Well I have had quite a few Evo's now from VIII's to the behemoth X MR and even an 06 STI but something about the IX RS keeps pulling me back. So here it goes one more time...

I stumbled across another IX RS somewhat local and couldn't pass it up. The combination of the price and mileage has allowed me to feel comfortable enough start tearing it down and building, what I hope to be, a "track car".

Here's the current car... 2006 Evo IX RS w/131k miles, missing/vandalized body parts, bad trans, VIII bumper, spray painted two tone, etc.

 

Parts already purchased:

Seibon FRP Doors, Autopower 6pt Cage, OEM IX front bumper, OEM IX side skirts.

OEM doors shells will be up for sale soon.

Also, any recommendations for coilovers? I am new to this. I have been looking at the BR coilovers...

 

lol @ spray painted two tone, what did you pay? care to divulge your plans?

 

lets get the pix up off being cutted

coilovers really depend on budget and how much of a hardcore track car is this gonna be. need more details on your plans

 

Track car - do it right with suspension. GTWorx or Robi KW3s as a minimum. I would look at ASTs from GTWorx.

 

i was gonna say message smike...but...i suppose it's a bit unnecessary at this point love to hear what engine plans you have for it! are you gonna paint the cf doors? looks like it's gonna be a fun build!

 

Hurry up and bring that tasteless evo back to life!!!

Looking forward to the completed project.

 

Call up GTWorx and tell them your plans/goals for the car. I am on AST 4100's and love them.

 

Picked up the doors today in Syracuse, NY on the way there I found this on craigslist.

HKS Carbon/Ti exhaust:


Seibon FRP doors:

 

The plans are to build an entry level track car to get started here with NASA and SCCA. I am very new to this so I am unsure of the direction I should be heading. I have done some research into other builds but they seem have gotten pretty crazy with full engine/chassis builds. I am not sure if I want to take the car that far without having some personal experience at the track.

Basically, I am currently looking to address the areas of the car that are needed at any level of "racing". I want to be sure that these mods are a good foundation so I can continue the build without upgrading. Therefore, I am looking to suspension, chassis mods (weight savings, rollcage, areo, etc.), wheel/tire, and small performance mods to help handle the demands of the track. Thats where I am looking for direction.

 

Honestly, if you don't have a lot of seat time, that's what you should be spending money on. In stock form (and I mean, good working condition, obviously) the Evo is an amazing handling car and you will not be able to use the car to it's full potential. That should be your goal, learning to drive the car well, without any modifications done to it. Now, safety is something you can never have too much of. A cage is always a good idea for a dedicated track car, along with the proper harness/seat/head/neck protection. So, I'd say get the safety stuff sorted out first, go, drive and learn as much as you can and THEN start modifying the car. That way you'll have driven it enough to determine it's shortcomings and modify accordingly. That's just my .02 though. Looks like it'll be a blast and I'm jealous you get a IX track car!

 

I Agree with the post above. if you want to do somethings. get a tune that will help the most. maybe a few little bolt ons. Good tires and good coil overs will be two best things for you at this point.

 

I completely agree with all of that but I'd be lying if I said the build wasn't the most exciting part of having this car. Not to mention, its winter here and the car will sit in the shop until spring. Personal ability and seat time aside, I just want to start the build even if its a bit premature.

 

Well, it's hard to argue with that. I would be hard-pressed to not start building the car if I had the time and means to do so myself. So, on that note, as Smike said above, contact a well-known shop (AMS has been very successful with the Evo and road racing) to get some pointers on what parts work best. Then buy them and build the car and take it to the track. Do us all a favor and post a follow up after it's been built and you've had it on the track and let us know how you like the parts you installed. Good luck with the build and I'm looking forward to following your progress.

 

just look in to the best coil overs for what you want to do. dont wast money on something you going to want to change once you get more seat time. look in to the diff plat swap to fix the rearend. also find out what class you want to race in so you dont cut to much of the weight out and need to add more weight to it or have to much power. something else you may want to think about it the breaks.