Hi, from Reading - Printable Version

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

Hi everyone. I thought i'd join up and share with you my Mitsubishi Colt CJ4A Widearched 4G93 Turbo Mivec project Big Grin

Here are some pics of how it started upto it's current state Big Grin

The day i bought it...

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couple of mods...

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Roughly a year later i had a 1.6 Mivec Engine conversion done by a guy in kent and had nothing but problems with it !

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A couple more mods later....

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

This was what the car looked like before i had decided to rebuild a new hybrid engine and custom bodywork. Here are a few of very many pics that were taken over the course of the build which has taken around 2years to get to where it is today...

The 2 engines that i bought to create this engine.

4G92 1.6 Mivec

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4G93 1.8 Turbo

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I started work by stripping down the 4G93 turbo engine and painted the block before sending that off to get the slightly oversized forged pistons, rods and race bearings fitted

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During the wait for the block i got busy with taking the mivec engine apart and sanding down and polishing the head and sump aswel as cleaning up and painting a few things

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I also bought and fitted new oil pump, water pump, bearings, etc....

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

received the block so i started to put the engine together Big Grin

Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

The engine was pretty much complete at this point so the next step was to start taking the old engine out, Prep the bodywork, fit the new engine and other parts, and re-wire the car Big Grin

Spot welded the engine bay and fitted a new front slam panel

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

Time to start filling and smoothing the bay Big Grin

Now time to paint the bay Big Grin

Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

Next thing to do was to wire tuck the engine loom by routing it another way and putting the cables in a nylon sleeving. Then the engine etc was fitted into place

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

Engine being fitted from under the car

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Wheels are a bit too big lol. Hence the need for wider arches Big Grin

Engine finished

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

The Current specs:

1.8 turbo forged bottom end (0.5mm oversized CP forged pistons, K1 forged rods and ACL race bearings)
HKS SSQV 3 dump valve
1.6 Mivec cylinder head (standard for now )
1.3 gearbox with Mivec LSD
Custom made 3" Cat back exhaust system with Sports Cat
Toda Racing lightweight flywheel
Custom 5 paddle race clutch
Evo 4/5/6 throttle body with bored out inlet mani to match
standard TD04 turbo from the 1.8 engine
SARD adjustable FPR
Evo 4/5/6 3 point front upper brace
Seam welded engine bay and then smoothed
rewired the whole car! (The fuse box is now in the boot)
Battery in boot
Wire tucked engine bay
Evo 6 tme brake servo and master cylinder
Evo 5-9 Brembo calipers front and rear
Adjustable brake bias valve mounted on the dash
Drilled and grooved discs
Bluestuff NDX fast road/track pads
Polybushed the whole car
BC Racing Coilovers
17" 3 spoke super Advan alloys with goodyear eagle F1 tyres
20mm hub centric spacers (might go wider)
Re-undersealed the car
flocked interior
Defi gauges
Blitz boost controller
Custom wide arches
Evo 5/6 sideskirts
Ghost rider rear bumper with custom made rear diffusers
Standard front bumper with custom fog holes and MS design splitter.
Heko wind deflectors
Honda Civic spoon style wing mirrors
Evo 5/6 style carbon fibre bonnet
Honda civic (EK9) carbon fibre spoiler

I think thats most of it ? lol.
All the work has been done by myself with a little help from some friends, apart from the Bodywork which was done by a company called Xquisite. Here are some pics

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Plus i've just had a new 3" cat back system made with Sports cat

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Hi, from Reading - J-man - 30-01-2021

Apologies for such a massive introduction but this is only a small fraction of the pics that i have of all the work thats been done to it! lol. I hope you like what you see and i look forward to hearing your comments on it Big Grin

There is still many more plans for it so watch this space Big Grin

Hi, from Reading - Sparkystav - 30-01-2021

Welcome to the club mate, looks like a good project! Will have a good read later.