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[Miniman_alis]

I just bought a lancer evo radiator off ebay

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[dsm2evo]

Ah ok, is it holding up ok? Im wary about ebay rads I dont know how I feel about them especially after spending as much as I have on my motor alone.

[Miniman_alis]

It's doing well. It's not really the cheapest one there was, it was about $300 or so when I got it.

I also have 2 thermo fans that come on at about 85°C so it didn't get over about 90°C on the day I think.

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[dsm2evo]

this is what my set up looks like, like I said it does not fit 100% and I needed to use parts off a 2g but overall I am happy with it.

 

Edited by dsm2evo, 18 November 2016 - 06:39 AM.

[Miniman_alis]

FINALLY GOT A FRONT LSD.!!

[VIN18M]

Same as mine. Will take a while to bed in, bit clunky for a while. Very happy with mine though, worth every cent.

[Miniman_alis]

The destructions say to do figure 8s for half an hour at 20 mins and to change the oil after break in and every 3000km

[Miniman_alis]

Big update. kind of.

 

so I did have to pull the gearbox out again to install the Kaaz LSD.

 

Gearbox All apart

 

LSD with the speedo gear on

 

 

 

Ring Gear with New Kaaz bolts.

 

 

with that all together I turned to the transfer case that was filthy oily.

 

 

nice and cleaned up.

 

 

 

I sand blasted, got some AN-8 fittings welded in and Painted the rocker cover RED!! with blue writing. also got AN-8 fitting welded into the catch can and AN-12 from the catch can to the intake pipe to open up the breathing of the crankcase.

 

 

after all this effort i went out to Queensland Raceway Clubman circuit for a few sessions and eventually cooking my brakes (Brake fluid mainly), according to the S15 behind me my brakes were on fire!

I did manage a 67sec but I'm sure i could shave a few seconds of that time.

 

https://youtu.be/ieICzGDQyDE

 

So after cooking my brakes I find the my front left wheel bearing is Fkkkkkkked and I'm guessing it has been since I've had the car because its always been really hard to push it around and even drive. 

 

It was decided that Brembos were the next upgrade.

 

I bought DOUGMO's Evo 4 lightened knuckles and some Brembos from another guy from down south, couldnt help but dummy fit them up

 

 

Ordered some DBA4000 320mm rotors for evo 4-9

 

 

Ages ago i bought some braided lines but didnt get around to installing them so i thought now was a great time to install

 

 

Test Fitted the Prot GT wheels just to see if they actually fit

 

 

was laying under the back of the car and noticed the bung in the boot was out and looked in the boot to find I'VE BEEN RACING WITH A SPARE TYRE IN THE BOOT!!! shit....

 

 

I am currently mid way through doing the rear 5 stud swap, I've got the trailing arms out I'm just waiting for the ARP extended studs to come to finish it off.

I have also completely stripped the interior because racecar now.

 

I will be getting a harness and maybe a roll cage some time but that will probably be next year.

 

[ENGINR]

Very good update.

I can't believe that the track scrutineering process didn't find your spare wheel!

[Miniman_alis]

Because I have only been doing the midweek sprint series they don't really do a scrutineering check on the cars.

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[BYBY5L]

Haha, funny bastard racing with the spare tyre!
Cars coming along nicely, looks like a heap of fun

[Miniman_alis]

It is coming along nicely,

 

Got the interior all stripped out, haven't decided if i want to pull the door cards off just yet.

 

 

Had to buy some new wheels for the 5 stud swap so i got some Evo 7 Enkei mesh

 

 

Currently just got some shit tyres on them at the moment  but will change them out to the rs3 when its all back together and ill have to take it for a wheel alignment as well, the wheels sit quite flush though so its good

 

 

Got the trailing arms out

 

 

 

I couldn't bash out the front bushes so ill take them down to work and press them out

 

Bought some new Evo 4-9 rear wheel hubs that came with the bearings on them but obviously they don't fit so had to remove the bearings

 

 

 

 

the inner race of these bearings are an ass to get off as well cause there is not much of a lip to get the puller under it

 

 

and as i was working on doing all this, the postie rocks up with a package!

 

 

Removed the studs out of the hubs

 

 

and ill have to take these down to the workshop to press in the ARP studs cause bashing the shit out of them doesn't work so well.

Edited by Miniman_alis, 28 August 2017 - 08:31 PM.

[Miniman_alis]

Fkn Image shack messing with my uploads. I'll fix up the pictures tomorrow.

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[bazeng]

Ever tried putting the arp studs in vis using a nut without removal of the Hubs? I need to do this on my VR4 also..

[jack be nimble]

The short ones only just fit past the dust covers on the front. I think there is Buckleys chance of getting long ones past

[Miniman_alis]

As Jack said, you would have no chance getting an extended stud in there and a standard one would be cutting it close.

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[Miniman_alis]

theeeerre we go fixed up all the links to the pics,

 

I'm taking the arms and hubs down to work today so i should have them all done soon.

[bazeng]

It just means new bearings etc required also as the bearings technically shouldnt be split and Reinstalled... Based on some bearing documentation I read somewhere...

And the bearings aren't cheap either..

[jack be nimble]

I think if you couldn't pull the hubs, you could loosen the driveshaft nuts. Push car back and forth a bit to loosen bearings, then the hubs will be loose. Maybe enough to get studs past. Just need to retighten shafts after.

[Miniman_alis]

The rear bearings for GSR/Evo 1-3 are only $100 for both.

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