GUM EVO X

Hello all,
I am new to the site having just become a Scooby fan and thought I would share some info regarding my EVO X. The car started its life as a fq300 and it was a perfect base for my project… Here are some pictures when it was standard:





Having enjoyed the car standard for the first 4,000 miles I felt it was time for some minor stage one modifications. The Racing Line came to the rescue with their experience and amazing attitude “If we can make it we will”. They quickly got about designing their own true 3” exhaust system and custom fuel pump carrier. Anyway the car was crying out for lowering so that was quickly sorted along with fast road geometry setup… the pictures should tell the story:














With the extra grunt that turned the evo x from a tame comfortable daily driver to a BEAST! I decided the exterior could do with some improvement, so with the addition of wheels and aero the car suddenly looked a lot more meaningful:








After proving this stage of tune to be reliable having done 15,000 further miles it was time to test the evo x out on track. The chassis was just amazing however the need for coilovers became apparent, and from this outing we gained knowledge of what we felt could improve the cars track manner…











Now suddenly track orientated improvements were at the forefront of our agendas however this was mainly a road car … both power and handling would now be addressed, this part of the project is still ongoing and we are hoping for completion sometime soon. The aim is for an excellent daily driver but still to be competitive at the track. The Racing Line set about some more development of the EVO X but this time it was time to open up the 4b11 engine….
























Although this is not a Scooby I hope it makes for interesting viewing…. I may have a Scooby soon

Kind regards,
GUM

rickya

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Awesome thread

Jamie120182

Very Very nice.


I am jealous

Rob-S

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Sweet car Gum
Looks like it will be a proper sorted motor when you get it finished.

subaruturbo_18

very nice.

By the way Honda phoned and asked for their accord rear spoiler back...

just joking mate, lovely car.

Pete

Love it Gum,

Will you have enough power to beat Northy and Neverneverman at the sprints now then??

tweaks

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very nice looks like some quality work gone into it

claypole55

i'll get shot by the others for saying this.............

GOD DAMN IT BOY!

YOUR CAR IS THE DOGS DANGLERS M8!

still scooby rules over evo's..........lol

scatty

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oooo lordy thats a fine looking car......

F1 CJE UK

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wow nice car

RyanSTI

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what a nice laguna....



lol nice car man! loving the mods, you gotta have some ***** to mod a brand new motor.

SteveRattue

That didnt stay standard for long! Well done, looks great!!!

zed0

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wow! awesome upgrades you are going through! will love to see it once its finished

GUM EVO X

Hello again guys,

Thanks for all the comments on the thread... I am glad i didnt get roughed up too much being an evo owner, I expected some banter but I am glad your all a great bunch and didnt leave me red in the face.


Hahahaha... i wish they'd take it back The rear end is the only part that lets the car down. Thanks for the comment

The evo x is a heavy old thing so I wont get my hopes up... Northy seems to have got it sussed and is doing well at the moment... neverneverman I dont think I would ever beat However i will try

Thanks mate... they are both awesome cars

Kind regards,
GUM

wrighty338

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f*** me

you must have some money to burn

Juice

Gum, welcome......
Saq

GUM EVO X

Hello mate... hope you're well? thanks for the welcome!

Regards,
GUM

TomR555

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AWSOME

andywiddss1

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nice very nice good guys at racing line in halifax

Allan

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A very nice car GUM, looks superb

I know your aware of Mark's X on MLR (the one with the broken gearbox), he's promised me a ride if he ever gets it fixed.

Silver Scooby Sport

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Now that is the way to do it

dreamon

The family saloon of my dreams ace car

GUM EVO X

Cheers once again for all the comments guys.. I am glad you like

They are indeed an awesome bunch... they will be moving into a new premisis in the coming week, place is massive and a dyno cell to dream of Thanks for the comment

Hello mate... yes I do know Mark Its a bit tricky getting parts for these new models but I am sure he will be back on road soon. Hopefully I will see you guys at a few meets when I get the car back

Kind regards,
GUM

Allan

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Good stuff yes I'm sure Mark will get there eventually.

Midnight Runner

Fair do's no mesing around there Very nice car mate you must be proud of it

ProdriveSTI

WOW great car

Are you selling the Evo to get a scoob or you having both

GUM EVO X

I am very proud to have the support of a top tuning company like TRL and to have oppertunity to push the boundries with such a new car... honestly none of it would have been possible without TRL's support. Thanks for the comment

I wouldnt even think of selling the evo in the current climate... far too much to loose However the current climate also makes it a bit easier to grab a bargain Might look for an older ra variant but still deciding.

Kind regards,
GUM

beef-on-the-bone

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no hanging around there!!

looks a serious toy

frayz

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Nice thread Gum, she looks beautifully built. Looking forward to seeing more progress.

Frayz

millzy555

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I was down at daves when he put the carbon bits on. Car looks lovely now. Cant believe your rebuilding it all ready lol. Some people are never happy