hi all i been a member for a while but this is my first post, any ways i have a 86 magna and i am going to spray it back with red interior as u will probly notice i no little about customising. my questions are:
is it safe 2 spray my door/floor carpet with ordinary red paint or do i need special paint?
can i paint the dash with normal paint??
what do i need to install a pod filter and how do i do this???
is it safe to buy an old turbo sigma or such and swap parts onto my 2,6 astron????
and i want to put one of those jap exhausts on it, do they shound good on magnas????

any help will be great thanks to everyone for ur helpful posts

Might want to check out these guys.

http://www.detailparadise.com.au/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index

I would recomend againts just spraying with normal cheap spray paint.

i sprayed my dash, doors and the pillar covers with plastic primer, black dulux paint and clear gloss, all in cans and it came up awsomely

the floor and carpet will need some special kind of paint i would assume...

pod is no go, messes with sensor, get a k&n oval pod, got me a proven 1.7kw extra

cannons sound alright, but meh.....

I may be selling my K&N air filter (fits factory can), as i upgrading my afm to a 2nd/3rd gen afm, so i can run a direct(without big bends) induction without going behind the battery

You can get carpet paint, check out vynal dye.

EFI or Carby ?

If injected you will need a K&N
But there is no harm in using a Pod on a Carby.

assuming carby... being 1986 - it's probably a TM


you can go to efi easily enough

OR

you can upgrade the carby.

the carby option is cheaper for better results IMO.

Sigma bits will fit, they are essentially the same motor, but there are differences small differences for example: pistons are flat top in a magna, manifolds are different being FWD/RWD, head revisions in magna engine (ie lifters, cam profile), etc

could someone show me were to put the k/n pod and how to do it with pics or something please i dont know much as i am learning
what is suitable for carpet painting

ok, you can get a k&n filter that fits where your original filter goes

ok, you can get a k&n filter that fits where your original filter goes

Agreed. it's the easiest option.


what is suitable for carpet painting

VHT Carpet Dye, however if your gonna do your whole carpet, it's probably easier and cheaper to buy new carpet int he colour you want.

a place like http://www.knoxautocarpets.com.au/products.htm has what your looking for. click under mitsubishi, you'll see "MAGNA TM,TN,TP 1985 - 1990 FLOOR CARPET, BOOT CARPET"

yeah i found that joint only 155 for all new carpet but i wanted to paint the carpet in the door trim aswell so yeah i got ot get some dye or someting i am off to get some grill wire this week to put in my bodykit and replace old grill with for a bit more of a tuner look lol
need to get my shift tacho set up too
just wondering has anyone spun the wheels in second on there standard magna manual cause i am a learner and spun them twice in one day just thought i would ask

VHT Carpet Dye, however if your gonna do your whole carpet, it's probably easier and cheaper to buy new carpet int he colour you want.

a place like http://www.knoxautocarpets.com.au/products.htm has what your looking for. click under mitsubishi, you'll see "MAGNA TM,TN,TP 1985 - 1990 FLOOR CARPET, BOOT CARPET"
indeed for what its worth, plus that carpet dye will still ware off and would never look even
my new carpet is from that joint and there fairly good, as for the door trims, just go custom, i used black and white vynal for mine



just wondering has anyone spun the wheels in second on there standard magna manual cause i am a learner and spun them twice in one day just thought i would ask
manual or auto?? cos manuals easy even with a slipping clutch ey bill lol

manual or auto?? cos manuals easy even with a slipping clutch ey bill lol

hahaha, yeah :D astron ftw!