Re: E38a RS build thread
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BENE38A Slanging Kiwi parts
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posted 09/20/15 03:19 AM
Had another couple of hours this weekend on the car, started degreasing the firewall and engine bay. The lower radiator support had been used as a tow hook instead of the actual tow hooks either side of it and is pretty beat up, twisted and dented and a bit rusty, I spent a bit of timewith it but its buggered so I thought I would build something.    I am using an affco scirrocco radiator so I made some mounts which I will bolt down with rubber bushings either side of the mounting feet on the radiator, very basic and simple design. This is the first time I have actually fabricated something. I used 35mmx3mm SHS it was sitting around from some steel work on my current building site. I used a small mig welder with gasless wire, I have everything to go gas with it except the gas so that will be next and wether I use this crossmember or not I am unsure, the welds are strong but untidy and I sure could use some more experience but at the very least it was successful. I welcome any feed back please. Thanks for reading, Ben.
1991 Mitsubishi Galant vr4 RS
Posts: 261 | From: New Zealand | Member Since: 09/02/13 | IP: (116.251.132.132) |
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BENE38A Slanging Kiwi parts
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posted 10/17/15 12:23 AM
Another couple of weekends spent on the car and alot of progress. The engine bay is painted   I am happy with how this came out, good old mitsubishi WO9 sophia white. Last weekend I pulled the rear subframe and removed all the old factory bushings, That along with the front subframe and control arms is down to be zinced and powder coated. Probably a 3 week wait for that because the local shop is flat out, in the mean time I will start hoarding all the new bushings and do the 5 lug swap.  All the parts are in, bought the 1g dsm front hubs (non abs) new along with all new oem wheel bearings and seals I need. The rears are NLA so I bought a second hand set from Nate Crisman of performance partout. This should happen soon, I have to buy a bearing press first though. Also got in a set of avid racing billet aluminum engine mounts, I cannot wait to get the engine back in finally! Thanks for reading, Ben.
1991 Mitsubishi Galant vr4 RS
Posts: 261 | From: New Zealand | Member Since: 09/02/13 | IP: (116.251.180.207) |
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BENE38A Slanging Kiwi parts
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posted 05/07/16 05:44 AM
bringing this back from the dead! Had this whole project advertised for sale, couldn't let go. I had to sell the magnus and the turbo plus manifold to fix my van, now the van has been fixed and sold I have "invested" alot of money back into this project to hopefully push it over the line. I got another V4 which I painted and polished the lettering  a BNIB facelift JDM front  and a host of other new parts, a precision 6466, bigger kelfords, sparktech COP cdi ignition, evo 9 brembos and many other less interesting bits. also a half rad to acommodate the new turbo setup. Should start seeing parts fly through the door over the next two weeks and in between continue with the 5 stud swap, subframes and cleaning out this damn shed. want to get this thing rolling asap to send it off for a cage. I will keep the thread updated when I start ticking off some more stages of this build. Any fellow kiwis looking for an afco scirrocco radiator? never been used, hit me up ill look after you plus I have a dsm water neck with the coolant filler that will go with. it has 20an fittings welded onto the radiator. thanks for reading.
Posts: 261 | From: New Zealand | Member Since: 09/02/13 | IP: (116.251.166.38) |
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BENE38A Slanging Kiwi parts
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posted 06/28/16 01:50 AM
HUGE WEEKEND!
As parts started showing up I got my lazy ass back into the shed to finish all the bushings and ball joints up front.
I stripped back both wheel wells up front, removed the minimal rust and sprayed them with a kill rust epoxy enamel. Over top of that I sprayed a stone shield paint.
Then I installed the front subframe. Bolted up one lower control arm, Put the BC's up front and a front spindle.
This is the first time in about a year this car has had a wheel fitted and that includes the steering wheel
Now, the car has been minus an engine where it should be for over two years, finally I sat it in the there along with alot of the other goodies I was waiting on
Its a JMfabrications front facing 1g dsm manifold with a 3 inch downpipe with recirc for the mvr44. The turbo is a v-band in and out precision 6466 BB and obviously a magnus.
I am over the moon with this setup and the progress, the fitment for the front facing turbo is mint, the magnus is getting close to the brake booster and I suspect the master cylinder will be in the way but for now I just stand back and smile.
Next up is the rear end and stripping the underside of the car and re-coating like I did up front, pulling the fuel tank and giving that a birthday on top of the diff, transfer case and gearbox.
Thanks for reading, Ben.
Edited by BENE38A (06/28/16 06:39 AM)
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posted 07/01/17 02:12 AM
Been a long time but it is still moving ahead. I found another set of 17x8 +35 RPF1's for bugger all so I bought them, really the only thing stopping the car from rolling is I did not have tires. Since the last update I have -run the fuel feed -8 and fuel return -6 -made the fuel lines to and from the rail/reg and return -run new brake line to all four corners -installed wheels and pushed it outside for the first time in almost two years!     Up for some massive suspension adjustments this thing is all over the show, the subframes front and rear were torn to pieces. I have to finish the brembo upgrade, I need to either modify some hand brake cables or have some made also brakelines from the hardline to caliper. When I have the brakes completed its all off for the roll cage and engine bay fabrication. In the meantime I have this to enjoy,  Its a clean 1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III, feels good to be behind the wheel of an old school mitsu again. Thanks for reading
1991 Mitsubishi Galant vr4 RS
Posts: 261 | From: New Zealand | Member Since: 09/02/13 | IP: (101.53.207.163) |
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