Hey,
I know these mods are not much compared to what some have done but i thought i would show you the progress as i go along in this thread.
This weekend i fitted a ralliart wing, sports trim and power windows into my 96 TE. I dont think i will be doing power windows in a hurry again they are a pain in the butt.

Here are some pictures with the wing unsprayed. it will be sprayed late next week.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/DSC00257.jpg

Power windows and trim

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/DSC00259.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/DSC00258.jpg

VRX LTD DIALS

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/DSC00260.jpg


Still to come: Car Paint Respray
3.5ltr engine
5 speed tiptronic gear box
2 peice para headlights
Windows tinted

Coming along nicely what colour do you plan on respraying your car

Probably the colour of this GT below

http://network.news.com.au/image/0,10114,5114121,00.jpg

May I ask if thats going to be the following list of mods, why you didnt just buy a TJ and mod from there? I would have thought the cost would be the same and less of a hassle.

Nice job on the ralliart wing.

That is a nice colour i was thinking respraying my car as well and at one stage i did think about the same colour aswell with white wheels but decided not to go with this colour.Anyway should turn out nice cant wait to see pics when done

how does the trim look against the dash when the doors are shut?

Man looking good... good luck with the engine conversion and all that... look for a Ralliart engine instead :P Wishful thinking perhaps... You need some carbon fibre taillights, they'd look ace.

Sheepskin seatcovers too :P

very nice so far, how much did the boot lid cost with spoiler??

was looking at putting one on my VRX just for something different every now and then

looking nice mate. Why not go for a manual insted of a Tip tronic? Also, keep an eye out for a ralliart engine!

May I ask if thats going to be the following list of mods, why you didnt just buy a TJ and mod from there? I would have thought the cost would be the same and less of a hassle.

Nice job on the ralliart wing.

Ive had this car for a while now and i cant bring myself to sell it so i thought do it up.

how does the trim look against the dash when the doors are shut?

I was actually worried that it may look clashy but it looks really good. I will get a pic for you tomorrow.

very nice so far, how much did the boot lid cost with spoiler??

$450 for bootlid and wing which is in A+ condition, $350 for sports seats and trim, $550 for second hand power window kit (thats everything motors, switches, regulators etc..) and $220 for the blue instrument cluster.

Also i forgot to add to my mod list, i want a TJ VRX Front and rear bar set with side skirts and wheel arch flares. so if anybody has a set im happy to buy them as they are twice as much new.

[B]...$450 for bootlid and wing which is in A+ condition, $350 for sports seats and trim, $550 for second hand power window kit (thats everything motors, switches, regulators etc..) and $220 for the blue instrument cluster.Nice mods mate :thumbsup:
Not a bad set of improvements for a total of just over $1500.

looking good. how much is the respray going to set you back?

looking good. how much is the respray going to set you back?

Ive allowed $3000. It gets quoted today and put in on friday. so i will tell you how much it will cost this afternoon. He guy on the phone lauhged when i said i saved $3000 he said it wont be near that much.
But i have never had a crash of had to have a car resprayed before so i wouldnt have a clue.
Will find out this afternoon but the respray happens on friday :cool:

no where near that much?? i thort respray would be around that. ah well yeh let me know cheers

Ive allowed $3000. It gets quoted today and put in on friday. so i will tell you how much it will cost this afternoon. He guy on the phone lauhged when i said i saved $3000 he said it wont be near that much.
But i have never had a crash of had to have a car resprayed before so i wouldnt have a clue.
Will find out this afternoon but the respray happens on friday :cool:
The price really depends on what type of paint you want (metallic, gloss, camelion, pearl, etc)
I would of thought around $3000 aswell for a decent job.

Looking good mate. Will come together nicely. BTW where do you get the power window kits.

I want to get one for me :D

Looking good mate. Will come together nicely. BTW where do you get the power window kits.

I want to get one for me :D

I got them from a wrecking yard in campbelltown. My suggestions is ring around wrecking yards as mitsubishi want $1400 for their genuine kit. A lot of the time wrecking yards offer six months warranty on parts.

I think that colour would look nice n different on a magna, even a set of 19"ish White wheels would set it off aswell imo, might b rice to some ppl but who gives a flying F***.
Good job on the installs mate and goodluck with the future mods :)

The paint job is $2500 and is getting done this friday. Wont have the car back till tuesday. Cant wait

The paint job is $2500 and is getting done this friday. Wont have the car back till tuesday. Cant wait

so are u getting metallic paint or what?? any info would be great as 2500 is a good price!!

good job on the mods so far mate!!

Nah its not metalic, it is a flat colour with gloss

BTW $2500 is with me removing all the door trims etc first otherwise the job would be $2700

Hey Guys been pretty ill so my car couldnt be resprayed just yet but one of my TE's have just had a ralli art front bar fitted. the second TE is just waiting for gremlins front bar.
This one is finally being painted this weekend

I got the ralliart bar for $60 (its been repaired) but hey it was a bargain.
Here is a pic, i will be putting on the side skirts and flairs tomorrow.

Next week when i get gremlins bar the second TE will be done.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/DSC00716.jpg

Can I just ask, was the VRX dash a straight plug in deal. TE's don't come with digital odo, does the odo work? Could you possibly get it configured by VDO, to match the k's on your analogue dash?

