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Been away for a while but bought this also few weeks back a 1997 mitsubishi carisma Was owned by an old guy before so lots of dents to fix lol. Plans are poss paint car black..lower it.nice wheels.fix dents lol.. And input guys Will add proper pics as I start doing stuff to the car..
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Last Edit: Feb 20, 2017 1:52:48 GMT by 86corolla
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Cool. Looking forward to this!!
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qwerty
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A really bland car I've wanted to have a go at for a while!
Volvo S40 underneath. Volvo S40 coilovers are inexpensive. Make it so!
Tom
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dikkehemaworst
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WoW , is that really an s40 underneath? I never knew. They really made a good effort to make it extra bland.
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Marc
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Feb 20, 2017 10:02:07 GMT
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Has a car ever had a more ironic name than Mitsubishi Carisma?
Good luck with it, looking forward to seeing where this one goes!
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Feb 20, 2017 10:13:05 GMT
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Make an Evo body kit fit it!
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Feb 20, 2017 10:34:46 GMT
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WoW , is that really an s40 underneath? I never knew. They really made a good effort to make it extra bland. Yea essentially it's a v40 underneath It is a rather bland car but that makes it all the more fun
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Feb 20, 2017 10:35:39 GMT
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Make an Evo body kit fit it! Well they did make a carisma gt
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Mar 16, 2017 22:33:11 GMT
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Not done much to the mitsubishi as of late been doing lots of research into turbo kits.mivic v6 swap.what wheels will fit.what the car is based on what will fit. There doesn't seem to be much info about on them..Guess not many people modify them So looks like most stuff will have to be made to fit or original stuff modified
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Mar 17, 2017 18:09:48 GMT
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The platform was based on the Lancer/ Mirage from the same era. SO Lancer Evo parts (upto EVO III) will bolt on. Which Volvo 'borrowed' for the first gen S40 and V40 which were build in the same Dutch factory as the Carisma. So the other upgrade path is to put X40 T4 parts on it. They even developed a touring racecar with the GDI engine.
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qwerty
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Mar 17, 2017 20:27:33 GMT
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Volvo S40 coilovers and some 4x114.3 wheels.
Tom
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Mar 17, 2017 20:55:33 GMT
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Hi guys cheers for the info so I'm guessing everything that fits the evo will fit my car chassis wise I guess the body is different? I know the v40 shares the same platform. Confirmed this when I ordered the inner track rod ends the other day lol.
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Mar 17, 2017 21:14:08 GMT
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I've got some 4x114.3 BBS craters from a Volvo V/S40 if you're interested: Bought them for my Almera, but got some Ronals instead. Not many cars that run 4x114.3! Surprisingly my MG does.
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Rich
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Mar 18, 2017 12:47:06 GMT
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UNSurprisingly my MG does. Fixed that for you. 4X114.3 is 4X4.5" so not really surprising an old British car has an imperial wheel bolt pattern. Could be some interesting stuff going on here. I await the results..
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Mar 19, 2017 19:55:25 GMT
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I've got some 4x114.3 BBS craters from a Volvo V/S40 if you're interested: Bought them for my Almera, but got some Ronals instead. Not many cars that run 4x114.3! Surprisingly my MG does. How much you looking for them ??
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Mar 30, 2017 21:45:30 GMT
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Hey guys...need some colour ideas for wheel colours going to keep the stock steel wheels but the paint them as I have a budget of some pocket fluff and some washers..baby on the way so funds limited lol.
Was thinking of a pearl blue.or pearl purple. But any pictorial suggestions appreciated.. Bumpers will be going black and lower half of doors black.. Poss tint windows.
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Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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