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Keegan's 09 ES Progress Report

Discussion in 'Members Progress Reports' started by KeeganT, Mar 27, 2011.

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  1. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Figured I'd just go ahead and start this because I just got hired to my new job and will be putting stuff on my car like crazy during the summer.

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    Injen Exhaust $360
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    Injen CAI w/ Hydroshield $320
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    MODS TO COME:
    17" Drag Wheels and new tires +/- $1000
    Either These
    http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...09&pc=22798&counter=4&wd=17&rw=7.5&vid=014783

    Or These
    http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...2009&pc=62916&counter=4&wd=17&rw=8&vid=014783

    Vfiber body kit $600 with paint to match my car $300 total $900
    http://www.andysautosport.com/mitsu...erior/body_kits/vision auto/visi30301038.html

    RRM Headers- $480
    http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/...id=224&zenid=6718929021bb7bafd73e79dcc7bcf761

    Megan Racing Seats & Harnesses- $630
    http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/...id=461&zenid=6718929021bb7bafd73e79dcc7bcf761

    Fog Lights haven't looked into yet
    LED Dome Lights $30
    Taillight tinting I'll do myself $60
    GTS Spoiler haven't looked into yet
    Evo X carbon fiber hood $800

    Ambitious I know but I'm determined as hell. The wheels and body kit will be first for sure. Please give me feedback ;)
     
    KeeganT, Mar 27, 2011
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  2. The Beav

    The Beav Well-Known Member

    Sweet plans wish I had some money I'm almost done well so I think lol. Happy Modding!

    Sent from my Droid
     
    The Beav, Mar 27, 2011
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  3. timschoeliertm

    timschoeliertm Well-Known Member

    good luck, good ideas looks like itll come together nicely
     
    timschoeliertm, Mar 27, 2011
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  4. 1slowlance

    1slowlance Well-Known Member

    Nice list, good luck.
     
    1slowlance, Mar 28, 2011
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  5. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    I'll post this from my other thread so I can get an answer to do this bad boy!
     
    KeeganT, Aug 21, 2011
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  6. Sinestra

    Sinestra Well-Known Member

    Happy Modding man get some pics up once you get those shoes on. Btw why did you go with 17's are you planning on slamming the car to the ground?
     
    Sinestra, Aug 23, 2011
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  7. Helix

    Helix Wants Recaros

    Good luck! You've got some work ahead of you.
     
    Helix, Aug 23, 2011
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  8. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Not the greatest pics in the world. I didn't get to use my nikon. Sin I don't wanna sound like a complete idiot here cause I haven't done too much research on lowering so forgive me. I liked how the car sat when it had 16's on it so I was maybe thinking drop it an inch?

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    KeeganT, Aug 23, 2011
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  9. bakwoods

    bakwoods Guest

    I like where this is going. It def looks like a pretty solid build and I can see your focused a little bit on both performance and aesthetics. Good choice. If I can make a few adjustments to your list, and please don't take this the wrong way. It's obviously your car and you can buy what you want BUT I'd approach it a little differently.

    MODS TO COME:

    Vfiber body kit $600 with paint to match my car $300 total $900
    http://www.andysautosport.com/mitsub...i30301038.html
    On Ebay its $700 shipped, and another $300 to match, so $1,000 roughly. For once Andy's Auto Sport wins this round


    RRM Headers- $480
    http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/s...3e79dcc7bcf761
    Highly recommended for any build regardless. I approve.

    Megan Racing Seats & Harnesses- $630
    http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/s...3e79dcc7bcf761
    I used to work with Megan Racing back in the day, still have contact with them. I'd recommend dealing with them directly over in CA because they can get you those seat a little bit cheaper with some harnesses. Not to steal away from RRM, but if your on a budget, try to save a little buy going straight to the source. They'll def do business with you.

