Project Car
Hey folks,
Well, we thought it was about time to start a company project car, what better project than a half unloved Evo 3.
Work Completed so far:
Replaced aerial
New battery and clamps
New rocker gasket
Fitted original OZ wheels
Engine and transmission oil change
Clutch fluid change and braided clutch line
Coolant flush and change, new stat and rad cap
New discs , pads and dot 5.1 fluid
Braided brake lines
Fixed stereo wiring and replaced missing dash parts
Fitted white dials and Garrett boost gauge
Cleaned up engine bay
Current Mods
Problems
Stats
Images
Diary
Stainless exhaust
of some kind
HKS filter
Magnecore leads
Turbo timer
Subtler Evo 2 Spoiler
Fairly average paint job at some point
We're gonna start small and just sort the problems before going wild with our coilovers etc. Small list of issues that need sorting:
Snapped off aerial
Battery not secure
Rocker cover leaking
Strange whooshey noise from drivetrain (not turbo)
Issues with clutch pedal, sticking sometimes, and generally overly heavy.
Dodgy cheap alarm needs a decent one putting in there
Couple of suspension knocks at the front end.
Brakes are pretty poor
Stats
1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 GSR
2.0litre 16V Turbo
4WD
270bhp@6250rpm
1240KG
Here she is:
Diary
19-10-09 Changed the Oil for Fully synthetic Silkolene Pro-S 10-50 and a Magnetic sump bung.
Also changed the discs, some DS2500 pads , braided brakelines and Dot 5.1 fluid change.
Also happened on some good fortune. Turned out our Bodyshop tech and Race Car driver, Carey , had bought some OZ wheels a while back, turned out to be the correct (original) wheels for the Evo 3!! Theyll do till we decide exactly what wheels to put on her.
22-10-09 Well, for peace of mind when buying a car that seems good, but has limited service history, we thought it best to do the sensible (boring) bits first.
New Cambelt,balance, AC and Aux belts with pulleys, new waterpump, thermostat and rad cap and a coolant flush.
Also bought a fuel filter, proshaft bearing (ours is failing) and randomly an under stereo cubby hole as ours didnt have one.
Picture of some of the interesting mods we have bought for her (brakes are now fitted)
This includes the discs, 2500 pads and braided lines, Tein topmounts, Hel braided clutch cable and some random servicing parts.
And after the service, we thought it only right to clean up that disgraceful engine bay:
We've scheduled in thursday to fit a few more bits, so updates then, hopefully everything fits this time!
22-10-09 Small update
Made a nice early start (7am!!) :
Today we changed the diff,box and tranny box oil
Also flushed the rad and refilled with new thermostat and rad cap
Also flushed nasty black clutch oil, put some nice dot 5.1 in and fitted a braided clutch line.
Clutch feels a million times better, small juddering through tranny is still there, 90% sure its the prop bearing as theres alot of play, picked a genuine one up for £30 so not too bad.
 
Also cleaned up the expansion tank so now we can at least see how much fluid is in there!!
Oh, and a rather tasty package turned up today :
Fitting and set up this week.
This is how she sits on the set up Gaz Gold coilovers, and Rota Slipstream wheels with Falken FK452 tyres. Apologies for the poor picture quality, more pics after the heart surgery
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