Daily Driven VIII Project
Nov 8, 2014, 11:51 PM
#16
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Went to pick up the 2 fenders and the bumper. Ended up picking up fenders, bumper, and every suspension arm for the EVO + 2 rear knuckles.
Yeap... All LCA's with whiteline bushing/bearings. Got a bit giddy and fit everything in, the bent bolt (vertically oriented one) is held in hand-tight, but everything else is fastened properly.
RIP to the RR the parts were from
Yeap... All LCA's with whiteline bushing/bearings. Got a bit giddy and fit everything in, the bent bolt (vertically oriented one) is held in hand-tight, but everything else is fastened properly.
RIP to the RR the parts were from
Nov 9, 2014, 03:00 PM
#17
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Well apparently the parts departments at all the Mitsu dealerships in the Bay Area of CA are closed sundays. I was looking forward to buttoning up the LCA (since tie rod and end link can be done with the wheel on.) so I could move onto doing the other side's LCA.
Well since I had blocked off some time to work on the car, I started fitting the fender and loosely measuring how far off the bumper was. I won't know until the headlights are in, but it seems only a bit off.
Here's the original fitment. You can see that it lines up with the door-hole and the rad stay hole but is far off from the middle hole.
this is where I want it to be, depending on what the headlight/bumper mounts look like. It would make the 2nd hole align with the 3rd. Looks to be about 0.5-1" that will need to be moved on the rad support. Thankfully it's simply 1 layer of sheet metal. I may cut the rad support to make it easier to form/mold as I see fit.
Happy sunday guys, and I hope to be able to update this tomorrow with the car on the ground.
Well since I had blocked off some time to work on the car, I started fitting the fender and loosely measuring how far off the bumper was. I won't know until the headlights are in, but it seems only a bit off.
Here's the original fitment. You can see that it lines up with the door-hole and the rad stay hole but is far off from the middle hole.
this is where I want it to be, depending on what the headlight/bumper mounts look like. It would make the 2nd hole align with the 3rd. Looks to be about 0.5-1" that will need to be moved on the rad support. Thankfully it's simply 1 layer of sheet metal. I may cut the rad support to make it easier to form/mold as I see fit.
Happy sunday guys, and I hope to be able to update this tomorrow with the car on the ground.
Last edited by dagle; Nov 9, 2014 at 03:13 PM.
Nov 11, 2014, 05:38 PM
#18
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LCA, outter tie rod and sway bar end link came in the mail today. Since I had the pleasure of uninstalling, reinstalling and uninstalling again the LCA a few times now, buttoning it up took less than 30 minutes. The tie rod took 15 minutes because the idiot who shipped it cross-threaded the bolt.
I don't call him an idiot for cross-threading the bolt. I call him an idiot for cross-threading the bolt so severely simply to tidy up the packaging. Since the tie rod is a rotating joint, I couldn't grip the threads hard enough to un-crossthread it. I had to dremel it off, install the way it was and use a jack underneath it and rethread using the nut.
Bent LCA alongside my other LCA. I ended up using an OEM LCA because stock shock/spring is not gonna benefit from the whiteline setup. I guess I'll hold onto the entire set of suspension arms until I get a second EVO or if I come across good coilovers.
The car is now sitting on the ground nicely. Hopefully I will get the CPS in a few days and drive the car for the first time.
I don't call him an idiot for cross-threading the bolt. I call him an idiot for cross-threading the bolt so severely simply to tidy up the packaging. Since the tie rod is a rotating joint, I couldn't grip the threads hard enough to un-crossthread it. I had to dremel it off, install the way it was and use a jack underneath it and rethread using the nut.
Bent LCA alongside my other LCA. I ended up using an OEM LCA because stock shock/spring is not gonna benefit from the whiteline setup. I guess I'll hold onto the entire set of suspension arms until I get a second EVO or if I come across good coilovers.
The car is now sitting on the ground nicely. Hopefully I will get the CPS in a few days and drive the car for the first time.
Nov 16, 2014, 12:06 PM
#19
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Headlights got delayed 2 days, they were supposed to arrive yesterday but didn't (I was waiting like a dog by the door the entire day). CPS is in and it's almost ready to start, but I'll be cutting the crushed LICP first and trying to reshape it into a useable form to confirm the engine parts.
It also looks like the transmission's been worked on in May this year by AAMCO. Hoping it's a rebuild with warranty lol
It also looks like the transmission's been worked on in May this year by AAMCO. Hoping it's a rebuild with warranty lol
Nov 21, 2014, 04:55 PM
#20
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Sorry for disappearing guys, been interviewing for a few jobs and studying a few things so I haven't gotten around to things.
I got the left-to-right measurements right (within reason), however the front driver's corner of the rad support got pushed in about an inch. Fortunately I have a gigantic 5' tilling spear to pry the rad support about an inch forward that'll get it where I want.
Mounting holes align fine, and even the bumper's not too far off.
I got the left-to-right measurements right (within reason), however the front driver's corner of the rad support got pushed in about an inch. Fortunately I have a gigantic 5' tilling spear to pry the rad support about an inch forward that'll get it where I want.
Mounting holes align fine, and even the bumper's not too far off.
Dec 8, 2014, 05:05 PM
#29
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Tis the start of an awesome project... Good luck! Have fun!
