FTO AUSTRALIA

1994 Mitsubishi FTO GR Tiptronic

Well its been about 11 months work, but im starting to get Kates GR really shmick and clean. Below is my worklog

Ill start the worklog with the work that i've done breathing life back into it.

1. Put actual bolts to hold the rear seat in and actually tightened the seat belt bolts as they were in one thread which J, the ABSOLUTE f**king TWAT ASSHOLE WANKER thought we'd not need.
2. Got a whole set of boot interior linings and fixed them all with the plastic grommets.
3. Got all the exhaust holes welded up -Decat -Standard Muffler installed (Previous Apexi N1 sounded like absolute sh*t on the standard system)
4. Tightened up the auto lever so you didnt have to move the whole unit down to select gears, just the button now as it should be.
5. Also removed the black ripped and screwed piece of black plastic that slides with the lever as it kept jamming up.
6. Got some nuts as the taillights were held in with i think it was one each...
7. Raised the idle think it was idling at near 300rpm!
8. Painted all the pink stuff that we'd stenciled back black.
9. Sikaflexed the weather strips back up.
10. Upholstery cleaned the roof up real good no greasy prints etc.
11. Fixed clicking noise that occured when swapping between recirc and outside air.
12. Secured the foot rest
13. Removed the cover off the climate control unit as it was scratched to shithouse.
14. Put in a whole new bootlight unit, courtesy of Dstocks, along with White Led.
15. Replaced Output Sensor as it was randomly clunking into 3rd and throwing out errors, resulted in much smoother changing gears.
16. Cleaned the stepper motor and plug on the maf.
17. Tightened the accelerator cable as there was a major slack in it.
18. Replaced snapped front swaybar with another standard unit courtesy of dstocks, however a fresh set of polyurethane bushes were installed with it.
19. Put some cleaner GPX rims on her, along with decent tread.
20. Swapped out the dead Aircon compressor with a second hand one, courtesy of Bennoz, Icy cold aircon now! Much needed in a black FTO.
21. New Poly chassis bushes and bushes for swaybar links on the rear (So much quieter in the rear end now)
22. Regrounded the headunit
23. Drilled multiple holes in the bottom of the taillights so no moisture can build up (temporary fix, chasing another set of taillights)


Recent Engine Servicing

1. Changed all 6 sparkplugs
2. Put a new thermostat and heavy duty coolant in
3. Installed a fresh cheapie pod filter (SCA brand)
4. Got a 4 wheel alignment done on it as the rears were still aligned for the SSR's
5. Replaced fuel filter
6. 10w Penrite Semi Syntheic Oil + Filter


Audio ive installed
Just cheap stuff to give it okay sound, at one stage we only had one speaker LOL.

6.5" Kenwood Coaxials
6x9 Fusion's
Kenwood 350w Amp running a 12" Kenwood Sub.

Modifications
GR MAF adapter
SAAS Pod Filter, with Heat shield.
Factory Facelift Bumper with T's Lip, courtesy of Dstocks.
10000k Low Beam 35w Hid's
Rear Number Plate White Leds
Decat
Black Seat Covers & Plain Black Matts
Front Number plate surround + Nikko'ed Numberplates

Well its been a bit of a work but yeah as i said ive worked through most of the problems and can start modifying it a bit.

Our future fixes/mods will consist of:


Tidy up wires under the dash
Replace Front Struts
New Oxygen Sensor & ETS
24 New tappets (My god they sound f**king awful)
After market Foglights
Anodized intake ring mounted in the mesh and long flexi pipe up to heat shield in engine bay
New door kick panels with EL glow.
Better Condition Cabin Plastics
Collector pipe to Tip Exhaust system
Key Less Entry
20% Window Tint
18" Rims
Dwaynes DC 3pc Skirts.
Sunroof rails as one rail has snapped and sunroof cant be opened.

Heres some pics of random stages of the build.

And yeah your welcome to add your part in the worklog Stef.

I didn't do that much to the car at all really, just got the rust in the roof cut out and re-welded / sprayed.

Was gonna rewrite this whole thing with different pictures, but now i cant be bothered lol.

And also, I'd like to keep this about the Car as its a Car Enthusiast Forum.

Cheers for understanding.

Matt

Edit: Could those ppl commenting about unrelated issues/topic modify their comments, that would be greatly appreciated.

Probably this week ill be spraypainting under the arches black after a quick sanding of where the SSR's wore about the paint away and caused rust.

While im there I might as well paint the calipers, but i dont know what colour to go.

And no pink haha.

Any suggestions?

I always like silver/chrome calipers, something different then the red/orange that everyone sports. Although orange does look mean on a black car...

Cassar2610 wrote:I always like silver/chrome calipers, something different then the red/orange that everyone sports. Although orange does look mean on a black car...

Orange hey? Thats an idea.

@Bass Twitch, I don't want it to turn into a soap opera, its a car worklog.

The cars looking good, glad it went into good hands

What sort of paint should i use under the wheel arches?

I was at Supercheap the other day and i saw sound deadening paint. Would that be hard or sticky and messy?

And I think either Blue or Red for the calipers, thoughts?

Blue, red is too mainstream.
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Was thinking it was a bit common, i guess its because its the only decent colour to paint them lol

I went blue on my RX-8 and they look great, for the one fact that everyone goes either red or yellow lol.

Kate might fancy Burberry branded calipers.

phunkydude wrote:Kate might fancy Burberry branded calipers.

Looks like effort

And obsurd.

Wonder if anodized paint would be any good on calipers?

Im going to use duplicolor metal cast anodized paint resistant to close to 300deg c.

Heres a pic of a caliper done in the same red.

Will look sick