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Installed some genuine discontinued Ralliart mirrors today.

Ralliart mirror left, stock mirror right.

The mirrors use slightly wide mirror glass which makes visibility a little strange but way better than what I was expecting (I’ve heard a few people say that they couldn’t see shit out of them, have read the same thing online too). Getting out of Zen Garage is difficult, but I had great vision with the mirrors. Driving on the street was perfect and I don’t miss the massive mirrors at all. :)

I scored these Ralliart mirrors a week ago. I’ve loved them ever since seeing them on a Ralliart equipped EVO at the 2005 Sydney Motor Show.

They’re powered (whereas all replicas are manual) and as expected, there’s some wear and tear at the very tops of both sides in the clear coat, something I might look into restoring in future which wold be well worth it as they’ve been out of production for years and they fetch over a thousand a set on eBay if they’re mint (there’s a set on there now for $1400AUD!).

Washed the car this morning and fitted the genuine vortex generator. Instructions were fantastic and the fitment is perfect! Love brand new genuine goods :)

Michael Koval from Xtreme Motorsports dropped in today with some new Ralliart floormats for me. Check him out, he’s smiling, his Toyota BB is too :)

I was smiling as well. They’re genuine (I hate fake shit) and despite not being the exact model for my car the front mats were a good fit and freshen up the interior a lot (dark is good!).

At Spinning Wheel this morning.

Yes back to work, car is sitting nice and low and it just feels amazing to drive now.

Loving the EVO, so much so that the massive new dent on the front drivers side guard really upsets me, happened the other night when a drunken lady marched right into my car and fell over the bonnet. Won’t be an easy fix as it’s an aluminium panel… :(

New Hankook Ventus R-s3 tyres.

Tein Mono Flex coilovers.

Genuine OEM Vortex Generator.

400km/tank, phew! Not as bad as I thought!

I’ve been down with food poisoning for the past few days, spent most of it sleeping and feeling sorry for myself. This afternoon Zi let me know my suspension was in, itching to get out of the house I endured 1st gear traffic for 1.5hrs to get to Smithfield to have my coilovers installed.

Zi surprised me with a genuine vortex generator which the previous owner never got fitted, sweet! Also nice to know the car was upgraded at the factory with the ‘performance pack’ which included Bilstein shocks and forged BBS rims. All great news, music to my ears. Traffic sucked on the way home too… but hey… WELL WORTH IT!

More on this update on my JDMST Build Thread.

Washed her this morning before work. Initiation has been done, we now know each other on an intimate level :) More pics here.

Needs a wash, badly.

Back in power.

I’ve just started my EVO IX Build Thread on JDMST. I’ve spent over an hour going through the history of the car, it’s all so so good. Very happy I’ve got a clean base to mod (if that’s what I’m going to do?!).

Check: http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?46451-EVO-IX

Au revoir DC2R.

Car has gone to a good home. Was really starting to like it. you know… looking over your shoulder to take a glance at it once parked… but in reality it’s just too slow for a daily driver. I miss the urgency of the Golf GTI, it’s ability to dart in and out of traffic gaps on the way to and from work. New car is with me as of today, build thread coming soon.