Full on Evo III swap to a 95 Mirage shell, 4g63, AWD, RHD all OEM

[dsmdeliveryboy]

Any updates on this?

 

[tkrPerformance]

the car has been sitting since april. It supn #2 rod bearing on the dyno. I am going to be putting my 2.4 together for it soon and painting it while it is apart.

I have been building a evo I swap right now that I have sold already and picked up a 2001 mirage sedan es that is going to get all oem evo 4 body panels on it. It is the wifes new D.D.

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

the car has been sitting since april. It supn #2 rod bearing on the dyno. I am going to be putting my 2.4 together for it soon and painting it while it is apart.

I have been building a evo I swap right now that I have sold already and picked up a 2001 mirage sedan es that is going to get all oem evo 4 body panels on it. It is the wifes new D.D.

Very nice! Man that car just doesn't want to stay together huh haha

 

[AK Maniak]

the amount of work you put into that is amazing. Can't wait to see it when its completely finished

 

[tkrPerformance]

Have not updated this in a long time. So here it goes. I am still working on it slowly. I also built a 93 mirage sedan with a built 4g63 and tranny fwd right now with oem evo 1 panels on it just to sell off.

The car also was on gearbox mag back in feb.
From a Mirage to an Evo with Mark Schroeder » GEARBOX MAGAZINE

 

[knieghtz]

SICK SICK build man, really dope. I cant wait to tear open my 4g63, i hope my 2g turns out half as good as your EVO.

 

[tkrPerformance]

updates most are older the last ones are from this week.
2.4 cam gears

also just picked this up today bosch -044 fuel pump to go inline with the wall 255 already in the tank

worked on the car for the first time in a long time. started this morring at 1030 and stopped for the day at 1245

the new temp long block till I can finish up the 2.4 and build the evo 3 head

just have to put most of my stuff on it. b.s. elem kit,ofh,hks 272s,hks twin disk,ect and put it back in next week

as the car sits right now

and the new not so good mod. cam fell out of the parts box

got the extra evo engine bay harness out of the bin today. Since I have not really done much to the car in a while I am starting to redo all the wiring in the engine bay and the engine harness. The fuse box will be in the car by the glove box. once it is all in I will extend the wires that will need to be extended out. also so much better than the harness in the car that has a ton more wiring with the abs.


here is the start of it. all marked to what they are for

after a few hours now just to take the car apart then get some new loom when I get it in and all hidden

what was all taken out of the harness

took more apart today and took out the broken windshield

the new exhaust system that I will make fit the car. it is from my buddys 240sx. HKS 3.5in

got a few replacement parts for the car from the UK.
glove box. mine had something mounted to the out side of it at one time

replacement mirror switch. mine the folding switch does now work all the time

also got a ce9a data plate for the fire wall. I have a cd9a on the car right now

 

[tkrPerformance]

engine parts showed up today

so far I have 210.10 into a set of ross pistons
pistons were free from a buddy
bought pins,locks,rings

pins

set of rings

new locks

got this at the junk yard yesterday. just have to paint it since it is tan and put it in the car after I start to put it back together here

took the engine harness out so I can take it all apart and shorten up wires and reloom the full thing and get it tucked. Also got the engine bay harness out so I can get the other one that I took all the extra wiring out of that was not needed. One of the nuts came off the front bumper bracket and had to cut a hole in the frame rail to get the bumper off the car.

started on the right side of the engine bay. Took out the cusco brake stop bracket,brake booster,clutch master,line and slave.
Then I went after the body glue with the torch and then the wire wheel to get the car ready to seam weld the car to make it stiffer. Also wire wheeled all the bolt holes that are not need on the frame rail.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Subcribed..I'm glad you decided to update..

 

[tkrPerformance]

Brought the cusco brake stop and strut bar mounts to work today and blasted them so I can repaint them on wed.

Work was slow to day so we looked through the aircraft alum and s.s. Scrap bins and got some 6061 alum and found a few 10am fittings for a oil catch can. Also got some 304 half hard s.s. To make a battery box. We finished up the oil catch can to night and got the battery box all bent up just have to Finnish it up tomorrow. It needs the ends and to be tiged.

Here is the new oil catch can two 10am in and a 10am drain line. Just have to get craig to get me a pair of k&n breather filters for v8 valve cover. An drill the holes in the top for them.

got the left side all done yesterday. got the body filler on just have to sand it down tomorrow. Then to prep the rest of the engine bay for paint.

got were the new catch can will sit so I could mark out the two K&N filters my bro got me for my b-day

1.25in Flange push in. 3.0in Diameter 2.5in tall

also got the cusco brake stop and the cusco tower bar mounts repainted. It is pretty close to the original cusco blue. I used the same color on the brembos

Blasted and hot tanked the oil pan at work last week. I got around to painting it yesterday. It is flat black with a satin clear.

Also decided to paint the oil catch can also. If I get tired of it I can blast it and polish it later on.

