This built evo tme is in much better condition than my original

 

Finally got the subframe mounted. Up next will be mounting the differential and then the rear hubs.

 

Sweet build, man. I bet you're getting excited to get the awd going!

 

Beautiful! Keep up the good work. Wish I had the skills to do a complete transformation.

 

So, am I correct in reading that the entire AWD drivetrain can mount up properly to the Mirage with little to no fabrication? That's a shocker!

 

You need to remove a lot of excess sheetmetal covering the mounting holes, along with some hammering. The only thing I forsee a problem with now is the upper control arm cups on the frame rail and the front differential mounts.

 

Need some input here. Got some genuine E6 tail lamps, but I can't decide which style of garnish I want.

Option one:


Option two:


More of option two:


Also a little update on the AWD swap. Realized the mustache bar mounts on top of the subframe, so it looks like a section of the rear floor will have to go. Re-welding a new piece of sheetmetal will look much cleaner than a banged up section of floor. Also I may be able to use Evo 8 suspension cups by removing the spot-welds and welding it on my stock rails. All that leaves to fabricate after will be the differential mounts, and those could easily be custom made.

 

i like the ones where the reverse lights line up. but id have to see the comparison when the cars all together in the back to confirm that.

 

Epic. Good work. I sure hope we get to see the final product this year.

 

Looks great, tons of work, i say all red tails.

 

I'm going to keep the red/clear ones on there, maybe use the fog lights when I go to car shows. Anyhow with that out of the way...

Rear differential has been mounted to the subframe! (Still need to mount it to the chassis).





Oh yeah, I had to cut a giant hole in my rear floor to make it fit:



I need to find a wrecked Evo, or at least someone willing to send me some frame rail parts. I need 1x suspension cup from a passenger side frame rail. I figure I can drill out the spot welds and transfer it to my Mirage rails, should solve the suspension issue. I already have the driver side to experiment with.

 

Heres pics of My maks *** for your light comparisson, Mine has original lights, if you want a replica then you need to stick with all red

 

a little weight reduction in the trunk floor! haha looks to me like the trunk lights arent the same shade of red? they look darker than the tail lamps and dont match. maybe a bad pic? looks the same (darker)on the red mak too..

 

I personally like the all RED lights too!

 

Not neccessarily true, there are slight differences in front and rear lights between lighter and darker shades of TME and the trim models. Like some have clear side(light colored cars) front indicators others orange. Some don't even come with lights on the trunk, mine doesn't. I'm not sure if it an RS thing or because the light shade same with the TME decal.