Hi guys and Girls, back again with another thread, just picked up a beauty of a 7, just a 7gsr but mega low miles 43k and it's pretty mint. And pretty close to being my dream car, really wanted a rs version. Thought I'd start a little build thread as it's always good to see how cars progress, I've Had a few jap cars before, a supra and a starlet glanza being the highlight back in the day,

spec to start off

Engine,

ARP Conrod Bolts

Forge Header Tank

forge Power steering tank

Forge Strut brace

Forge blue turbo hoses HKS hard pipe kit,

Forge Coolant hoses

Forge Manifold Cover

Spec R Battery Cover

Carbon Fibre Timing belt cover

Carbon fibre Plug cover

Polished oil filler cap

Polished Cam Cover

Lowered on Eibach springs

HKS Hi power exhaust with decat

HKS induction kit

Some pictures

Today I've been cleaning up and polishing all the chrome, removed the standard air intake duct, removed the inter cooler spray system as I'm going to run a cold air feed from the lower grill, replaced the hks filter in the induction kit with a new insert but blue to match the colour theme, some pics

Lovely space now

Tank gone

And engine bay cleaned up

Lets just hope you don't start breaking this one for parts  

Now this I like

Love this. Will follow with interest

Couple of little changes, had a rear wiper blank made as the holes huge on the evo for a normal rubber blank had a 41mm piece of ally made up, also brought some gear linkage end solid bushes, just like the mk4 golf bushes were the do the Uprated ones to do away with the standard rubber ones, got a new gear knob too solid brass very heavy and looks great, gear change was not bad but these won't hurt. One of the rubber bushes was starting to crack up too so was lucky I was replacing them, some pics

Wiper blank and new bushes

New knob

Old v new bushes

And fitted, can't see the other as it's under the top linkage

Wiper blank has had a few coats of primer and matt black and I've just silicones it in so no pics as of yet

Love the 7 and looks stunning in yellow

Fitted some rear speakers today, just some vibe ones to replace the factory ones, sound deadened all the boot, and under back seats, and took some crappy pics lol

Much better

What sound deadening did you use mate? I think dynamat is great stuff just bloody expensive, even off eBay.

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What sound deadening did you use mate? I think dynamat is great stuff just bloody expensive, even off eBay.

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Got some 6mm closed cell foam, mixed with vibes equivilant to dynamat, as the foam obviously isn't stickable, I just did foam under rear foot wells, rear seat underneath and back, spare wheel well, and used the dynamat type stuff on the rear turrets the metal behind back seats and a few other spots, foam stuff is mega light too, you could use a spray glue to stick it all down

Yes the vibe stuff is good too, I've got a halfords discount card and bought some to replace the foam under my engine cover. It's worked a treat!

That's a good idea with how you've done it, sounds much more cost effective.

Car looks brilliant by the way. Nobody makes road going rally cars quite like mitsubishi that's for sure.

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Cheers bud yeah was only £40 for a massive reel of foam 2m x 1m, doesn't even weigh 1kg, really didn't want to spent £100 plus and add loads of kg's too, make sure you get closed cell foam as it doesn't absorb moisture too

Yeah can see where your coming from mate, I've always thought evo's are under powered, last thing you want to do is slow it down with sound deadening! Lol ;-) :-D

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Had some fun in the moors today

Looks great

There is only 1 problem to having a nice metal knob. It gets bloomin cold in winter

I like

Looks great

There is only 1 problem to having a nice metal knob. It gets bloomin cold in winter

I know, she warms up blooming quick though

Air con and grubbins out today, always hated the aircon pipes that run along the left of the engine bay, looked so untidy.

From this

To this

A lot better

All this removed

Took my decat off too as I'm getting a sports cat, good job as the baffle inside was loose and rattles, should lose me a few extra decibels to make it more track friendly too

Old decat

Sports cat fitted

Getting serviced Thursday so it'll be in tip top shape ready for track day on Saturday at oulton park

Following this one with interest,i always fancied one of these,my favourite evo,please tell me this one isnt going to get broken up for spares......  

Following this one with interest,i always fancied one of these,my favourite evo,please tell me this one isnt going to get broken up for spares......  

Deffo not I hope

Did a quick vid of the exhaust

got my private plate on and managed to give her a quick polish, was very dirty after a outing at oulton park last week

Not bad for an old girl

Looked well at Oulton

Looked well at Oulton

Cheers just waiting on some decent pics to turn up