Having got the ridiculously heavy thing up the drive and into the garage the next job was to carefully plan where the platforms should be. The roof space to lift larger cars into or ones with stupid spoilers like the Evo’s becomes a bit tight so I needed to get this right. With some cardboard […]
(First posted on MLR forum in April 2012) Obviously I’ve been round the whole car but the first MOT, having just bought it, could throw up an unwanted surprise! passed fine though
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2012) After fitting new rear lower bushes I thought I should check the geo. I figured it would also be worth checking and adjusting the front camber as it has been fitted with Tein camber brackets. camber caster gauge using the gauge i set the fronts to -1.5 […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2012) There was a bit of play in the inner and outer bushes of the lower rear arms. Not too bad but I hate it when things move that shouldn’t so got some replacement powerflex bushes. I know the standard ones are spherical/rose joints which are good for […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2012) I always like to do a compression test when I get a new car and keep a record of it just in case. Very happy with how even they all are. Never used to get results this close on my old A series Minis! Also went […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2012) I know they were never standard on the VI but I always liked the look of the door decals on the earlier Evo’s so got some. Some masking tape comes in very useful in helping make sure the decal goes on straight and matching in position to […]
I’ve owned the Evo for 5 years now and have done a fair bit of work to it over that time. I have been keeping a diary of my ownership on the Mitsubishi Lancer Register forum since I bought the Evo in 2011. It’s been fairly popular and had some nice comments, so I thought […]
Yes! The lift arrived! But….. now it was stranded at the end of the drive and I couldn’t even lift the top box on my own to carry it up to the garage. So if the box on the top was that heavy, how heavy were the bits underneath going to be?!?! My mate […]
The new floor needed sealing before I could even think about any car jobs being done, getting the concrete soaked with oil would mean paint would never stick properly. Also the lift couldn’t be installed until I had a level floor. Started by chipping off all the bits of mortar dropped when bricklaying. New […]
I have spent a lot of my spare time playing with cars ever since buying my first Mini and I don’t expect that will change much in the future so the whole garage extension was not only about providing a space for Jem’s Mini but also a decent workshop for me to play cars […]