Got all the body work that I am going to do to the engine bay done. Now just to get the paint for it and start the rewire of the car.

got the new lower core support finished up today. I did it to make more room for the lower piping with the top mount. it was touching the stock one and the stock support is rusted and the bolts were frozen in it

1.5x1.5 box for the rollstop mount bar

the new bar 2.0x1.0 also drilled and droped in and welded new pegs for the griffin radiator

seeing how the radiator sits now. little more forward and down a bit more room

 

[tkrPerformance]

washed the engine bay and it is drying right now used the air gun on it now the fan is on it to get it the rest of the way

while I wait

omfg the world is ending I am going to paint the engine bay today

all painted up

just after the 3rd coat of paint it is still wet at the pics

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[tkrPerformance]

worked on the car put some of the stuff back in the engine bay. Cleaned the front cusco zero r2 coilovers and oiled the crap out of the camber plates. Use some of the fuel line holders that I brought home for the return line and the fuel filter. Also put the ce9a data plate in the car. I had the cd9a one from the evo 1 front clip. Got the hid boxs hidden and the hella super tones back on.

now I just have to wait for the ltt rear control arms to show up and all the braided nylon wire loom to get here

got the radiator in and bolted the fmic back on.

the wire loom was shipped out today so I will good to go next wed for the start of the rewire. also thinking of putting in a mock up engine and the tranny so I can do the engine harness so I can make every thing as short as I can

 

[Bud92gsx]

I gotta ask why did you decide to go balls out with this evo conversion? Insted of making it a basicaly stock evo3..

 

[tkrPerformance]

Wire loom came today.

this is were it is as of 5-30-11
Got the new battery box made last night at work. It will hold a yellow top. The box it self is 304 1/2 hard s.s.
It will be going inbetween the frame rail and 1/4 panel on the right side of the trunk. It will be sunk in to floor and bolted in flush so the trunk will not loose any space

I gotta ask why did you decide to go balls out with this evo conversion? Insted of making it a basicaly stock evo3..

because I got board with it after 3 weeks of having it running all stock. I also cant leave any of my cars alone and they all get built

 

[DSM_munky_man]

Pretty sweet.

 

[805DSM]

Sick build.

 

[tkrPerformance]

took out the seats and carpet and found this going to have to get some dry ice to get the sound deadner and fix the rust now.

also rewired the engine bay. got it all hooked up and tested it out to make sure it all works and passed with flying colors
lest side just has a few wires that had to be extended

the right side all the wires needed to be extended into the car

where the fuse box is now going to sit. just have to make a bracket for it

tomorrow I will take it all back out and loom it all

 

[duy35]

Wow great build.

 

[olmytsi]

Need a friend like you who isn't scared to dig into anything, especially wiring

Looking good!

 

[tkrPerformance]

got it loomed today

back in all the wiring out of the fuse box is behind the firewall pad

just have to plug the wires in the the fuse box and put it back up were it goes

all the wiring back up were it ran to start with and all zipped tied down

all the wiring that is going to be in the engine bay from the engine bay harness. 2 sets of wires. 1 set for the city lights and 1 set for the hid lights

also my parents stopped by and he gave me a hand putting in the tranny,bare block and scrap head so I can do the engine harness now.

the engine harness that will be taken care of tomorrow

also UPS dropped of some parts. 10an s.s. lines. 1. has a 90 and a straight and the other has 2 swivel 90's on them. going to get a 90 for the straight and put a swivel 90 on the other line. They are getting used for the new oil cooler set up.

Also the best part they are going to buy the mirage evo 1 swap from me so they can have a 2nd car so the truck can sit. My mom just wants it with the stock panels and the evo x wing on it so. I am going to sell the evo 1 front bumper and skirts

Started on the engine harness. Took out the 2 plugs that are not needed. Also moved the wiring for the mas and the plug for the fuse box to the in side of the car.

Marked and cut the harness in 1/2 to shorten it all up.

Also fedex droped of the new rear ltt lca's

 

[tkrPerformance]

got the engine harness cut shorter by 2.5 feet. it is all soldered back together and ready to go back in the car. just have to add the wideband, egt,gm mas wires to the engine harness. Then I can loom the harness from the fire wall out. Still have to wire the mas and the plug to the fuse box in the car when the harness in.

 

[tkrPerformance]

came home from work to new parts

new oil cooler the stock evo one went into the trash can

jmf coil bracket just have to get the jay's alt relocate kit now

 

[tkrPerformance]

got the engine harness loomed and put it the car. still have to add to the brake and wiper wires. Not much is going to show at all still have to pull it tight behind the engine and make a few brackets to hold them to the back of the block.

left the harness to come out the stock spot since the washer bottle covers it up

all the wiring behind the engine now

wires that will show a bit. cas,2 on the t.stat,the o2 plug,tranny back up lights,tps,and isc. they will be pulled tight and hidden as much as they can be

cant see the injector plugs any more, going to plug the 3 vac. nipples on the smim and run a vac block with all s.s. an lines to every thing

got the new oil cooler put on. use 1 of the stock brackets that was on the car and made one out of some titanium I have laying around

Also got all the heater boxes back in the car.

 

[tkrPerformance]

wiring is all done now
got the mas plug and the fuse box (engine bay) plug wired back to the engine harness. You can also see the hole going into the engine bay that was for the drain on the a/c box. I cut the bottom of the box off and made a plug for it. I will use the hole for the Alt. wiring,starter wiring,wide band,boost,egt gauge wires

The gm translator box is now next to the engine bay fuse box also will be putting the fuse block up there for the power from the battery

starting to look like a car a little bit

Tomorrow going to do the rear end and battery box and a few other things. I am running out of things to do that are free.

 

[KingofBrickCity]

damn bro u have alot of patience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!