New project - Mitsubishi Mirage Asti ZR
Discussion
designforlife said:
yeah it is, i actually have an evo 5 bootlid and spoiler that came with the car.
I'm in two minds as to whether to put them on, i think it needs bigger wheels and a lower stance to pull that off.
i also quite like the stock bootlid and spoiler
It looks great as it is.I'm in two minds as to whether to put them on, i think it needs bigger wheels and a lower stance to pull that off.
i also quite like the stock bootlid and spoiler
Who'd have thought it? 20 years ago Mitsi were way ahead of VAG in platform sharing
Busy weekend for the Mirage...
Went in to have that god awful rear wheel hub/bearing fixed, new front droplinks, and new rear lower arm bushes.
Unsurprisingly it was a bit of a beast of a job, every nut and bolt under the car is pretty much soldered solid with rust...all in all it was a 5 hour job doing what should have taken about half that! But, it's done.
It's a much nicer drive now, all the severe clonks and rattles are gone, and the cabin is a much quieter place now the rear wheel bearing isn't screaming at me!
Next step, full service on wednesday
Went in to have that god awful rear wheel hub/bearing fixed, new front droplinks, and new rear lower arm bushes.
Unsurprisingly it was a bit of a beast of a job, every nut and bolt under the car is pretty much soldered solid with rust...all in all it was a 5 hour job doing what should have taken about half that! But, it's done.
It's a much nicer drive now, all the severe clonks and rattles are gone, and the cabin is a much quieter place now the rear wheel bearing isn't screaming at me!
Next step, full service on wednesday
Drives brilliantly after the full service, really able to push the car on a bit now and see how it fares.
Only thing left for the moment is to get the valve clearances done (shes a little tappety), and fit some new rear discs when i get a chance (won them off ebay for £20 delivered for the pair, win!).
Definitely need to further address the suspension at some point, I have a feeling it needs some further bushing replacements, and TBH really needs dropping on coilovers to improve the handling a little (perhaps i've been spoiled coming from an mx5).
Straight line wise, i'm super happy, not going to start messing with something that just seems to do things right, apparently you can buy MIVEC controllers, but i figure mitsubishi probably got the mivec points right from the factory.
This weekends little job...remove broken mitsi badge until i find a replacement, or just leave it off.
Only thing left for the moment is to get the valve clearances done (shes a little tappety), and fit some new rear discs when i get a chance (won them off ebay for £20 delivered for the pair, win!).
Definitely need to further address the suspension at some point, I have a feeling it needs some further bushing replacements, and TBH really needs dropping on coilovers to improve the handling a little (perhaps i've been spoiled coming from an mx5).
Straight line wise, i'm super happy, not going to start messing with something that just seems to do things right, apparently you can buy MIVEC controllers, but i figure mitsubishi probably got the mivec points right from the factory.
This weekends little job...remove broken mitsi badge until i find a replacement, or just leave it off.
well, it seems the concept of trouble free motoring has been lost on the Asti...it's been great mostly but has developed a niggle.
Was doing some carriageway driving the other night, and on a couple of pulls up to 80mph I was getting some quite bad shake and vibration from the front passenger side of the car (could feel it from the wheel, rather than through the steering). this was under driving rather than braking.
Got home and had a nosey, one very very hot alloy wheel and caliper, so first things first the caliper is definitely sticking on that front passenger side.
Would the combo of stuck caliper and hot disc cause that vibration? or should I be looking further?
Goes without saying that the caliper is getting rebuilt and i'll chuck some new discs on....but curious as to whether I'm actually looking at two seperate problems here. I had many stuck calipers over the years on my old mx5, and never once did I experience any vibration along with it!
Was doing some carriageway driving the other night, and on a couple of pulls up to 80mph I was getting some quite bad shake and vibration from the front passenger side of the car (could feel it from the wheel, rather than through the steering). this was under driving rather than braking.
Got home and had a nosey, one very very hot alloy wheel and caliper, so first things first the caliper is definitely sticking on that front passenger side.
Would the combo of stuck caliper and hot disc cause that vibration? or should I be looking further?
Goes without saying that the caliper is getting rebuilt and i'll chuck some new discs on....but curious as to whether I'm actually looking at two seperate problems here. I had many stuck calipers over the years on my old mx5, and never once did I experience any vibration along with it!
Rather hoping it is that tbh, and I don't have to play "chase the problem by fixing several things that aren't actually the problem".
It's going in for an alignment check on saturday too, just to eliminate the obvious.
Typically, this has all come at a somewhat precarious financial moment...booked in at the end of the month to have the rear chassis legs welded up and the whole car undersealed for the winter.
Starting to question my wisdom in buying a project car rather than something more sorted, but i'm sure this will pass with time as i get more bits and bobs sorted out on it.
At the minute the most depressing aspect is washing the car and seeing all the little rust patches that need attending to along with the bigger bodywork jobs. Getting the rust riddled wing sorted in the new year will be a big boost psychologically speaking.
