Taistorm

The new, old Mirage turned up on my driveway today. Pretty stoaked but there's a few things the guy I brought it off didnt tell me about but overall it's all good. Will throw some pic's up tomorrow if the suns out

Give Tony a call bro, he'll sort you.

Fuck yea good on ya mate! Good to see the viva running atlast!

Will probably be up there next weekend bro. Will throw some more pics up when it arrives

Should have this up at mine at the start of next week! Gotta bit of cash lying around right now so will be getting alot of shit done quickly I hope. LOL dont worry there will be no painting haha, apart from a few bits that need to be straightened out and repainted.

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Yo, need a car brought up to Northshore, Auckland from Lower Hutt. I made enquires at about 6 different freight companies and the cheapest I could get is $550 which I thought was a bit ridiculous. Anyone keen to bring it up for me for around $400? It is a 1982 Mitsi Mirage and will need to be trailered up as the engine is shanked. Has no current wof or rego but I think the rego's on hold (just ran out though otherwise). If it was drivable I was gonna fly down and drive it up but unfortunately I cant . Would be primo If someone would be able to bring it up but if noones keen i'll have to fork out the extra cash and get it freighted which would be a bummer. Chur, Tai.

Oh the one on point chev road with like 5 parked in front?

If anyones heading up from that way within next week and has space, I need an engine brought up please. Can supply Brews/gas money watevs

So decided to fire this cunt up today and take a few pics. Over the last month or so Ive had my dads mate do a bit of panel work and straighten out all the tiny dings throughout. Over the few months that it had been sitting the battery had fucked out even though its pretty new which sucks and wont hold a charge anymore (chevettes dont really have the best alternators so if i can be bother i might try adapt something else), the fanbelt snapped which is out of it cause it was pretty new aswell and wasnt too tight or too loose and I cant get the car to idle. Thought it it was due to there being too much fuel in the air/fuel mixture but i leaned it out which didnt make a difference and the timing was all good so im not too sure what else would make it do this? will look into it. Also the lock barrel for the drivers door has jammed up and the master actuator for the central locking has shat itself. Not looking to good right now but easy fixes ay haha. Picture time.. Some paint cracking that I need to sand out Now that i've sold the mirage I can afford my course books and some paint for the beast haha. Gotta do a bit more sanding, re primer then i'll be throwing some GM aquarious on

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So sad to see this sack of shit go, after having it for the last 3 and learning how to drive manual in it. Gone up to Whanagrei now. Atleast i've got coin to get some $400 worth of uni books now and get the chevette painted. Once I sell another car and have some more de neiro's i'll try pick up a minter. Know of a few that i'll be approaching in primo as condition. For the mean time i'll just be updating on engine stz hehe. Churrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hey bro I nice lancer. I think that if you want to make your own coilovers and get them certed, they have to be sent away to be crack tested which is quite expensive.

A bit of inspiration.

so you think they sold me a faulty voltage reg, or the incorrect one? Will run the old one but I'm just a bit worried incase the same shit happens as im not keen on frying the wire again on the otherside of auckland (although I can just disconnect it then roll start but the battery wont charge)

My corolla started having starting problems a week ago which i initially thought was caused by the starter solenoid so got it and the starer motor tested and they were working sweet. All of a sudden a few days after, I went to start up the car and it didnt turn over but instead the wire that runs from the alternator to the voltage regulator burnt through. So I had the alternator checked then reconditioned as it needed to be, replaced the melted wire, cleaned all the terminals and replaced the regulator. The car now starts up first pop but the new regulator causes the battery voltage to charge up and increase a hell of alot more quickly and higher, compared to the old one and after a few minutes it starts to smoke up. Old Regulator raises to 14.56v over a few mins - New Regulator raises past 15v in about 2/3s of the time. I swapped the old regulator back in and it still started up after holding the key for a few seconds which is sweet but im worried as its quit dodgey and might cause the wire to burn through again. Can anyone one tell me why the new regulator is getting too hot and starting to smoke? Thanks, Tai

From what I hear, they've brought in a new emissions standard/regulation thingy for certs when swapping an engine. Does anyone have legiti knowledge about this?

Havent really done anything at all since before xmas but I started getting stuck in today. Managed to get all the bolts, nuts and other stz on the frontside of the engine electroplated and coated with gold passivate which turned out quite nice. Also did all the sump bolts 'n' shit but some of them were in the shadow of the others and need to be recoated. Heres also some picks of the bits I picked up a while ago and the link ecu. Gsr Injectors Some 6cyl Merc fuel rail that needs to be cut and re-threaded (the injector positions lined up perfectly to the ports on the stock intake manifold. Fuel pump, not sure whats it off but should pump at over 50psi which will do the job sweet as. Comparison of the old and new throttle bodies And the ECU and loom Over the next week im gonna try strip out the engine bay in the mirage and get all the nuts & bolts ready for a new coat and try get some sanding started.

Dont worry bout it, change of plans now. Cheers though

I hear wairau's got a few dodge asian ones

Any chance you could check out a car for me in Tauranga? Cheers

I'm keen on a car in tga but need someone mechanically minded to check it out for me and just make sure it's all good before I go ahead and purchase. If anyones got the time to have a inspection for me that would be primo! Cheers guys

Where abouts are you located? Tony Lynch up at Dairyflat could sort you one for a good price 021971612. Just give him a call. He's a real GC and does alot of work for Murray from Weber Specialties.

Do about 5+ coats of armorall. The shit works a treat.