beaterX project thread

[asshanson]

They do twist in but I have no idea how you would get your hand back there at all.

Apparently Spaz has small hands, lol! Maybe he can help like when the belt came off on the cruise.

[scheides]

Anna was out of town for a few days so I took advantage of the extra set of wheels....took my car apart, dropped pipes off at Powder Keg over in St. Paul:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/wrinkleblackpipes.jpg

I must say, I'm very pleased with the results! Primo I'm sorry but whatever you were using as 'wrinkle black' was not very wrinkly...this is what wrinkle's supposed to look like:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/IMG_2649.sized.jpg
(dirty engine bay added for fun, yay beater X!)

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/IMG_2648_001.sized.jpg


I'm kinda peaved with myself for being such a slacker...I couldn't be bothered to remove the LICP to get it to match but I couldn't be bothered and I wanted to keep this project cheap. So fuk it, here it is:

http://www.scheides.com/albums/evoX/IMG_2647_001.sized.jpg

Also back on stock exhaust mani and good'ol stock heat shield for proving grounds! Car has half a tank of pump gas left in it then it's back to the corn for some fine tuning over the next few weeks.

I sorta ignored the fact that one of the axle seals is leaking...it's been leaking for a while, do I just get a new boot and re-grease it, do I get a rebuild kit, or do I just get a whole new axle?

Pricing ideas here:
http://www.trademotion.com/parts/2008/MITSUBISHI/LANCER/EVOLUTION%20GSR/?siteid=214857&vehicleid=1442155&diagram=F714060&diagramCallOut=1

Weigh in...apparently this is a common problem :(
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-x-engine-turbo-drivetrain/548029-word-warning-inner-cv-boot-leaks.html

[TkrPerformance]

Nice

[scheides]

Nice

Pipes, yes, 42k miles and a leaking CV boot....no. :P

[Murlo26]

Looking good buddy!

Scared to run SA/U?!! lol

Lot of work to swap manifolds, you must be in it to win it :) GL sir, routing for ya!

No idea on your leak, I guess see what others say.

[niterydr]

Like the powdercoating, how much was it?

[scheides]

Looking good buddy!

Scared to run SA/U?!! lol

Lot of work to swap manifolds, you must be in it to win it :) GL sir, routing for ya!

No idea on your leak, I guess see what others say.

So I just got a PM on another forum advising to try just replace the clamps and re-lube the thing right on the car. This is epic Dsmstyle for sure! I might just try it--anyone have the proper clamp tools?

Like the powdercoating, how much was it?

Not bad at all, depends on the part but $35-55 each.

[TkrPerformance]

If you get the oem kind of cv boot straps I have the tool to crimp them. Other wise I have some other styles laying around i have used many times before

[turbotalon1g]

SA class, you went to all that trouble?

[Halon]

Wrinkle black, nice and clean. Looking good man.