FTO GPX 1995 Restoration+Racing Afterparts+Swapped Left Side

[SmokeSolid]

Thanks ive ship a lot of stuff from perth its really expensive but that was the only way to go.
Worst case i will have to do that but good news isive found an original fto windshield and two local options that already have the glass cutted for the Fto.
Im relieved know.

Thanks mate

[SmokeSolid]

We have around 10 in lima.

[SmokeSolid]

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY......GOT VIDEOS BELOW

We need to adapt this tube somehow when we attach one end to the header the other moved.



Chrome rings look bad ass I love them know I doubt them for a minute but they really look nice.


Wing is on and fixed already need polishing and paint.



This red stripe with the logo on it is horrendous now its gone. New rear light are on and looks beautiful.





Guess what is alive.......


VIDEOS






Still we have work to do but we can listen to it get better and better!!

[SmokeSolid]

Painted purple brakes are finished we need to clean the discs:





Finally I got my hands on an original Mitsubishi FTO 1996 front windshield.




Work emotion cr kai Wheels came back form the paint shop today. We had to adapt another hole on the wheels so we had to fill the base up with the same material and I think we did a pretty good job thing is we coudnt make the hole in between the sockets but for me they look marvelous .






Eyebrows and Momo Mod 08 wheel have arrived will be on in a few days.

Thats it for today....Now I can say Im finished bringing stuff for my car. Everything is here or flying to Lima so the last treat for my car will be a paint job on parts not so well painted and we will reconstruct the front bumber maybe set up a nice lip on it and that will be it. I wont lighten so much the car yet I want to drive it for a while you know lol.

Regards to all,
S

[SmokeSolid]

Another take of the painted brakes....




Rust has destroy the front metal of the car structure....I dont know how this part is called:



We are making a new one to make the structure as good as the original.

Regards,

[SmokeSolid]

Hi friends what up? Long time nobody post around here lol.
This is a small update:
Some Stabilizing bars are on.




This is the most important one four point stabilizing bar keeps all the car together.

Brakes pads are on:



We rebuild the front frame that holds the radiator:



Fuel Pressure regulator:



Prosport gauges oil pressure and water temp:


We are almost done here we alsop need to finish some interior details with great care. likes this ones:

Wheel Momo Mod. 08 rally deep dish with momo boss kit installed:

[SmokeSolid]

Hi friends what up? Long time nobody post around here lol.
This is a small update:
Some Stabilizing bars are on.




This is the most important one four point stabilizing bar keeps all the car together.


Brakes pads are on:



We rebuild the front frame that holds the radiator:



Fuel Pressure regulator:



Prosport gauges oil pressure and water temp:


We are almost done here we alsop need to finish some interior details with great care. likes this ones:

Wheel Momo Mod. 08 rally deep dish with momo boss kit installed:


This should be intalled very soon.

[SmokeSolid]

We are installing this little piece of crap lol i hate this feck stepper valve...its ..... so expensive.

[SmokeSolid]

I think I will make a three Gauges set up in the central console like this one but good looking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCuRMywn ... re=related
Have you seen any reference of this mod?

[TopCat]

Nice progress, well done.

I think I will make a three Gauges set up in the central console like this one but good looking ...

Nooo... don't do it! Ah no, it only my opinion, but I think the 2 pods on top is one of the defining features of an FTO. Personally, I'd leave just 2 there and put more in either the pillar or in the lower console (pic below)

[SmokeSolid]

I wont thanks a lot nice reference ill use it.
Best

[SmokeSolid]

Seats are going to be on soon we are measuring stuff and we should be ready.

[Sebastian]

how did you modify the rails?

[Kace]

I like the way you have your starter motor wired inside the car in the passenger bay

[Sebastian]

Kace that's not a starter . Looks like one but it aint

[SmokeSolid]

how did you modify the rails?

Hi, we just sawed of some parts we could replace. The width was fine but we needed to make special bolts to fit perfectly and a lot of work of adapting the metal to the new surface. We did this in 3 days but I need the rails not to close to the steering wheel so we are doing it again monday and setting both seats together.

I cant wait but i wont rush the team because they are working a lot in this car. I just finished paying off everything I owed to the team and I am happy because now we just need to fine tune every details.
As soon its on wheels ill drive it slow for a while and then the dyno meter. I really dont need much power to have fun but Im curios and if I dont dyno it all FTO fans I know will spam me for the rest of my life so Dyno is a must.
I hope im showing results the 15 of september.


You guys have been lost for a while ?

[SmokeSolid]

any one derestricted your FTO. Can you go over 180klm?

[Bernard]

Most FTOs that came to Ireland through the UK are de-restricted.
This, will de-restrict the car and convert it to MPH.
As far as I know there's nothing off the shelf you can but to de-restrict and keep it in KPH.

[SmokeSolid]

Hi What happens to the odometer it resets itself or it converts to miles all the kilometers?
How does the normal 180klm dial look if you convert to miles its accurate still?

[Bernard]

The odometer stays as it was, it just starts to add in miles.
I'm not 100% about the speedo itself as I have aftermarket (MPH) dials fitted.

[SmokeSolid]

VIDEO:

We are having some problems When ever we get to 6.500 rpm theres a power cut. The only way to take it to 8.300 rpm is by accelerating slowly some times it doesnt do the trick this way. We are changing thermostat, we suspect this is the problem. I think the ecu some how thinks the engine is still cold thats why the cut. checking for all sensor and everything electrical relay was in bad shape so we are changing that tomorrow to. This happend when i revived the car to take it to the shop. Every time on this car back in the day never gave me this problem.
We changed ecus I Have an spare gpx 1995 manual ecu one that i bought on ebay along with the complete electrical system.
At least I know the other ecu works fine but the problem kept going. The lights flashing in the video means the alarm was on. we took of the system and still we kept on having the problem. If you have any ideas please let me know. I hope we solve this quick.We are installing the oil pressure gauge tommorrow to check on that but I think the problem is the thermostat.

Some good news the lip we made its looking pimp.



Regards,
J

[Bernard]

My first suggestion would be to do a diagnostic but I presume you've already done that?

[SmokeSolid]

We did everything looks fine.

[SmokeSolid]

We are moding the front strut bar because of the caster mod we did before so its doesnt fit because of the new angel...we will sort things out quick for this one too.




Incar bar



rear strut bar plus battery passed to the trunk.


Me made this braided hose for the oil pressure gauge.


New thermostat



New temp sensor should be here soon too.

The old FTO will be reborn with a lot of brand new components... the good things is that most parts are true JDM parts as well as tein,br1de,work...etc

oil radiator

[CJ]

The amount of work going into this FTO is astonishing, I take my hat off to you and the team who are undertaking the project. Its a sight to behold and just shows what can be achieved with a bit of inspiration and an alternative view towards problem solving.

CJ