ILuvJDM's Evo IX SE Build Thread ***TONS of pictures***
Mar 2, 2013, 07:16 AM
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ILuvJDM's Evo IX SE Build Thread ***TONS of pictures***
Here is my build thread over the past year or so. I bought the car used in October 2011 and then the money-pit began...
Here is a teaser to keep you scrolling
Started with a debadge, only to find the previous owner thought the best tool for removing emblems was a flathead screwdriver...
polishing the trunk and I put the emblem back on
Then I moved to Kansas and tore into the car now that I had a garage. Found this wiring mess under the dash
weight savings
tore the interior out just to make it easier and gave it a good cleaning as well
removed the rear wiper and decided to make DIY Evo VII tails
polished the headlights
Italian leather shiftboot and arm rest
painted the center part
new gauges
started mounting the sensors for the Defi gauges
new exhaust Greddy Ti-C
company I had weld the wideband bung on screwed it up and re-did it. Both of them look like ****, but I guess they work
new intake (check out that ugly bay that needs some attention)
Polished the car
reflection shots
18x9.5 RPF1
255/35/18 Star Specs
TONS of clearance
Fortune Auto 500 Coilovers
All together
got tuned with intake, exhaust and 3 port
Did a mini wire-tuck
A little cleaner than before, but still ugly
Here is a teaser to keep you scrolling
Started with a debadge, only to find the previous owner thought the best tool for removing emblems was a flathead screwdriver...
polishing the trunk and I put the emblem back on
Then I moved to Kansas and tore into the car now that I had a garage. Found this wiring mess under the dash
weight savings
tore the interior out just to make it easier and gave it a good cleaning as well
removed the rear wiper and decided to make DIY Evo VII tails
polished the headlights
Italian leather shiftboot and arm rest
painted the center part
new gauges
started mounting the sensors for the Defi gauges
new exhaust Greddy Ti-C
company I had weld the wideband bung on screwed it up and re-did it. Both of them look like ****, but I guess they work
new intake (check out that ugly bay that needs some attention)
Polished the car
reflection shots
18x9.5 RPF1
255/35/18 Star Specs
TONS of clearance
Fortune Auto 500 Coilovers
All together
got tuned with intake, exhaust and 3 port
Did a mini wire-tuck
A little cleaner than before, but still ugly
Mar 2, 2013, 07:16 AM
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I started the tear-down for the Shep trans and TC swap
removed the subframe to make it easy since I only work on this car alone and it's on jackstands, no lift
she's out
she fell out too
ready to go to Shep
gotta stay organized
yikes
much better
comp stage 2 sprung HD
gotta clean everything up before I install it
hmmm
cleaned parts ready to go
looking sexy. Rebuilt street/strip 5 speed and rebuilt TC with wavetrac LSD
got the tranny in first try by myself on jackstands having never done a tranny swap on any vehicle, ever
mis-read the torque specs in the manual
removed the rust and stuff
test fit with stock wheels
Now the real fun begins
Parts started coming in after black friday and christmas sales
1450's
sweet ****
And another tear-down begins
The pile of stock parts is growing
They hooked it up
Timing belt kit
During the swap
I didn't get any after pictures, but she's timed good. Tensioner is perfect too, with the grenade pin inserted it just spins around freely when you flick it
This came in the mail
So I had to get it on the car
Big shoutout to Matt from spoolinup for working with me on my special needs for a harness
JDL Hot Parts and MAP EF3
oil feed line installed
and these are from last night
bent the A/C line slightly to clear the 2" dump tube
trimmed the massive Greddy flange down a bit to clear the dump tube
AIT sensor wiring and boost controller mounted
looking nice under there
Pedobear gives his seal of approval
And here are some shots of the car from a photoshoot just before I started the most recent tear-down. Looks the same other than a new vortex generator
removed the subframe to make it easy since I only work on this car alone and it's on jackstands, no lift
she's out
she fell out too
ready to go to Shep
gotta stay organized
yikes
much better
comp stage 2 sprung HD
gotta clean everything up before I install it
hmmm
cleaned parts ready to go
looking sexy. Rebuilt street/strip 5 speed and rebuilt TC with wavetrac LSD
got the tranny in first try by myself on jackstands having never done a tranny swap on any vehicle, ever
mis-read the torque specs in the manual
removed the rust and stuff
test fit with stock wheels
Now the real fun begins
Parts started coming in after black friday and christmas sales
1450's
sweet ****
And another tear-down begins
The pile of stock parts is growing
They hooked it up
Timing belt kit
During the swap
I didn't get any after pictures, but she's timed good. Tensioner is perfect too, with the grenade pin inserted it just spins around freely when you flick it
This came in the mail
So I had to get it on the car
Big shoutout to Matt from spoolinup for working with me on my special needs for a harness
JDL Hot Parts and MAP EF3
oil feed line installed
and these are from last night
bent the A/C line slightly to clear the 2" dump tube
trimmed the massive Greddy flange down a bit to clear the dump tube
AIT sensor wiring and boost controller mounted
looking nice under there
Pedobear gives his seal of approval
And here are some shots of the car from a photoshoot just before I started the most recent tear-down. Looks the same other than a new vortex generator
Mar 2, 2013, 09:35 PM
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Your car looks amazing! I always admire people who has the mechanical skills to tackle the install themselves.
Good job and keep up the good work
Good job and keep up the good work