It's going in for an alignment check on saturday too, just to eliminate the obvious.
Typically, this has all come at a somewhat precarious financial moment...booked in at the end of the month to have the rear chassis legs welded up and the whole car undersealed for the winter.
Starting to question my wisdom in buying a project car rather than something more sorted, but i'm sure this will pass with time as i get more bits and bobs sorted out on it.
At the minute the most depressing aspect is washing the car and seeing all the little rust patches that need attending to along with the bigger bodywork jobs. Getting the rust riddled wing sorted in the new year will be a big boost psychologically speaking.
Well, caliper all freed off and new front discs and pads...braking has been transformed.
Had a bit of a nightmare over the weekend, took the car to a local STS to have the alignment and balancing checked (mistake).
They totally f
ked it up and i drove out with a very crooked steering wheel, they were quick to refund me and usher me out of there, as they clearly had no idea whatsoever what they were doing (note- avoid STS tyres st albans like the plague).
This meant an emergency trip over to wheels in motion on monday, £100 later and the car is fully setup...should have just gone there in the first place. STS had basically set up the alignment on the front of the car, with no regard whatsoever for the rear axle.
On the plus side, the mirage now handles beautifully, and while it was on the ramps at WIM, we were able to track down the source of my mystery suspension rattle- worn ARB D bushings, i was able to rattle it with my hand!
Had a bit of a nightmare over the weekend, took the car to a local STS to have the alignment and balancing checked (mistake).
They totally f
ked it up and i drove out with a very crooked steering wheel, they were quick to refund me and usher me out of there, as they clearly had no idea whatsoever what they were doing (note- avoid STS tyres st albans like the plague).This meant an emergency trip over to wheels in motion on monday, £100 later and the car is fully setup...should have just gone there in the first place. STS had basically set up the alignment on the front of the car, with no regard whatsoever for the rear axle.
On the plus side, the mirage now handles beautifully, and while it was on the ramps at WIM, we were able to track down the source of my mystery suspension rattle- worn ARB D bushings, i was able to rattle it with my hand!
so far i've come across some interchangeable panels (boot lid etc). And my asti also uses evo 4/5/6 rear parcel shelf speaker covers, had to venture over to lancerregister to source those as mine were absent!
yeah somehow they managed to coupe the colt but hardly increase the weight of the car at all...probably why it's rusting away so effectively!
yeah somehow they managed to coupe the colt but hardly increase the weight of the car at all...probably why it's rusting away so effectively!
designforlife said:
yeah somehow they managed to coupe the colt but hardly increase the weight of the car at all...probably why it's rusting away so effectively!
I'm nearly sure the roads in Japan aren't salted when snow rolls in, so the car may never have been undersealed. Hopefully you'll get the rust sorted, for the Astis are total oddities. I heard of one around Belfast, but I have no idea if it's still on the road.tbh aside from the rear chassis legs, and crushed sill seams at the jacking points, it doesn't look totally hideous underneath, certainly no worse than my old 2002 uk mx5.
at stock it sits fairly high off the road which must have helped over the years.
it's done an average of about 6-7000 miles a year since its been in the uk (imported in 2001).
at stock it sits fairly high off the road which must have helped over the years.
it's done an average of about 6-7000 miles a year since its been in the uk (imported in 2001).
it was basically just young, ignorant, close minded mx5 owners saying it was st...unfortunately a large part the mx5 scene has gone that way in the last 2-3 years, as mk1s have become borderline affordable on insurance for the yoof, and drifting and slamming cars is very much in fashion. People tend to be quite hostile towards other cars in single marque clubs/forums sometimes too.
Doing a bit of dual carriageway blasting last night I realized that I don't miss the mx5 at all, getting the mirage was deffo the right call.
Drop it off on monday for welding, gonna miss driving it for the week!
Pretty interested in getting it on a rolling road, and seeing where it falls in terms of figures...trying to find factory performance figures for it online has proved tricky!
t...unfortunately a large part the mx5 scene has gone that way in the last 2-3 years, as mk1s have become borderline affordable on insurance for the yoof, and drifting and slamming cars is very much in fashion. People tend to be quite hostile towards other cars in single marque clubs/forums sometimes too.Doing a bit of dual carriageway blasting last night I realized that I don't miss the mx5 at all, getting the mirage was deffo the right call.
Drop it off on monday for welding, gonna miss driving it for the week!
Pretty interested in getting it on a rolling road, and seeing where it falls in terms of figures...trying to find factory performance figures for it online has proved tricky!
Engine will be the same as the Cyborg ZR (hatch) version, wouldn't it? http://asia.vtec.net/side/cyborg/http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1997/1988495...http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/catalog/MITSUBISHI...
EDIT: Two variations: http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/catalog/MITSUBISHI...
http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/catalog/MITSUBISHI...
EDIT: Two variations: http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/catalog/MITSUBISHI...
http://www.goo-net-exchange.com/catalog/MITSUBISHI...
Edited by SonicShadow on Friday 20th November 14:06
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