Well, I've been wanting to do a thread like this for awhile. I figured no time like the present when it's the dead of winter and there really isn't much else to do. I'm going to give a little back round on me and my car, if you want to skip right to the pics, go for it. I'll be posting all new pictures of my car/other Evo's here instead of starting a new thread everytime, so make sure to check back.
As always comments are welcome.
Story of my car as short as possible-
I was in Iraq in Sept of 07. I was having severe back pain on night so not being able to sleep I decided to surf the (slow) web in the MWR. I long story short I came accross my car for sale in N.H. I decided what the hell, I can afford the car, might as well get it. 2 months later after several power of attorneys, lots of slow mail to and from Iraq and a very patient dealership, the car was sitting at home in my garage.
I got a smoking deal on the car. It had 3,000 miles on it. 100% stock. I put a down payment on it and the dealership left in on the show room floor for me. The poor car had to sit and wait for me to get home on R&R in Feb to drive it. When I did I put 1,500 miles on it in 2 weeks.
When I got home in June my car met me in Washington state thanks to me shipping it via truck there. I promised myself I would not mod my car. That lasted about 3 weeks. I ordered an exhaust, intake, mbc, fuel pump, LICP and got a tune before I was home a month.
The mod bug hasn't gone away since. Instead of boring you with more chatter, I'll let you read my mod list for yourself:
Power
-AEM intake and open cone filter
-QTP 3" downpipe with electronic cut out
-Buschur cat back exhaust
-Buschur test pipe
-ETS lower inner cooler pipe
-Hallman Pro manual boost controller
-Walbro 255 fuel pump
Electronics/"ICE"
-Kenwood DVD/Nav/iPod 7" flip up screen
-Boston G1 10" sub
-Dual 450 watt amp
-Defi 52mm red racer boost guage
-AEM Uego wideband
-V1 radar hardwired
-CompuStar Pro series alarm with auto start and turbo timer functions
Exterior
-OEM SE lip (waiting to be installed 4/21)
-JDM rear (waiting to be installed 4/21)
-RalliArt carbon fiber front lip (knock off/winter lip now)
-BBS MR wheels with Toyo Proxie 4's
-Miglia 1000 rims (18x8.5) with Dunlop Winter Sport M3's (winter set up)
-2nd trunk from an RS painted to match so I can run wingless & badgeless
-Rally Armour mud flaps
-Tint (is that really a mod, c'mon!)
Handeling/Control
-RotoPro slotted rotors
-Stainless steel lines
-Hawk HPS pads
-Motul brake fluid
-Swift Spec R springs (LOVE these springs!!!! Highly recomended!)
Coming soon....
-JDM rear and SE lip installed
-Probably going to install the trunk w/the OEM wing again
-Buschur mini battery kit
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possibly an ETS polished UICP with blow thru MAF and Greddy RS BOV (since my friend wants to sell it to me for super cheap)
-IF I get the ETS UICP I'm going to end up ordering a 3" or 3.5" ETS I.C. in the winter, and maaaaybe some cams. That'll be it for awhile, reason below.
So that's pretty much it. Thanks for checking out my Evo's build thread. It's looking like the mods I've listed in the Coming Soon section will be it for awhile. Just found out my GF and I are now expecting a baby (her 2nd, my first) come November. I'm really excited to be a dad, but I'm going to stop dumping money into the Evo so I can put more money away for the baby and I won't be tempted to sell the car. So I figure I'll get her to her last stage before I just work on paying it off and fully build it in about 2 years.
Thanks for reading,
Ajay, aka DocCola
(Feb 08) My first shots of the car when I came home on R&R in Feb...
OMG, it's me in the pic with the car! Don't look! Especially since I have that retarded bluetooth in my ear...ugh.
(Feb 08)Lacey's first snow:
Gotta love how the wing keeps the back clear...
What inner cooler?
Evo & a Mustang....
Got my nav working a few days before I went back to the sand box...
(June 08) Now for when I got back to Washington from Iraq...
I was happy when I broke 12's stock...(right slip)
Couple Evo's over the house
Up on the dyno getting tuned by JohnBradly...
Crappy night shot in Seattle, can't remember the name of this place, but I was pissed I forgot my tripod.
This is my pit bull I got in Washington, he's very fond of the Evo...guards it well
Rainier again...
and again...sorry
Passed out in the back seat after a long day of playing...
Evo's at Point Defiance in Tacoma WA
Then Evo's down at the boat launch on Fort Lewis:
All it would take is for the e-brake to let go and I would be very unhappy...
One of my favorite pics ever, I love the shading...
same shot, a little lighter, (I've always wanted to figure out how to do HDR to this)
(August 08) Finally back in good 'ol Massachusetts...
New lip for the car...guarded by you know who
Had to make my way down to my lake...
Flat tire on the way home from CT FTL...
Installed the lip:
Winter mode:
20,000 miles!!!! Woah, it only took me from June til December to do this...that's just under 16,000 miles from when I got home. It also includes 3,300 miles driven from WA to MA
(Sept 08)Cruise in Maine with about 7 or 8 other Evos, organized by MyEvoDream:
(Dec 08) Woo whoo! Snow fun! I was so excited for the snow this year...
(Jan 09) The car as she sat today after a nice washing to get all the salt, sand and other winter crap off her:
I love how my gauges sit now. They are nice and low but still in perfect viewing spot.
Snapped these two pics real quick while I was waiting for my wife to come outside so we could leave:
Funny part was when the cop car drove by me. I live on a small side street but I could see him checking out my car.
New Pictures!!!!Feb 21st, 2009
So I finally got myself a nice camera. A Nikon D40X. I'm still very much in the beginner stages of learning how to fully utilize the camera, so bear with me. Saterday was a nice day so I washed up the Evo and snapped some pictures. Edited them using Paint ShopProX2. Enjoy and as always leave comments please.
Daytime shots first...
Night shots...
Some fun with an LED flashlight I had in the car...haha
Update for 3/1/09, Evo backed into in parking lot.
Here we go, my poor Evo...
The culprit...if you can't DODGE it RAM it, right?
And yes, that woman was writing on my trunk, I really didn't care given how pissed I was, and she was giving me her info as a witness.
She will be fixed and perfect again. It will also have a JDM bumper thanks to the dumbass who rear ended me a back on Jan 5th...
New Rolling Shots: April 5th, 2009
mmmmmm, rolling shots FTW...
I want my SE lip...
I REALLY need my JDM rear installed, seeing it for test fitting looked SO damn good.
And one of Jesse's STi.
We had fun today up at NED. No, I didn't run so I have no times to post.
April 11th, 2009 two quick shots with the Blackberry Storm
It rained today, and I thought the car looked pretty good, see for yourself...really dying to see the car with the SE lip and JDM rear...
May 8th, 2009 BB Storm pics of the new JDM bumper and my exhaust tip, please let me know what you think of the exhaust...I might shorten it even more...
Here's my post:
Here we go. These are off my BB Storm, so they arn't bad quality, just not great either, but they give you a good idea. Doesn't help that my car if filthy again.
I like how the tip is now (looks 10000 times better than before) but I think I have to move it in more. I wanted it where it is so I don't get bumper burn, but I might just have to deal with it/keep it clean. It looks good...but I just think it would look better with the tip not poking out so much...take a look and tell me what you think...
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That's all for now. Stay tuned for more as I learn more stuff with the camera. I know these arn't the most amazing pics, and I downsized them all to fit on here. Plus added my boarders and watermark. Thanks for looking.
Ajay, aka DocCola
