looks like were going to paint the engine bay the STI blue paint code: 02C, should be finished by next saturday. buddy has to bring all his stuff to my place to do it. but prep work is almost finished, just need to fix 2 problem areas in the primer..

gunna powedercoat the valvecover and wheels orange.

 

buncha new stuff came in for the tranny that i donno what to do with yet.. LOL i know where about 1/2 the pieces of this puzzle go..

 

Blue and orange? Are you becoming an Auburn fan on me?

 

ehhh not really.. lol just happened that way.. u wont see the colors together really. i just think silver cars with orange accents look good (err well flashy) and blue in the engine bay would stand out more and be easier to cover up flaws with.

 

that turbo setup itting sexy is sitting sexy in the corner...its being punished for being so badd *** hahahaha

Cant wait to see the finished product...with my fav color...orange hehe

 

haha omar.. donate ur axles to me.. i need a new set.. lol and im poor right now.. i keep buying all these expensive things

 

Update: i am working on it.. 3 days straight.. real update to come later.. camera battery is dead. lol

Oh.. i went with a dark grey on the engin ebay.. rest ill just wait for pictures for.. only missing 2 parts n the car will be good to go again

 

THis thread keeps on going. Where are we at now? What tire are you on?

ROAD/RACE

 

Omarboy. Love it you are POSt 500 on this. The first the original OZ GOD. Boy to him guys. He is no B.S.

ROAD/RACE

 

just finishing up some basic trans upgrades to get it running again and freshining it up to look prettier
waiting on level10 to get back with me and i sould be done with the trans by next weekend.

street tires: 235/60/15 Mikey Thompson DRs
slicks are same size, 26x9x15 M/t soft slick

and 26x4x15 skinnies in the rear for street and strip

 

Cool. MT usually does the job.

ROAD/RACE

 

maybe you guys should sponsor him... just a thought

 

LOL steven dont make me laugh so hard

 

Rob...whats up man!!! i remember flying out there and picking up my turbo kit from you...keep up the awesome work!!

I had a dream i bought another 02-03 lancer oz rally and built her up again...
I even told my coworker that owns an 02 (auto) I regret parting out and selling mine.
Oh how I want another project lancer...hahaha
Maybe one day soon, it may happen??

I still remember how I did it...I can build it with my eyes closed...lol


Hope all is well!! Miss you guys...i was just in san diego 3 weeks ago...might make a move in sunny SD...

This thread shocked me when i first read up on this project...great stuff in these forums...

PS...does anyone know who has my turbo setup on these forums?? i wonder if he still has my setup i sold him??

 

usually ur right, but not with slicks, atleast not from what ive seen. id love a built manual, but cant justify the cost over what i have going already.. ive just seen more promising results out of the older autos, that i dont think has been explored with the newer generation autos, and they're remarkably similiar transmissions.

few of my buddies dont use slicks at the track anymore cuz they blew up 3 or 4 f5xx trans in a row from to much traction with typical 24.5x9x15 slicks, either differential, gears, or an axle, on every trip to the track on only a few passes at moderate boost.. and i walk them hard beyond 30mph.. i just cant launch.. big 5k stall converter with a small nitrous shot should fix that.

dude u sold it to still has it.. but he ditched the aem ems, and is back to stock ecu.. He might have taken the setup off the car(he was debaiting it), but he still has it.. its been a while since ive talked to him.. havent logged on AIM in a while.. LOL