≡ It’s Alive (Almost)!
⊆ May 7th, 2010 by evolved | No Comments »Yes, that’s right. I know it’s been a while since I posted, but my Evo (and this site) is not dead. Both are quietly being reconstructed for a new, better purpose.
I made the decision late last year to finally suck it up and use my Evo IX for what I really wanted to do with it in the first place: I’m converting the car to run in Rally America’s Open Class. This time next year, I hope to be doing something like this:
To do this, I’ve enlisted the help of Mike Warfield and the guys at GST Motorsports in Hayward, California. Mike and team have been slowly but steadily doing all of the work necessary to make my car gravel rally ready, including taking on the onerous tasks of seam welding the entire tub, protecting the underbody, and re-routing all of the brake and fuel lines inside of the car.
This build is extensive, with almost every part on the car being touched in some way. You can see the full build up on EvoEmpire.org (NOTE: create a log-in so that you can see all of the pictures).
Mike will also be my co-driver when the car is built. He’s not just an awesome tuner and Subie time attack engineer, but Mike is an accomplished navigator with years of FIA rally experience. It’s also only a slight advantage to have your engineer int he car with you in case anything goes wrong.
To give you a taste of the build itself, I’ve included some pictures below. Enjoy, and stay tuned for more details!
