I spent a few hours sorting out the mish mash of wiring in the engine bay, I hate car looms they are so untidy, so i re-routed the loom and hid a lot of it away.

The drivers side is so much neater now without the air con etc, the only thing going there now is a nice Spec-R power steering pump... also test fitted the engine damper - DIDN'T fit right, had to re-drill the holes for the bracket that goes on the suspension turret.....

Just got to paint the damper red now....






I painted the gearbox black and sorted out the wiring around it....Re-positioned my oil catch tank, put it in place of the carbon canister....





Put the car up on axle stands now for then next couple of months and made a start on painting the underside, 1st coat is on, as soon as its dry then the next coat goes on.

The chassis is going to be Scotia white and the rest of the suspension, gearbox, diffs etc will be gloss black....

(NOTE : i'd better remove that bristle in the paint ).









Now i've taken the whole rear suspension off and the fuel tank to reveal the rear floor so i can clean, treat and paint it.

Its in very good condition really, the only areas that need addressing are the rear suspension mounts.

So i'll be sorting this out, all the suspension components are being power coated or painted along with any brackets that hold things to the car.

The diff will be painted along with the propshafts and rear hubs, i'm pianting the fuel tank too to give it some protection.

The paint i'm using is Epoxy Mastic 121 as an undercoat and then whatever colour I need as a top coat.























Next job is to remove AYC pump and brake calipers, then paint the pump and pipes, i'll refurb the calipers while they are off and replace the rubber hoses with braided brake lines.

Fuel filler pipe is in excellent condition, this is a worry for Evo 5/6 owners as the tend to rust through, but i'll treat and paint it to make sure it never goes that way.