Post by CheapTalon on Feb 15, 2011 4:17:39 GMT -5
Not sure if I like the title of my project log, but it seems appropriate considering the car came from Cali so I'll go with it for now....
Anywho, I picked up (err, car was dropped off) my new Mirage this past week. I have had a couple other "projects" that never reached fruition ever since I parted my old Colt GT hatch and knew I would come back to another CSM someday. A buddy in Cali just so happened to be selling his mildly modded OG turbo car for a great price so I decided a couple months ago to sell my sedan (hopefully to another member on here) and pick up this rust-free car. Progress will be slow until the weather breaks, but with my new job I should be able to buy a few things for it and make it to some meets this year. Car already has:
-low mileage 6-bolt 4g63
-front camber plates
-Galant knuckles w/2 piston calipers
-16g
-660s
-NZ headlights
-15" slips
-1g AWD Koni Yellows on custom coilovers
...blah blah blah.
I bought it mainly for it being rust-free and that I'll be able to sell a handful of the mods to put towards the new setup. This year I would like to slam the car on a different wheel/tire/suspension setup, as well as convert it to AWD and look for low 11's on e85. To accomplish this I'm going with:
-T3 HX40
-Fuel cell/dual ext wallys/1600cc injectors
-1g AWD rear subframe from TJ's 1g
-BC Racing BR coilovers for a 1g
-Scirocco radiator
-TiAL this and that
-16x8, 5x114.3 et38ish wheels (probably slips)
-Etc
The body is nice enough that I won't touch it this year, and while the interior is a little beat, I'll wait til next year for that too. For now I'll just post some pics of it I guess and I'll just update as I acquire parts.
Warning: These pics make it look a little nicer than it is. Gotta love photoshop.
Anywho, I picked up (err, car was dropped off) my new Mirage this past week. I have had a couple other "projects" that never reached fruition ever since I parted my old Colt GT hatch and knew I would come back to another CSM someday. A buddy in Cali just so happened to be selling his mildly modded OG turbo car for a great price so I decided a couple months ago to sell my sedan (hopefully to another member on here) and pick up this rust-free car. Progress will be slow until the weather breaks, but with my new job I should be able to buy a few things for it and make it to some meets this year. Car already has:
-low mileage 6-bolt 4g63
-front camber plates
-Galant knuckles w/2 piston calipers
-16g
-660s
-NZ headlights
-15" slips
-1g AWD Koni Yellows on custom coilovers
...blah blah blah.
I bought it mainly for it being rust-free and that I'll be able to sell a handful of the mods to put towards the new setup. This year I would like to slam the car on a different wheel/tire/suspension setup, as well as convert it to AWD and look for low 11's on e85. To accomplish this I'm going with:
-T3 HX40
-Fuel cell/dual ext wallys/1600cc injectors
-1g AWD rear subframe from TJ's 1g
-BC Racing BR coilovers for a 1g
-Scirocco radiator
-TiAL this and that
-16x8, 5x114.3 et38ish wheels (probably slips)
-Etc
The body is nice enough that I won't touch it this year, and while the interior is a little beat, I'll wait til next year for that too. For now I'll just post some pics of it I guess and I'll just update as I acquire parts.
Warning: These pics make it look a little nicer than it is. Gotta love photoshop.