I've finally modded this totally stock white carby TN Magna, the first out of several owners to sucessfully do so. I'm only starting smallish. It's got the high end console from my wagon, a carby overhaul, and I've got the plugs and sensors for the digital dash conversion. The trouble is, I left my workshop manual at the Pick A Part. :redface:

There's also a few other mods done, but they can wait until later for announcement, the most important, is the car's almost ready to be presented for it's Certificate of Roadworthyness.

:thumbsup: :clap: The longest journey starts with the smallest step .........pretty zen huh. lol

Keep us up to date Gav.:D

Wise man said: the journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fanbelt and a leaky tyre.

I'll keep people posted. It's not quite Casper, it's more of a restification.

good to hear there still first gen"s out there:D
hehe ive got a few things up my sleve to do over the next few months but im not gonna say:P
good luck with the rwc

You'll do fine man. I got my rwc the other day, it's quite a feeling to know everything about your car is in ship shape, and doesn't blow any smoke. :)

had mine checked from bumber to bumper 2 weeks ago by a friend whos a machanic "**** its clean for a mitsubishi and you will need wesh plugs in the next 6 months" where the only things he said, once u get them in good nick the tend to stay there

once u get them in good nick the tend to stay there
Yeah, that's true. Mistreat it, and all hell breaks loose, too.

Came bac from the roadworthy today. The list isn't too long, but there's a couple of big ticket items in there, unfortunately

1) Middle Muffler leak
2)2x Bottom Ball joints worn
3)Steering rack leaks
4) 2x Front brake hoses
5)CV boot L/h inner
6) Exhaust support bolt missing
7) Front struts
8) Trans leaks
9) Loweer control arm bushes x4
10) Front exhaust pipe
11) Rear shocks leaking
12)LHF door rust (patched it, but it probaly requires replacement
13) RHR window winder (broken Jesus clip)
14) Hsndbrake adjust
15) washer wiper motor weak
16) Brake pedal pad

The difficult ones are the shocks and struts, brakes and bushes, the rest I can probably do myself.

items 12, 15 i call bull****, besides its not a real roady i cant see wiper blades there at all

to be fair most failed items if they broke would see your ass in a black plastic bag so dont take it to heart too much, never looked into the struts do they come out as one unit no need to compress?

items 12, 15 i call bull****, besides its not a real roady i cant see wiper blades there at all

to be fair most failed items if they broke would see your ass in a black plastic bag so dont take it to heart too much, never looked into the struts do they come out as one unit no need to compress?
Yeah, I was planning on renewing the suspension when I could afford to do so. The windscreen and wipers were only replaced a little while back, hence they're fine. I wanted it to pass genuinely, though I hit a flaming bollard this evening, so that requires repairing too!

Doesn't matter either way. It just got written off. I'm fine, the guy at fault is fine, the Magna performed perfectly.

sucks to hear dude, after all that

Doesn't matter either way. It just got written off. I'm fine, the guy at fault is fine, the Magna performed perfectly.

WTF GAV
First your carby ****s up, then you hit a bollard, now its written off?????

You have had some crap luck with cars.
Sorry to hear man

often the loss of a car brings a new direction in your life

we sure hope you stay with the forum :pray:

That's real bad luck, there are many more 1st Gens waiting for you, better luck next time. :)

best rules to follow when buying a 1st gen avoid if you awnser yes to any of the following:

is it an auto?
it has a carbi?
it has metallic paint?

best rules to follow when buying a 1st gen avoid if you awnser yes to any of the following:

is it an auto?
it has a carbi?
it has metallic paint?

Whats wrong with the metallic paint?

Cave walls have better paint. The metallics fade, go chalky, or the clearcoat goes funky.

best rules to follow when buying a 1st gen avoid if you awnser yes to any of the following:

is it an auto?
it has a carbi?
it has metallic paint?

And whats wrong with auto's?? (the tp is supossed to be one of the strongest that mitsu made(so ive been lead to belive), alot of ppl with turbo convertions go for the tp box over say the vr4 , well a few ive seen)
mine is very smooth and has never had an issue and it's been given the boot a few times:D mind you the box and engine are about to hit 130xxxkms. Plus i do the oil and filter every 2nd engine oil change(i think it's all down to the fact of matinance, if it's been looked after then it will go for a hell of a long time, but a soon as it starts to be neglected then little problems start to pop up).The only issues i have with my magna is wear and tear items and you expect that after 17yrs on the road. engine oil i do at 5000kms