sseanay's 02 OZ

Just got this a couple months ago as my first car. I got it pretty cheap too(4k). Since I've always been into cars and customization, I can't help but want to mod my own(especially because its close to being one of my favorite cars ever--An Evo). The build will probably be somewhat slow and spaced out due to the fact I'm only 16, and I'm still learning by looking stuff up about Performance parts so I'm able to do that kind of stuff as well.
Anyways, enough talking, heres some pictures:


the incredibly gross looking engine:

the broken temp. knob that the local Mitsu dealer said would cost $1000 to fix...:

the deteriorated wheels and rusted brakes/lugs:



Before i really get deep into modding, I definitely want to try to fix/clean up a lot of those smaller things that really bother me(the rust, etc.)

However, I have the main idea of what I want the car to look like in the end, and Performance parts will come together as I learn. But, I don't really have an order as to what I'm going to buy though, as it depends on the amount of money I have at one time to spend on it. The sound system is all being done for my birthday(May 24th) and I believe my sister is buying me the tail lights I want to get as well.
Any news/ideas/findings/modifications I've made will posted in this thread though. Any and all suggestions and comments are welcome!
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Changes/Mods:
5/16/11--Debadged trunk.(L-A-N-C-E-R gone.)

 

haha yeah. I mean, the $1000 repair of the temp. knob may not happen before I start doing anything else, mostly due to the price and the fact that I can at least still change the temperature. But definitely the rust and what not is a big deal to me. I feel like if I don't fix all of that up first, then no matter what else I do will be cancelled out in my mind due to that haha.

The wheel problem will most likely be fixed if and when I decide to get the wheels i found on tirerack. They were Bronze Kazera KZ P's 17" and with tires on them, would cost $888+ shipping. I liked the design of those, and I definitely want bronze wheels, and the price was a huge bonus hah.

 

well when i originally got it, it turned really poorly, and felt like it was stuck half the time. then i turned it one time and it snapped. the parts would cost $200 the Mitsubishi dealership said, and then for them to do it, it would end up costing $1000, and so far I haven't found a place that would be able to do it any cheaper.

 

yeah I was gonna do something like that soon, until I got new wheels, if I couldn't get the rust off of them.
I looked up a how-to on getting the rust off of at least the drum brakes, and it said all i need is aerosol cleaner and a steel wool sponge or something to scrub it off with. I was gonna try the same thing on the lugs if I could.
Any knowledge on how well that works is awesome haha.

worddd. that is definitely a good call. hopefully i can just get the knob reattached with tape/glue or something and then just use that to change the temperature. I barely use it anyways. And now that it is spring/summer, I just leave it on the A/C side, ill never need heat for awhile. awesomeawesomeawesome.

 

hah yeah that totally makes sense.
now its just finding some way to make the wheels themselves look nice until I have the funds for the other ones.

 

good looks dawg. definitely gonna see what I can get.

 

yeah thats what I was thinking of doing. I already went out to my car and figured it out. I'm gonna just try to make the knob stay on the cord thing with some tape/glue or something and then just when i want to change the temp, use the control near the pedals. I rarely ever have to change it. Right now it's on the highest of A/C because of spring/summer, and I can leave it that way until winter. its not like i touch that dial when I'm driving.

 

Probably going to debadge the trunk tomorrow(if weather is decent enough).
the chrome look has gone on long enough, it's pretty annoying.

My perfectionistness showing yet?haha

and I'm gonna have my girlfriend buy me the wheel hub emblems off ebay for me, since she has an account and I dont(and obviously ill pay her back)

 

haha nah I will. I don't like her buying me things really, haha.