    Fog Lights $98
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MITS...ts=Year:2008|Model:Lancer&hash=item48410ee6a1


    LED Dome Lights $10 (DE3000 series LEDs always buy on Ebay and always select lowest price bc they all come from China)
    http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkpar...&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1

    Taillight tinting I'll do myself $30 (buy the window film at local Advance Auto)


    GTS Spoiler $110
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-1...ts=Year:2008|Model:Lancer&hash=item27bca6a6d9


    Evo X carbon fiber hood $680
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008...ts=Year:2008|Model:Lancer&hash=item2560ce799c

    That's just so that your not spending a butt load more than you have too. Granted with this you might save yourself...oh I don't know, a few hundred dollars. That money can go towards something else on the car like coil overs? Or perhaps some suspension components ie: strut and sway bars (wink wink PM me since I've got a sponsor)
     
    bakwoods, Aug 23, 2011
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  10. 1slowlance

    1slowlance Well-Known Member

    TSWs look nice.
     
    1slowlance, Aug 24, 2011
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  11. slickdevil08

    slickdevil08 Well-Known Member

    looks good cant wait to see more progress
     
    slickdevil08, Aug 24, 2011
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  12. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Dang it seems like I made that list so long ago. One thing that is changing for sure [after some research and personal observations] is the Evo X carbon fiber hood. Carbon fiber looks like absolute shit if you don't baby it, and I've seen it up close. In the Arizona sun carbon fiber makes no sense to me at all. If anything, I'll try to get an OEM hood from someone switching the hood on their Evo.

    Megan Racing seats are changing too. Auto city imports has nice Cipher seats $300 for both. Awesome deal. GTS spoiler I may not do. I'm def gonna hit you up on the suspension. Thanks for your input really, I appreciate it and it helps to have advice.
     
    Last edited: Aug 25, 2011
    KeeganT, Aug 24, 2011
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  13. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    As soon as someone makes an a-pillar for our Lancers I'll do the gauges too. I don't wanna use a universal pillar pod. I'd like to research some performance cam shafts, heads and rods too.
     
    KeeganT, Aug 25, 2011
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  14. Jogenmaru

    Jogenmaru Well-Known Member

    Only thing about the cipher seats is that it doesn't come with the seat bracket needed. So the price actually goes up for that need. I looked thoroughly at that cuz I was debating on the two.

    Sent from my DROID2 using Tapatalk
     
    Jogenmaru, Aug 25, 2011
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  15. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Dang I didn't know they'd charge you extra for those. I figured that the brackets would come with. How much extra are we talking like $25-$50?
     
    KeeganT, Aug 25, 2011
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  16. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Well I've made my first SMALL purchase for my Lancer and bought my LED dome's today.

    Current Mods:
    Injen CAI
    Injen Exhaust
    17" Drag Wheels and Yokohama's

    Now the anticipted mods. I may have $4000 left over in financial aid from ASU. This could get fun.

    Anticipated Mods:
    Vfiber body kit
    RRM Headers
    Racing seats (still pondering)
    10,000K HID kit
    Tinted Tails
    LT decal (I heard those add +10 hp? =P)
    RRM ECU Flash (still wanna get some consumer input)
    1 inch drop w/ Eibach Lowering springs
    Paint Engine Cover and Fuse Box white and black
    Paint interior dash trim to match car
    White Evo x fiberglass hood
    Lancer Alloy fuel door and paint it black
    Paint the door handles black
    Lancer Scuff plates... painted black of course
    Lancer Aluminum Pedal Kit
    Some kind of sharkfin antenna (maybe painted black?)
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2011
    KeeganT, Aug 26, 2011
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  17. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    KeeganT, Sep 9, 2011
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  18. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Looks good man! I'm loving your progress.
     
    moosemeister, Sep 10, 2011
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  19. KeeganT

    KeeganT Well-Known Member

    Last edited: Oct 16, 2011
    KeeganT, Oct 16, 2011
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  20. 1slowlance

    1slowlance Well-Known Member

    Looks really good, if you're going for the Evo look.
     
    1slowlance, Oct 16, 2011
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