My GPvR, 1.3 Turbo, yes you got it right ;)

[goz_83]

Update your location and post some of those bits up for sale that you don't need. Things I would post straight away are:

seats
headlights
tail lights
rims

my bro in law may be buying an fto today and may want the normal spoiler if its cheap enough. If you had picked that up a few days ago, I would have been taking a tail light off you. Actually, wat price would you want for the set of tail lights?

[Sebastian]

The white fto has a lot of underbody rust . I am surprised it passed the NCT with that

[brccrx]

Its only surface rust and its not all over the floor tbh, no NCT center would have a problem with that afaik, and at the one in Longford they quite strict about it so i rather use other centers but that was the closest date i could get to NCT it.

[mivecrx]

Its only surface rust and its not all over the floor tbh, no NCT center would have a problem with that afaik, and at the one in Longford they quite strict about it so i rather use other centers but that was the closest date i could get to NCT it.

Same with my old lancer, only surface rust nothing major, they would only fail on stuff like rot on chassis legs, crossmember, front panel or holes in the floor.

[brccrx]

Quick wash show that she still some look left

















I'll be crying breaking it

[brccrx]

All ready for tomorrows NCT retest.

I have sorted all what was required so should be good.

Have set the tracking by myself so thats the only thing im not sure about hehe.

[goz_83]

Good luck with it.

[brccrx]

Thanks mate! All good!

I must admit that im getting good at setting the tracking for NCT



Now gearbox conversion, weight shaving

[mivecrx]

Well done Seb!

Must be all the practice you had tracking my car haha.....all ready now to go again the rs??

[brccrx]

Thank You

Yeah i told ya it was going straight with two 15's at the front

Is it sold? I seen adverts add gone!

Ready, steady, go

Im just back from Dublin trip and im wrecked, tomorrow or Monday suits better mate.

I need to change the wheels to the lightest set i have here, need to make myself proud this time

[mivecrx]

Yeah its sold.
You can take all the weight you want off I'm still going to win

[brccrx]

Yeah i have a feeling that it wont go as i would like it to, but what the hell .....................

What would U call a win? 120km/h mark?

[mivecrx]

0-180kph

[brccrx]

0-180kph

U have no chances then hahahaha

Ever seen FTO tail lights?

[mivecrx]

I think your right that the Mirage will be quickest to 120kph but will the Fto catch it by 180kph? tbh I hope it does as I'm on the look for one

What do people think would win a race, Standard mirage 4g92 mivec or Fto v6 mivec?

[brccrx]

RS will jump a length or two at the take off

It should be even by the 120-130 mark i think.

FTO tail lights till 180 hehe

If not im selling mine GPvR

[mivecrx]

If you lose your selling it? ok we must agree a price and I'll take it with me when I win

[brccrx]

If you lose your selling it? ok we must agree a price and I'll take it with me when I win

Great! will U just drop me back home no problem?

[mivecrx]

Taxi for Seb

[brccrx]

Taxi for Seb

U'll be my taxi!

However thinking of how U drive i would be better to take taxi back home it seems

[brccrx]

Had to replace tire valves in all 4 wheels as the air keep leaking out leaving the car on the rims nearly every day lol

No more i hope.

[brccrx]

Pulled the 5 speed auto box out last night preparing the car for manual gearbox conversion.







Gearbox im going with its from Lancer 1.6 Mivec with 4.6 Final Drive, should be going that tiny bit better from 0-100

[brccrx]

Just completed the Tiptronic to manual swap and all sorted now, the car is mad on the first gear (i think it would win over any stock manual FTO as it is )

List of parts ive used:

Mivec 1.6 gearbox with 4.6 FD
Mivec RS flywheel
Mivec RS clutch kit (Exedy pressure plate, NKK clutch disc, SKF relishing bearing)
Mirage RS Pedal box (accelerator and brake pedal)
Mirage RS clutch pedal box
Mirage RS clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, clutch lines
Mirage RS gear stick, and gear stick box
FTO gearbox cables
Lancer Mivec 1.6 drives with ABS rings

Some testing still on, but all major things sorted!

[goz_83]

Good stuff. Ignore my post in your tech thread so. How did you solve the ecu issue?

[brccrx]

Ah it was problem with me rather than electrics haha

Also there was a couple odd things happening that was confusing me when trying to sort the problem, but all is sorted now thanks God, and running well!

Anyway, a bit of an update:

Got the torque converter and the flywheel of after a small battle with it:









Leaving me with 6A12 ready for the new flywheel and clutch:



The flywheel:



And fitted to the engine:





One of the best tools i ever bought



Clutch on:





So the time to prepare the gearbox:





LSD is a must!



Little modification required to bolt on the starter without problems!











Fitting the gearbox in:





And its in!!!





Not that hard to do but not easy either hehe