siren676
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Been tinkering with the truck over the last few months in between picking up renovation parts. Scoured through the catalogs at work to find some replacement rear shocks. Fronts off a mid 80's Chevy Blazer fit perfectly, just needed to slightly increase the diameter of the crush tube. Mates invited me along to the oldschool drags where it got a best time of 21.60@59mph Over the xmas break finally started wrapping the truck with the wrap i bought around xmas the year before 1.5x6m roll of 3M Gloss Black Rose almost finished the whole truck, just got 2 bed sides to finish, and the smaller border of the tray. Will be using bedliner for the inside of the tray and back of the cab.
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Parts are hard to find for them over here, i've imported most of my difficult parts from yahoo japan. Oe number for the booster is MR370408, from what i can find over $1k new. Could try something like this if 2nd hand is ok. https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/r1090095794?conversionType=service_page_search
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Small antics over xmas, bought a cb radio for it. Then helped a mate re-gravel his driveway, 1/2 cube of gap40 at a time was slightly overloaded but it handled it fine. Finally got some rolling shots too. Getting vinyl wrapped over new years so watch this space...
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Small updates. Helped a mate pick up a whole shed from Silverdale. 2 up with a fair bit over the rated capacity it struggled on Albany hill. Even with a run-up it slowed down from slightly north of 100 to 70kph by the top with the accelerator pinned to the floor. That one trip spawned the idea for its new personalised plate. Imported some lowering springs from Yahoo Japan. Rated drop was 35mm front, 50mm rear but it seemed to go a little lower once i replaced the rear bump stops. Very happy with how it sits now. Leaf springs seem to be uprated too as it drove much smoother on a 400kg dump run and still had some travel.
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Thought they weren't allowed as most of them block the operation of the indicators
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The NC 5 speed box doesn't have an internal drive gear. NC https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/genuine/unit?c=Mazda&ssd=%24*KwEIPC09VGJUYlsWc3MLBlBEZGN9DAMODx0OHl5efH4LRVpMIxkPU1daUXoKcgtWWUcLRVVQVntPWxATBlMJfAoLDQwAAAAAJvVUlQ%24&vid=1412980545&cid=&uid=146501&q= NA https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/genuine/unit?c=Mazda&ssd=%24*KwHe6vvOqamhv6ii34D92IaSsrWr2tXY2cvYyIiIqqjdk4ya9c_ZhYGMh6yopNiEiZ_dk4OGgK2ZjcbF0IXfqtzd2NsAAAAAF_3U_g%24&vid=1412980575&cid=&uid=203543&q=
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Managed to find some factory tailgate chains on yahoo japan. Picked up more ridiculous loads from Bunnings. Had the week off work so grabbed my welder back off my dad and started making some things starting with a rear lumber rack. Between my helmet intermittently turning off giving me arc eye and not touching the welder in 10 years my welds weren't pretty, flux core didnt help either. Hit it with a grinder and rattle can, hasn't fallen apart yet Finally decided to replace the old exhaust with a custom one. Seemed to make a difference replacing the cat converter with a reso, decent sized muffler and moving up from 30mm to 45mm pipe. Very happy with how it came out, didn't want it too loud.
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Trucks been doing a fair bit of work over the last year. Taking out a tree for a colleague. Found a tonneau cover that fits very tidily. Found an LSD on yahoo japan, 6" 2-way clutch type 6.666 ratio from a slightly earlier model. Was good that I'd bought it as i discovered the pinion bearing was toast in the original diff while swapping the new one in. Tiny axles on these trucks. Picked up some more windows for the house. And found out that 6m lengths of wood "fit" on it, will be building some front and rear ladder racks shortly. Next mods on the to-do list. -Make the flares out of sheet metal -Fit the new wheels. -Replace the AM radio -Build some limiting straps for the tailgate -Look into importing some lowering springs.
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If a deal pops up i say do it! Find myself making excuses to use it, even made some money off doing pickup/deliveries for mates. This ones been really good on gas (even if doing 5.5k @ 100kph) been getting 7.8l/100km no matter how hard i drive it.
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Did a little clear out of the garage during lockdown and found my wheel collection so decided to test fit them and see what size flares i need to make. Need at least 60mm for the 6 black wheels and 90mm for the formula mesh. Fitted a Momo Prototipo i forgot i had bought. Picked up a wood lathe and did a couple of near 500kg dump runs. And worked out how to get a stock looking tachometer into it. Discovered on a Japanese forum that the Mitsubishi Townbox dash cluster has identical wiring, just need to run 1 wire from the ecu to the cluster for the tach signal. Works perfect, has a dual trip meter and now know that the limiter is at 7500rpm.
