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Haven't been here in a while, finally got a car I have wanted for a while and throught I'd share, this is only the beginning, I have big plans for it.
Anyway it's a 2003 Evolution VIII, at first I wanted an IX but after looking around for a while I actually started to prefer the VIII front end anyway, and when it's all finished so much of the car will be changed it doesn't matter anyway! It's my only car, gets driven every day so it's not going to be too crazy, engine mods are going to be restricted to bolt ons for the moment. I may open it up later but we will see.
When I got the car it had:
IX rear bar + tails
BC coilovers
Powdercoated Evo 7 wheels
Voltex style rear diffuser
Busted ass front lip
Side skirt extensions
Hedgehog roof ornament
HKS zutututu BOV :???:
The car had a few things that needed sorting out, the BOV still hasn't been replaced but is high on the list, will just be going back to a stock VIII or MR BOV. The front lip was cracked and shitty, tyres had camber wear etc etc.. Here it is when I first got it. You can see where the front lip has been bounced off a speed hump.
The first thing I did was get roof racks because I carry my bike everywhere, not for USDM scene points, I think it looks better without it..
Then I just drove it around lots, the clutch was facked so I replaced it with an Exedy HD clutch, my get upgraded in the future but it's doing the job for the moment.
Then it was time to start getting some goodies together, I got some cool white boxes sitting in my bedroom. 18x9.5 +15
and I got a set of IX headlights and did a didgy fix of the front lip with a little paint and a sticker, until I get a new one at least, I am still hesitant of dropping much coin on something that will no doubt get hammered.
That's it for the moment, this will get updated very soon as I'll be putting the RPF1's on ASAP with some new rubber. Still have a huge list of stuff to do, not sure whether the roof racks will stay on yet but we'll see. BOV needs to be changed asap. Dunno why it was done in the first place, the Evo responds horribly to it, wants to stall all the time and you can hear the compressor surge, some people are silly. I am also removing the rear diffuser and building one myself, was never a fan of the Voltex style diffuser anyway.
Updates soon!
Anyway it's a 2003 Evolution VIII, at first I wanted an IX but after looking around for a while I actually started to prefer the VIII front end anyway, and when it's all finished so much of the car will be changed it doesn't matter anyway! It's my only car, gets driven every day so it's not going to be too crazy, engine mods are going to be restricted to bolt ons for the moment. I may open it up later but we will see.
When I got the car it had:
IX rear bar + tails
BC coilovers
Powdercoated Evo 7 wheels
Voltex style rear diffuser
Busted ass front lip
Side skirt extensions
Hedgehog roof ornament
HKS zutututu BOV :???:
The car had a few things that needed sorting out, the BOV still hasn't been replaced but is high on the list, will just be going back to a stock VIII or MR BOV. The front lip was cracked and shitty, tyres had camber wear etc etc.. Here it is when I first got it. You can see where the front lip has been bounced off a speed hump.
The first thing I did was get roof racks because I carry my bike everywhere, not for USDM scene points, I think it looks better without it..
Then I just drove it around lots, the clutch was facked so I replaced it with an Exedy HD clutch, my get upgraded in the future but it's doing the job for the moment.
Then it was time to start getting some goodies together, I got some cool white boxes sitting in my bedroom. 18x9.5 +15
and I got a set of IX headlights and did a didgy fix of the front lip with a little paint and a sticker, until I get a new one at least, I am still hesitant of dropping much coin on something that will no doubt get hammered.
That's it for the moment, this will get updated very soon as I'll be putting the RPF1's on ASAP with some new rubber. Still have a huge list of stuff to do, not sure whether the roof racks will stay on yet but we'll see. BOV needs to be changed asap. Dunno why it was done in the first place, the Evo responds horribly to it, wants to stall all the time and you can hear the compressor surge, some people are silly. I am also removing the rear diffuser and building one myself, was never a fan of the Voltex style diffuser anyway.
Updates soon!
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