the unibody still. I don't see why it'd be all that difficult. Hoonigan style isn't all that complex. If you "had" to you could even get a universal AWD system for it and do the other stuff I mentioned earlier.

Hah gee I wonder who that fella is :D

I think everyone here in the states would love a CP bc it has that current unobtainable status. What is different from the V to the VI? Not knowing the specifics they seem similar but I'd venture a guess that the V's will go for much less than the VI's once they are available stateside.

Sure, tube frame is a logical way, it is just a matter of rules..

speaking of 6's.. here is one I shot last month... RHD because it is a UK car that came to Croatia for a bit of restoration..
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.evo...474275d4c3.jpg
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.evo...54fea33e69.jpg
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https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.evo...4c923c4828.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.evo...9c5941e74a.jpg
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I prefer V's because that front bumper is just badass... The differences between 4 and 5/6 are in width obviously and alloy suspension components. 5 to 6? Apart from front bumpers those are quite similar. There were some differences on the front suspension design, even between "normal" 6 and TME, with changes in lower balljoint location and roll centre. TME also had a special turbo...
Big money car is evo 6 TME obviously, and 6 RS if you can find it. From my perspective, any 5 is great, as you can throw in e9 drivetrain with minimal mods. But, LHD 5's are almost non existent. Cheap one is e4, and looks like a great buy.

damn. is croatia LHD? Do they have evo 6's? asking for a friend... (asking for myself)

Also part of the "Really wants a LHD Evo 6 unicorn" crew.

can we set up a group buy? lmao. Germany def has LHD evo 6s

Wow that is gorgeous! Whoever restored that appears to have done a fantastic job...you got any before pictures?

yes, we are LHD..
A friend of mine over here just bought a 30000 km evo 6 TME that sat in a yard for the past xx years.. needs some TLC. We have another TME that is full of rust and I know of another evo 6 GSR. There are some LHD 6's in europe, mostly germany and switzerland.. Also there are a few rally cars..
Interestingly enough, and I have lots of RS discussions with my friend alpina, over here the RS models were bought mostly to be transformed into rallycars and they were significantly cheaper than the "normal" models. Some were used as training cars, and they did not have much of an everyday driver rep because of the short gearing. These days RS models are all the rage... hahaahaha

here: http://www.facebook.com/AutoPartesRe...65267553685879


the car was in a really good shape... no welding nedeed... even the ayc pump was fine.
These guys just did a cleanup and new underseal on my mates evo 9 and are doing my shell now..