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I have considered that route but really don't want to risk breaking an axle since everything has to come out of Japan. Going to grab a Carry or similar kei trucks diff and see if they use the same housing/axle splines/prop shaft flanges. That or wait till another complete Minicab/clipper/townbox diff comes up on Yahoo Japan and get moonlight to bring it in
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Thought i'd make a thread to keep track of the progress and antics i get up to with the truck. Basic details. 2005 Mitsubishi Minicab Truck 3G83 - 3cyl 660cc 12 valve SOHC, 10.2:1 compression 5 Speed manual 6.857:1 open diff 14x5.5 +39 wheels with 165/60-14 tyres Moves a surprising amount of weight around, this trip to the dump tipped the scales at 1230kg with a passenger. (Considering its only 700kg dry weight) Also done numerous trips to Bunnings for building supplies and taking my bikes places. Ordered new parts off yahoo japan. Replacement drivers seat belt buckle as it didnt come with one and a factory tool/storage box that bolts under the tray. Future mods planned are different wheels, flares to suit, lowering springs, full paint job and an LSD install once i figure out what fits( factory ones are rare as hens teeth).
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Replacement leaf springs it is then
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Possibly been covered before but i assume i'd need a cert if i converted my minicab from diff under spring to over spring by getting the perches put on the other side?
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Borrowed the brake flaring tool from work and made up some lines to relocate the brake proportioning valve from beside to under the master cyl for more itb clearance. Fitted slightly bigger brakes (255mm front, 250mm rear) off an NA8 MX5 along with braided lines, new pads and rotors. Car stops on a dime now and the handbrake has a lot more bite.
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More progress. Got a Suzuki Cappuccino washer bottle to replace the stock one as the stainless headers were boiling the washer fluid straight out. Started building my custom center console, will be sealed with fiberglass/epoxy then covered in leather and stainless steel. Finally got the guts to take the car out drifting. Went to a drift day at the new Evergreen drift track at Meremere. Car had no problems throughout the day and the super short gearing worked perfect for the tight track. Unfortunately only took down a pair of skid wheels which i went through in 45mins track time so i have a boot mounted tyre rack in the works for next time.
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Haha small world
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Time for an update on mods and parts hoarding. Got some new gauge faces with rescaled speedo to be accurate with the 4.778 diff, now only reading 2% high. Entered into 4&Rotary show at asb showgrounds, car club convinced me to fit the S2 Racing front end in time for the show. Unfortunately it sits too low and would get destroyed for daily use so took it off until i figure out some sort of air raiser setup. Designing and collecting parts to redo the interior, making a new center console, radio surround and cluster cover. Also have started to piece together an itb setup. And just this weekend installed a new 272° intake cam to suit the n/a route im taking along with a BFMR rocker cover, Maruha cam gears and a catch can. And mandatory idle video
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http://www.cargister.com/calculator-gear-ratio It's an interesting calculator to play with, my 3rd gear is now shorter than my 2nd gear with the old 5spd with 4.1 diff was
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Cant really run a taller tyre without major guard clearancing, current tyres barely clear the front and rear of the arch on lock. Also my entire wheel collection are 14's Ratios on the new setup are pretty nice, really need to have a go on track and let it stretch its legs to see what it gets to.
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Or need a higher top speed than 196k's I think I've accidentally built a good n/a grip racing car instead of drift
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It's a 7" ring and pinion so fits in 1.8 na or nb diff housings. Considered going with an aftermarket kia gear set but 5.1 or 5.4 might have been a little bit too short haha
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Keep forgetting to update this. Changed a few things over the last 6 months. Finally got around to having a rollbar made up for it by Chubb Racing. Will now be confident to get back out onto the track again. And made it stand out a lot by painting it yellow A friend needed some money so sold me his retro cluster cover made by KG Works Gave the car a proper wash as i was asked by NZPC if they could feature it in the daily driven article. Also bought and installed a 6 speed which has made the ratios super short with the 4.778 ratio diff. 3rd gear taps out at 100kph and sitting at 3900rpm at 100kph in 6th Have been watching too many itb/carb videos lately so might be doing an itb setup with 20v 4age throttles in the near future
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Was tired of the torsen lsd starting to open wheel getting into works driveway so made a plan to build a bit of a Frankenstein diff. Bought a front diff out of a kia sportage to get the 7" ring and pinion out of it which is 4.778:1 ratio. Got a factory non-turbo FC clutch type lsd from USA which takes the 7" ring gear and has the same splines as the mx5 axles. All of this was bolted into a MX5 housing which allowed it to bolt straight in. Car accelerates a lot nicer now but the speedometer is 12% high even after changing to a different speedo drive. Got some Dunlop Direzza Zii's for the rear to match the fronts then went on a charity cruise up to Paihia. After the cruise we camped out at Matauri bay then I decided to take the scenic route back to Auckland starting from Cape Reinga.
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Auckland Monthly Meet - Wednesday 16th November
siren676 replied to Threeonthetree's topic in Upper North Island Region
Awesome night guys, was a big turnout. Didnt manage any pics this time as I was too buy talking but there were a lot of people walking around with cameras.
