so glad this thread still going!!

 

The Evo 4 is the odd man out. 5-9 all share a very similar rear floor pan and you can definitely use the 8/9 floor in a 5/6 conversion, just not in a 4 without having an odd stance.

 

I have Tien's for the rear, however I cant install them yet since I still have the Mirage rear. So to answer your question I still have the stock rear shocks.

 

Small update.
Rear floor and rear windscreen with wiper assembly has been purchased and will be coming from Canada. Full Evo IV wiring harness has been purchased and will be coming from New Zealand. I've also purchased lots of other small parts with the hope that once the big items arrive it will be a quick turn around after that.
I plan on having this 95% (since when are projects ever complete) in the next 2-3 months.

I'm also contemplating changing the color to Ferrari Tour de France Blue and doing a proper paint job while the engine and interior are out.

 

The Mirage looks great, wish I didnt give up on mine. Got to lazy and bought a IV :/

 

I'm lazy and went straight to buying a iv

Cool build

 

Wow car is coming along great, I am starting to see more of these threads, glad to see love for the evos 4-5-6. By the way how can you bolt up an evo 8 rear diff to an evo 5/6

 

Where in Jacksonville are you? I'd love to see the car!

 

following this, awesome build so far

 

Here is an update from a few months back that I posted on another forum:
Not much progress has been made on this project as it's been pretty much complete with the exception of the drivetrain. I did however finally put in the auto climate control system last weekend (huge thanks to AlchEm1st and this thread http://www.mirageforums.net/viewtopi...t=auto+climate)
Here is how I made my dash panel as thats the only part that isn't really bolt on like the rest.
Basically I started out by cutting a rectangular portion out of both the LHD Mirage panel (top) and the RHD Evo panel (bottom) and then put them both in the car and taped them together so that fitment would be perfect.




I then layed down some fiberglass mat and poured resin to fill in the gaps between the two pieces. (I ended up adding more fiberglass after this was taken)




Then it was back to the car for a test fit of the two pieces now joined as one.



Since everything looks good fitment wise it was time for some finishing so a little body filler and a good sanding and it's ready for paint.




Now I wanted to get a finish that is close to the factory panel so what I did was coat the panel with a thick layer of primer and then pressed it onto some fiberglass mat since it has a similar look imo.




After that all thats left to do is give it a few coats of black paint and install it in the car.



It's a little shinier than I would like but from this shot you can see how the texture is very close to the factory piece. (I have since painted this piece a semigloss black and it looks much better)

 

Not much is going on with the car as I'm still waiting on parts to arrive. Once I get them the progress will go quick and the updates will be massive.

 

I'm over on the southside. It's not much to look at right now but in a couple of months it will be.

Here are a couple of interior shots.

 

nice work on that panel. very clever

 

I like the GG on that car. Great work so far.

 

Another small update:
I purchased a blast cabinet from harbor freight and have been cleaning up the rear suspension components as they are old and dirty/rusty. I want to do this build proper the first time around so it will be as close to brand new as I can get when it's all said and done. Here are a few pics of it so far.


The knuckle isn't entirely finished yet in this shot but I decided to take some in progress pics.




Also I forgot to cut the front "C" type braces off of my front clip so I ordered these from Japan.



Here is what the rear knuckles look like now with new ebrake hardware and wheel bearings:


I ended up purchasing Evo IX rear lower control arms and rear trailing arms. Here is a quick compare of the trailing arms:
Evo IV on the right.