My Evo 9 GT

[BrookST]

A cracking car Sam, that’s one worth holding onto

 

[Samy888]

Love it Sammy ... Great asset and toy to have

Thanks Chris, wish I could drive it through the winter but it would simply ruin it lol.

Then I think why not just sell up & buy something awesome to drive every day. Would love an F30 M3 or something along those lines

A cracking car Sam, that’s one worth holding onto

Thanks Mark will do for now....

 

[Chris Mac]

Awesome, I really regret never taking the plunge an owning an Evo

 

[Samy888]

Awesome, I really regret never taking the plunge an owning an Evo

Thanks, and you should! such a raw and rewarding car to drive. Looks are just so aggressive too

 

[Samy888]

Hi Guys, finally made it to the garage to fit a wee pressie from Santa after all the eating and drinking. An ARC titanium Heatshield all the way from Japan.

They stopped manufacturing these a while ago and are becoming quite a hard thing to come by. Think it brightens up the engine bay that little bit more

First time I’ve looked at her since October...

And the Heatshield

And fitted

Can’t wait for the warm weather to return so I can get out & enjoy driving again... all for now folks!

Cheers

 

[BIGDAVE]

Had an arc manifold cover on my evo and they are a nice addition to the engine bay.

 

[veedubnoodle]

I love the translation to engrish

 

[Samy888]

I love the translation to engrish

I know it’s great lol, At first I thought i had received a knock off but a quick google confirmed they are all the same. Crazy japs

 

[Samy888]

Hi Guys, tiny update time...

Like most people I’ve been stuck in the house this past while... had a few bits sitting about I bought recently & thought I might as well throw them on the evo to give me something to do. Not much of an update but hey it makes for some sort of reading at least

A set of titanium bolts to go along with the ARC titanium manifold cover, Just tidies that area that little bit more but I do plan on doing the rest of the engine bay with these too.

Also managed to source a titanium bonnet stay for some extra JDM points.

I was pretty close to taking it for a good drive this afternoon but after seeing the amount of salt still covering the roads I’m sorta glad I didn’t. Another month from now and we will be ready to have her out again I reckon (That’s if the petrol stations haven’t closed down).

Hopefully get out to a few cars & coffee events and burger run’s again once this blows over

Cheers!

 

[Neil_M]

Lovely job sir, it's all the wee details!

 

[Gemma]

Nobody cares about your car that you don't drive cause your feard

 

[Samy888]

Nobody cares about your car that you don't drive cause your feard

Just you pipe down.... driving your M3 today I could actually see the cobwebs shooting outa the exhaust when I gave it some

 

[quattro Rick]

Hi Guys, tiny update time...

Like most people I’ve been stuck in the house this past while... had a few bits sitting about I bought recently & thought I might as well throw them on the evo to give me something to do. Not much of an update but hey it makes for some sort of reading at least

A set of titanium bolts to go along with the ARC titanium manifold cover, Just tidies that area that little bit more but I do plan on doing the rest of the engine bay with these too.

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Also managed to source a titanium bonnet stay for some extra JDM points.

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I was pretty close to taking it for a good drive this afternoon but after seeing the amount of salt still covering the roads I’m sorta glad I didn’t. Another month from now and we will be ready to have her out again I reckon (That’s if the petrol stations haven’t closed down).

Hopefully get out to a few cars & coffee events and burger run’s again once this blows over

Cheers!

Unreal!

Sorry @Gemma think I prefer the Evo

Yeah I'd definitely avoid the roads a while yet. They were putting down salt last week due to the crazy cold snap we got. Free iced the E36 got to work and the whole car was still frozen

 

[Samy888]

Unreal!

Sorry @Gemma think I prefer the Evo

Yeah I'd definitely avoid the roads a while yet. They were putting down salt last week due to the crazy cold snap we got. Free iced the E36 got to work and the whole car was still frozen

Cheers, yea I’ll hold off a while yet. Also I’m pretty sure @Gemma showed me the video evidence of the effectiveness of the diff in a particular car park hahaha

 

[Gemma]

@quattro Rick tbf at this point in time I'd also prefer the evo haha

 

[EF Ian]

I do love titanium bolts, but it costs a fortune to change all of them, I'm prioritising the biggest bolts as this will save the most weight.

 

[svensktoppen]

Let's be honest here, they're about looks not any actual weight saving, lol.

Be careful as well, they're not suitable for everything. Too hard and not flexible enough for a lot of jobs, same as stainless bolts.

 

[Samy888]

Let's be honest here, they're about looks not any actual weight saving, lol.

Be careful as well, they're not suitable for everything. Too hard and not flexible enough for a lot of jobs, same as stainless bolts.

Oh definitely lol completely cosmetic. Most of the titanium bolts will just be going on headlight brackets and all the stupid little components. Maybe best to just polish the heads on the others then...

 

[EF Ian]

Let's be honest here, they're about looks not any actual weight saving, lol.

In this case yes. Managed to save 800g on my car with them. even though you would never notice such a saving the inner geek and OCD in me is happy with that. For show bolts I prefer stainless as its cheaper but still looks good.

 

[Eager]

Reminds me of my dads boat. Got a real nice outboard motor bracket fabricated up as there is no option from factory, nicely done in stainless tig welded etc. Who ever fitted it used mild washers and leaves a nice rust stain down the hull.

Anyway, enough of my boring story.

 

[Samy888]

Well I Finally gave her a well deserved bath... Had got a few new Gyeon cleaning products to try so gave most of them a go today. Really happy with the outcome!

The ‘Bathe’ shampoo simply glided over the paintwork. Then rinsing & using the Gyeon silk dryer to finish.

I moved onto the scuttle panel & mirror cover where the colour was starting to fade slightly. A quick wipe with the prep cleaner then the trim coating was applied.

And afterwards...

Gyeon Tyre slick applied & a wipe over with ‘cure’ hydrophobic sealant to finish off the work.

Ladybird joined in...

Also if you look closely you might spot a wild Gemma in her natural habitat, once again polishing her pipes... stealing my space might I also add

Now to get out Driving again and enjoy some fresh air and country roads

 

[svensktoppen]

Two top class yellow cars, lucky man

 

[Samy888]

Two top class yellow cars, lucky man

Thanks and one top class yellow car, and a BMW you mean

 

[quattro Rick]

Thanks and one top class yellow car, and a BMW you mean

There's one unreal yellow yoke and one unreal red yoke in that household......

Let the arguing commence

 

[Samy888]

There's one unreal yellow yoke and one unreal red yoke in that household......

Let the arguing commence

Oh god... I ain’t even going to start this argument with her your opening a can of worms here lol