Gaz86's 1994 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II RS

[Gaz86]

Got another few hours to myself today and made some more progress with the bodywork. Rear chassis leg and floor section trimmed and everything clamped in place. I fabricated a little replacement section for the chassis leg to sit in too as that old bit wasn't looking too good. I spoke to Johnny at McMaster Vehicle Rust Solutions who's doing the welding for me and he should be able to come over later this week to get these welded into place
It's such a great feeling seeing it start to turn the corner and bits going back in at long last!!

Some more nice new yellow zinc bolts for the transfer box too Had to order some new OEM bolts from Ross Sport though as some of these hex head bolts have too big a head on them. Should be here through the week.

And another poster for the workshop wall

 

[Gaz86]

 

[Gaz86]

Another progress update, inner and outer wheel arch section clamped in place, everything millimetre perfect Next step, get this lot tacked up and welded.

 

[Gaz86]

A turning point for the Evo today as some of the donor parts get welded back in Great to see after all the work that's gone into it to get it this far. Feels like an eternity but as people keep reminding me, it has come a long way in just over a year or so Hopefully won't be long until it's moved onto the spit.

 

[Blackie]

Great job mate!!

 

[mylesmck1970]

Yep, you've turned a corner when ur starting to put it back together.... You're on the home straight now (albeit quite a long home straight ;D)

 

[EF Ian]

These things take a long time. Yours is progressing decently.

 

[Gaz86]

Very pleased with today's progress. The inner wheel arch/strut tower, outer wheel arch tub and inside part of the rear pocket are now welded back into place. Just need to grind the welds down flat in some areas but very happy with the work done, good strong welds with excellent penetration Still a bit more to do but it definitely won't be long until it's up on the spit.

 

[svensktoppen]

Going like a train! Keep waiting for the inevitable snag but there doesn't seem to be any

 

[Gaz86]

Going like a train! Keep waiting for the inevitable snag but there doesn't seem to be any

I really hope not

Currently working on solving another piece of the puzzle that was bothering me but can't reveal what that is yet

 

[Gaz86]

Last year I bought an Evo 3 GSR rear seat which although was a fairly close match to my Evo 5 fronts it still bugged me that they weren't exactly the same. Given the level of this build now it just didn't sit well with me. I put a post up on one of the Evo owners groups on Facebook through the week and almost immediately a guy tagged his friend and messaged me to say he was selling a set. After a brief chat and made him an offer he asked where I was from and it turned out the car he'd just bought had just come from Northern Ireland Well that car just happened to be our very own @acsmyth's black Evo 5 Small world eh! So long story short I've bought the full interior. The front seats are still at Adams and am collecting them tomorrow evening. They appear to be in excellent condition

 

[EF Ian]

Nice Purchase.

 

[Ben P]

Small world eh!

 

[Gaz86]

Collected the front seats this evening, will hopefully have the rear seat by the weekend

 

[DJMCA]

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Guy must be having a mental breakdown.....why buy jap scrap when you have a 3dr Cossie?

 

[EF Ian]

.why buy jap scrap when you have a 3dr Cossie?

Probably got fed up having to fix or repair it daily.

 

[Gaz86]

Guy must be having a mental breakdown.....why buy jap scrap when you have a 3dr Cossie?

The Evo he's bought is getting a billet engine, aiming for 1100hp apparently.

 

[EF Ian]

The Evo he's bought is getting a billet engine, aiming for 1100hp apparently.

Obviously not a street car then.

 

[Gaz86]

Obviously not a street car then.

You'd think so but he said he was putting an Evo 9 interior into it Surely if itbwas going to be a track only car you'd be stripping it out Don't know. Worked in my favour anyway lol The rear seat was collected this afternoon and should be with me by Friday. Will be selling the spare front seats shortly.

 

[EF Ian]

Billet blocks are not a good idea for street cars for a whole number of reasons.

 

[Gaz86]

Billet blocks are not a good idea for street cars for a whole number of reasons.

Something to do with the heat cycling I'm guessing?

 

[EF Ian]

Biggest issue is thermal expansion, but thermal conductivity is also an issue. They take a long time to heat up oil and water and then will hold it for a long time once hot.
Ideally most billet blocks would have the oil and water heated before starting.

 

[Gaz86]

Biggest issue is thermal expansion, but thermal conductivity is also an issue. They take a long time to heat up oil and water and then will hold it for a long time once hot.
Ideally most billet blocks would have the oil and water heated before starting.

Interesting. It's not something I've ever looked into before. Think I'll be sticking with my relatively standard 4G63T lol Although I've been offered a Link G4X at a very reasonable price. I'd need to sell some of this excess stuff though. I'm considering parting with the Enkei RP01's and just running the Speedlines

 

[Gaz86]

The new rear seat arrived this afternoon. Couldn't ask for better than this for a 24 year old seat No signs of wear, no rips or burn marks, just slightly sun bleaching along the top which is very common.

 

[Gaz86]

Last night I sold the spare Evo 5 Recaro's and Evo 3 rear seat and made a tidy profit and thought I'd use this as half payment towards the new suspension setup

I had these on the MX5 and was really impressed with them. MeisterR Zeta CRD's.

32-stage damping adjustments (Compression and Rebound Combined)

Digressive damping with CRD (Close Ratio Damping) technology.

Independent ride height and springs pre-load adjustment.

Front Top Mount: Aluminium with Spherical Bearing and Camber Adjustment
Front Spring Rate: 6 kg/mm
Rear Top Mount: Aluminium with Rubber Bush
Rear Spring Rate: 7 kg/mm