Can I just ask, was the VRX dash a straight plug in deal. TE's don't come with digital odo, does the odo work? Could you possibly get it configured by VDO, to match the k's on your analogue dash?

The Series 2 TJ VRX is a digital dash, Series 1 is analogue and it plugs right in exactly. The only thing id P R N D 3 2 1 only light up in the gear indicator lights, 4 5 dont due to TE's not being tiptronic.
I Rang the RTA about the odo. You can get it adjusted by a professional OR you can write the original Km's in permanent marker on the back of the new cluster and record it in the car manual where you find your VIN, rego numbers, so as when you sell it you work out the difference between KM

hey mate..

i've got a friend that wants to do the power window conversion. how hard is it to do? Whats involved with the wiring and so on?

nice work mate, but why dont you just sell it and buy a newer magna that allready has power windows, 3.5L engine, and a 5sp tippy? if you didnt want to sell it. arnt you better off spending the money on aftermarket mods? making the 3.0L faster, you dont have to spend a lot to make a 3.0L faster than the 3.5, sorry im not tring to shut you down or anyhthing, just thought i would add some constructive critism

hey mate..

i've got a friend that wants to do the power window conversion. how hard is it to do? Whats involved with the wiring and so on?

Its not really that hard in a magna if its an official mitsu power window kit. Its just a matter of unplugging the current wiring loom that goes through your door, putting the power window bracket on the window and bolting it back in. After that you plug your new loom into where the old one came out. Be aware though.... if you buy a mitsu kit you will need to buy the switches, switch surrounds and a new door trim that supports power windows as they are a different shape.

Bryce

nice work mate, but why dont you just sell it and buy a newer magna that allready has power windows, 3.5L engine, and a 5sp tippy? if you didnt want to sell it. arnt you better off spending the money on aftermarket mods? making the 3.0L faster, you dont have to spend a lot to make a 3.0L faster than the 3.5, sorry im not tring to shut you down or anyhthing, just thought i would add some constructive critism


Good question.. Like the car, want to mod myself as it feels like i accomplished a big task and feel rewarded.
The reason i want the 3.5 ltr engine is not to make it goe faster but for the sake of having a newer engine, my engine is 11 years old now and starting to leak oil slowly etc just the usual... and the newer engines 2002, 2003 etc are all 3.5ltr's.

But thanks for the advise i can see where your coming from.:cool:

hey mate, so your guna have twin cars hey?? sorry my bar is taking so long, work is getting out of control, ill be in touch soon

Hey mate when you said you got the power window kits from a wrecker did you just take all the doors? Could i just got buy all 4 doors off a newer magna and then just swap over the guts and trims into my standard winder doors and walla we have power windows? im guessing not but...:doubt:

hey mate, so your guna have twin cars hey?? sorry my bar is taking so long, work is getting out of control, ill be in touch soon

No prob mate :D

Hey mate when you said you got the power window kits from a wrecker did you just take all the doors? Could i just got buy all 4 doors off a newer magna and then just swap over the guts and trims into my standard winder doors and walla we have power windows? im guessing not but...:doubt:

I purchase the TJ 02 sports interior which came with seats and door trims only. What i then did was bought a complete power window kit from franks at campbelltown. i didnt buy the doors, just the switches, motors and all necessary cabling.

You can buy all the doors and swap yes as they all have the same plugs for the power windows in the main console BUT...... then you would be up for say, maybe $150 per door not to mention finding them in the same colour etc... works out to be much more painful.

When doing the windows allow for half a day install and by yourself one of those handy Mcgregories Auto books for the magna so you know where the wiring points are :cool:

fair enough

Good work looking good

Hey guys,
Just an update, got all dents out of the car yesterday and under coat primed the bumpers and the dent repaired areas. 1 step closer to painting!

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/th_DSC00722.jpg

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/th_DSC00721.jpg

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/th_carback.jpg

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/th_DSC00718.jpg

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/th_DSC00717.jpg

Ive got a week off work and im spraying (with the help of a professional painter), next week.

so what colour are you gonna go, something outrageous???, or just plain colours

Hi Guys,
Car is painted. I painted it at home with the help of my friends father, who used to be a car spray painter.
I painted it brilliant white. I know it sounds plain at the moment but once i put some blue stripes down the sides and some decals it should look really good.
The picture below is the car but it has not been cut back and polished yet so it too shiny atm.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/carpainted.jpg

I got a KJ GTVI 3.5ltr engine with 70,000km on clock being put in on monday. I also need to put the side skirts and wheel flares on yet.

Hi Guys,
Car is painted. I painted it at home with the help of my friends father, who used to be a car spray painter.
I painted it brilliant white. I know it sounds plain at the moment but once i put some blue stripes down the sides and some decals it should look really good.
The picture below is the car but it has not been cut back and polished yet so it too shiny atm.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/brycehf/carpainted.jpg

I got a KJ GTVI 3.5ltr engine with 70,000km on clock being put in on monday. I also need to put the side skirts and wheel flares on yet.

very nice, wish i had some money now...

that looks great, even better once the skirts and wheel arches are on.

are you going to leave the grille? i think it'd look awesome black

needs parras, chrome grill, and rims stat!

otherwise looks good, something different :) not a huge fan of white cars but will definitely look different once complete! keep us updated :)

spray the grill, did you think of going manual?