Ok one more for today.
I purchased a leather wheel kit from Rediline as the leather on my steering wheel was in terrible condition.
Here is the kit right out of the box

Foam padding installed on the wheel

Leather pulled over the wheel and aligned

After being stitched

Some close ups of the stitching



The leather this is made out of is amazing. By far the best ~$100 I have spent so far. It only took about 2 hours to fully complete and about 30 min of that was me watching videos on different stitching techniques.

 

Since this is one of the most recent mirage to evo Iv/v/vI I just wanted to say you're doing an extremely great good with everything! Please keep up the awesome work!

 

Motor arrive a couple of weeks ago. Its from an Evo 6.


After a lot of cleaning and new parts.


Still waiting on my harness from New Zealand, my rear cut from Canada and a few other misc parts and then the transformation will be complete. Im getting excited!

 

Cant wait to see it done man. I was close to selling my evo 9 this past winter and starting one of these projects, but bailed out lol

 

great attention to detail. Was the evo IV trailing arm steel? and the IX arm aluminum?

 

Thanks. Yes the evo iv arm is steel and the ix arm is aluminum.

 

Just bought a 97 Mirage. $600 bux.

Initially I decided to buy it because my 300zx's ruca **** the bed and I needed a beater for work. But now I have another reason. Mu ha ha.

Great thread man. I'll be picking your brain soon if it's cool. I'll definitely need some tips and tricks with my conversion.

Couple questions though, wouldn't it be easier to buy a 8/9 drive train, rear floor pan and bolt it all up?
Then worry about the Evo 5/6 body panels later?

Will the Evo 8/9 dash and interior fit without much work?

 

Thanks!
Ill gladly answer any questions you have.

The evo 8/9 rear floor works if you are doing an evo 5/6 conversion. None of the 8/9 front suspension or interior work without major modification.

 

Some updates from the past week.

Pressing out old bushings


Bushings out


New energy suspension bushings in


New whiteline bushings in the front control arms



Mostly completed rear end


Welded on the evo firewall braces


New a/c evaporator vs old


New timing belt, balance shaft belt, and accessory belt


Wrapped the manifold, new water feed and return, and braided oil feed and return


Gauge pod Im working on


Full Evo harness from Jeremy @ http://www.evoparts.co.nz/


My rear cut coming from Canada

 

Awesome job! Can't wait to see what's next...

 

Some wiring work to convert the rhd harness to work in the lhd mirage

Extension harness in progress

Soldered, taped up and covered

All done

 

Wow, awesome thread. Love what you're doin man!

 

Sweet! So your getting a evo6 rear cut, is the rear gass included?
Who is the seller? Might need a small part if they have it!
Good job so far

 

Sub'd, this is looking amazing

 

Its an evo 4 rear cut coming from Hilux on this forum. It includes the glass as well as a number of other bits and bobs I needed.